Help Steve Dave Build A House (NOW HELP HIM TAKE CARE OF IT)

[puniraptor]

no one i know with a central vacuum in their house still uses it. costly and difficult to maintain and really not that much more convenient than just a vacuum.

if pulling a vacuum around is too hard for you just get extra vacuums and put them in different parts of your house.

[IPA4Me]

It's not the vacuum part. It's the dust that flies when using one. Centravac puts that in the garage.

[Tobias]

confession: i must be super pud because i hadn't heard of central vacuums before this

[IPA4Me]

thanks ipa4me

You're welcome. I thought of one more big thing. No carpet. Hardwood, tile or linoleum only. We have carpet in bedrooms. Regret that decision. Baths are linoleum. Day area is hardwood.

Seven years later and we are ready to replace carpet. Hard floors are in good shape.

[pissclams]

thanks ipa4me

You're welcome. I thought of one more big thing. No carpet. Hardwood, tile or linoleum only. We have carpet in bedrooms. Regret that decision. Baths are linoleum. Day area is hardwood.

Seven years later and we are ready to replace carpet. Hard floors are in good shape.

i would agree 100% but i love a well carpeted bathroom

[michigancat]

If you're building a house so big you can't handle a regular vacuum you better rough ridin' be hiring a maid before you opt for the central vacuum. what on earth

[IPA4Me]

You still have similar attachments. You're just putting the dirt in the garage instead of a leaky bag on wheels. It's about indoor air quality and not flinging dirt around the house. Get it?

[Dugout DickStone]

Research your site location carefully and see if there were indians buried there before building. 

[mocat]

You still have similar attachments. You're just putting the dirt in the garage instead of a leaky bag on wheels. It's about indoor air quality and not flinging dirt around the house. Get it?

NO WAY, GET A MAID

[michigancat]

I really don't get it.

[Tobias]

You still have similar attachments. You're just putting the dirt in the garage instead of a leaky bag on wheels. It's about indoor air quality and not flinging dirt around the house. Get it?

sounds like a terrible waste of money and maybe more of a pain in the ass than just owning 10 vacuums

[Skipper44]

I like the suction deal in the baseboards some central vac systems have - just sweeping the kitchen crumbs into it seems like the most efficient way to keep the dirtiest part of the house clean.  However, vacuuming carpet with a central vac seems almost the exact opposite.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

My vacuum has a HEPA filter on teh exhaust.

[michigancat]

steve dave, how far away are you wanting to build? what's wrong w/ the current house?

[ChiComCat]

My parents had a central vac.  The end result is carrying around a giant awkward hose instead of a vacuum.  Would not do.

[CNS]

It's not the vacuum part. It's the dust that flies when using one. Centravac puts that in the garage.

IPA4me, go get a Dyson and cross that off your list.

[steve dave]

steve dave, how far away are you wanting to build? what's wrong w/ the current house?

Not very far from where we are now. It's too small.

[puniraptor]

I like the suction deal in the baseboards some central vac systems have - just sweeping the kitchen crumbs into it seems like the most efficient way to keep the dirtiest part of the house clean. 

yeah these things are actually awesome.

not awesome enough to make a central vac worth it though.

[CNS]

Buy the neighbor's house, keep yours, and build a covered walk way or something.

[Skipper44]

Buy the neighbor's house, keep yours, and build a covered walk way or something.

no walk way needed, SD should just move in there after the baby comes

[michigancat]

steve dave, how far away are you wanting to build? what's wrong w/ the current house?

Not very far from where we are now. It's too small.

have you thought about keeping the house, selling some stuff, and spending what you save on baller annual vacations?

[CNS]

Make the basement into a full master suite and do what Mich said.

[O-town Kat]

What happens if 2 or 3 babies show up at the same time.

[michigancat]

What happens if 2 or 3 babies show up at the same time.

I guarantee sd's not in a 2 bedroom.

[steve dave]

steve dave, how far away are you wanting to build? what's wrong w/ the current house?

Not very far from where we are now. It's too small.

have you thought about keeping the house, selling some stuff, and spending what you save on baller annual vacations?

yeah, if that had to be the trade off I would definitely stay put. luckily it's not.