R49 insulation--not enough space, how'd you solve?
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Comments (14)Thank you so much for helping me think through the options earlier in the week. We sketched out many ways of trying to get a bathroom back by the office and it seemed to have too much impact either on the size of that room or the garage. Walking into the office to get to the PR also didn't seem like a good idea. SO - to get back to my original concern of walking out of the Powder Room into the Dining Room, and still have a hall closet - we've closed part of the dining room wall and made the hutch smaller. Here's the latest plan. Any thoughts? Are we ready to rock and roll? PS - I am having a hard time letting go of the benefits of having a bathroom (with shower?) back by the office - kids running in from the backyard, maybe a parent who can't go up stairs sleeping in that room, resale value...so I am still wondering if we should bump out further into the backyard and make an additional bathroom? Not to mention the $$$(contractor says about $20-30k) we already have all of our permits so it's a big deal. Advice?????????...See MoreCan this home be improved how we'd like?
Comments (36)I agree with those who said the view makes up for a lot. We bought an ugly duckling lake house that needed (and still needs) a whole lot more updating than either of the homes you've linked to. Sometimes I get frustrated with the plastic showers, the fake marble vanity tops ... and the green tub ... but slowly but surely we are turning this into our forever home. And in the meantime, when I think I just can't stand the ugly parts a moment longer, I look out at that view and know we made the right choice....See Morewhat steps do you take in planning your vegetable garden?
Comments (17)I'm not trying to solve a problem with my post (I'm just being conversational, since I thought that's how the OP was meaning to be). I get seeds. I decide where to plant them. I repeat this process throughout the previous year and the winter. I plant them. I usually rotate crops, although I've had good success with certain kinds of crops in the same place two years in a row. I strategize as to how to avoid cat problems. I mostly grow Solanaceae (esp. tomatoes) and Cucurbitaceae plants, but I grow a bunch of other stuff, too, like basil, okra, corn, radishes, and bunching onions. I have to plan what to grow in more shaded areas, what to grow in containers (usually peppers), what to grow in the raised beds, etc. I have to plan how and if to amend the soil. I tend to till the soil (with a shovel), and do a lot of weeding. I experiment a lot. The garden isn't all about this year, in my view. Learning can help for the future. I'm not usually conventional in the way I garden (this is partially because the growing conditions and my resources aren't conventional, but also because I'm not the most conventional person out there). I don't mind taking risks if I see possible gains that I like enough. I actually grow F2 hybrids, sometimes. I save seeds from most things. I grow a lot of varieties to learn about them, and for genetic diversity in breeding projects. I keep records of results and what I have. I'd like to get into cover crops more. I make sure to plan when to start seeds in cells/trays in my small, unheated greenhouse (to be transplanted out of it later). March or early April seem to be good times for what I start in it. I plan my seed-starting mix, containers, etc. I plan when to fertilize my seedlings for the first time (if they're in the greenhouse long enough). Of course a lot of stuff you just have to plan until you find something that works (and then you can do that stuff that works again instead of planning all over). What works for one person or in one garden may not work for another in another....See MoreWhat do you think of this proposed layout? Please help!
Comments (40)Here's my take on Rebunky's suggestion: I drew it with a CD fridge but you can use a full size fridge. The aisle clearance from door to counter is marked in the parentheses. Subtract about 2" more for distance between fridge handles and counter. If you get a CD fridge, you can shift the island 3" towards the sink wall and still have a decent aisle between fridge door and island. That would allow you to increase the pantry cab depth from 12" to 15" to give you more storage. Given that you'll only have room for 3 - 18" wide cabinets on the perimeter, extra storage would come in handy. That isn't possible with a standard depth fridge, though. You wouldn't have room to maneuver the fridge into place or move it out to clean behind it or have it repaired, etc. The aisle would be roughly the same depth as the fridge (including handles) so zero wiggle room. The island would be something like this but without the shallow seating area, which looks to be about 6". That's not enough of a overhang for anyone to sit comfortably for any length of time. 15" is the recommended minimum for a seating overhang; 18" is better, especially if you and your family are tall. The bay window seat would be a great place to hang out with a friend and a cup of coffee. Or an adult beverage. = ) (I'd add a seat cushion for tushy comfort.) This upside of this plan is that you get an island. Another upside is that it flows from fridge to sink to counter to range, the usual progression for making a meal, without lots of extra steps. The addition of the window seat with storage helps make the island length and placement into the existing breakfast nook look less forced and odd. But ... the L portion has limited counter and cab space, the DW is in the prep area between sink and range, and you won't be able to open the DW door and the range door at the same time. The above reasons are why I don't think this plan works for more than one cook nearly as well as the 2 peninsula plans presented above. btw, as I worked on this drawing, I realized another serious flaw with the plan the designers presented to you. It would be very difficult to get a full size fridge through that 33" pinch point between seating overhang and oven cab without damaging the fridge, the cabinet or the counter. Or all 3. The installers would have to take the doors off the hinges to get it in place. Doable but a PITA....See Morekirkhall
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