Possible issue (workmanship) in new home build?
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Comments (35)Robin -- you might be surprised about the perception of privacy. We recently moved from a city duplex with 10 feet between us and the next duplex. However, we had a 6 ft privacy fence on 2 sides of the back yard and a 6 foot stone wall between us and our wall neighbors. The house was also built with the proximity in mind and our windows were mostly transoms up high on the sides. We never saw and rarely heard our neighbors on either side or behind us (an alley) unless we wanted to. Now, we are looking in another town. It isn't a city and lots are quite a bit bigger. However, in most places fences are not allowed. In some places, 5 back yards are all facing each other in relative proximity - as in, I and your other 3 neighbors could probably tell what paper you were reading and whether you drink orange juice or milk at breakfast. In addition, dogs running and driving each other crazy with the invisible fenced back yards....See MoreFuture Kitchen- New Build- 2 Possible Layouts
Comments (14)Do you currently have and use a dishwasher? I just want to make sure that you know what you're getting into. Giving up a dishwasher for one or two people is not something I would want to do but I could justify it. You are talking about having an expanding family and in those circumstances giving up a dishwasher does not make sense to me. Do you use your beautiful china daily? If not, where are the daily dishes going? If you are, can you promise you will not be upset with your children when they break it? I like mama goose's design the best because it puts the pantry and fridge close to each other and it puts the sink and stove in line as they should be. Do you know which closet will hold the broom, vacuum cleaner, and other long handled implements, etc. I really prefer that there is a front entryway with a separate closet for guest coats and such. In my great-grandmother's house we always came in via the back porch and I always thought it was strange. I do think that the house should have at least two entrances and exits. I would not be surprised to find that it's required by code. How far out in the country is this? Is this one of these locations where you have to do a monthly run to some store an hour away? If so there is not enough storage space- unless that's what the basement is all about. For two people or possibly a family of three (four if the children are a boy and a girl) this design is fine but if you are really intending to have more children I think that you are not allowing the space for all the paraphernalia that each additional person ends up needing in terms of extra bed, dresser, desk, closet space, plates, pots, pans, glasses etc. Have you measured how many linear feet of closet space you are currently using between you and your husband and determined that your new build will have at least that amount?...See MoreNew build exterior brick issue
Comments (15)@richfield, yes we did. Like I said in my post we were told it would be all vinyl siding on the back side and that’s what our final draft picture from selections showed as well. They said they had to use concrete in that spot of the house because of the land. They don’t use wood on any part of the house that is against the ground. Which I understand although it looks to me like the ground could have been leveled out there like on the other side- but I’m not a contractor so... They also said that they do not put siding on concrete, that’s why they bricked the concrete parts of the foundation around the house. So the sides of the house have brick on the basement level and look very nice. Then you get to the back and it just steps down like that on one side. And nobody thought, “Hey, they’re spending a lot of money on this house, maybe we should make a phone call to see if they’re ok with how this is going to look now.” They did give us an option to pay $7,000 for them to continue bricking across and very likely have different color brick and mortar as they said they can’t get an exact match. In regards to the plants, the landing on the deck is very close to the house. We could probably plant something on the portion out from the landing but you can still see the brick behind the stairs....See MoreNew Home Build - Is this framing normal for a new home?
Comments (20)Pitiful but may be ok. You are looking at it all wrong. It is not the lumber it is about if it is plumb and leveled esp at the windows. It is not about foundation bolt - it is about if any of them are missing more than 6' apart and and 2x at the corners. It is not about the OSB flooring, rather if OSB was glued and fastened properly.... Sheathing same way can not end in the air....See Morejohn3582
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