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Originally Posted by spunkmaster
What would you have added if money doesn't matter ?
I got oversized 6 car garage with 8'X8' doors
Screen room in back with rock patio etc....
Extra hose hook up all over the outside and in yard
Wired for cable and phone etc in every room
What do you wish you added to your house ?
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How big is the lot you are building on (1acre, 5 acre, 10 acre)?
What state are you building in? (basements?)
You need to watch out on the 6 car garage. You do not want a Garage-Mahal.... meaning all 6 bays facing the street. I would also eliminate the 8x8 doors and go with 16' or 20' doors. 8' doors suck and take a large garage and make it feel tiny because you have the space between the doors preventing you from parking sideways (if you want to). I would also consider putting 3 bays on one side of the house and 3 bays on the other side (side entry garages) of the house with each garage having its own hallway in the house. I did this and I would not build a house any other way. If you do it this way you do not have a bunch of garage doors facing the road and because the garages are side entry it makes the house look that much bigger from the road.
I would also consider...
1. The tallest ceilings you can afford. I put 22' ceilings in the main areas of my house and 14' on all other areas. I wish I went bigger.
2. Tallest doors your ceilings can handle. Toss out all 6'8" doors and use at least 8' doors on the entry and 10' or larger on your sliders.
I could go on forever...