anyone built the Edenton plan by J Wright from Southern Living?
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Comments (39)I have to admit that while I'm great at reading floor plans, site plans confuse me a bit. I know that they matter, so I defer to others on this topic. I do understand the concept of having 12 acres, yet having only one good spot on which to build. I have 40 acres, yet I have one "obvious" spot where the house will be located. Oh, I COULD build in other locations, but it would be more costly (not adjacent to the existing gravel driveway, need to run utilities farther, etc.), but one general area is superior to the others in numerous ways. I don't want to disturb the roughly 50% that's heavily wooded, I don't want to move too close to the little pond in the woods that floods its banks, and I do want to maintain the open field that I rent out to a farmer (this gets me a drastically reduced tax build, and I'm fine with having a corn field behind my house). As for natural light, YES, it matters! Natural light is one of those basics I keep harping upon. Look at some photographs of rooms you like; natural light is most likely the key factor in why these rooms are appealing. To give an example from my current house (though the more examples I give from my sorry old house, the more I wonder why I live here at all), my kitchen /breakfast room /family room faces East. Although I have a covered porch off the back, I get the morning sun in those rooms, and during those morning hours these rooms are at their best. They are MUCH more inviting. The colors are warmer, the room even looks more spacious. By the time we get home from school/work, those prime hours are gone, and although the rooms aren't "dark", they also don't have much life. Colors, window choices, and other things can play into making the most of your natural light, but don't ignore this all-important topic....See MoreWhat IS a Manual J Load Calculation?
Comments (23)Regardless of the acrimonious comments, BX is typical of the guys in the field. As I win small concessions from him and others, I realize what I am fighting. If I met with him on a regular basis, I would probably cherish his acquaintance. I am not the typical HVAC service guy, so I am not wedded to previous ways of doing business. Although I serviced several generations of equipment, I only spent about 20% of my time with HVAC and refrigeration as a service guy. I performed service for many years, but only spent a small portion of time with HVAC. I did not believe in many of the NEW techniques for installation, until I understood why they are necessary. If I had the money or desire for continuing education, I am sure that I could learn new tricks. What I do not like are old-timers that just donÂt want to keep up with new design techniques. Texas has attempted to force continuing education of contractors. This is a hindrance to the small guy, and large companies do not typically train the rank and file worker. The real problem is the availability of junk courses that can be taken that do nothing for training or learning of new information. Furthermore the requirement is only for licensed contractors. It does not include the workers. When a major company has multiple trucks, I would imagine the information gleaned is not passed to the workers. Since management is a small subset of the workforce, the training of workers does not exist in Texas. As long as they have a CFC certificate, this is all that is needed. As to duct installation, training is on-the-job. The typical worker is non-English speaking; non green card entitled foreigners. This group of people is NEVER trained for more than is necessary to do a minimal job. Furthermore when they are knowledgeable, they are too old to do the job quickly, so they are replaced. I am sure this is not the norm in all geographic areas, but in the southern areas this is typical. The hot climate areas are where design is so important for proper operation of equipment, but is done by minimal trained workers. When you see a legal worker, he is probably at the same level as the other group discussed. Last summer was proof of the need for trained installation workers. The typical cooling bill for my area was double of previous years. Complaints of bills higher than mortgage payments were common. One story that emphasizes this issue was on TV and about an owner of a 3000 sqft house that had $900+ monthly electric bills, which were more than his mortgage payments. If I sound too authoritative, sometimes it is needed, to wake up the general population. We tend to ignore problems until faced with them ourselves. Then when we look for help; it just isnÂt there....See Morehas anyone ordered cabinets from the 'amish loft?'
Comments (45)Well, they never told me that policy! They said the final payment was due at delivery, which I made... but when I quickly discovered the problems and became concerned that they didn't seem too willing to respond favorably to correct things, I placed a "stop payment" on the check. Of course, that only worked because they told me too late that they expected a bank check (Saturday afternoon when delivery was on a Sunday), which is what they originally wanted. In any event, I certainly wouldn't have felt comfortable making any final payments before I had even seen any cabinets! I wouldn't have appreciated being contacted by the cabinetmaker, either! You're right -- you and I contracted with THEM to handle everything with the cabinetmaker. They should be able to make their cabinetmakers correct everything without involving you more than is necessary. And I also didn't appreciate the delays in delivery (the cabs ended up being about 3 weeks late), but I've come to believe that's not uncommon with custom cabinetry either. I'm sorry you had a difficult time. I still would love to see pictures of your kitchen... does it resemble the painted cabinets on their website? Those are so pretty! I do still believe their cabinets have a somewhat unique look which I am still happy I went with. It seems you feel the same. bloomin......See MoreIs anyone building Southern Living's Altadena Park House Plan
Comments (99)The Edenton Plan which is slightly smaller than Altadena Park features a side load garage and will fit on a 114' wide lot. (Assuming 10' side setback and 30' on garage side) http://houseplans.southernliving.com/plans/SL2042?index=1&search%5Bplan%5D=edenton&search%5Butf8%5D=%E2%9C%93&search%5Bvendor%5D=...See More
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