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Buying 4 acres to build a home on. Any Advice/Suggestions/Warnings/Do's & Don'ts?
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<blockquote data-quote="Blkkbgt" data-source="post: 16390594" data-attributes="member: 117234"><p>I haven't the slightest idea of how to go about the building of a custom house but I am living in one built by the previous owner. There are a few things that annoy me that given the chance to build a custom home I would not allow to happen.</p><p></p><p>1. If you have a rain gutter directly over a door DON'T allow the builder to place the seam of two gutters right above it. It's not a matter of if but when it will leak and it gets damn annoying getting dripped on every time I have to go out to my deck when its raining. I have to wait until its dry for a while before I can fix it.</p><p></p><p>2. Placement of light switches is important. Some places you want the switch inside the door and others outside. Prime example is our walk in. The switch is on the outside and I get up an hour before my wife. I cannot turn the light switch on in the closet without her getting at least a small blast of light because the switch is on the outside.</p><p></p><p>3. Placement of HVAC registers (vents). If you do floor vents keep in mind that to maintain proper airflow you don't really want to put a dresser, end table or bed over them so they essentially cut off that area of the room. You can easily pidgeon hole yourself into putting a bed in one place with the HVAC floor vents and location of the walk in and bathroom as well. If you do ceiling vents make sure you don't have a vent blasting on someone sitting at the dinner table. it really sucks eating dinner in the summer and having the A/C blowing directly on you. Same goes for heat in the winter.</p><p></p><p>4. Placement of the HVAC intake. This seriously pisses me off in our house as it is mounted high up next to where the T.V. has to go. So when the HVAC unit turns on you have to turn the T.V. up to hear it and it's annoying. Even with a brand new filter it's still noisy.</p><p></p><p>5. Don't pidgeon hole yourself with a "feature" in the living room or dining room. Again my living room is a prime example of this. We are basically stuck with the T.V. and couch in certain positions because of a rock wall/mantel/fire place. The T.V. essentially must be mounted on the wall because where the outlets are and because the gas fireplace also slits the wall. The position of the HVAC floor vent in the room and location of the door to the porch also hinders moving either the couch or T.V. kind of hard to picture but I am sure you get the point.</p><p></p><p>Don't get me wrong, the house is nicely finished and I can nit pick it all day but these are the things that I wish we had paid attention to before buying. I do however love the area that I am in so that makes up for a lot of it.</p><p></p><p>I hope this helps you a little.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blkkbgt, post: 16390594, member: 117234"] I haven't the slightest idea of how to go about the building of a custom house but I am living in one built by the previous owner. There are a few things that annoy me that given the chance to build a custom home I would not allow to happen. 1. If you have a rain gutter directly over a door DON'T allow the builder to place the seam of two gutters right above it. It's not a matter of if but when it will leak and it gets damn annoying getting dripped on every time I have to go out to my deck when its raining. I have to wait until its dry for a while before I can fix it. 2. Placement of light switches is important. Some places you want the switch inside the door and others outside. Prime example is our walk in. The switch is on the outside and I get up an hour before my wife. I cannot turn the light switch on in the closet without her getting at least a small blast of light because the switch is on the outside. 3. Placement of HVAC registers (vents). If you do floor vents keep in mind that to maintain proper airflow you don't really want to put a dresser, end table or bed over them so they essentially cut off that area of the room. You can easily pidgeon hole yourself into putting a bed in one place with the HVAC floor vents and location of the walk in and bathroom as well. If you do ceiling vents make sure you don't have a vent blasting on someone sitting at the dinner table. it really sucks eating dinner in the summer and having the A/C blowing directly on you. Same goes for heat in the winter. 4. Placement of the HVAC intake. This seriously pisses me off in our house as it is mounted high up next to where the T.V. has to go. So when the HVAC unit turns on you have to turn the T.V. up to hear it and it's annoying. Even with a brand new filter it's still noisy. 5. Don't pidgeon hole yourself with a "feature" in the living room or dining room. Again my living room is a prime example of this. We are basically stuck with the T.V. and couch in certain positions because of a rock wall/mantel/fire place. The T.V. essentially must be mounted on the wall because where the outlets are and because the gas fireplace also slits the wall. The position of the HVAC floor vent in the room and location of the door to the porch also hinders moving either the couch or T.V. kind of hard to picture but I am sure you get the point. Don't get me wrong, the house is nicely finished and I can nit pick it all day but these are the things that I wish we had paid attention to before buying. I do however love the area that I am in so that makes up for a lot of it. I hope this helps you a little. [/QUOTE]
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