Well dang.... I was sure the link was there. Let's try this again, shall we? Thanks for the head's up, Cindy. Nancy Here is a link that might be useful: Cement balls, a horn, and a face

I like your plan. A front elevation may be helpful. Build to suit you, not me. Some things I would consider: 1. BR 1 seems to have no window. 2. Bath 1 is cramped. I would not put a door between the toilet and the sink. If the door is a thing for you perhaps a pocket door would ease the space. We had a door like this and just took it off the hinges because it was too tight. I would also eliminate one sink but keep the long countertop for the girls to use as a vanity top. You only need to sink to wash up and spit, but the countertop can be used for hair products, makeup, shaving area, etc. 3. Love, love, love the front porch. Are you building on a site that allows the use of this great space? Is it wide enough to really use it? 4. Your media room will see a lot of use as the girls age. Is it large enough? Can you use pocket doors here (With glass panels?) to make more usable space? 5. We enjoy an open floor plan. Have you ever had a toddler in one? Wow was it different to raise our third child in an open space after raising our older two in an old farmhouse! The corner fireplace likely means the furniture will be oriented towards the front door... OK with you? What is the boxed area near the pantry? I would open the pantry into that space....I enjoy oversized pantries. The wall between the fireplace and the pantry box could be a great space for built in entertainment/bookshelf space. 6. If you move the H.A.C. and WH all along one wall between the stairs and the garage door, you can expand that hallway to a great space for a wall of cubbies, bench, lockers for each member of your family to contain the backpacks, jackets, sport equipment, gym bags, etc. of daily living. This would slightly reduce the size of the storage area, but not meaningfully. 7. Your master doorway is in an area of public traffic. Is this an issue for you? 8. Can you move the door to the master closet to the center of the wall and use a pocket door? Try printing off the area and move around the water features to a configuration you like. Do you need two sinks or a larger counter space? I prefer just one sink and one counter area to hold products in use. 9. How will you use your bonus room? Do you need a bathroom there to make it more useful? The stairway takes the space out of the main flow of the house and moves traffic past the master bedroom. Good luck with your build. I hope it will be a happy home for you. Brian

(Info and image first posted in the Appliances Forum by dnwarner on 28 September 2002)... The photo below shows the removable "catch screen" in the water pump assembly of the HE3 washer. One must remove the lower front panel of the Hettie ("Hettie" is the Forum nickname for the HE3(t)/Duet washers) to access this part, but it serves a very important purpose - any small objects that escape the wash drum during a cycle (coins, buttons, etc) will be trapped here, before they jam the pump! (from the original caption by dnwarner: The plastic box to the left contains the motor drive electronics. You can just see the edge of the heat sink above the top.) --Tom. P.S. I'll provide a better (larger) picture as soon as I'm able to get the full-size image Photoshopped down to under 60K (the max allowed by the FAQ system). For now, this thumbnail should be at least marginally useful... [added to FAQ: 4 October 2002] Image by: GardenWeb member dnwarner HE3 pump filter

I'm not against cook tops or ranges in islands, provided the island is large enough to allow for ample work space on either side of the cook top or range. Your first plan allowed for 24", about 7" more than I currently have on each side of my island cook top. I hate it with a passion because there is so little room to prep and work next to the cook top. It's one of the driving reasons for completely reworking our kitchen (remodel to start soon, yay!). And the pop-up downdraft is a joke. That said, new pop-up downdrafts are much more effective but, as has been pointed out, island venting is more expensive than perimeter venting. So I'm glad to see that your later versions moved the range out of the island and eliminated that odd sink wall jog by bumping the whole wall out. Of the 2 latest plans you posted, I prefer Option 2. There is no zone crossing between clean-up and prep/cooking functions, unlike what will occur in your Option 3. I think Option 2 could be made even better. I moved the sink out of the corner. I'm not sure what you gain by going with a corner sink, other than mirroring the other angled corner. (I have a corner sink under corner windows; I've always been happy with this set-up. The main downside is that it's very difficult to clean behind the sink.) Eliminating these 2 angled corners gains you longer stretches of counter, which is always a plus, IMO. Here are images of sinks against walls, not under windows, so you can see design options for this type of set-up. [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/kitchens-by-julie-williams-design-traditional-kitchen-san-francisco-phvw-vp~114198) [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Novato Kitchen & Bath Designers Julie Williams Design [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/kitchens-traditional-kitchen-san-francisco-phvw-vp~1994291) [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Los Gatos Kitchen & Bath Designers Kitchens of Los Gatos [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-contemporary-kitchen-dallas-phvw-vp~574875) [Contemporary Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/contemporary-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2103) by Dallas Interior Designers & Decorators Denise McGaha Interiors [[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/island-view-traditional-kitchen-boston-phvw-vp~696524) [Traditional Kitchen[(https://www.houzz.com/photos/traditional-kitchen-ideas-phbr1-bp~t_709~s_2107) by Boston Kitchen & Bath Designers Dalia Kitchen Design btw, I made an assumption about the size of your double pantry doors, basing its width on the integrated fridge (also assumed this was 42" not 36"). If it's larger or smaller, you'll need to adjust the sink wall accordingly. Putting a range in a corner is a tricky thing to do. You have to design it very carefully to make sure it works, plus it eats up a lot of space on each wall. A 36" cook top will require 51"-54" of space from each wall. Because a range sticks out beyond the counter edge, you'll need wider spacers next to it in order to be able to open cab doors and drawers without bumping into the range. That's not saying it can't be done but you should know the pros and cons of such a set-up. Read the following articles written by Kelly Morisseau, CMKBD, for more information. A reader asks: A cooktop or range in the corner? A Design Reader Asks: Help with range in the corner? btw, the same cautions apply to placing a fridge or an oven in a corner, too. Plus, there's the awkward placement of a tall thing breaking up stretches of counter. I wouldn't do it.