Need ideas and help: New build "fairytale" roof issues?
Dana shebuilds
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Comments (28)Hi all, for some reason I cannot access my old username threedogsmom so I am back to update you on what I have done so far. After moving in an living there for a bit, there is more sun than originally thought in the front yard, so I have planted a variety of evergreens, small trees, and shrubs with a few of the hostas I brought along sprinkled in. Once I have the mulch down (in next 2 weeks) I will post a few pics. I went with the first mock-up drawing in the post above, using an undulating edge for the front yard bed to break up the linear front of the house. We sourced rocks on our property to make the edge with, so it appears like a natural extension of the rock retaining wall. The color scheme overall focuses on burgundy, blue and yellow foliage/needles, with some greens mixed in there as well. Flowering shrubs are in the reddish-magenta color. For small trees, I added a Wolf Eyes dogwood, a Saratoga gingko, a Black Dragon Cryptomeria, and a dwarf columnar blue spruce, as well as a Rising Sun Redbud across the driveway on the other side. In the front entry nook to the left, I filled in with a dwarf Baby Lace japanese maple, 3 blue star junipers, and 5 golden sedges to set the color scheme. Across the walkway, there are 2 June hostas, 3 dwarf barberries, 3 Liberty hostas, Mr Bowling Ball and Fire Chief arborvitae, Amber moon astilbe, a magenta pink hydrangea, Lemon Beauty lonicera, 3 lemon thread mops, a dwarf golden hinoki cypress, purple leaf sand cherry, 2 red drift roses, 2 blue rug junipers to hang over the rock wall, daylilies, 3 dwarf Buzz buddleias interspersed with variegated liriope, golden barberry, 2 Beyond Blue fescue clumps and a Standing Ovation grass. So your eye will see repetition of the red/burgundy, then yellows, then blues as you move around the garden bed. I think it will mature very nicely as time goes on and should offer nice color and structure all year long while still being low maintenance. Pics to follow in a few weeks - working on the mulching this weekend!!...See MoreNeed help deciding on exterior for new build
Comments (76)You need to understand why it's important to do stucco right the first time. Once you get everything applied on the house, the stucco will no longer breathe. That means if there is a crack somewhere that allows water to intrude somewhere water will get behind the stucco, run down the wall, and not be able to evaporate. This standing water will rot the framing, damage the insulation and drywall. Then, you have a mold situation. Given where this home is being built, all it takes is a good hurricane to find a crack and drive water inside the building. It usually happens around a poorly installed and sealed window or door. You won't know about it immediately as it takes a while for this condition to be evident. Once it's evident, it's very expensive to fix. There are lots of houses with the EFIS system that couldn't be sold due to poor installation. If you get it right, it's a fantastic building material. If you get it wrong, it can become a nightmare. Get educated on this quickly. Make certain your GC is educated and using the right subcontractor to do the installation....See MoreHelp with roof pitch on 8’ ceiling new build!
Comments (59)Angela, sometimes Life decides things for you. You must be a pretty young retiree if you haven’t experienced that! We were in our early 40’s when the other half was diagnosed with a permanent debilitating disease. It sure changed a lot of plans! He retired disabled, and I became a Certified Aging in Place Specialist to help others who faced trying to live in their existing homes or create accessible new homes. A retirement home should be fully accessible. That starts with the approach and entry into the home being step free. It’s great that you think you won’t move from this home. Given some of the issues with it though, you will be facing some remodeling at some point. Don't you think that it would be better to address some of its issues before it’s built rather than down the road when income and ability may not be as great as it is now? Why design in accessibility problems that you will really regret and will need to change? This forum can really help you with many issues, both functional and aesthetic, if you will allow it to. Defensiveness is only hurting you. Good luck with your project!...See MoreNeed Help Understanding Roof Design - Concerned with Possible Issue
Comments (29)Sorry for my late reply. At this point we only have a floor plan and no other elevation. Now and thanks to this wonderfull comunity I am understanding it a little bit more and hopefully will be able to ask good questions to them. Now I can see these upgrades were going to add cost us. @cpartist the lot front is 50ft wide (50×150ft) and with the township regulation we can only built a 41 ft wide house. The garage is 20 ft wide, our foyer ( long. Hallway. :( :(..) 7'4" and the study is 12 ft. Wide. the house will have cement board as siding and the developer needs to approve, layout, colour and material ( already dictated by them. ) I have to appologize as I didn't understand the request for more information. If I may, what is the pitch would you suggest? I will post the changes after talking with them. Thanks again...See Morecpartist
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