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

[CNS]

Pool

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[EuroCat]

Lazy river for transit within the house?

[Daddy Claxton]

What I wish I had in my house:

Wiring, including enough electrical circuits and outlets, for all the latest tech/a-v/computer stuff;

Closets at least double current size and a closet just to put luggage in;

Laundry in master;

Dual/zoned hvac. If one unit ever goes out, there is someplace to go with a/c while you wait for repairman.

Enough space on driveway that my wife can back out even if there is another car on driveway.

Minimal carpeted areas. Gets too dirty/worn.

No skylights. They leak no matter what you do.

[ChiComCat]

Get those outlet covers with the built in USB for wherever you would want to charge phone/tablet.  eff finding the charger plug

[raquetcat]

My guess is by Thursday we see a Steve post something like this
"Thanks, but no thanks building a house is too much work"

[ChiComCat]

Have CanCo make you up some blueprints, you'll save a fortune over an architect

[pissclams]

My guess is by Thursday we see a Steve post something like this
"Thanks, but no thanks building a house is too much work"

several friends from social situations who are doctors have built custom homes.  all have agreed that hiring a really good architect is key but that yes, it's still a lot of work.

[steve dave]

My guess is by Thursday we see a Steve post something like this
"Thanks, but no thanks building a house is too much work"

several friends from social situations who are doctors have built custom homes.  all have agreed that hiring a really good architect is key but that yes, it's still a lot of work.

eff

[Dugout DickStone]

definitely a pool though

[pissclams]

My guess is by Thursday we see a Steve post something like this
"Thanks, but no thanks building a house is too much work"

several friends from social situations who are doctors have built custom homes.  all have agreed that hiring a really good architect is key but that yes, it's still a lot of work.

eff

it gets worse.  wait until a couple years after you move in and something goes wrong.  and you hire someone out to the house to fix it.  and they're like, wtf is this crap i've never seen anything like this and you're like, dunno bud. 

but still, customs are elite.  just more expensive to build and maintain.

[Dugout DickStone]

pretty great fanningbrag thread by sd here.  7 pages!

[CNS]

My guess is by Thursday we see a Steve post something like this
"Thanks, but no thanks building a house is too much work"

several friends from social situations who are doctors have built custom homes.  all have agreed that hiring a really good architect is key but that yes, it's still a lot of work.

eff

it gets worse.  wait until a couple years after you move in and something goes wrong.  and you hire someone out to the house to fix it.  and they're like, wtf is this crap i've never seen anything like this and you're like, dunno bud. 

but still, customs are elite.  just more expensive to build and maintain.

That all depends on how custom you go.  I mean, you would have to get pretty high end before you would lose familiarity of the individual system types that make any given house.  Also, if you do go high custom, make sure your contract includes something called As-Built Drawings/Redline drawings.  Basically, the build will start with blue prints, these are what is supposed to be built.  As-Builts/Redline drawings are what actually gets built.  They will show actual locations of all the parts and pieces that built your house.  Changes happen.  These things will document the changes so that when something does go wrong, you can pull them out and have the info ready for the guy who needs to know what he is fixing and where it is. 

Each installing contractor will have the responsibility of providing redline drawings of their specific work.  The general contractor will gather them from the subcontractors and either turn over all the individual drawings from the individual subs to you, or could compile them on one document and give you one drawing with all the mark ups.  The latter would cost quite a bit more than the former.

[puniraptor]

no interior structural walls so you can reconfigure your house whenever you want

[Dugout DickStone]

My guess is by Thursday we see a Steve post something like this
"Thanks, but no thanks building a house is too much work"

several friends from social situations who are doctors have built custom homes.  all have agreed that hiring a really good architect is key but that yes, it's still a lot of work.

eff

it gets worse.  wait until a couple years after you move in and something goes wrong.  and you hire someone out to the house to fix it.  and they're like, wtf is this crap i've never seen anything like this and you're like, dunno bud. 

but still, customs are elite.  just more expensive to build and maintain.

That all depends on how custom you go.  I mean, you would have to get pretty high end before you would lose familiarity of the individual system types that make any given house.  Also, if you do go high custom, make sure your contract includes something called As-Built Drawings/Redline drawings.  Basically, the build will start with blue prints, these are what is supposed to be built.  As-Builts/Redline drawings are what actually gets built.  They will show actual locations of all the parts and pieces that built your house.  Changes happen.  These things will document the changes so that when something does go wrong, you can pull them out and have the info ready for the guy who needs to know what he is fixing and where it is. 

Each installing contractor will have the responsibility of providing redline drawings of their specific work.  The general contractor will gather them from the subcontractors and either turn over all the individual drawings from the individual subs to you, or could compile them on one document and give you one drawing with all the mark ups.  The latter would cost quite a bit more than the former.

and the workers will all crush like 30 Busch Lights and pee in your basement every day.

[CNS]

My guess is by Thursday we see a Steve post something like this
"Thanks, but no thanks building a house is too much work"

several friends from social situations who are doctors have built custom homes.  all have agreed that hiring a really good architect is key but that yes, it's still a lot of work.

eff

it gets worse.  wait until a couple years after you move in and something goes wrong.  and you hire someone out to the house to fix it.  and they're like, wtf is this crap i've never seen anything like this and you're like, dunno bud. 

but still, customs are elite.  just more expensive to build and maintain.

That all depends on how custom you go.  I mean, you would have to get pretty high end before you would lose familiarity of the individual system types that make any given house.  Also, if you do go high custom, make sure your contract includes something called As-Built Drawings/Redline drawings.  Basically, the build will start with blue prints, these are what is supposed to be built.  As-Builts/Redline drawings are what actually gets built.  They will show actual locations of all the parts and pieces that built your house.  Changes happen.  These things will document the changes so that when something does go wrong, you can pull them out and have the info ready for the guy who needs to know what he is fixing and where it is. 

Each installing contractor will have the responsibility of providing redline drawings of their specific work.  The general contractor will gather them from the subcontractors and either turn over all the individual drawings from the individual subs to you, or could compile them on one document and give you one drawing with all the mark ups.  The latter would cost quite a bit more than the former.

and the workers will all crush like 30 Busch Lights and pee in your basement every day.

Yep, and if you address this with the general and tell him it has to stop, you will find huge pics of dongs and writings explaining how huge of an bad person you are and how much you enjoy the company of other men in closets and the basement and stuff right above notes written down for dimensions and stuff.

[ChiComCat]

no interior structural walls so you can reconfigure your house whenever you want

Get those airwalls they use in hotel banquet spaces.  Reconfigure that crap in between halves of cat's games

[pissclams]

My guess is by Thursday we see a Steve post something like this
"Thanks, but no thanks building a house is too much work"

several friends from social situations who are doctors have built custom homes.  all have agreed that hiring a really good architect is key but that yes, it's still a lot of work.

eff

it gets worse.  wait until a couple years after you move in and something goes wrong.  and you hire someone out to the house to fix it.  and they're like, wtf is this crap i've never seen anything like this and you're like, dunno bud. 

but still, customs are elite.  just more expensive to build and maintain.

That all depends on how custom you go.  I mean, you would have to get pretty high end before you would lose familiarity of the individual system types that make any given house.  Also, if you do go high custom, make sure your contract includes something called As-Built Drawings/Redline drawings.  Basically, the build will start with blue prints, these are what is supposed to be built.  As-Builts/Redline drawings are what actually gets built.  They will show actual locations of all the parts and pieces that built your house.  Changes happen.  These things will document the changes so that when something does go wrong, you can pull them out and have the info ready for the guy who needs to know what he is fixing and where it is. 

Each installing contractor will have the responsibility of providing redline drawings of their specific work.  The general contractor will gather them from the subcontractors and either turn over all the individual drawings from the individual subs to you, or could compile them on one document and give you one drawing with all the mark ups.  The latter would cost quite a bit more than the former.

smh.  i wasn't talking about custom homes for poors iirc.

[IPA4Me]

We built in 2006. Customized walkout ranch from existing plan on our own lot. Five years later, we had a page long list of things we'd do different and it keeps growing. However, it's such a stressful endeavor that we probably won't do it again. Fortunately we built with that in mind. I can retire in this house.

If I built a again, I'd consider the following:

High efficiency wall and roof structure - SIP, foam, concrete. Just not standard batt and stick.

Central vacuum

Two hvac systems - we're running five zones on a three ton.

Casement windows - we have tip in vinyl. Waste of money and energy hogs.

Driveway in front of home - it comes to the side and we can't see who's in the driveway.

4th bedroom - we never use the formal dining

Tech wiring - I'd rather not use wifi for everything

[steve dave]

thanks ipa4me

[HerrSonntag]

Is central vacuum really that cool?  it always seems to me like it wouldn't be any different to carry a vacuum around the house than a large vacuum hose... am I missing the point here?

[slobber]

Is central vacuum really that cool?  it always seems to me like it wouldn't be any different to carry a vacuum around the house than a large vacuum hose... am I pissing the point here?

I am not a fan of them. I have been to too many houses where they have the central vac, but they use a regular upright.

[john "teach me how to" dougie]

After the plumbing and electrical are in and before the sheetrock and cabinets, take a ton pictures of everything and mark which wall the picture is from.

[slobber]

Put in docking stations for your mobile devices throughout the house. Make it so they can be converted easily. I was in a boss house a few weeks ago that had little ipod stations in multiple rooms so you could plug in your ipod and listen to tunes in any room. Unfortunately, not compatible with iphone 5.

[pissclams]

Put in docking stations for your mobile devices throughout the house. Make it so they can be converted easily. I was in a boss house a few weeks ago that had little ipod stations in multiple rooms so you could plug in your ipod and listen to tunes in any room. Unfortunately, not compatible with iphone 5.

sonos tho

[slobber]

Put in docking stations for your mobile devices throughout the house. Make it so they can be converted easily. I was in a boss house a few weeks ago that had little ipod stations in multiple rooms so you could plug in your ipod and listen to tunes in any room. Unfortunately, not compatible with iphone 5.

sonos tho

point clams.