$600 Gas Bill Normal?
Is a $600 gas bill normal for January? We purchased a brownstone this fall, and this is our first winter owning it. The garden floor is occupied, but the owner’s duplex is empty until our reno is complete. Heat is steam radiators with a Weil boiler at the end of its useful life. I’m wondering…
Is a $600 gas bill normal for January? We purchased a brownstone this fall, and this is our first winter owning it. The garden floor is occupied, but the owner’s duplex is empty until our reno is complete. Heat is steam radiators with a Weil boiler at the end of its useful life. I’m wondering how much savings I’d see with either a new boiler or better insulation, or whether this is just what it costs to heat a 3-story hundred-year old house. Advice appreciated!
FWIW my gas bill for January, which I received this morning, was $428.74. That’s for a three story,one family, house, with a hot air furnace, gas water heater, gas dryer, and gas stove.
Bessie,
whom have you gotten quotes from for weatherproof the drafty front doors? I need to get this done as well and have no idea who handles stuff like that.
thanks
I also had my crawl space between the top floor ceiling and the roof insulated but that was done late last winter. I expect to pay less in gas this year. I noticed the change immediately after the insulation was blown in.
I paid about $1,700 for the gas that runs the furnace and the hot water heater from Oct 2007 to Nov 2008. Gas in my own unit for the stove was less than $300. Its a gas forced air system kept at 66-71 degrees, 2,500 sq. ft. 3 storey building with thermal pane windows, front & rear.
My house is 3200 sqf and we have been paying about 350-400 per month on gas heat.
I agree with those who say it sounds about right. My most recent gas bill for a 4-story, 25’x40′ house (32 days, late Dec-late Jan) is $655. That’s heat and hot water; actual, not estimated. The tenants who control the thermostat seem to keep the place pretty hot, unfortunately, but I’m not there to keep pushing it back down.
We have a 4 story 20′ wide brownstone: two kitchens (all gas) and one shared laundry room (gas dryer). Furnace and hot water are gas. Our last bill was for 365 therms used = $592.25. this winter has been brutal – I think your bill is right on target.
we have a brownstone in harlem – a rental duplex on the top two floors and a owners triplex (parlor floor, basement/ground floor and finished cellar). The rental pays for their own heat. The gas bill received on Friday was $600 but it was estminated. The last bill was a little over $500 when they read the meter. Our house was a gut rehab, so we have new boilers, insulation etc. the ceilings on the parlor floor are 12 feet. In total, our unit is approx. 2,500 sf (not including rental). The house was built in 1901.
Get your accountant on the case. We used to do our own taxes until we hired someone and realized we weren’t realizing all the tax benefits. Our rental was vacant for a few months and I know that our accountant deducted something…
I stand corrected. Reasonable expenses to prepare the place for rental would, I believe, be kosher deductions in some way, shape or form.