Building a house- kitchen question
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Comments (4)Same here, we are beginning to build in Durango, Co and currently live in Texas. We found an architect and builder locally who are working together as part of our team to get this built. It's working great for us and most of the communication is done long distance, but we have made a few trips there as well, mostly out of choice. We did things a little different from most people. We found a builder we loved and then interviewed architects, letting him know we would be using this builder and that everyone would be involved from day one. This helped us get a design we loved and could afford to build. My best advice, find people whose work you like that you respect and trust. Good luck with your build and move!...See MoreBuilding a sunroom on the back of my house question
Comments (1)Yes you can, be sure to drill into the existing slab & install bolts/tapcons/re-bar or something that will hold one to the other. Al...See MoreBuying a tear-down house to build a new one. Questions to ask?
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Comments (14)You don't need a tub in a master bath unless you want to take baths. Most adults - especially those who have "aged in place" don't take baths. Many people would prefer to have a large luxurious walk in shower versus a crappy shower and tub they don't use and still have to clean. In terms of resale, you are just as likely to attract buyers who want a great shower as a tub in the master bath and likely more. At this point if I were house hunting I would NOT get a home with a tub/shower in the master nor would I get a house where there was a tub and a mediocre shower. You should design your shower (and bathroom) so that it designed for aging in place which would include grab bars installed in the studs as well as a comfortable bench. I find my built in bench to be much more functional than something that isn't built in as you have to deal with cleaning around a freestanding stool or shower chair and/or find a place to store it. My shower was designed to age in place and has the grab bars as well as an additional hand held by the bench which is very functional for me as I don't have to snake the hand held across the shower. There is a second hand held by the other shower fixtures as well. Relatively inexpensive to install when you are building the shower. As to whether you need 3 bathrooms - while the minimum is 2 1/2 or 2 if there are space constraints, why not since the additional space and money would be relatively negligible in a new build. However do consider the functionality since one of those bathrooms would be the powder room and therefore would need to be accessible from the public areas. Would someone actually be using that third bathroom to shower in as most people don't typically shower in bathrooms that are off the living room or other public spaces....See MoreSabrina Alfin Interiors
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