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Holladay · 07-19-2013, 02:55 PM

I just called our propane dealer. The current price is $1.40

I'm in NE KS. When we first bought the old house, it leaked worse the a screen door. Built in 1913. Snow blew in through the upstairs bedroom windows and with no heat (just the old gravity feed vents) I had a pile of snow on the floor in the morning.

I blew through 500g of propane in a month. The price back then was $.60/g. During that winter it spiked to $2.00/g. That sucked.

After adding new windows/blowing in insulation in the attic and walls, updating the HVAC, new siding etc, the 500g would last all year.

After we added on and required another HVAC I use 600g and contract for 800. The house is VERY tight. The extension was built with 2x6's instead of 2x4's which allowed for thicker insulation.

I see that your house was built in 2008, thus should be well insulated and tight. Is there anyway that you can talk to the contractor that built it?

07-19-2013, 02:55 PM	#22
Holladay Veteran Join Date: Sep 2000 Casino cash: $2309480	I just called our propane dealer. The current price is $1.40 I'm in NE KS. When we first bought the old house, it leaked worse the a screen door. Built in 1913. Snow blew in through the upstairs bedroom windows and with no heat (just the old gravity feed vents) I had a pile of snow on the floor in the morning. I blew through 500g of propane in a month. The price back then was $.60/g. During that winter it spiked to $2.00/g. That sucked. After adding new windows/blowing in insulation in the attic and walls, updating the HVAC, new siding etc, the 500g would last all year. After we added on and required another HVAC I use 600g and contract for 800. The house is VERY tight. The extension was built with 2x6's instead of 2x4's which allowed for thicker insulation. I see that your house was built in 2008, thus should be well insulated and tight. Is there anyway that you can talk to the contractor that built it?
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