This! The sun sets in front of our house, and I really wish it was the reverse. Just one of those small things that slap you later. LOL.
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Good windows, good ac system and a floor drain in the laundry room. As me how I know?
I could go on for days on this subject.
I'm 2300 under air, and Septembers electric bill was $94. I live in a warm place.
I could go on for days on this subject.
I'm 2300 under air, and Septembers electric bill was $94. I live in a warm place.
If you plan on a high truck, RV or boat in the future, you may want to do that.
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I don't recall what sizes we had drawn up for us. I know the garage was as wide as we could find doors for and the length was 27.5'. The largest interior door we could find was a foot or so wider I think. I'll look if you really want. I basically told the architect to make everything as large as possible. We were limited by our variances.
Wide staircase, wide bedroom doors, an upstairs balcony if you are going two-story and have something worth seeing. If two-story, place your second story thermostat in the master bedroom and not the hallway. Laundry room with a sink. Sink in the garage as well.
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Vet your builder. I do new construction plumbing and we have about 10 builders we work with, 34 customs going on right now. Having a builder with a great relationship with his subs will give you a much better home in the end. One particular builder, probably the best in town reputation wise, from signing of the contract to move in, 90 days or less. Some of our other builders that don't communicate well get pushed to the side and and those homes take 6+ months.
I like sunset in front. Front porch overlooking sunset is nice and relaxing. And outdoor dinners in back will have more shade than if it were reversed.
What’s the opinion on tile vs laminate floors?
Can't see your location but I recall it being southwest somewhere.
That being the case I'd go tile; it can be a little cold on the feet up north.
You can get some very nice ceramics that are pretty cheap now. They even make some that look like wood. Make sure the builder puts a finished/semi finished slab in though. Cheap ass builder in CA left mine unfinished as there was carpet in most of the house. The tile guys had to use something like 50 bags of quickest to get a smooth enough surface to lay the tile right.
I don't like traditional laminate very much as it can look kind of cheap sometimes. Engineered laminate is almost as expensive as real hardwood.
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That being the case I'd go tile; it can be a little cold on the feet up north.
You can get some very nice ceramics that are pretty cheap now. They even make some that look like wood. Make sure the builder puts a finished/semi finished slab in though. Cheap ass builder in CA left mine unfinished as there was carpet in most of the house. The tile guys had to use something like 50 bags of quickest to get a smooth enough surface to lay the tile right.
I don't like traditional laminate very much as it can look kind of cheap sometimes. Engineered laminate is almost as expensive as real hardwood.
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We went laminate wood look and it's floated. Was clacking when first moved in but has settled after a couple months.
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Just about to finish our house. I’m located east of Raleigh and with the recent increases in materials and labor due to the crazy market I’d wait it out. Lumber alone is up 15% in the past month from when we started 5 months ago.
As most have already said spend money on efficiency items, insulation, hvac, leds!
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Tile costs a TON more than laminate. We did that rustic wood looking tile and it cost us almost $15k more over stained concrete due to labor and materials. Our entire house is tile except our master bedroom and master closet.
But tile will last longer and is way more durable.
We built 11 years ago...
Insulate the walls of bathrooms with showers if they are close to bedrooms, it really keeps the noise down.
Closet space, lots of it.
Biggest garage you can afford with oversized doors.
A big mudroom entry from the garage.
A good alarm/security system.
2 X 6 construction if it fits the budget.
Upgrade whatever you can from builder grade materials/fixtures and make sure the house is big enough for your family. We are remodeling our whole house now and put on a 600sq ft addition.
Insulate the walls of bathrooms with showers if they are close to bedrooms, it really keeps the noise down.
Closet space, lots of it.
Biggest garage you can afford with oversized doors.
A big mudroom entry from the garage.
A good alarm/security system.
2 X 6 construction if it fits the budget.
Upgrade whatever you can from builder grade materials/fixtures and make sure the house is big enough for your family. We are remodeling our whole house now and put on a 600sq ft addition.
I wish i had the main electrical meter/panel on the garage side. Im going to install a 240v compressor and welder but have to run the cable underground around the whole house. Cost alot more the futher away.
Radiant heat in the whole house and garage (won't matter for you in TX), 3 car garage, good windows, hardwoods in the whole house except bathrooms and laundry room obviously, beverage cooler in the kitchen so I don't have to put my beer in the main fridge, I did a movie/gaming/watch-tv-when-my-fiancee-is-watching-Law & Order-room in the bonus room above the garage (also has mini fridge), laundry room on 2nd floor - our master bedroom/bathroom is on the 2nd floor which makes this much more convenient (wish I did a floor drain in there like someone else already said).
I want a 2500 ft garage with just a cot in the back.
Like The Fonz.
Like The Fonz.
For my first home (from a production builder), I opted not to go with spray foam because I had no clue if I would need to run additional wiring later on. Fast forward six months later and I've got plans to run additional HDMI and several feet of Romex for new lighting and plugs, all things that would have been difficult with spray foam. I settled on a radiant barrier roof sheathing and close to R44 of blown in fiberglass. My electric bill last month for a 2600 conditioned space (In Hellabama) was $80.
Local builder? Stay far away from DR Horton or John Houston, Style Craft built junk.
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