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Comments (40)If you're talking about the bathroom off the Rumpus room, the only thing I think you really need to do is make it a tiny bit wider. I would bring the bathroom wall out even with the edge of the Rumpus Room's built-in cabinets so that there is a little more "standing room" in front of the toilet and the shower is a little bigger. Then, if window placement will allow you to do so, for the convenience of guests staying in the guest room, you might mirror image the whole bathroom vertically so that the sink (and door) are up close to the guest room and the shower is down by the built-in cabinets. That would save your guests a few steps to reach the toilet in the middle of the night. Now stop obsessing! There ARE only so many ways to arrange a toilet, a shower, and a vanity. LOL! The whole upstairs looks fantastic. Great theater room, nice large play room with plenty of room for a bar sink and fridge and storage of games/toys, a balcony that'll be big enough to actually sit out on to enjoy the view, AND easy access to the unfinished attic! I think you've done good! Now how about having your architect revise the elevation drawings and post those just so we can see them? I'm looking forward to watching you build....See MoreHood order - any last minute changes?
Comments (6)Having overkill cfm capacity with variable fan speed is the best way with residential targeted fans to get sufficient air flow rate along with lowered noise, particularly if a muffler/silencer cannot be fitted. And when the need arises to burn a pan of bacon, the excess capacity will no longer be excess. However, higher air flow capacity will drive up the cost of make-up air capacity. The larger hood aperture is just what is needed to compensate for higher mounting to obtain good capture, and along with the larger aperture area must go larger cfm to keep the velocity of the air at the hood aperture as high as it needs to be for containment. Compensation for height with size and flow rate will be fine in ideal circumstances, but if there are cross drafts the capture may be reduced from that obtained with a lower hood. I don't know what is in Abakka's quiet kit, but am unaware of any acoustic property that depends on horizontal vs. vertical mounting. I do not believe that Fantech's silencers care about orientation, although hanging them can be more difficult if near vertical. kas...See MoreLast minute light change ~ need help!
Comments (2)How about two recessed cans surrounding the joist, or a soffit containing a single shallow recessed light? I'd suggest an LED disk lamp - these look almost like recessed lights when installed but need only about 2" of depth - an standard electrical junction box will do, no can necessary, but I haven't seen a really good one yet. Maybe tiny MR16s or GU10s....See MoreLast minute layout advice
Comments (10)Sorry, I don't understand your question.. it's all about moving the island to the right or not? I think 4' between the left cabinet run and island is enough, even though the fridge will stick out farther. I have 4' and wouldn't want more. Remember also that a french door fridge has two smaller doors, so even when open, less of the aisle is blocked. I hope you don't mind my saying that I don't like the rest of the layout.. your island is a barrier between the range and sink. There's not a good amount of counter space with a water source convenient to the range. It just seems awkward. You take food out of the fridge, prep it next to the sink, then weave around the island to move it across that top aisle to the range? Then you go back across the aisle and around the corner of the island with your hot pot full of boiling water you need to empty in the sink? I also don't know your house's layout, but that top aisle seems like it could be a major traffic thoroughfare in your home, which just makes this setup more dangerous. I'm not trying to be harsh, just want you to know where I am coming from. It's cheap to move things around on paper, anyway :) SO, I would put the range on the wall with the fridge, put the cleanup sink & DW where the range wall, and put a prep sink on the island. MW goes between fridge and range, either in a shelf as part of an upper cabinet or a drawer MW below the counter. For a bit of style, I would put a dish hutch down to the counter or a tall pantry cabinet on the right side of the top wall to balance the tall oven stack, and center the sink between them. edit: beaten by rhome. :) Must remember to always refresh before posting. This post was edited by tracie.erin on Tue, Dec 4, 12 at 17:04...See Moresamjal
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