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re: Building A House: What Are Some Do's & Dont's Based On Your Experience?
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:26 pm to OweO
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:26 pm to OweO
12’ ceilings at a minimum in your main living areas. 10’ is the standard, but 12’ will make the room look so much bigger and it really doesn’t cost that much extra.
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Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:26 pm to Sus-Scrofa
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Do you gamble on USB ports
YES. I have 2 USB port combo on the standard elec outlets on my kitchen bar and toilet area of master. We use the hell out of them.
frick it if becomes obsolete, just replace it with the latest and greatest...you already have power there. They're very inexpensive and you'll thank yourself
also, add electric outlets inside the vanity cabinets of the master bath...no more hair dryers, electric razor chargers...exposed on the vanity. Very clean look.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:26 pm to OweO
Put your laundry room by the bedrooms with island hall closet right across.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:28 pm to OweO
Heated floors in the kitchen and master bathroom. Obviously depends on where you live.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:28 pm to OweO
work hard on getting the kitchen right.
if outdoor living is important, work this plan hard also
storage
hire a decorator to help get the selections right
don't leave out landscaping plans
leave room for furnishings and window treatments
if outdoor living is important, work this plan hard also
storage
hire a decorator to help get the selections right
don't leave out landscaping plans
leave room for furnishings and window treatments
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:30 pm to ApexTiger
Lot of good tips here, it means the OT has some people good at this, or most of us have fricked up in great fashion in the past.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:36 pm to OweO
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Is there any area that you could have made smaller or wish you made bigger?
One major thing that we forgot to do....
Add a Christmas Tree closet. if you have 12' ceilings, go with a 10' pocket door (if 10' ceiling, use 8' pocket door).
When Christmas is over, unplug the tree and just roll it into the closet for next year...
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:37 pm to fishfighter
Badass man.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:37 pm to OweO
Add hot water bibs by garage and near a pool if you do a pool
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:37 pm to OysterPoBoy
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Maybe if they’re side by side. Ours are on separate sides of the room and we each use our own. Saves me from having to deal with hair all over the place.
If this would have been an option I get what you're saying. We converted a 2 story tri plex to a single and were limited on room to build outwards in the bathrooms. Damn 110 year old houses and historic renovation tax credits!
Renovations and new construction a whole different ball game
This post was edited on 3/13/18 at 10:12 pm
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:41 pm to OweO
I build a house 5 years ago. Some things I should have added are a 5" thick driveway slab, motion lights on each corner, water spigots on each side of the house,a gas line on my back porch, and I wish I would have run Cat 5 cable to each room.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:44 pm to jimbeam
Thanks. When one is retired, one has to find something to do. 
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:45 pm to OweO
You don’t need as big of a master bathroom as you think you do. The entire middle of the room will be wasted space
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:45 pm to LSUstudent4life
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12’ ceilings at a minimum in your main living areas. 10’ is the standard, but 12’ will make the room look so much bigger and it really doesn’t cost that much extra.
Unless you can easily afford the extra material & labor and higher heating/cooling costs for those extra 2-3’, it’s ptetty wasteful imo.
Go 9’ and just add trays, even double trays in select rooms.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:46 pm to RummelTiger
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One word:
Ramps
hand this man the Ali
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:48 pm to GRIZZ
I would not have put hardwood in my kitchen. A shitty icemaker leak has already cost me ripping up and replacing half of my floor.
My hot water heater is in my crawlspace, a brilliant decision that has already saved me money due to a leak. Would have been disastrous in my attic. At least put it in the garage.
We have a nice back porch and deck, but i still would have made them bigger.
We decided to go 10ft ceilings in the living room as opposed to double height vaulted per plans. Its less dramatic, but we like the feel better and we’re not paying to heat and cool unused space.
My hot water heater is in my crawlspace, a brilliant decision that has already saved me money due to a leak. Would have been disastrous in my attic. At least put it in the garage.
We have a nice back porch and deck, but i still would have made them bigger.
We decided to go 10ft ceilings in the living room as opposed to double height vaulted per plans. Its less dramatic, but we like the feel better and we’re not paying to heat and cool unused space.
This post was edited on 3/13/18 at 9:49 pm
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:48 pm to LSUstudent4life
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12’ ceilings at a minimum in your main living areas. 10’ is the standard, but 12’ will make the room look so much bigger and it really doesn’t cost that much extra.
Till it is time to heat.
I have 9', 12',13' and 17' ceiling. Real nice in the summer for cooling, but a bitch to heat. Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:51 pm to ellishughtiger
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Jacuzzi tub
My mom has one in her home and I don't think they even use the bathroom it is in. It just seems like too much to deal with. I guess it sounds good in theory..
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:54 pm to OweO
Pre-wire for security cameras and absolutely have money budgeted for lawn and landscape irrigation.
Plan out a location for a safe if you have one or plan to have one.
Lay out your kitchen so you have overhead exhaust downdraft sucks arse.
Plan out a location for a safe if you have one or plan to have one.
Lay out your kitchen so you have overhead exhaust downdraft sucks arse.
Posted on 3/13/18 at 9:55 pm to OWLFAN86
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hand this man the Ali
Admins are not able to get awards.
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