So months went by from our initial attempts at a floor plan to delivery of the final product and I decided to take on some of the work and get a few bids on my own.
We waffled between high efficiency heating and cooling versus geothermal heating and cooling and tapped into our hippy sides and decided to go green.
Boy is it green... and about 2-3x the cost up front compared to conventional HVAC systems.
We thought the long term savings along with the warm & fuzzies of using the Earth to supplement our heating and cooling was worth the initial premium for the system. (Plus there were certain tax credits available to help offset the cost of using a renewable energy source to heat and cool the home.)
I also got roofing, guttering, soffit, fascia, excavation, concrete, windows/doors, and cabinet bids. I had a few recommendations for a lot of these so it wasn't too painful.
At first I almost passed out with the initial quotes for everything, but we managed to bring the $$$ back to Earth and a doable level.
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