Do 9 foot ceilings in the basement. Thats my biggest regret.

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Nov 29, 2012
9:45:34pm

blackandblue

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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

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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