My ideal home is a Motorcycle Stable and Aircraft Hanger...
What is your ideal custom home?
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I had a 2900 SF custom ranch built in 2017 on 5 acres. My wife wanted a walkout basement when we looked for a parcel for our current home to no avail. We recently found the perfect lot and bought it.
What do you want the garage need to be detached?
I see the posts are all over the place but getting back to the walkout idea can you tell us:
1. Is it a walkout to the front or one to the back.
2. What direction is the walk out facing.
3. You are in the mid west. It there a “frost line” in the winter? That is the depth at which the ground freezes in the winter. In my area it’s two feet deep. Most walkouts will have pony walls, part concrete wall and part wood stud construction.
That is to start. I’m imagining a large deck above the walkout, possible turning to the sides of the house as well. The design can be configured to look rustic, contemporary, or whatever depending on the choice of materials.
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Less than 2000, hopefully about 1800 sf. Large kitchen with flat top, 1200+ CFM exhaust hood and 600 CFM Filtered make-up air unit, VRV HVAC System, All PEX-A plumbing with high quality Delta fixtures, Quartz/Granite countertops, custom cabinetry with dovetail drawers, spray foam insulation, 50 year Arch Shingles, Hardi-board siding with hardi fascia/soffit, all synthetic materials for porch and deck flooring. Professionally designed lighting, gas water heater, whole house water filtration. 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, living room large enough for a large couch and 2 recliners, 2 small bedrooms and master large enough for king size bed, night stands and dressers.
200' away, 50x100 metal shop with 400 amp electrical service, HVAC, Lighting, 3 lifts, woodworking section, metal working section and full length lean-to shelter for tractors, 4-wheelers, side-by-sides.
200' away, 50x100 metal shop with 400 amp electrical service, HVAC, Lighting, 3 lifts, woodworking section, metal working section and full length lean-to shelter for tractors, 4-wheelers, side-by-sides.
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He would probably really want 480/3 with a couple of transformers to 208/3 and 240/1
I am pretty happy right here. Perfect? Of course not. But for wifey and me, pretty much yes.
I struggle when I see the stuff people deal with, like in the cold weather threads. It will hit 60* in Los Gatos today.
I flat out love it here.
I struggle when I see the stuff people deal with, like in the cold weather threads. It will hit 60* in Los Gatos today.
I flat out love it here.
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I like smaller ranch style houses, no mega McMansion for me..... even though I can afford it.
If it was a house I’d be planning to live in for a long time I’d pay more for quality of materials and construction over total square footage of house. I’d do 20amp breakers with #12 wire (no 15amp breakers with #14 wire except for lighting circuits), extra dedicated circuit or two in kitchen and garage over code minimum for extra appliance or freezer in garage, power panel in garage (if detached garage) fed from house panel with spare conduit for tele/AV to house, solar on roof, real wood moldings instead of paper junk, solid PVC instead of foam core PVC junk they use on all builds, PEX plumbing, 3/4”plumbing instead of 1/2”, tankless instant gas hot water heater, gas heating and cooking, backup natural gas whole house generator with auto transfer switch, heated bathroom floors (if in cold area), quality plumbing and lighting fixtures, built in bookcases/shelving in rooms, laundry chute to basement with laundry room etc. A lot of modern homes have cut corners and are built to bare minimum. But when you’ve been in a custom built home that is quality you definitely notice. In my opinion if you’re already gonna spend top coin on a custom home (versus a mass build) get exactly what you want - unless you just want a home built on the property simply because you want it to have land. Because you will pay more doing it versus a standard toll brothers home for the same house - those builders buy such large orders of lumber/materials they get things way cheaper than you can. For the love of God do not use nails to hang drywall, use screws! The cheap mass built house I’m in now has nails and they’re all popping from the ceiling endlessly.
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How is a detached garage more energy efficient? I mean you can build a house with an attached garage and just not heat or cool the garage.
Attached garages typically have poor air sealing/insulation at the partition wall shared with the garage and living space as well as the garage ceiling. In my market the space above an attached garage is almost always living space rather than storage. Garage doors are leaky by design.
If one is so inclined to heat/cool their garage it requires it's own dedicate system rather than being "patched in" to the HVAC system for the house. That's a big no-no.
Now I will say that some builders can build correctly, but it requires input with the architect in order to make sure structural members don't get in the way.
Good example : https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/finally-garage-with-air-barrier/
Bad example : https://www.energyvanguard.com/blog/how-can-you-air-seal-these-joists-over-garage/
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I think I'd like to try a hanger house, although I don't have a plane.
Needs to be on natural gas to heat it up here though! I'd add a couple retractable dust curtains and a car lift and wood shop stuff on wheels. Kids could play badminton or whatever inside.
Or just a nice simple bungalow with your walkout basement, and save the rest to do other things. A cabin near good skiing or on a lake.
Needs to be on natural gas to heat it up here though! I'd add a couple retractable dust curtains and a car lift and wood shop stuff on wheels. Kids could play badminton or whatever inside.
Or just a nice simple bungalow with your walkout basement, and save the rest to do other things. A cabin near good skiing or on a lake.
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It would be a small single-story house with maybe 1000 square feet. That is more than I/we need.
No basement, just a slab so I don't have to worry about foundation drainage, sump pump, etc. and no stairs whatsoever.
The roof would be a single peak with at least 45 degree angle and metal roof and no openings for vents or whatever. Just roof. All that stuff will be on the side of the house if needed.
The soffit overhang would extend maybe 4 feet from the wall. I want the roof to be significantly bigger than the house.
The walls would be double-framed or double-studded or whatever to accommodate double the insulation and achieve soundproofing.
The siding material would be vertical so water always runs off.
The interior floors would be all hard/laminate flooring.
{ Basically over-engineer corrections to all the problems I have with the current house I live in. I wish I could go back in time and pass this house by. }
No basement, just a slab so I don't have to worry about foundation drainage, sump pump, etc. and no stairs whatsoever.
The roof would be a single peak with at least 45 degree angle and metal roof and no openings for vents or whatever. Just roof. All that stuff will be on the side of the house if needed.
The soffit overhang would extend maybe 4 feet from the wall. I want the roof to be significantly bigger than the house.
The walls would be double-framed or double-studded or whatever to accommodate double the insulation and achieve soundproofing.
The siding material would be vertical so water always runs off.
The interior floors would be all hard/laminate flooring.
{ Basically over-engineer corrections to all the problems I have with the current house I live in. I wish I could go back in time and pass this house by. }
It looks to me that these people hit it right. Located close to Middlebury IN.
That home looks like a business. Not sure why you would attach high bay to your home? It seriously lacks an appeal factor.
Looks pretty close to perfect to me. Assuming it is a big square with lots of open garage in the back. Im sure the tall door is RV access...
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