Would you buy a house without gas?

[Anonymous]

A house we're considering is all electric. I would definitely prefer a gas stove, gas fireplace, and gas heat, but would this be a deal breaker? We've never lived in an all-electric house so I don't know how big a deal it is.

[Anonymous]

We did. I felt the same way you did. I do miss gas, but it's not a huge deal. At some point we may have it installed, but that's a large expense.

[Anonymous]

We have all electric. No big deal. Biggest adjustment is the stove.

[Anonymous]

I don't think it's a big deal. My house has gas but I actually have an electric stove and I love it- so easy to clean!

[Anonymous]

only problem that I see - power outages

[Anonymous]

I would check the utility bills as electric can be high, but if that wasn't a problem then it wouldn't be a deal breaker for me. I agree biggest adjustment is the stove-- longer to warm up and harder to just simmer things a bit (OTOH I actually miss having an electric oven).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:only problem that I see - power outages

But the good part about electric, is no risks related to the gas leaks, and explosions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:only problem that I see - power outages

But the good part about electric, is no risks related to the gas leaks, and explosions.

yeah,
but when I can't get my first cup of coffee in the morning and have to drive to the nearest Starbucks half asleep - last think I care is gas explosion
Seriously, there are risk everywhere, so gas in the house just one of them

[Anonymous]

No, was the home built in the 80s?

[Anonymous]

It would be a complete and total deal breaker for us.

[Anonymous]

I definitely prefer a gas stove for cooking, and I think gas furnaces work better than all-electric heat pumps. I don't like gas fireplaces (strongly prefer wood), so that wouldn't bother me.

If you otherwise love the house, then this isn't really an abstract decision. Our weekend place is all electric. I don't focus on the lack of a gas stove when I am there because there are other things about it that I love.

[Anonymous]

We did. There's gas along the street so we can connect it if we want to convert from oil-fired boiler to gas, but our boiler is less than ten years old and they last forever. We did request a quote for bringing gas to the house for a whole-house generator, but haven't done anything with that yet.

[Anonymous]

Is there gas at the street? If so, if you do decide to convert Washington Gas may run the line to your house at little or no cost (they are in the business of selling you a product, after all.)

If not, you can always install propane if you really want gas appliances. Not a deal breaker for me except for really liking gas ovens. For heat and hot water you could always use geothermal someday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We did. There's gas along the street so we can connect it if we want to convert from oil-fired boiler to gas, but our boiler is less than ten years old and they last forever. We did request a quote for bringing gas to the house for a whole-house generator, but haven't done anything with that yet.

boiler would be worse then electric heat on resale

[Anonymous]

I definitely would. Our first house was all-electric, our current home had oil heat when we moved in, which we converted to gas. We only use the gas for heating and the hot water heater.