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    • gjacobseG
      gjacobse @wirestyle22
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      @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

      Another question I have is how did you guys locate your builders? What kind of a process did you go through finding the right one?

      For us - Easy... My wife's uncle and his son are builders.... for over 30 years... so ---

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      • wirestyle22W
        wirestyle22 @gjacobse
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        @gjacobse I wonder what price difference is for a tankless water heater

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        • gjacobseG
          gjacobse @wirestyle22
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          @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

          @gjacobse I wonder what price difference is for a tankless water heater

          You will likely spend more in the tankless for the use.. but the time and water savings will add up. And it will depend on the final layout.

          Our master shower is pretty close to the tank,.. but it's used by the kids too. They love to turn it on and run back across the house and do other things while it warms up. Our water bill is less then $20 a month but we are on our own septic. If we had city sewer as well, we'd likely double that.... so it will add up as it goes down the drain.

          OH - one other thing of possible interest - Holiday outlets... A friend of mine in VA installed these - all it is really is a set of outlets across the front of the house that are on a single switch. So with a single flip all the Christmas candles and lights come on.

          Of course, you could do something else, as that puts an extra outlet under windows, and copper wire can get costly - with labor.

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          • DustinB3403D
            DustinB3403
            last edited by DustinB3403

            I like stairways that are tucked into a corner and make an L bend.

            It's easy to hide a staircase behind a entry way, using double doors.

            IE

            __________________________

            _

            |
            |
            |

            In the corner with the square would be the double doors, both swinging inwards to the small room. The vertical lines would be the stairs going down into the basement.

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            • gjacobseG
              gjacobse @DustinB3403
              last edited by

              @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

              I like stairways that are tucked into a corner and make an L bend.

              It's easy to hide a staircase behind a entry way, using double doors.

              IE

              __________________________

              _

              |
              |
              |

              In the corner with the square would be the double doors, both swinging inwards to the small room. The vertical lines would be the stairs going down into the basement.

              You say that now,.. but trying carrying a Queen or King mattress up and round that corner....

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              • DustinB3403D
                DustinB3403 @gjacobse
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                @gjacobse This is in the basement.

                Unless he's making a bedroom in the basement I don't really see that as being an issue. And a better approach in those cases would be to have a fire exit built into the basement directly with doors and a set of stairs.

                Would also make adding new washing and dryer and whatever other items to the house way easier.

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                • gjacobseG
                  gjacobse @DustinB3403
                  last edited by

                  @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                  @gjacobse This is in the basement.

                  Unless he's making a bedroom in the basement I don't really see that as being an issue. And a better approach in those cases would be to have a fire exit built into the basement directly with doors and a set of stairs.

                  Would also make adding new washing and dryer and whatever other items to the house way easier.

                  Basement Bedrooms... Codes are different state to state / county to county. But most require some type of egress point - window or door - for any bedroom in a basement.

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                  • DustinB3403D
                    DustinB3403 @gjacobse
                    last edited by

                    @gjacobse said in Judge My House Layout:

                    @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                    @gjacobse This is in the basement.

                    Unless he's making a bedroom in the basement I don't really see that as being an issue. And a better approach in those cases would be to have a fire exit built into the basement directly with doors and a set of stairs.

                    Would also make adding new washing and dryer and whatever other items to the house way easier.

                    Basement Bedrooms... Codes are different state to state / county to county. But most require some type of egress point - window or door - for any bedroom in a basement.

                    Yeah I said to add an egress point in the form of a stairway that leads directly out.

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                    • IRJI
                      IRJ @gjacobse
                      last edited by

                      @gjacobse said in Judge My House Layout:

                      @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                      I like stairways that are tucked into a corner and make an L bend.

                      It's easy to hide a staircase behind a entry way, using double doors.

                      IE

                      __________________________

                      _

                      |
                      |
                      |

                      In the corner with the square would be the double doors, both swinging inwards to the small room. The vertical lines would be the stairs going down into the basement.

                      You say that now,.. but trying carrying a Queen or King mattress up and round that corner....

                      😕

                      A mattress is lightweight and easy to bend around corners. It's one of the easier items to move.

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                      • wirestyle22W
                        wirestyle22
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                        There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

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                        • DustinB3403D
                          DustinB3403 @wirestyle22
                          last edited by

                          @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                          There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

                          Something to consider though is adding an external basement access with walkin (not walk down) entrance if possible.

                          Very useful for getting things like washer and dryers, furnance, water heaters etc into the house without having to carry it all from upstairs.

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                          • wirestyle22W
                            wirestyle22 @DustinB3403
                            last edited by

                            @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                            @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                            There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

                            Something to consider though is adding an external basement access with walkin (not walk down) entrance if possible.

                            Very useful for getting things like washer and dryers, furnance, water heaters etc into the house without having to carry it all from upstairs.

                            Laura is against having that kind of entrance but if we did it right I think it would be beneficial

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                            • DustinB3403D
                              DustinB3403 @wirestyle22
                              last edited by

                              @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                              @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                              @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                              There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

                              Something to consider though is adding an external basement access with walkin (not walk down) entrance if possible.

                              Very useful for getting things like washer and dryers, furnance, water heaters etc into the house without having to carry it all from upstairs.

                              Laura is against having that kind of entrance but if we did it right I think it would be beneficial

                              Freaking women. . . she just wants to see you die as you fall down the basement stairs moving in the new washer and dryer. . . .

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                              • DustinB3403D
                                DustinB3403
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                                If I was building a house, I would make sure it had direct basement access. Even if it was just a solid steel door.

                                Carrying heavy crap like that through the house, down the stairs, and taking the old one back up and out is so much of a pain in the ass.

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                                • NerdyDadN
                                  NerdyDad @wirestyle22
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                                  @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                  There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

                                  Or a creepy guy who films kiddie porn.
                                  0_1495129230708_eric-stoltz.jpg

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                                  • coliverC
                                    coliver @DustinB3403
                                    last edited by

                                    @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                    @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                    @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                    There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

                                    Something to consider though is adding an external basement access with walkin (not walk down) entrance if possible.

                                    Very useful for getting things like washer and dryers, furnance, water heaters etc into the house without having to carry it all from upstairs.

                                    Laura is against having that kind of entrance but if we did it right I think it would be beneficial

                                    Freaking women. . . she just wants to see you die as you fall down the basement stairs moving in the new washer and dryer. . . .

                                    Who puts there washer and dryer in the basement? That's a terrible place for it.

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                                    • coliverC
                                      coliver @NerdyDad
                                      last edited by

                                      @NerdyDad said in Judge My House Layout:

                                      @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                      There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

                                      Or a creepy guy who films kiddie porn.
                                      0_1495129230708_eric-stoltz.jpg

                                      Butterfly effect damn that movie was terrible but got real dark real quick.

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                                      • DustinB3403D
                                        DustinB3403 @coliver
                                        last edited by

                                        @coliver said in Judge My House Layout:

                                        @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                        @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                        @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                        There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

                                        Something to consider though is adding an external basement access with walkin (not walk down) entrance if possible.

                                        Very useful for getting things like washer and dryers, furnance, water heaters etc into the house without having to carry it all from upstairs.

                                        Laura is against having that kind of entrance but if we did it right I think it would be beneficial

                                        Freaking women. . . she just wants to see you die as you fall down the basement stairs moving in the new washer and dryer. . . .

                                        Who puts there washer and dryer in the basement? That's a terrible place for it.

                                        Not if the washer floods . . . 🙂

                                        Although you could put it upstairs in a washroom with a flood pan etc.

                                        But I don't like hearing the washer / dryer going.

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                                        • wirestyle22W
                                          wirestyle22 @coliver
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                                          @coliver said in Judge My House Layout:

                                          @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                          @DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                          @wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:

                                          There will not be a mattress in my basement because I'm not a serial killer

                                          Something to consider though is adding an external basement access with walkin (not walk down) entrance if possible.

                                          Very useful for getting things like washer and dryers, furnance, water heaters etc into the house without having to carry it all from upstairs.

                                          Laura is against having that kind of entrance but if we did it right I think it would be beneficial

                                          Freaking women. . . she just wants to see you die as you fall down the basement stairs moving in the new washer and dryer. . . .

                                          Who puts there washer and dryer in the basement? That's a terrible place for it.

                                          Most people, but I'm not sure where I will put it yet. Def needs to be accounted for

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                                          • wirestyle22W
                                            wirestyle22
                                            last edited by

                                            Another question is what kind of material for the flooring

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