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@dafyre said in Judge My House Layout:
@NerdyDad said in Judge My House Layout:
I would definitely put the washer & dryer in the basement. I would also consider using a conveyer to move laundry between floors.
That's too fancy. Why not a dumbwaiter? lol.
Just make sure your know how your system works and what the moving parts are. The worm gears go bad after a period of use and need to be replaced. Granted that's 20 or more years.
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For your Air conditioning duct works, please make sure they're in the ceiling and the vents are not on the floor. That is a real PITA when considering how to arrange / rearrange your rooms.
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Under floor heating is essentially a part of the subfloor, it's powered with electric, and would heat the entire area in which they are installed.
Often they are installed under tile (in bathrooms) so you can step out of the shower and not on an ice cold floor. But they make for great and cheap cost heat for an entire area or home.
They aren't water in any way, but are water proof.* (when installed correctly)
As for tankless water, you would still get that for your showers, sinks, dish washer, laundry room etc.
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Tankless Water Heater
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Pre-finished Hard Wood (something incredibly resistant to damage)
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Closed Cell Foam Insulation
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Polished Concrete Countertops
Can you guys think of anything else?
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@DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:
Under floor heating is essentially a part of the subfloor, it's powered with electric, and would heat the entire area in which they are installed.
Often they are installed under tile (in bathrooms) so you can step out of the shower and not on an ice cold floor. But they make for great and cheap cost heat for an entire area or home.
They aren't water in any way, but are work proof.
As for tankless water, you would still get that for your showers, sinks, dish washer, laundry room etc.
Depends where you are and what your electrical cost is. Iirc the price per square of that is more then radient heating. Although it's really nice. My uncle did it in his basement under his tile... That's really nice.
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@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
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Tankless Water Heater
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Pre-finished Hard Wood (something incredibly resistant to damage)
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Closed Cell Foam Insulation
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Polished Concrete Countertops
Can you guys think of anything else?
Continuously Poured concrete foundation, using the brick, while cheap allows for water to seep in and cause all kinds of issues.
Look at the houses the netherlands built in water. http://www.businessinsider.com/netherlands-floating-houses-2015-12?r=UK&IR=T
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@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
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Tankless Water Heater
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Pre-finished Hard Wood (something incredibly resistant to damage)
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Closed Cell Foam Insulation
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Polished Concrete Countertops
Can you guys think of anything else?
Insulated concrete forms. They can easily add r16 to your basement wall. Really cool going into the basement and the walls are warm even when there is no heat on.
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@DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:
@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
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Tankless Water Heater
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Pre-finished Hard Wood (something incredibly resistant to damage)
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Closed Cell Foam Insulation
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Polished Concrete Countertops
Can you guys think of anything else?
Continuously Poured concrete foundation, using the brick, while cheap allows for water to seep in and cause all kinds of issues.
Look at the houses the netherlands built in water. http://www.businessinsider.com/netherlands-floating-houses-2015-12?r=UK&IR=T
Pretty cool
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@coliver said in Judge My House Layout:
@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
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Tankless Water Heater
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Pre-finished Hard Wood (something incredibly resistant to damage)
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Closed Cell Foam Insulation
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Polished Concrete Countertops
Can you guys think of anything else?
Insulated concrete forms. They can easily add r16 to your basement wall. Really cool going into the basement and the walls are warm even when there is no heat on.
Reading about it now. Sounds fantastic. I'm wondering what the cost increase is going to be for each thing listed here
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@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
Pretty cool
More than just cool, it saves you heating and cooling cost, stops water seepage into your basement, is able to be insulated inside of the material (making it bullet proof), it makes for a much stronger foundation.
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@DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:
@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
Pretty cool
More than just cool, it saves you heating and cooling cost, stops water seepage into your basement, is able to be insulated inside of the material (making it bullet proof), it makes for a much stronger foundation.
Eh? Floating houses?
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@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
@DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:
@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
Pretty cool
More than just cool, it saves you heating and cooling cost, stops water seepage into your basement, is able to be insulated inside of the material (making it bullet proof), it makes for a much stronger foundation.
Eh? Floating houses?
Could be beneficial if you wind up building in the lowlands, lol.
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@DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:
@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
Pretty cool
More than just cool, it saves you heating and cooling cost, stops water seepage into your basement, is able to be insulated inside of the material (making it bullet proof), it makes for a much stronger foundation.
or do you mean the styrofoam filled foundations
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@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
@DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:
@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
Pretty cool
More than just cool, it saves you heating and cooling cost, stops water seepage into your basement, is able to be insulated inside of the material (making it bullet proof), it makes for a much stronger foundation.
or do you mean the styrofoam foundations
I mean a continuously poured foundation.
The technology was made for floating houses, but has so many benefits, especially for traditional houses.
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@DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:
@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
@DustinB3403 said in Judge My House Layout:
@wirestyle22 said in Judge My House Layout:
Pretty cool
More than just cool, it saves you heating and cooling cost, stops water seepage into your basement, is able to be insulated inside of the material (making it bullet proof), it makes for a much stronger foundation.
or do you mean the styrofoam foundations
I mean a continuously poured foundation.
The technology was made for floating houses, but has so many benefits, especially for traditional houses.
Oh I see what you mean. It makes a lot more sense to me as well
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With the floating houses, they had to create a way to have the foundation be dry, warm etc.
And the solution to do that was to put all of the insulation, heating etc, right into the foundation with access ports.
This allowed people to comfortably walk barefoot on a concrete floor (that's floating in a river during winter) and not notice it. If there were any issues you'd have access to correct the items that needed work.
Which really there is nothing to need work.
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Ceramic Tile must be a FL thing. You rarely see wood, most floors are ceramic tile or carpet if people are cheap.
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@IRJ said in Judge My House Layout:
Ceramic Tile must be a FL thing. You rarely see wood, most floors are ceramic tile or carpet if people are cheap.
I'd imagine the humidity may have something to do with it? My parents house down there is the same either tile or carpet.
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@coliver said in Judge My House Layout:
@IRJ said in Judge My House Layout:
Ceramic Tile must be a FL thing. You rarely see wood, most floors are ceramic tile or carpet if people are cheap.
I'd imagine the humidity may have something to do with it?
Or the bath salts
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@IRJ said in Judge My House Layout:
Ceramic Tile must be a FL thing. You rarely see wood, most floors are ceramic tile or carpet if people are cheap.
Same in all of LATAM.
