If you were building a house..
 

If you were building a house what are some things that you would def want to included or built in the house etc? From little to big things just getting some more ideas.

a bar

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Ya .. you need a good Bar recreation area .. indoors and out ... :thumbsup

EDIT: I see the post below ... Nice job :thumbsup

That is already on the list to be included in the basement along with the big screen / pool table etc.

how about this?
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product...Path=111*4639*

reall no need for that. I doubt that it would ever get used.

things i wanted were a bar, a sauna, a jacuzzi tub AND indoor jacuzzi, a big garage, a workspace for woodworking, a playroom with pooltable and arcade games, a hobby room, a great room for entertaining several people and an office with a library feel.

best bet is to make a list of stuff you like when visiting others homes or even features you liked at a hotel on vacation

cat5, ethernet, security wiring & cams, panic room....

Yep great ones there. I plan on having a third of the full basement take up the bar/games and bigscreen with surround sound and all that. Another room in the basement will prolly have excercise equipment since the girl likes to work out. Then my office of course. I think I will wait on finishing the deck/hotub area off the back of the house until the next spring/summer unless I get on a big roll with sales coming in between now and this summer when the house will hopefully be finished up.

yeah, ethernet ports in every room for the xbox or media center really makes life easy.

• Outdoor kitchen with gas grill and wood BBQ. Include small fridge, sink etc.
• Master bath that includes dual sinks, whirlpool tub, as well as a seperate shower.
• Tankless hot water heater.
• Guest room with own outside door
• In ground heating.
• LCD style windows
• Solid core insulation
• Steel studs
• Large kitchen with room for professional stove, dual ovens.
• Zero carpet.
• Solar panels
• Whole house water filteration unit.

Couple of the things I would want.

sounds like you have looked into this?

A great deal.
I have remodeled like crazy as it is. Plan on eventually having a house built. Also been helping the fiance study up on taking her contractors license test, so we are always looking at some of the new or better ways to do things.

Whats the deal with the LCD style windows? I've never heard about them. The solid core insulation just a brand name? Steel studs for a certain reason? I'm in Nebraska not sure if that would matter.

The windows I can not recall the name or brand. Basicly they have the same type of liquid as lcd displays have in them. You can go from clear to black by adjusting the electronic pulse.

Solid core insulation is basicly solid foam between all wall studs. Basicly makes your walls solid so to speak.

Steel studs. Well they are stonger. They last longer. The are immune to pest and vermin. Plus they are cheaper than wood more often. They work just like wood studs do, just a whole lot better.

Dude you're building a house as your first house? Everyone I know who's ever built has always said that you'll end up building again. As a first time builder, you miss a lot and don't think of a lot of things. So be sure to ask input from a lot of people, especially people who have built.

I agree.
If we have not done so much damn remodeling before I would never have my own built without serious consultation. Then as a first house? Hell no.

Yes it is as a first house. I'm having a company do it that makes custom homes in this area. I can spend 20-30k more and get something how I want it and brand new or spend 20-30k less and get 1 less bedroom, 1 less bathroom, and a house that is atleast 30 years old. To be the new one sounds like a lot better investment. More sq ft, more bedrooms, more bathrooms. I'm not doing the building myself I'm just letting the company know what I would be interested in.

Passive solar based on as much thermal mass as possible... very modern design, lots of concrete and glass.

lol do people really put panic rooms in their houses?

I could see maybe a secure room for hurricanes or tornados and so on.. lol but a panic room? too much hollywood...

A waterfall urinal. Beat that

btw speaking of solar .. check out this house.. http://www.solarhouse.com I think I'd do that if I was building a new house.

That new samsung 102" TV
Make the office seperate from the house
Have the wires for the surround sound built in
Plugs in the floors where you need them
Gym
Make the home as energy efficient as possible

Large closets, large closets and large closets. Have I mentioned large closets? Oh, and a garage. The only two things I miss not having in this house :(

And put the W/D next to the bedrooms, not in the basement/garage/etc.

Make sure if you like open windows, you get windows that open. They just built a house next to me with mostly fixed (view) windows and french doors. I'd rather have windows that open and sliding glass doors with screens.

AND DON'T SCRIMP ON APPLIANCES AND HVAC!!

have one of the bedroom doors wide enough for a wheelchair.

Do some research about plants to put around your house that keep pest away naturally.

a walk in pantry big enough for a deep freezer.

a pizza oven that doubles as a salamander

an extra little sink in the kitchen is always nice.

2 sinks in the master bath

a place to sit in the oversized shower with multiple shower heads.

a GREAT exhaust fan for the bathrooms. (don't skimp)

an intercom system

if 2 story... an external staircase to the 2md floor in the back with a little deck...for smoke breaks..if home office is on 2nd floor.

cable connection in every room... (it's free).. have them do it when it's being built...so they can wire internal walls too.

double front and back doors (easy to move shit in and out)

no little closets. no little bathrooms

extra wide staircase

that's about it.

House itself would be made of pine logs.
HUGE double-story windows.
Second floor master suite encompassing the vast majority of the second floor.
Deck off Master.
Jacuzzi tubs in each bathroom, (at least two bathrooms 'cause I'm only sharing my bathroom with whatever lucky individual is invited to join me in a bubble bath)
Heated tile floors in the bathrooms 'cause getting out of a hot shower or bath just to freeze your balls off when you stand on a cold tile floor sucks
Gourmet kitchen
Double oven with an extra warming space
Gas range
Full bar in the game room where the pool table is
Fully stocked basement dungeon for play and shoots
Two double-sided fireplaces and one large stone fireplace (kitchen/dining room, game room/dungeon and Master bedroom, respectively)
Exposed rafters and cathedral ceilings ('cause I'm nuts enough to want to hang hammocks from the rafters and LOVE the open feel of the ceilings)
Wired for high speed internet
No nearby neighbors

very nice replies :) Right now we are looking at master bathroom have 2 sinks, jacuzzi tub, and shower with a little bench type thing in it. Big master bedroom with walk in closets. All rooms will be wired with cable, telephone, and plenty of electrical outlets. Surround sound wires will all be wired into the wall so no exposed wires for that. Thinking of building the wall around the front speakers,sub, and tv. And having 2-3 feet of space behind that wall where I could walk in and hook/unhook devices for the tv.

have one in my kitchen, comes in amazingly handy :2 cents:

http://www.lofx.net/keep/kitchen.jpg

flat top stove and the oven ventilation system built in above is nice too

have the dishwasher to the right of the stove and to the right of the dishwasher have a bottle shoot that you can throw cans/bottles down and there is a big cardboard box in the basement that catches them.. I'd take pics if I had my camera handy

Even if it only gets the smallest portion, I still want a bar on my house.
I just visited my cousin's newly constructed house and he has his minibar right beneath the staircase. It only consumes roughly 3x3 meters of the total area of the house but it really looks great!

oh and have them cut a niche for the plasma/lcd with the cable outlet in it so it mounts flush to the wall.

I have no plasma or lcd. No plans for one either. I like my big 65" widescreen.

1) Theatre room

2) Solar Power

3) Thermal Heating/Cooling

4) Energy Star appliances

5) Extremely energy efficeent windows, doors, etc

6) 3 car garage minimum

7) Walkout basement

have them cut a niche for that TV then so when you look at the wall it is all flush. Cabintes on the side and above. :thumbsup

seperate theatre rooms can be nice, i want one! On The Sopranos they had it seperate from the house which was kind of cool.

here are some examples

http://www.georgiahometheater.com/im...s/1photo28.jpg

http://www.dbklain.com/Lot%20750%20Theater%20Room.JPG

also came across this link of a building company, nice stuff.

http://www.dbklain.com/Photo%20Gallery.htm

Bar, indoor pool, sauna, tanning room (removable glass roof)

Integrated backup diesel generator.
Backup water supply like a deep well.
Heated concrete foundation slab.
Extra thick walls for more strength and insulation r factor
Top of the line hurricane proof windows.
Steel roof. (Just had this done on my house)
Central vac

In which scary area do you live? :eek7

I've always wanted to have a good home theatre and a cozy bath room.

A bathroom with a jacuzzi is the best!

bar, indoor bbq/grill, jacuzi, indoor pool, office/library, a big pole (so you can slide from the 3rd floor to the first floor), lots of cameras, lots of hidden storage (always comes in handy), a bunker,...

big trees, greenhouse or solarium, a bidet, side or rear of house garages

The last picture is very nice!

A cellar / vault like Batman has :D

i would watch every episode of mtv cribs and pick the best things. also a cave like in the playboy mansion would be a nice thing to have!

Just looked at two houses this weekend with panic rooms. It's not just a room where people run too...LOL

I bought my first home brand new and I think I did good and got everything right the first time.

One thing I would have done if the lot was bigger would have been to add an indoor pool.

A home cinema like that would be my dream come true.

home theater is gonna rock

having my house built right now actually....

will have in the basement giant tv room + pool room ....separated by a fireplace and bar so you have access on both sides..........planning on having nice parties in there :upsidedow

few steps up in the back of the basement will lead to a jaccuzzi in a solarium opening on the backyard :pimp

i want a giant atrium in the middles of my house, glass walls on all sides, with a pond and some trees. somewhere my glider can hang out.