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

[ChiComCat]

washer/dryer upstairs is dangerous because the washer can flood and ruin your whole house. 

The only time washers have ever flooded is in  90s television shows when a rapscallion puts too much soap in when mom and dad are gone and he just wants to help out.

SD, if a child of yours turns out to be a rapscallion, put locks on the laundry room door

[mocat]

no it has nothing to do with kids.

here is a pro tip for you SD on how to avoid flooding your house from an upstairs washer

http://www.familyhandyman.com/laundry-room/avoiding-a-laundry-room-flood-in-an-upstairs-laundry-room/view-all

[AppleJack]

2 words: DORMER WINDOWS

get at that level, SD.

[star seed 7]

no it has nothing to do with kids.

here is a pro tip for you SD on how to avoid flooding your house from an upstairs washer

http://www.familyhandyman.com/laundry-room/avoiding-a-laundry-room-flood-in-an-upstairs-laundry-room/view-all

i trust that sd isn't poor enough to hire someone to build an upstairs laundry room without having a pan and drain.

[kim carnes]

Location is everything

[mocat]

no it has nothing to do with kids.

here is a pro tip for you SD on how to avoid flooding your house from an upstairs washer

http://www.familyhandyman.com/laundry-room/avoiding-a-laundry-room-flood-in-an-upstairs-laundry-room/view-all

i trust that sd isn't poor enough to hire someone to build an upstairs laundry room without having a pan and drain.

oh i'm sorry i thought this was the help SD thread not the try to prevent SD from receiving help thread

[hemmy]

washer/dryer upstairs is dangerous because the washer can flood and ruin your whole house. 

As a kid our washer was on the main floor, game room in the basement. Washer leaked and water leaked through the floor and destroyed our NES & TV.

[kim carnes]

Location location location

[sys]

i can't believe i missed this thread in the spring; i love chickens.


steve dave, when you build your house, put in a courtyard.  also move to somewhere where you'd use it.

[CNS]

If you end up hiring someone to build from scratch, let me know.  there are a few things I would recommend you discuss with the builder that would keep you from having some frustration in the future.

PM me these things please

So I noticed you never got back to me on this stuff. It's becoming increasingly important that you do.

Oh man!

Will try to put this together.

include an absolute ton of pro tips about everything.

Would take way too long unless you know what you are looking to build(type of siding, type of roof, type of finishes, etc). 

Can give you a few basics that you should def use to discuss though. 

[CNS]

no it has nothing to do with kids.

here is a pro tip for you SD on how to avoid flooding your house from an upstairs washer

http://www.familyhandyman.com/laundry-room/avoiding-a-laundry-room-flood-in-an-upstairs-laundry-room/view-all

Front loaders seal and lock shut(the good ones anyway) so if they do fail, they won't leak.  Then you can get home, hook up a hose to their manual drain valve, run it to you bathtub, and drain them. 

[Dr Rick Daris]

Location is everything

step 1- buy a lot in mhk to build on.
step 2- who rough ridin' cares?

[steve dave]

Can give you a few basics that you should def use to discuss though.

two story. probably a walkout lot or at least large daylight windows. 4+ br, 3+ bath. I have no idea on siding other than not vinyl. I don't know a lot about building stuff. ask me questions so I know what to answer here because I know nothing about houses really.

[tdaver]

Use the deck material that doesn't need staining, whatever that is.

yes, that is written in ink

Ipe - You can get it for the same price as the good synthetic stuff but looks better and lasts forever, even if you don't stain it.

[hemmy]

Can give you a few basics that you should def use to discuss though.

two story. probably a walkout lot or at least large daylight windows. 4+ br, 3+ bath. I have no idea on siding other than not vinyl. I don't know a lot about building stuff. ask me questions so I know what to answer here because I know nothing about houses really.

Call that guy on property brothers and ask him to design you a house.

[Cartierfor3]

You need a built in cabinet that has little cubbies for your guest bathroom, for all the soap/shampoo samples for when your bros stay over.

[puniraptor]

cinder block castle is your best choice here

[O-town Kat]

9 ft ceiling in basement and extra beem or whatever it is that eliminates poles in the middle of the floor.

Nows the time to wire and install surround speakers in ceiling in family or great room.

Buy your own appliances.

Gas line for stove.

Sprinkler system.  Watering in new grass sucks.

Pay a little extra for wider gas fireplace than default one.

Be onsite at start of kitchen cabinet staining so your wood stain combo doesnt get mumped up.

Default interior paint may be flat.  I like but does not wash well.

[wetwillie]

Need to go for the best insulation money can buy for those blustery sarpy county winters.

[steve dave]

good stuff guys. keep protips coming.

[Skipper44]

Need to go for the best insulation money can buy for those blustery sarpy county winters.

heated tile  floor in master bath  and maybe master closets

[puniraptor]

Stevedave make it with a flat roof and a rooftop party deck. Roof space is always wasted, don't make that mistake.

[steve dave]

one of the places we are looking at has a pool and gym but the gym is kinda stupid compared to the huge ass gym we are members of and it's about $600 a year in fees to live there for that stuff. but, our current gym is like $120 a month. worth it? do you guys with young kids think it was worth it for your kids and mine should any little daves appear at some point?

[Tobias]

one of the places we are looking at has a pool and gym but the gym is kinda stupid compared to the huge ass gym we are members of and it's about $600 a year in fees to live there for that stuff. but, our current gym is like $120 a month. worth it? do you guys with young kids think it was worth it for your kids and mine should any little daves appear at some point?

how many ellipticals?  clean?

[CNS]

The Y is fantastic for kids.  Like, really great.  Don't know about other gyms. 

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