Home build thoughts

[paradise]

Hey guys, I know we have a lot of people that have built houses. What are some things you wish you had put in or done?

Right now we are just in the very early stages but I'm trying to get my underground all planned out. These are things I've got right now:

• Low voltage to gate (fiber)
• Power to gate for sub panel
• Water to irrigation manifolds
• Water to tank for storage
• Power to generator for charging
• Data to generator area for monitoring and irrigation (fiber)
• Power from generator for backup
• Propane from tank to house
• Septic from house
• Septic from garage (RV dump)
• Septic, power and water at RV hookup
• Water, power and Data to future pool equip

Looking forward to hearing everyone's thoughts

 

[BasilHayden]

spare conduit going to all those locations for future projects

a home energy system for the future will include power from utility, gen backup, solar and battery system for backup as well as to avoid TOU costs that will be affecting most of us in the future. A true essential load panel but potentially also a power shedding panel as well. Much of the day your PV could allow the entire property to function but once on batteries only you can shed non essential loads if needed avoiding the cost of genset fuel, if needed genset can fire to allw for non essential loads if desired.

Feel free to give me a call to spitball your power plan so I can give you some ideas

 

[DLC]

where is your build located?

Propane to genset and garage - possible 2nd power source

misc electric to various outlets Accross the property

water to areas on the property

 

[Baja 252]

This time of year I cuss the fact that I have no outside outlets for Xmas lights.

 

[Ultra...Good]

So many things have changed and a few things I would have done different was on demand water heaters at a few points. I have 2 bathrooms that really aren't used anymore. When you go to use the sink it takes forever to get hot water. Cameras? Wish I had hired wired for them. Batteries are good and relatively cheap for now, but still only see them as a backup. More wires is easier now then later.

One thing I did was a drain in the garage floor. Last thing in before the concrete. Covered the drain with duct tape and went over it. After inspections done, broke out the drain, finished that connection and the outlet was buried outside, just dug it up and finished.

 

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I haven't built a house but when I do I'm having an Ice Hockey rink built. Whatever you do make sure to install plenty of sleeves for future items.

 

[paradise]

spare conduit going to all those locations for future projects

a home energy system for the future will include power from utility, gen backup, solar and battery system for backup as well as to avoid TOU costs that will be affecting most of us in the future. A true essential load panel but potentially also a power shedding panel as well. Much of the day your PV could allow the entire property to function but once on batteries only you can shed non essential loads if needed avoiding the cost of genset fuel, if needed genset can fire to allw for non essential loads if desired.

Feel free to give me a call to spitball your power plan so I can give you some ideas

I’ll definitely give you a shout. Rough plan right now is basically what you said. Utility power, solar and lots of batteries. The ability to island and use the generator seems to be where it gets tricky? I’ll have to look back at my notes but seems like the way it had to be done was Utility and Gen to ATS, then to batteries and solar. Would be awesome if someone had a system to take all 4 sources into consideration And manage them all.

where is your build located?

Propane to genset and garage - possible 2nd power source

misc electric to various outlets Accross the property

water to areas on the property

San Diego.
Generator will be right next to the propane tank
Good call on electric outlets around the property. There will be sub panels around and we’ll do outlets in some of the painters for sure. Same with water

This time of year I cuss the fact that I have no outside outlets for Xmas lights.

Definitely xmas plugs in the eaves and some outlets in planters for blowups and any other electrical items

So many things have changed and a few things I would have done different was on demand water heaters at a few points. I have 2 bathrooms that really aren't used anymore. When you go to use the sink it takes forever to get hot water. Cameras? Wish I had hired wired for them. Batteries are good and relatively cheap for now, but still only see them as a backup. More wires is easier now then later.

One thing I did was a drain in the garage floor. Last thing in before the concrete. Covered the drain with duct tape and went over it. After inspections done, broke out the drain, finished that connection and the outlet was buried outside, just dug it up and finished.

Interesting thought on the on demand water heaters. Current plan is propane tankless and trying to keep the lengths short

I haven't built a house but when I do I'm having an Ice Hockey rink built. Whatever you do make sure to install plenty of sleeves for future items.

Ice rink might be tough LOL

Definitely thinking a couple spare conduits to each location and sleeves between planter areas


Good thoughts so far, thanks!

 

[Ultra...Good]

Highly recommend insulating the water lines too. I insulated the hot lines on my place and had to turn the heater down the water was so hot at point of use. Did not help for long runs that were rarely used, so......

 

[DrunkenSailor]

If you need to pump water anywhere in the property and you are dependant on city/county water get yourself an extra pump. The pump will burn itself up every few months due to lack of flow and having a spare in the garage that you can install while you send the main off to get rebuilt is key.

Connecting the inside and outside bar sounds like a luxury but this is where people will gather at every gathering. Having an indoor/outdoor expandable space to accommodate the occasion will serve you well.

Run electricity everywhere.there is even a thought of plugging something into later. You will use that plug.

Running.speaker.wire.to.the far reaches of the property may seem stupid today but when you are enjoying music while doing fill in the blank you will be happier than if you hadn't run the wire later.

Whatever you budgeted for water usage double it

 

[CCXHAL]

Dedicated inconspicuous spot for a safe
Insulate all interior walls and ceilings
Ventilation for walk-in closets
Garage deep enough and wide enough to provide extra clearance to walk around vehicles and open doors.
Slop sink in the garage
Floor drains under water heaters and washer/dryer
Attic with stair access that's big enough to store shit forever.
Septic, power and water for outdoor kitchen

 

[Ultra...Good]

Ventilation for walk-in closets

Yeah, kind of one of those things. Either you get it, or you do not.

 

[FCT]

Lots of good ideas and definitely following this thread. We are in the same process. I have been contemplating putting a 1200 square-foot manufactured home on a permanent foundation as a primary residence right now so that it really gives me the time to build our house the right way and exactly how we want it and not be rushed and then convert that to our ADU when we are finished.

 

[Joe mama]

Power to launch pad to get the hell off this planet.

 

[whiteworks]

Single story, no more than 3500’, 10’ ceilings. All bedrooms should have full bath attached and walk in closet. Kitchen designed around standard size high line consumer grade appliances. Pullout drawers in all cabinets. Laundry room with two washers and two dryers. Garage should have full bath and if possible RV bay with clean out and space to pop out slides, as well as water, power and media hookups.

Just some thoughts

 

[DLC]

your probably in East County - SD



Lots and lots of drain pipes, tie in rain gutters etc

if planning on a pool nice patio area I would run some SS mister tubing and plan out where the pump goes

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[mjc]

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[LAPII]

Atlas bug out shelter.

 

[rrrr]

We didn't build a new home, but did the items below when we systematically gutted the house and rebuilt it to our liking:

Dedicated inconspicuous spot for a safe
Insulate all interior walls and ceilings
Attic with stair access that's big enough to store shit forever.

Other items:

Insulated cold water piping, hot water supply and return piping for fixtures, and a recirculating pump (not applicable for point of use and tankless water heater installations)

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A well lit attic area decked with ¾" plywood and a 400 lb capacity attic stairway We had an unusually high attic, so I replaced the 2X6 ceiling joists in the area with 2X10s, built perimeter walls and ceiling with metal studs, insulation, and drywall, and installed HVAC outlets. This was a incredibly useful area for storage.

HVAC system using round galvanized ductwork with butterfly dampers at branches for proper airflow balancing, to flex duct connected outlets, all insulated with 2" FSK blanket wrap insulation, and commercial quality grilles with opposed blade dampers for positive volume control

Refrigerant line sets properly upsized for distance and fittings pressure drop

Solid core 1¾" interior doors at bathrooms, laundry room, master bedroom, garage entry, and other locations as required for noise control (this is a huge benefit)

Plenum rated cabling for burglar and fire alarm device locations (exterior doors, windows, smoke alarms, etc.)

Electrical receptacles inside and next to the bedroom door swing on the hinge side for vacuuming

Soffit mounted dimmable LED MR16 can lights around exterior entertainment areas

Well thought out pool plumbing, clearly labeled and installed with unions for easy maintenance and repairs, along with lighting and receptacles in the area. I also built an enclosure around the equipment that matched the backyard cedar fencing, roofed with corrugated ABS panels. This protected the equipment from weather and sun, preventing degradation of an expensive investment.

I'll update my list if I think of other items.

 

[Nordie]

Add sleeves under/across the driveway. Take measurements of any added conduits and write it on the as built drawings so you'll know in the future exactly where they are at.

Sound deaden interior walls, takes that echo away.

A little more expensive, but put the shower valve on the opposite wall of the faucet, especially if you're doing glass. Then you don't get blasted by water trying to set the temperature.

 

[caldezrat]

Schluter heated tile floor for the bath. Your wife will thank you for it. It's programable too.

 

[wash11]

Not all counties approve but if possible talk to your plumber about a grey water system to keep the septic from getting overrun long term and save on your water bill a bit. It can be as simple as shower drains, bathroom sinks exit separately to use for landscape irrigation.

 

[CarolynandBob]

Boxed eaves. Not attic vents on the side where santa ana's hit the most (east side usually). When I lived in Jamul, we had a firefighter neighbor. He said that a lot of houses burn down because hot ashes get into the attic and light the insulation. Tough to save a house when that happens.

Spray foam insulation. We have that in our TN house. Metal roof and it is tough to hear the rain hitting.

 

[Instigator]

Washer and dryer in master closet.

 

[paradise]

If you need to pump water anywhere in the property and you are dependant on city/county water get yourself an extra pump. The pump will burn itself up every few months due to lack of flow and having a spare in the garage that you can install while you send the main off to get rebuilt is key.

Connecting the inside and outside bar sounds like a luxury but this is where people will gather at every gathering. Having an indoor/outdoor expandable space to accommodate the occasion will serve you well.

Run electricity everywhere.there is even a thought of plugging something into later. You will use that plug.

Running.speaker.wire.to.the far reaches of the property may seem stupid today but when you are enjoying music while doing fill in the blank you will be happier than if you hadn't run the wire later.

Whatever you budgeted for water usage double it

Agree on power everywhere. Speaker wire and Low Voltage we’ve got covered, but I totally agree.

We won’t necessarily be dependent on pumped water but we’re planning to have water storage and cycle it through the irrigation to keep it fresh.

Dedicated inconspicuous spot for a safe
Insulate all interior walls and ceilings
Ventilation for walk-in closets
Garage deep enough and wide enough to provide extra clearance to walk around vehicles and open doors.
Slop sink in the garage
Floor drains under water heaters and washer/dryer
Attic with stair access that's big enough to store shit forever.
Septic, power and water for outdoor kitchen

Floor drains in those areas I hadn’t considered
Definitely sinks in garage
We are planning the house garage around actually parking full size vehicles in it . Not whatever mini cars are supposed to fit in a standard 2/3 car.

Single story, no more than 3500’, 10’ ceilings. All bedrooms should have full bath attached and walk in closet. Kitchen designed around standard size high line consumer grade appliances. Pullout drawers in all cabinets. Laundry room with two washers and two dryers. Garage should have full bath and if possible RV bay with clean out and space to pop out slides, as well as water, power and media hookups.

Just some thoughts

I can’t say I’ve ever wanted a full bath in my garage. What’s the use case?
Definitely having RV hook ups in the garage
Love pullouts in cabinets

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Man, I really had this high on my list when we started working on layout but as the square footage ballooned this got the axe

We didn't build a new home, but did the items below when we systematically gutted the house and rebuilt it to our liking:

Other items:

Insulated cold water piping, hot water supply and return piping for fixtures, and a recirculating pump (not applicable for point of use and tankless water heater installations)

View attachment 1313071

A central point structured network product installation, with Ethernet cabling for home office, appliances, HVAC, plumbing, entertainment systems, pool equipment, etc, and a 19" rack for servers and network equipment, wall mounted fire and burglar alarm electronics and controls. I like the reliability of Ethernet were possible, it isn't subject to the bottlenecks and interruptions that can happen with a heavily loaded WiFi based system.

Leviton Integrated Networks - LevitonProducts.com

A well lit attic area decked with ¾" plywood and a 400 lb capacity attic stairway We had an unusually high attic, so I replaced the 2X6 ceiling joists in the area with 2X10s, built perimeter walls and ceiling with metal studs, insulation, and drywall, and installed HVAC outlets. This was a incredibly useful area for storage.

View attachment 1313070

HVAC system using round galvanized ductwork with butterfly dampers at branches for proper airflow balancing, to flex duct connected outlets, all insulated with 2" FSK blanket wrap insulation, and commercial quality grilles with opposed blade dampers for positive volume control

View attachment 1313068

Refrigerant line sets properly upsized for distance and fittings pressure drop

Solid core 1¾" interior doors at bathrooms, laundry room, master bedroom, garage entry, and other locations as required for noise control (this is a huge benefit)

Plenum rated cabling for burglar and fire alarm device locations (exterior doors, windows, smoke alarms, etc.)

Electrical receptacles inside and next to the bedroom door swing on the hinge side for vacuuming

Soffit mounted dimmable LED MR16 can lights around exterior entertainment areas

View attachment 1313067

Well thought out pool plumbing, clearly labeled and installed with unions for easy maintenance and repairs, along with lighting and receptacles in the area. I also built an enclosure around the equipment that matched the backyard cedar fencing, roofed with corrugated ABS panels. This protected the equipment from weather and sun, preventing degradation of an expensive investment.

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I'll update my list if I think of other items.

Not installing pool plumbing with unions is so frustrating
i love your ducting and piping in the attic. Looks very clean. We’ll have a lower pitch so less room but planning a big mezzanine in the detached garage for storage.

Washer and dryer in master closet.

Not sure I’m sold on this one but the floorplan will have the laundry Close where our current house the laundry is on the other side of the house.

 

[Mikes56]

Any underground conduit needs to be larger than needed right now. Use 2” or larger so you can easily pull wires in the future.

 

[Mikes56]

Any underground conduit needs to be larger than needed right now. Use 2” or larger so you can easily pull wires in the future.

This is fresh on my mind because I just replaced a pool light fixture. It was a monkey fucking a football with my wife helping me. I’m in the pool feeding the new fixture wire, she’s at the junction box pulling and yelling “ I can’t, it’s stuck”. Me getting pissed because I have to get out of the pool and walk across the dirt and pull it myself. Of course she won’t get in the pool to feed the new wire! Faaaawk!!

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

I’m 1.5 years out from my build and have a few items

1. Garage needs to be deep enough and tall enough for the biggest thing you want.
2. Drains in the garage would be nice
3. Water and power in the garage for an on wall pressure washer solution
4. 220 outlets on every wall of the garage
5. 110 outlets everywhere in the garage
6. A smart panel would be nice
7. Auto disconnect for genny
8. 400 amp service upgrage
9. If you’re getting a pool, make sure you run conduit and gas to that side of the house
10. Outlets in the eves for Christmas lights
11. Outlets in landscaping for Christmas lights/decorations
Power in the bathroom for heated seat/bidet
12. Power above windows for electric shades
13. Water spigets on every corner of the house, minimum
14. Power in the floor in office for desks not against the wall
15. Space for a safe
16. Insulation in interior walls, especially the laundry room
17. Solid core interior doors
18. Multi zone variable speed A/C and heating
19. Conditoned attic….with a system designed for this. Not just spray foam on the roof

 

[paradise]

I’m 1.5 years out from my build and have a few items

1. Garage needs to be deep enough and tall enough for the biggest thing you want.
2. Drains in the garage would be nice
3. Water and power in the garage for an on wall pressure washer solution
4. 220 outlets on every wall of the garage
5. 110 outlets everywhere in the garage
6. A smart panel would be nice
7. Auto disconnect for genny
8. 400 amp service upgrage
9. If you’re getting a pool, make sure you run conduit and gas to that side of the house
10. Outlets in the eves for Christmas lights
11. Outlets in landscaping for Christmas lights/decorations
Power in the bathroom for heated seat/bidet
12. Power above windows for electric shades
13. Water spigets on every corner of the house, minimum
14. Power in the floor in office for desks not against the wall
15. Space for a safe
16. Insulation in interior walls, especially the laundry room
17. Solid core interior doors
18. Multi zone variable speed A/C and heating

Pressure washer location is a great idea. Do 220v
Bathroom power could be easily missed

Ive been going down the rabbit hole of air sealing houses and what all goes into that. I love building details but subs in San Diego would probably hate it lol

 

[FasterBae]

Built ours in 2018-

400 amp panel
solid core doors
water softener location and correct plumbing/electrical
multriple cameras around house
low volt locations planned out
christmas light plug on timer
lights/pendants locations well thought out
flood light locations
sand stucco finish
paint colors for interior/exterior
large interior baseboard
electrical/low volt for interior and exterior blinds
outdoor TV locations
courtyard plan with fireplace with fully built block wall
backyard plan with pool/spa/bbq/smoker/etc and fully built block wall
RV clean outs/RV water feed/RV dedicated 50 amp
RV garage
electrical to shop (stand alone)
less carpet (more tile or hard wood)
irrigation to whole property for plants
baths to all beds
large walk in primary closet
min 4 car garage
Overweight garage doors
insulate garage door
separate HVAC/heat on thermostat in garage
insulate garage walls and ceilings
urinal in garage
multiple cans on dimmer in garage
garage dedicated circuit
slider in garage with access to courtyard
garage floor epoxy prior to move in
garage fridge location
chest freezer in garage location
fridge in laundry room
floor safe location
garage access ladder to attic that has subfloor for storage
under/over cabinet low volt lighting
pull outs in kitchen cabinets
sheathing of complete exterior
over insulate
tankless hot water heater
security system with ability to monitor
generator backup
sewer or septic clean outs marked and accessible
if septic clean out cover accessible
large kitchen island
satellite dish location
interior modem location
office with floor plug/cat 5
family room with floor plug
whole house audio (Sonos) with volume control
rock speaker locations with volume control
over insulate
gutters

i could keep going but you get the point…

 

[RichL]

Shutoff valves on every plumbing supply branch to enable isolation for future repair needs.

 

[Mandelon]

Nuclear fallout shelter.

 

[Instigator]

Shutoff valves on every plumbing supply branch to enable isolation for future repair needs.

Home run plumbing is actually very easy. Make your own manifold with brass ball valves and locate it next to the water heater. Then run both hot and cold lines direct to each fixture. This will eliminate any connections anywhere except the manifold and the fixture and also eliminate the need for a hot water recirculation system.

 

[BasilHayden]

I’ll definitely give you a shout. Rough plan right now is basically what you said. Utility power, solar and lots of batteries. The ability to island and use the generator seems to be where it gets tricky? I’ll have to look back at my notes but seems like the way it had to be done was Utility and Gen to ATS, then to batteries and solar. Would be awesome if someone had a system to take all 4 sources into consideration And manage them all.


San Diego.
Generator will be right next to the propane tank
Good call on electric outlets around the property. There will be sub panels around and we’ll do outlets in some of the painters for sure. Same with water



Definitely xmas plugs in the eaves and some outlets in planters for blowups and any other electrical items



Interesting thought on the on demand water heaters. Current plan is propane tankless and trying to keep the lengths short


Ice rink might be tough LOL

Definitely thinking a couple spare conduits to each location and sleeves between planter areas


Good thoughts so far, thanks!

I can definately tie the genset in as support for the PV/Battery. This is an off grid ranch in Idaho we did. Batteries on this day dropped to 25% at 12:15 in the morning and the system started the genset, it charged the betteries to his set point and then turned it off, sun barely came up that day (serious overcast) but did manage to provide power during the day and pretty much topped off, gen started again the next day at 4am. Most of the year genset is barely needed othher than weather events deep winter weather increases the need for genset but still max 4 hours a day. This is a true estate on a ranch and its 100% off grid.

 

[Xtrmwakeboarder]

Pressure washer location is a great idea. Do 220v
Bathroom power could be easily missed

Ive been going down the rabbit hole of air sealing houses and what all goes into that. I love building details but subs in San Diego would probably hate it lol

I was really into building science when we were building our house, but unfortunately, we only went semi-custom. Full custom is the way to go. If you have some time, watch some Matt Risinger videos on YouTube. Good stuff.

 

[Yoshiro]

power outlets behind where you will mount televisions
Power outlets for any speakers you will mount
dimmer switches for your bedroom and living areas

 

[paradise]

I can definately tie the genset in as support for the PV/Battery. This is an off grid ranch in Idaho we did. Batteries on this day dropped to 25% at 12:15 in the morning and the system started the genset, it charged the betteries to his set point and then turned it off, sun barely came up that day (serious overcast) but did manage to provide power during the day and pretty much topped off, gen started again the next day at 4am. Most of the year genset is barely needed othher than weather events deep winter weather increases the need for genset but still max 4 hours a day. This is a true estate on a ranch and it’s I know you can tie in the generator with a fully off 100% off grid.
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I know you can tie in the generator with a fully off grid system, are you able to do that when it is still Grid connected?

 

[mjc]

Home run plumbing is actually very easy. Make your own manifold with brass ball valves and locate it next to the water heater. Then run both hot and cold lines direct to each fixture. This will eliminate any connections anywhere except the manifold and the fixture and also eliminate the need for a hot water recirculation system.

I used one of these when I replumbed my house. A port for every water line in the house so each can be shut off by themselves.

https://www.supplyhouse.com/Viega-MANABLOCs-35790000

 

[Cole Trickle]

Garage wired for a mini split ,celling fans and welder. Tons of plugs everywhere including celling for drop down power..

Courtyard off the master bathroom for outdoor shower small jacuzzi and sauna.

Game room with a golf simulator bay , whiskey lounge ,bar and large TV viewing area.

Patio set up for an outdoor bbq/kitchen (electrical,plumbing,gas)

Interior walls insulation

 

[hallett21]

Any luck hiring an AV guy yet?

 

[Done-it-again]

The biggest question is..... "Budget" then you go from there... all this stuff is nice to have, but it comes with a price and doesn't mean shit if you can afford it.

Lot a good suggestions above..

 

[X Hoser]

Lot’s of great ideas in this thread. A few things I always do are:

1. Dedicated, Non-GFI 20A circuit in the garage for a refrigerator. New Refrigerators do not like GFI’s.

2. A master light switch next to the side of the bed in the Master Bedroom that activates exterior lighting.

3. Door Jamb light switch for the kitchen pantry. Light comes on/goes off with the opening/closing of the door.

4. Outlets in hall closets to charge battery operated vacuums.

5. An Outlet for the iRobot vacuum charging station.

6. Data tubes and outlets for wall hanging TV's

7. Multiple outlets in Kitchen Island

8. Switched outlets in eaves for Christmas lights.

9. Data Tubes and an outlet to run sprinkler wires from exterior to interior of garage for control panel.

10. Run all 12V wiring in walls before drywall for garage door openers, lights, wall activators, sensors, locks

11. Jackshaft Garage Door Openers.

 

[paradise]

Any luck hiring an AV guy yet?

They're the worst

The good news is a lot of these ideas are lighting/electrical/low voltage so a lot of them are easy to integrate.

Some really good other ideas though as well!

 

[BasilHayden]

I know you can tie in the generator with a fully off grid system, are you able to do that when it is still Grid connected?

Yes

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

Here’s the $64,000 question:

What’s the plumbing? PEX or traditional copper?

Either way I would ensure there’s a full house shutoff and a low point drain if you want to leave the house long term with no water in any of the lines.

 

[Flatsix66]

We are just now starting our build in Prescott, here are few ideas we are doing:

1. Butlers pantry for small appliances and Costco item storage
2. In floor scissor lift in garage
3. Air system plumbing in garage walls. Air outlets in strategic places
4. Pre-plump for future mini splits in future areas.
5. His and Hers (Giant) walk in closets in master.
6. All rooms are suites

 

[paradise]

Here’s the $64,000 question:

What’s the plumbing? PEX or traditional copper?

Either way I would ensure there’s a full house shutoff and a low point drain if you want to leave the house long term with no water in any of the lines.

We’ve been doing pex on houses for a while now so that’s the plan. Definitely doing an easily accessible shutoff for the whole house.

We are just now starting our build in Prescott, here are few ideas we are doing:

1. Butlers pantry for small appliances and Costco item storage
2. In floor scissor lift in garage
3. Air system plumbing in garage walls. Air outlets in strategic places
4. Pre-plump for future mini splits in future areas.
5. His and Hers (Giant) walk in closets in master.
6. All rooms are suites

DoMing a back kitchen in this one. Trying to figure out appliance needs in there now.
Scissor lift is rad, not sure I need it but…
Air plumbing is a great idea.
Funny, we’re doing big walk ins but Not huge. I feel like there are places I would rather ‘spend’ square footage
All rooms are en-suites, definitely a must with girls

 

[evantwheeler]

Sound deaden interior walls, takes that echo away.

On this topic, I saw something interesting on IG the other day. To help with sound transfer between rooms, the framer used 2x6 top & bottom plates on interior walls, and used 2x4 framing. The 2x4's alternated face to face of the 2x6's, and I guess that helps keep sound from transferring through the walls. The drywall in one room has no physical connection to the drywall in the other room. For maximum sound deadening you could also insulate the walls. I guess they are called staggered stud walls. I am not in residential construction, and never built a house, so this is the first I've heard or seen about this style of wall.

 

[DarkHorseRacing]

On this topic, I saw something interesting on IG the other day. To help with sound transfer between rooms, the framer used 2x6 top & bottom plates on interior walls, and used 2x4 framing. The 2x4's alternated face to face of the 2x6's, and I guess that helps keep sound from transferring through the walls. The drywall in one room has no physical connection to the drywall in the other room. For maximum sound deadening you could also insulate the walls. I guess they are called staggered stud walls. I am not in residential construction, and never built a house, so this is the first I've heard or seen about this style of wall.


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That’s gotta make insulation install much more interesting. Probably make people blow it in or shoot foam instead.

 

[hallett21]

That’s gotta make insulation install much more interesting. Probably make people blow it in or shoot foam instead.

I think they just use R-19 but ideally you’d put in rock wool etc.

 

[Nordie]

On this topic, I saw something interesting on IG the other day. To help with sound transfer between rooms, the framer used 2x6 top & bottom plates on interior walls, and used 2x4 framing. The 2x4's alternated face to face of the 2x6's, and I guess that helps keep sound from transferring through the walls. The drywall in one room has no physical connection to the drywall in the other room. For maximum sound deadening you could also insulate the walls. I guess they are called staggered stud walls. I am not in residential construction, and never built a house, so this is the first I've heard or seen about this style of wall.


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Yeah I saw that too, I found it pretty interesting.