Littletyke
Im moving to Little, Colorado in a few months. I live in las Vegas, Nv right now. Can anyone give me a rough comparison in costs of the ultilty bills in colorado compared to Vegas. In Vegas we have the following:
Republic Service (Trash)
City of Henderson -
Century link (Phone)
I have an Hoa
NV energy
Souhtwest Gas
What are the ultility places out there in littleton Called?
(any info on property taxes for a 900 sq ft townhome)
phone?
Like Excel, Irea (electric)
water
I live in a 1300 3 bed 2 bath house now with sprinklers for front and back lawns
will be moving to a townhome
900 sq feet, 2 bed 2 bath home, 2 stories, w/ gas fireplace,
no sprinklers the hoa includes lawn, roof, water, trash
so can anyone give me a run down of costs for each ultility bill
ie;trash, water, Electric, other..Give me the costs monthly
compared to Vegas.
Please it would help so Much... As we are really struggling in Vegas with bad job market and we need to know if we will really be saving money by moving into the townhome
(the Hoa monthly is $125, but that includes water, trash)
you give me the other ulitilty costs, names of out there?
Please
Help...
Thanx
Answer
Your gas and electric bills (one bill Excel Energy) will be considerably higher because you will be paying to heat the house. No one can guess what your bills will be. Our bills are fairly low compared to many others because we keep the thermostat at 62, use all compact florescent bulbs and have gas major appliances. We also avoid appliances that heat with electricity
If you have things like an electric clothes dryer, god forbid electric heat or things like a big screen TV and lots of electric appliances expect well over $250 a month. If you seriously conserve, more like $150. Expect higher bills in winter, October - April. The gas fireplace will add considerably to your gas bill.
Also figure a set of good all weather tires for each car at $75+ apiece.
Your gas and electric bills (one bill Excel Energy) will be considerably higher because you will be paying to heat the house. No one can guess what your bills will be. Our bills are fairly low compared to many others because we keep the thermostat at 62, use all compact florescent bulbs and have gas major appliances. We also avoid appliances that heat with electricity
If you have things like an electric clothes dryer, god forbid electric heat or things like a big screen TV and lots of electric appliances expect well over $250 a month. If you seriously conserve, more like $150. Expect higher bills in winter, October - April. The gas fireplace will add considerably to your gas bill.
Also figure a set of good all weather tires for each car at $75+ apiece.
How do you take paint off of brick?
Sherry R
Tudor brick home built in 1926. Homeowner painted the fireplace. We want to know the steps to restore the fireplace back to the original brick. Thanks!
Answer
Getting paint off of anything is always a messy business. With brick, it's extra messy, and hard, because the mortar between the bricks is not at the same level.
Sandblasting works, but requires a lot of equippment, and gets a lot of sand (potentially wet sand, depending on the machine used) all over the room... better for exterior work.
Chemicals may work, but I am not impressed. Usually this just dissolves the paint, and you have to wipe it off. The paint spots you're sure to miss will often seep deeper into the cracks and crevices... but if the paint is some sort of earth tone, this may not be too big a deal, might just make it look like "used" bricks. As a bonus, chemicals usually do not damage the bricks themselves, which would otherwise get some amount of apparent weathering.
A wire brush is probably the second best way to do it. They don't get sand all over like a sandblaster. You have more control over what gets removed, and what does not get removed... but doing this by hand will literally take forever.
Rotary wheels with wire bristles on them can be attached to dremel tools, electric screwdrivers, drills, or even some rotary saws. They sacrifice some of the accuracy of a wire brush for a much faster overall process. This will probably take less time than using paint remover chemicals, but slightly more time than a sand blaster. You're likely to get paint chips and bits of brick and mortar dust everywhere, but at least there will be no wet sand. You might be able to find rotary wheels of different sizes and thicknesses... one like a big roller would be great for the brick surface. A much thinner one should get the horizontal mortar between the brick layers, and a very small one could get the detail work in the vertical mortar between individual bricks in a layer.
Getting paint off of anything is always a messy business. With brick, it's extra messy, and hard, because the mortar between the bricks is not at the same level.
Sandblasting works, but requires a lot of equippment, and gets a lot of sand (potentially wet sand, depending on the machine used) all over the room... better for exterior work.
Chemicals may work, but I am not impressed. Usually this just dissolves the paint, and you have to wipe it off. The paint spots you're sure to miss will often seep deeper into the cracks and crevices... but if the paint is some sort of earth tone, this may not be too big a deal, might just make it look like "used" bricks. As a bonus, chemicals usually do not damage the bricks themselves, which would otherwise get some amount of apparent weathering.
A wire brush is probably the second best way to do it. They don't get sand all over like a sandblaster. You have more control over what gets removed, and what does not get removed... but doing this by hand will literally take forever.
Rotary wheels with wire bristles on them can be attached to dremel tools, electric screwdrivers, drills, or even some rotary saws. They sacrifice some of the accuracy of a wire brush for a much faster overall process. This will probably take less time than using paint remover chemicals, but slightly more time than a sand blaster. You're likely to get paint chips and bits of brick and mortar dust everywhere, but at least there will be no wet sand. You might be able to find rotary wheels of different sizes and thicknesses... one like a big roller would be great for the brick surface. A much thinner one should get the horizontal mortar between the brick layers, and a very small one could get the detail work in the vertical mortar between individual bricks in a layer.
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