Ikea's "Keep the Bedroom Door Open" commerical
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Anyone have experiene w pole barn/apartment?
Comments (29)I looked seriously into going this route for temporary housing while I build my home. I got a agricultural exempt permit in my county for a 48x60 pole barn. I added up all of the costs to make the structure livable (swamp cooler, insulation cost - HUGE!, metal roofing,counters, concerete,etc) and the cost was huge- over 20k with me doing all of the labor. I am still going to build a barn, but just for hay storage and tractor/auto/boat storage w/o concrete floors. I just bought a 30' Yurt for less than $10k which included propane heating, insulation, windows, French Doors, 14' ceilings including the deck. Basically I can erect the Yurt within 4-5 days which includes re-assembly of the deck. This gives 706 sq feet of living space that is conditioned, and can be done fairly quickly. Plus, the yurt itself could be dissasembled in less than a few days making it a portable structure. I plan on camping in this while I still have a house and then moving into it when I start construction on my new parcel of land for the house to come. The yurt will have a built-in bathroom, and a kitchen area, including two bedrooms (one with a loft - for 3 small kids) Heck, this thing will save me about $2100 per month as I can rent out my house I currently live in when I make the transition. I plan on putting that money into property improvements before I have another mortgage again by doing electric gates, new fences, asphalt driveways, etc. It's too bad the damned permits and fees will add up to over 16K when I build the house here. It's amazing how much the government has encroached into our freedoms and land rights. They even want permits when you develop over an acre of land for agricultural use on your own land. This is not freedom. Brock...See MoreKitchen Nearing Completion - Karbon, Stages and Ikea
Comments (9)Microwave is a GE and seemed the best option for a cabinet depth oven. I don't need much bigger and I love not having it on the countertop. I think corners are an inefficient use of this space. The old kitchen layout had that and I don't miss it at all. It does feel bigger as a result without being a big kitchen. What are planning mirrors? Faucet is high flow. I had the plumbing reworked below and it is 1/2" pipe up to just below the floor then goes to a standard pipe diameter. I don't think you can remove the flow limiter very easily. I took mine apart last night and there are not too many parts you can really remove; maybe one mesh strainer within the handle. The drawers are all fine for me. Never thought about it since it is how Ikea configured the cabinets. I also got tip out drawers for the three drawers at the sink. I want/need stainless backsplash for the range but haven't shopped for one yet. And likely tile for the under-cabinet band, but that is for another day. Each outlet box has two 20 amp circuit pairs. I don't have too many counter top appliances I would run at the same time. And I hated working with 12 gauge wire as much as I did! Dishwasher panel is great. Stainless seems like it can be shiny but it often seems like dead/black space. My partner wants a collapsible window table but I think it will just get in my way of using the kitchen. I like the idea but I don't think the space will support it. Floors are red pine with a minimal of stain added. Used that soft wood because the adjoining room has a 60 year old red pine floor too. It dings easily but looks good so far. I love it and thanks for your comments!...See MoreHigh Arc Spiral Coil Kitchen Sink Brands - Help Please
Comments (6)a.f.a.i.k. these are all patterned after commercial faucets, for restaurants, that have a huge flow rate that can blast off anything stuck to a plate. The plate still has to go into a commercial dishwasher after that in any case, for sterilization. So, the faucet that blasts like a fire hose is called a pre-rinse, because the DW is a sterilization-rinse. Make sense? They are still called pre-rinse when they go into residential kitchens although the DW is not a sterilization-rinse chamber, so they only sort of have the same basic function. They don't blast as much either; their flow rate is reduced to residential standards so you don't need to worry about backspray splattering onto everything in sight. If you don't want the coiled spring there are a couple high arc spouts that are made of rubbery material that springs back into place. And, a couple of rubbery material spouts that hold their shape if you move them around....See MoreTired of same "look" on every television home show
Comments (57)The only reason why I watch HGTV any more is if I'm channel surfing and need a breather for a couple of minutes. I don't need to watch anything for long because I know exactly what people will say ("needs updating," "stainless," "granite," "open concept") and because the end product is so predictible - and so predictibly soulless. Like someone said, it's the Target look. Plus, like some have mentioned, it's the lack of respect for perfectly good rooms. Oh, excuse me, perfectly good "spaces." I have seen a few shows in which original details, usually done in good materials and that have a certain amount of interest (not to mention, fit the style and period of the house) are ripped out in order to "update." I've seen it on both Love It or List It and on Property Brothers. What's both amusing and sad is that viewers are being spoonfed a bill of unpalatable goods. First, they're led to believe that every house they buy or live in needs "updating." That of course, costs money, money that they might not (probably do not) have to spend. I know - we all realize the whole point of these shows is to get people into stores for expensive things like countertops, cabinets, stainless steel whatevers; to get them to redo entire rooms, especially kitchens and bathrooms. My opinion: Closely related is that the shows lead people to believe there's no other way to decorate their houses. Like decordummy says, what about antiques? The irony is that if you flip through Architectural Digest, World of Interiors, Antiques & Fine Art, and other magazines like those, you'll see both antiques and ornamentation/anti-Target look. That's not to say there's nothing contemporary, but houses in those magazines show individuality, creativity, they reflect a personality and point of view - even when the look has been 100% created by the designer. The other amusing but not-really-funny aspect of the HGTV philosophy is the whole "open concept" thing. I sure hope first-time home buyers, particularly people who buy new houses, understand what's going on with that. What a scam, if you ask me. What a gift to home builders, and with the buyers paying the bill! Same square footage, but what's missing with those "open concept" houses? Doors, walls, moldings, hardware, trim, and all the other things that define actual rooms. Instead, people are paying the same amount per square foot for "spaces." I've wandered a little OT, but not entirely, I hope. Oh, and will someone please mail those property brothers a decent shaver?...See Moregeokid
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