The Work is Scheduled ...

By DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
United States
June 5, 2025 11:34am CST
We applied for and received a grant to get some work done on the house we're renting. Workmen have already done some things at the end of last fall and now they'll be coming back to do the rest of the work for us. The work they're doing is to upgrade things that will make this house more energy efficient, like blowing in more insulation into the attic and outside walls to lower our electric and gas bills, replacing two windows in Pretty's bedroom that were damaged somehow before we moved in and replacing the front and back doors. (The doors were damaged before we moved in and we can see light through the cracks in the current doors.) They will also add plastic sheeting under the house to make a moisture barrier to improve the heating bill, too. The work they already did last fall helped the heating and cooling bills a lot but finishing the work will drop our bills even more. We can't wait for it all to be finished!
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19 responses
Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
5 Jun 25
That’s great news. I’m so glad all that is getting done to make your lives better.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
5 Jun 25
Thank you! We're both happy about it, too! As you know, it sucks to be on a strict budget!
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Amber
@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
5 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil Absolutely!
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
6 Jun 25
That's a good way to reduce your bills. We have also installed solar panels so that we will consume less electricity to cut down our electric bill. Our bills are even higher than our house rent. The bill went down 1,000 to 2,000 pesos, which is a lot.
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Jenaisle
@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
6 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil Oh, I see. Solar panels are truly useful.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
@Jenaisle Yes, they can be on the right house.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
Wow! I wish I could install solar panels here but I can't. We rent this house.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jun 25
That us so great. I hope that all helps to bring down your electric bill.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (189793)
• Boise, Idaho
6 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil .......I bet that will be nice.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
7 Jun 25
@celticeagle I'm positive it will be.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
Thank you. It will definitely bring the electric and gas bills down.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jun 25
Those modifications should make a big difference to your bills. I hope so. It's always disruptive having such work done.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
This is a good disruptive, though. We don't mind. And yes, I sure hope so.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
@JudyEv Yes, it will.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (381739)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil It will worth it.
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Nature_Lover
@Mshafeeq (2746)
• Kuwait, Kuwait
5 Jun 25
Cool.. great the work will be finished soon. I thnik it will help you a lot. Good going.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
5 Jun 25
Thank you... We're both happy we'll have some money left at the end of the month so we can get some of the other things done that we need.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
5 Jun 25
@Mshafeeq Very true... It's always nice when things get done and we have money left at the end of each month!
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Nature_Lover
@Mshafeeq (2746)
• Kuwait, Kuwait
5 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil Great idea bro I would do the same. We can manage the budget at the end of the . month
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (59105)
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5 Jun 25
I am glad for you and your daughter, that you can get this done. I am sure it will help you in the future.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
5 Jun 25
Thank you! Our gas and electric bills dropped below $100 a month each and I can't wait to see how much more they'll drop!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
@MarieCoyle Thanks. The electric company is holding meetings now to talk about the reasons they "need" to raise the rates.
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Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (59105)
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6 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil I hope they do go down. Our electrical rates took a big hike on June 1st. I don't have a gas hook-up here, it's all electric. But I am not looking forward to getting the bill!
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Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (56195)
• Canada
5 Jun 25
It sounds like a major overhaul, that is great!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
It is a lot of stuff. The landlady had to bring the property up to Section 8 standards and now OACAC is doing the extra work. (The landlady was really happy about that. It's stuff that upgrades the property without her spending a dime.)
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Marie
@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
5 Jun 25
That is awesome. I am happy for you.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
5 Jun 25
Thank you so much! This place feels more and more like "home" to us. We're happy the problems are getting fixed!
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (135583)
• Marion, Ohio
5 Jun 25
That will all be helpful
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
Yes, it will. It will free up some of the money we've had to spend on bills up until now. That's always helpful.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Jun 25
Congrats!!!! Years ago we lived in a much loved shack on the edge of a Native American reservation. We applied for and got a grant to have work done like what you will get. Ha ha- the guys blew in insulation through the walls and zip, we had insulation snow in the living room. Truly a shack but a shelter.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
5 Jun 25
Thank you! I bet that was fun for you and the workmen! When we applied for Section 8, a guy came through and checked for leaks and holes through the house. We had some work done on the kitchen sink and those guys left a big hole under the sink into the sub-flooring. When the guys were checking to see what the house needed, they included a price to have that hole repaired. I hope they don't forget it. When we moved in here, we complained because it was less than half the size of the house we had... Now that we've been here over 7 years, this house feels fine. I wouldn't want to clean a house the size we used to have.
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Lenore Plassman
@sallypup (69156)
• Centralia, Washington
5 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil Does the hole under the sink leak in cold air from outside? Cleaning the house.....I need to go upstairs and just concentrate.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
6 Jun 25
That is a lot of work, hope you are improvements on your bills.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
Thank you. We've already seen improvements from the work they did last fall. We should see more from the work they'll do in a couple of weeks.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
7 Jun 25
@nela13 I'd try that if this wasn't a rental house.
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Manuela Lopes
@nela13 (59367)
• Portugal
6 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil last year we installed solar panels to produce energy and we noticed a big discount in out electricity Bill.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
6 Jun 25
That's wonderful news. It will free up a few dollars for you to do something fun maybe?
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
Thanks. Yes, it should let us drive down to the lake and swim during the summer.
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
7 Jun 25
@DaddyEvil You're very welcome. Good to hear.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (50131)
• India
12 Jun
Thanks for the good news I hope the modifications will reduce your electricity bill and make you happier.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Jun
You're welcome. And thank you. As long as the bills don't keep going up, I'll count it as a win for us.
DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
12 Jun
@Shivram59 Because the electric company just told us they're raising their prices.
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jaishankar
@Shivram59 (50131)
• India
12 Jun
@DaddyEvil Your electricity bill is going to come down, why do you care about it??
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
7 Jun 25
That sounds like a lot of work. I hope it lowers the electric bills drastically!
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
7 Jun 25
Thanks! We're hoping both electric during the summer and gas during the winter both go down.
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Aparna Sen
@Dreamerby (10111)
• Calcutta, India
8 Jun 25
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
9 Jun
That is great. Your landlord is lucky you will deal with this, as it also improves his future bottom line. You will really like having new windows and doors where needed.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
9 Jun
Yup! The landlady was really happy when we asked if we could get the work done. We're hoping the bills drop quite a bit more than they already have.
much2say
@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jul
Congratulations on the grant! I didn't realize all that could be done through a grant - that's fantastic - and you will reap the rewards of the benefits! Anything that helps to shave those bills - woo hoo !
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
3 Jul
Thank you! After this current work is finished, Pretty is applying for two more government grants. One is to replace the concrete steps at the back door with a wooden platform, side-rails and steps down so I can use the back door again. (The back steps are concrete, narrow and steep... I've fallen down them once so won't even open the back door anymore.) The second grant we want is to change out the grass in our front yard for clover so we don't have to mow it anymore. The front yard is the one that the landlord and the city pay attention to. We can let the back yard go to hay as long as the front yard doesn't get too tall. Pretty believes I qualify for both these grants because of my vision disabilities.
Judy Story
@jstory07 (148701)
• Roseburg, Oregon
6 Jun 25
That is good news. That will help on the energy bills.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
Thank you. And yes, it will.
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MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
6 Jun 25
That sounds like that work will definitely be a big help in not only making the house more energy efficient but also help reduce the bills. Saving money on anything these days is a big plus but energy bills just seem to suck the cash right out of the bank. Hope they get started and finished without too much interruption to your daily routine.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
Thanks, but out "daily" routine is to sleep during the day and do stuff around the house at night. We're both night owls. I'll gladly change for a few days if it means lowering our electric and gas bills.
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (11252)
• United Kingdom
6 Jun 25
I am pleased you are getting this work done. I hope the workmen don't make much mess.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
6 Jun 25
Thank you. When the workmen were here this fall, they cleaned up any messes they made.