SolarAndWood said:Seems like banning non-epa stoves in those areas would be more effective at addressing the air quality issues in those select areas than a statewide real estate transaction tax. Are they trying to get at enforceability? Make the realtors police the wood burners?
BrotherBart said:http://tinyurl.com/2cwvu6y
soupy1957 said:This particular topic begs the question..............
What, if any, are the drawbacks of attempting to sell a home with a stand alone wood stove in it. (Not that the wife and I are thinking of doing so, but just a curiosity). I'm wondering if selling a home with a wood stove is a deficit or an asset? I suppose that "Location" is an important part; and whether or not there is a furnace backup.
40 years from now, when I'm too old to lug wood (I'll be 90 then, Lord willing), I wonder how much I'm hurting my resale value, if at all?
-Soupy1957
soupy1957 said:I'm operating from the point of view that I'm relatively healthy at 90, and we don't leave drool stains everywhere! (lol)
-Soupy1957
Youre killing me here!BrotherBart said:soupy1957 said:I'm operating from the point of view that I'm relatively healthy at 90, and we don't leave drool stains everywhere! (lol)
-Soupy1957
You ain't gonna believe what starts happening about ten years from now. Really.
That very well may be true but a lot of saftey rules are conceived in stupidity by the part of the public, people are unsafe and get hurt so "they"try to fix it when "they" do not have a clue what is going on, I see this all the time in my line of work.btuser said:How about a tax rebate (either income, sales or property) to pay for the new stove? All of it, not just federal. This is an unfunded mandate. How are you going to enforce this? Video tape and spectral analysis of the offending plumes? No more burning you own wood? Instead, we'll have to peel back the plastic wrapper to warm our houses, like kids eating Lunchables?
I deal with electrical/fire alarm codes on a daily basis. Every 3 years I have to waste a weekend in a class room to talk about all the changes that will come with the new addidition to the electrical, fire and building codes. It was said to me 10 years ago and I finally believe it: The government doesn't give a damn about code enforcement. Individual inspectors can be very good at what they do, but in the end, the codes are product-driven. Money. Money. Money. Money. Money. Someone comes up with a PATENTABLE idea and then its all about safety and what's good for the little people who can't take care of themselves.
Manufacturers make money selling things that are still patented
Insurance companies get more reasons to deny a claim
In the scheme of things it doesn't do a damn thing to keep people safe because you can't idiot-proof the world.
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