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Comments (8)Thanks dej142, you make some great points! I agree, the dining room table area looks cramped. I'm thinking I can bump up the clearance on either side of the table to about 5.5 feet (does that sound like enough?). Which means I'd need to steal 3 feet from somewhere else on that floor. I don't think I can shrink the ADA bathroom, and making the master bedroom smaller would extend the hallway into bedroom #2 even more (and make it awkwardly shaped). I think I may have to resort to shortening the cabinet run and island. I'm already concerned about having enough cabinet space, so I'm not looking forward to that. :-/ In the kitchen I'd like someone to be able to walk by comfortably when the dishwasher is open, but I don't want the aisle to be so wide that it's uncomfortable working in the space. Is there a dishwasher opening into your 48" aisle? How much wider do you wish your aisle were? Great point about easy access to linens. I was planning on storing all of that in the laundry room, but the top floor doesn't have any linen storage and it might be easier if the bottom floor had a dedicated closet too. Looks like I could fit a linen closet to the left of the pantry on the top floor, and to the left of the laundry room on the bottom floor (stacked on top of each other). The other idea I'm toying with is shuffling the bottom floor layout to put the theater in the current office location, while putting the bedrooms and office in the four corners. That way the bedrooms/office are better shielded from noise and get more light, and it's easier to keep the theater dark. Easier said than done, but I'm hoping it might work!...See Morethis post has been deleted
Comments (13)FYI- if you buy a regular front loader and dryer you could replace those separately no matter if they are installed side by side or stacked. Don't think you need a stacking pair now, but it might be good for those who read this later. I would also build a platform (very sturdy one !) to raise up the washer dryer about 12-16". It will be a lot easier to load and unload the machine especially for aging in place people. I'd also consider waterproofing the floor of that room . Folks - for those of you weirding out about tankless water heaters not being able to supply enough water or messing with washers. Get a grip. Most of those case are due to faulty plumbing system design. A water heater supplies hot water , the washer doesn't know or even care if it comes from gas or solar or electric power, tank or tankless or even a hybrid. The washer's valve opens and calls for hot water and starts to fill. If the water in the line is cold that's what goes in the drum first until the heater pushes hot water thru the line. If, and it's a big if, there is already hot water in the line , giants what'll go in the drum. BUT , there's no guarantee there will be hit water in the line. If your faucet is plumbed on the same line and you run it before the washer there will be hot water in the line and this is true whether you have a tank or tankless heater. Now, if you have a home run system with a dedicated line for the washer, then it (the washer) has to purge the line of cold water before hot water can arrive at the tub. This is where some people have difficulty with tankless heaters as they tend to be in home run type systems. If your pipe to the washer is large or very far away from the heater the washer's draw will not be enough to purge the line of cold and the washer will not see hot water. This IS NOT the tankless' fault. The same situation will occur in THAT house with a tank type heater ! It's the design of the plumbing system that is at fault ! You need a short run, or a recic. line , or pipe your nearby faucet off of the same line as the washer AND run it before turning on the washer. Stop blaming the equipment. It's the professional design that is lacking....See MoreHas the Cooking Forum Been Deleted?
Comments (20)It wasn't there for a few days (nor was Home Decorating), but both have re-appeared. Apparently, instead of testing this new format and getting it right before posting it, it's sort of a "make it up as one goes" kind of deal. VERY bush league....See MoreCedemas post on angel garden being deleted
Comments (22)I got an email in response to my nasty letter of complaint about comments and photos not posting or disappearing. This was from the customer support department of Houzz, and written by a person as a followup to the canned reply that comes immediately. It basically contained that tired and worthless advice about having up to date, compatible software, blah, blah, blah. They suggested using Chrome. I wrote back saying their stale advice didn't work for anyone, they were losing forum members right and left, and they needed a new IT department. How can they not have received these same complaints many times already? I don't think they even have an IT department. Maybe they are going bankrupt. Wouldn't be surprised. Diane...See Morebabybarley
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