Worthless, expensive home add-ons.

TOM KAN PA · 2003-11-09T22:20:51+00:00

Who can add to this list?Gutter Guard or Gutter Helmet. I heard an average 38' x 24' ranch or splitentry houses' gutters could cost up to $5,000 to replace with the "never cleanyour gutters again" add-ons. And you still have to clean 'em.Vinyl spray on siding. The ad I'm hearing states that it comes in 1,800 colorsand looks better than fake looking vinyl siding. I've seen some good lookingvinyl siding, some that looks like wood, some that looks like Shaker Shingles,haven't seen the vinyl stone siding, but I heard some brands look good. You'dthink that some of the 1800 colors available in the spray-on would look likehell. And I hear it's nothing but a very expensive paint job.

Nov 09, 2003 22 Replies

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Tony Hwang 22 years ago

Hi, It's all case by case. Everybody has different opinion and idea of those add-ons. Tony

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George E. Cawthon 22 years ago

I wonder if they also sell stick on magnets to increase the efficiency of your gas furnace?

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Chia Pet 22 years ago

Anyone can buy insurance. Collecting on it when you need it, that's when the knowledge or lack of it becomes apparent. Same for windows and R-values. It is more the exception than the rule to get what you thought you bargained for with either. And that's not my experience, but what I've learned observing the experience of others. But fraud is the American way, isn't it? The economy would collapse if people stopped buying hot air.

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