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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP without knowing what you’re specifically talking about it’s hard to know. I would just say try to do it properly, once. [/quote]

She just wants some sad stories.
OP watch the movie money pit.[/quote]

When we were deciding to make an offer in the house, DH revealed didn’t understand my reference to the movie when I was talking to the realtor about it. I should have taken that as a sign right then and there!

I’ll take sad stories but I’d rather have stories of brilliant victories and overcoming tough odds. [/quote]

Oh gosh, so many stories. First of all my dad gut-remodeled and expanded my childhood home himself on the weekends while we were living there. Literally everything is custom, including all the draperies that my mom made for the unusual sized windows. Among its quirks are an underfloor heating system that uses hot water and is only partially functional anymore, and a three-walled "bedroom" they never fully enclosed (but it has a door in one wall in case they ever did). For a long time we passed food through what had been the kitchen window, into the newly added dining room; eventually he cut that into a door. The under-cabinet microwave was a fancy thing when they installed it, but immediately stopped working and they have had a microwave on a cart in the corner for 20 years.

In the "tough odds" category, DH and I did a major renovation a couple years ago. The contractor went out of business midway through, while the house was open to the elements. We got through it, but had to make a lot of compromises to get things wrapped up. There are weird choices in the pipe and duct runs, cheaper finishes in some places, a light fixture that absolutely eats bulbs and we can't figure out why. We are still glad to have renovated.

I'm not sure what is wrong with your HVAC but if you are able to replace it with a totally conventional system, I think that's wisest. Sourcing parts is not going to get any easier.

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