Author Topic: Help Steve Dave Build A House (NOW HELP HIM TAKE CARE OF IT) (Read 229737 times)

Institutional Control · « **Reply #1575 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:27:32 PM »

Quote from: sys on April 20, 2015, 02:03:29 PM

Quote from: Batt BcKee on April 20, 2015, 11:28:10 AM
Quote from: SkinnyBenny on April 20, 2015, 11:24:32 AM
Thoughts on countertops???

Granite are standard. I guess it will just be a matter of the color. Probably go with a light shade of brown.

marble or caesarstone fake marble if you don't want to care for marble.

We're having marble in the bathrooms. Is there special care required for marble?

steve dave · « **Reply #1576 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:28:30 PM »

marble isn't very durable. get quartz in the entire house. I have some granite in my butlers pantry and drop zone and I hate its guts.

Skipper44 · « **Reply #1577 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:28:42 PM »

Quote from: Batt BcKee on April 20, 2015, 03:20:24 PM

Quote from: Fedor on April 20, 2015, 03:14:14 PM
Let's talk about that two car garage...

To add a 3 car garage I was going to have to go with a bigger lot. Was going to be an additional 30K. Decided to go with a pool instead.

Do you have kids? I can't imagine having only a 2 car especially w/o a basement

Skipper44 · « **Reply #1578 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:29:40 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 20, 2015, 03:28:30 PM

marble isn't very durable. get quartz in the entire house. I have some granite in my butlers pantry and drop zone and I hate its guts.

will red wine stain quartz like it does granite?

steve dave · « **Reply #1579 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:29:49 PM »

SkinnyBenny · « **Reply #1580 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:31:15 PM »

Quote from: Batt BcKee on April 20, 2015, 03:20:24 PM

Quote from: Fedor on April 20, 2015, 03:14:14 PM
Let's talk about that two car garage...

To add a 3 car garage I was going to have to go with a bigger lot. Was going to be an additional 30K. Decided to go with a pool instead.

You made the right choice. In New Orleans there are zero garages basically anywhere so anything seems like a luxury.

Institutional Control · « **Reply #1581 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:31:30 PM »

Quote from: Skipper44 on April 20, 2015, 03:28:42 PM

Quote from: Batt BcKee on April 20, 2015, 03:20:24 PM
Quote from: Fedor on April 20, 2015, 03:14:14 PM
Let's talk about that two car garage...

To add a 3 car garage I was going to have to go with a bigger lot. Was going to be an additional 30K. Decided to go with a pool instead.
Do you have kids? I can't imagine having only a 2 car especially w/o a basement

2 kids. I currently have a 2 car garage. No issues other then I can only fit 1 car in it.

The1BigWillie · « **Reply #1582 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:54:54 PM »

4 car garage.

No kids

Spracne · « **Reply #1583 on:** April 20, 2015, 03:55:55 PM »

Do you plan to live long in Prosper?

The1BigWillie · « **Reply #1584 on:** April 20, 2015, 04:04:08 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on April 20, 2015, 03:55:55 PM

Do you plan to live long in Prosper?

Unless I have kids.

sys · « **Reply #1585 on:** April 20, 2015, 05:23:54 PM »

Quote from: Batt BcKee on April 20, 2015, 03:27:32 PM

We're having marble in the bathrooms. Is there special care required for marble?

sort of/not really. depends on if you are uptight about etching. not really much of an issue for bathrooms, more for kitchens.

puniraptor · « **Reply #1586 on:** April 20, 2015, 05:26:27 PM »

i think soapstone is rad. does anybody else think soapstone is pretty rad?

sys · « **Reply #1587 on:** April 20, 2015, 05:31:24 PM »

Quote from: steve dave on April 20, 2015, 03:28:30 PM

marble isn't very durable. get quartz in the entire house. I have some granite in my butlers pantry and drop zone and I hate its guts.

the new caesarstone fake marble (quartz) is pretty amazing looking. i think it's pretty expensive, but it looks really good.

wetwillie · « **Reply #1588 on:** April 20, 2015, 06:01:33 PM »

Quote from: Spracne on April 20, 2015, 03:55:55 PM

Do you plano to live long in Prosper?

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1589 on:** April 20, 2015, 06:11:57 PM »

Rusty is going to love the last 2 pages

CNS · « **Reply #1590 on:** April 20, 2015, 06:12:33 PM »

I love soap stone. Don't have it, but it is def rad

GoodForAnother · « **Reply #1591 on:** April 20, 2015, 09:19:51 PM »

Prosper: it's just too goddamn far away

Institutional Control · « **Reply #1592 on:** April 20, 2015, 09:49:12 PM »

Quote from: GoodForAnother on April 20, 2015, 09:19:51 PM

Prosper: it's just too goddamn far away

From where? I work in Plano.

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wetwillie · « **Reply #1593 on:** April 20, 2015, 09:50:02 PM »

Are you neighbors with deion sanders now?

GoodForAnother · « **Reply #1594 on:** April 20, 2015, 09:51:47 PM »

Quote from: Batt BcKee on April 20, 2015, 09:49:12 PM

Quote from: GoodForAnother on April 20, 2015, 09:19:51 PM
Prosper: it's just too goddamn far away
From where? I work in Plano.

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The city

Collin and Denton counties are nice I just like the mid cities better because I can go both ways if you know what I mean

star seed 7 · « **Reply #1595 on:** April 20, 2015, 09:54:31 PM »

how far away will the closest whataburger be?

GoodForAnother · « **Reply #1596 on:** April 20, 2015, 11:40:11 PM »

Quote from: libliblibliblibliblib on April 20, 2015, 09:54:31 PM

how far away will the closest whataburger be?

like 10 feet. it's still Texas

slobber · « **Reply #1597 on:** April 21, 2015, 02:33:25 AM »

Quote from: Batt BcKee on April 20, 2015, 11:52:07 AM

First floor.

The study on this plan will actually be a 4th bedroom and the dining room will be a study. Half bath on 1st floor will become full bath.

if you can widen that garage by a couple of feet and/or make it 2-3 feet deeper, you would not regret it. You also wouldn't have to come back to this thread and admit that I was right.

Gonna win 'em all!

steve dave · « **Reply #1598 on:** April 21, 2015, 05:58:46 AM »

Agree with Dobber

Institutional Control · « **Reply #1599 on:** April 21, 2015, 07:44:19 AM »

I agree with dobber too but my lot size will not allow for my garage to be any wider. I have a lot of ways to make more room in the new garage that I didn't in the old one. For instance, new garage has 10' ceilings and my current garage has 8'. I can build hanging shelves to put things up and out of the way. Also, I'll have a bigger and more easily accessible attic to store some stuff that I currently have in my garage.