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When it rains it pours, aka the joys of home ownership
A few weeks ago, we had someone come out to fix our washing machine, which had been shaking a lot during the spin cycle. Turns out it was very minor (some detergent had spilled underneath, making it very slippery), but the repair guy pointed out that our dryer vents were not properly connected. Meaning that all of the lint that is supposed to blow outside was actually blowing into the walls of our house. So we had someone come and repair that, as well as having our air ducts cleaned out, since we've never done that. We also had four rooms painted in the same 2 week period as all of these other repairs.
Today, we discovered that our refrigerator is busted. The lights are working, and I discovered last night everything in the freezer was defrosted, so I assumed I didn't close it all the way or something. Nope. This morning we realized the fridge isn't working either. We had a frantic morning trying to run the critical things to the basement refrigerator (thank god we have one!), and the repair guy is coming later this morning.
We've spent $2,600 in repairs/painting in the last 3 weeks, not counting whatever we get charged today. Ugh.
PS I'm secretly hoping we need to get a new refrigerator; my parents got a new one and I have refrigerator envy. That should only cost another $2000. 
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Re: When it rains it pours, aka the joys of home ownership
What a pain in the arse! I am totally seeing that in my future (3 years out) as almost everything in the house is about 5-8 years old. The washer and dryer are old through. They have that fake wood grain paneling on it. Klassy!
Hopefully, my kitchen will be completely renovated by then, so some of it will be avoided.
I hope your day gets better and this is the last of the emergency repairs!
Ugh, that sucks!
We rent, but our landlords (who are family) live out of the country right now, so anything that happens we have to take care of. Our a/c is broken (not an issue right now, obvs), our washing machine was overflowing, the dehumifier in the basement broke, and our oven went all within a 2 month period. I felt horrible emailing them what seemed to be every week with another issue.
Yay for new fridges though!?
We make the rockin' world go 'round.
I hear ya!
After the last flood in the bathroom-into-the-kitchen ceiling debacle of Fall 2011 (a repeat of the Flood of Fall 2008, but who's counting), last week John was thankfully still at home in the AM when the toilet in the kids' bath RAINED water into the first floor -- yes, the same ceiling we had JUST, in December, had fixed and painted. This time it was the nut that attaches the hose from the wall to the toilet tank. If he had not still been home, we would have come home to a flooded house.
And, he's still working -- 30 hours later -- on the g-d electrical problem.
And, the washing machine is on the fritz and often stops mid-cycle so the clothes are floating in dirty water. Which means I can't throw a load in and go to bed -- I hve to watch it.
Oy. I want to move.
"What is a week-end?"
That sucks! Something breaks in our house at least twice a year, but we have a home warranty. You should check it out:
AHS Home Warranty
HMS National
Basically, you pay an annual service contract fee of $400-$500, and when something breaks, you call the warranty company and they send someone out to fix it. You have a deductible for each issue, usually between $60-100, but they fix it or replace it. Considering the amount you've paid, it'll be worth it!
Our brand new washing machine broke just after the 1-year manufacturer's warranty expired. We called AHS, and they replaced it with a brand new one. Our fridge, our furnace broke, our water heater broke, our disposer broke, and a pipe leaked...all covered by our warranty company.
We've renewed our home warranty every year. We have HMS, and I think it's $400 (or $499) per year - and we've used it at least twice a year. Sure, we're probably throwing some money away on the premium, but it definitely gives us peace of mind.
Everything always happens at once, doesn't it?
I think we had a year of AHS free when we bought our house. We dropped it because the house was relatively new so we weren't worried about repairs, but I'm considering it again now that the house is about 10 yrs old and we've had to have the furnace repaired and I'm thinking at least one appliance will die on us soon. They were pretty stress-free to deal with when we had a problem with our microwave, but not very helpful when our old LG washer had issues since there aren't many repairmen who deal with that brand for them to work with.