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Nov 29, 2012
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franklyvulgar
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currently building a home suggestions on things to be careful for, cabinet
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:38pm
Make sure you have more than enough light switches.
JamesDean
11/29/12 9:39pm
And lights to go with those switches. Don't skimp on lighting.
pink22
11/29/12 9:42pm
okay..
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:43pm
And a disco. Definitely. Playing 80s classic pop.
pink22
11/30/12 10:16am
Get the toilets with the extra large bowls
Slim
11/29/12 9:41pm
<check> done.</check>
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:42pm
No, get Japanese fully automated toilets
BlueBlitzkrieg
11/29/12 9:48pm
Get a bidet.
blackandblue
11/29/12 9:50pm
+1 do not cheap out on the most important seat in the house.
Alkili
11/29/12 9:52pm
Toto? overrated?
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:55pm
We like ours.
RebelScum
11/29/12 9:58pm
k that's the brand I was thinking of getting
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:04pm
I have totos in my dental office. They are great. I haven't had a double flusher
blackandblue
11/29/12 10:52pm
I would look at the Gerber ultra flush toilets.
Alkili
11/29/12 10:12pm
ok, I'll check it out.
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:29pm
Wire for home theater, cat5 cable for networking,
Cougar-Duck
11/29/12 9:41pm
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franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:42pm
(check done> 1080P projector w/ perforated screen, cat 5 yes.
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:44pm
Wilson Audio speakers. Link
BlueBlitzkrieg
11/29/12 9:50pm
k, here's what I first put together but I can change-
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:54pm
STAY with teh B&W's! Teh Sunfire you may revisit
CarolinaCoug
11/29/12 10:10pm
it's a big room
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:15pm
Lose the sunfire then.. Go listen to a B&W 10 and 12 a Paradigm 10 and 12
CarolinaCoug
11/29/12 10:20pm
the room is 22' x 18', 9' ceiling, planning on riser with steps in the back.
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:26pm
Other theater suggestions:
Cougar-Duck
11/29/12 10:10pm
I've got speaker wire everywhere (music room, kitchen, bathrooms, outside etc)
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:17pm
Sounds cool. But I wonder of an av receiver could
Cougar-Duck
11/29/12 10:26pm
was going to do separate amps for each zone with each one having own appleTV
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:27pm
Run cable conduits throughout the house for future use.
Alkili
11/29/12 10:01pm
check...
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:07pm
Put heat pads under the bathroom tile. Forgot to do it in ours.
fiberpost
11/29/12 9:42pm
<checkdone> mud room, lockers- drinking fountain good idea.. explain heat
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:43pm
so nice, have this in my vacation home
v1k0u6
11/29/12 9:45pm
Where do you live? Cold winters?
fiberpost
11/29/12 9:46pm
Yes, house is in Highland (UT)
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:47pm
Link
fiberpost
11/29/12 9:58pm
Don't forget the indoor basketball court
Jumanji
11/29/12 9:45pm
Do 9 foot ceilings in the basement. Thats my biggest regret.
blackandblue
11/29/12 9:45pm
got it....
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:09pm
Don't build on an Indian Burial Ground.
Rusty Shackleford
11/29/12 9:43pm
put lots of outlets in teh counter/kitchen
v1k0u6
11/29/12 9:44pm
When it comes to A/C, bigger is not necessarily better
CopperLix
11/29/12 9:44pm
enough vents in each room/area
jefurse
11/29/12 9:47pm
2 story and a basement.. so far we have two units, 1 for basement and main floor
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:48pm
Small stair lights on a photocell that turn on at night
Fatalplacebo
11/29/12 9:52pm
great idea, so in the stairs or on the side? as you walk up
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:58pm
Wall side. Maybe about 1.5 feet above a stair. 4 or 5 is plenty enough for
Fatalplacebo
11/29/12 10:17pm
thank you
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:20pm
Do your homework on this or hire someone to tell you.
RebelScum
11/29/12 9:51pm
Urinal in the man cave bathroom. It's the only way to go
Tare
11/29/12 9:45pm
LOL I put this next to the theater room and not tell the wife, :)
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:46pm
Outlets in the eves for Christmas lights
Fatalplacebo
11/29/12 9:48pm
180 degree hinges on cabinets for sure
CarolinaCoug
11/29/12 9:48pm
180 degree hinges on cabinets.. k..got the concrete slab under the driveway for
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:50pm
Not interior but ck on how many spigots and outlets on exterior
BellicoseButcher
11/29/12 9:50pm
Also, upgrade pad under any carpet
BellicoseButcher
11/29/12 9:54pm
why especially the basement if I may ask,
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:56pm
Because in the basement the pad is all that is between the carpet and the
BellicoseButcher
11/29/12 10:02pm
awesome thanks.. will do
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:03pm
Custom cabinets are pricey. If you want to go that route and need a
RebelScum
11/29/12 9:52pm
Soft close doors and drawers on cabinets are nice
Fatalplacebo
11/29/12 10:19pm
Laundry chute, especially if washer is in the basement
Tare
11/29/12 9:55pm
first floor next to mudroom, but we do have chute from upstairs
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 9:56pm
2 yo nephew crawled into laundry chute, fell 3 stories into a laundry pile. OK.
ClackamasCoug
11/29/12 11:07pm
Oh DEFINITELY Tile walls in all bathrooms..and if you can
CarolinaCoug
11/29/12 9:58pm
great thanks for all the info..
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:01pm
Who's your builder?
cfootball24
11/29/12 10:14pm
check BM
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:17pm
RE: currently building a home suggestions on things to be careful for, cabinet
fudgers
11/29/12 10:19pm
Having just gone through this experience, here are my suggestions:
SparseMesh
11/29/12 10:32pm
thanks!
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:35pm
Once the plumbing and wiring is in, videotape all the runds and where they are
Rhino84
11/29/12 10:33pm
sounds good, my brother mapped out as you suggest
franklyvulgar
11/29/12 10:36pm
make sure they use a tamper/vibrator on the fill around the basement.
Rhino84
11/29/12 10:36pm
Definitely do a drinking fountain
Sid Vicious
11/29/12 10:54pm
This is a new concept to me to me. Where do you place the drinking fountain?
CotoCoug
11/30/12 9:14am
In the mudroom right off the garage
Sid Vicious
11/30/12 9:26am
Make sure you can make the payments.
devilcoug
11/30/12 5:49am
He's building in northern utah county. Since when
blackandblue
11/30/12 6:35am
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