If you built a house, what are the top 5 things you would want done?

[slowbrick2]

2x6 walls. lots of insullation. 18+seer ac 98%gas heat and a 4 car garage.

[03trubluGT]

Make sure you have reinforced metal door frames and solid wood or thick guage metal doors. Don't get kwikset locks, but go with commercial grade locks.

Just this step would prevent 90% of home burglaries.

[Cooter]

Make sure you have reinforced metal door frames and solid wood or thick guage metal doors. Don't get kwikset locks, but go with commercial grade locks.

Just this step would prevent 90% of home burglaries.

my step against burglaries was to buy the smallest house in existence and never mow the yard

[diablo rojo]

my step against burglaries was to buy the smallest house in existence and never mow the yard

This

[Cooter]

the place looks like a fucking dump right now. I'm working on building a shop, moving, and just life in general. The yard looks like weedy hell, and the house is seriously small as fuck. But I'm about to own all of it outright, so fuck it. I'll take owning a dump while stacking cheese vs. owing 10-30yrs of my life on a nicer house

[SouthernSVT]

Game room. Stocked bar, pool table, big flat screen tv, fluffy couch.

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[Droppedlime]

The plans we have has a formal dining room, I plan on making it a game/movie/bar room.

[98GT Blown]

Keen Homes

I'm building one right now. Don't use Keen Homes. My biggest mistake ever.

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Where are they building now? Last I saw was in Corinth...

[fordracing19]

Where are they building now? Last I saw was in Corinth...

They are building on my own land in the country.

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[GeorgeG.]

I need to start keeping a record book of all the ideas that come up so when it's time to build, I get everything covered....

I like the idea of moving the house back for a larger driveway.

A fireplace that is open so it can at least heat both sides.

I'd also make sure the HVAC has a air return in every room. Our current house is practically dust free on one side and the other side gets dusty as hell due to the air return being on one side. If it's a single story with a large footprint, I'd break it up into two smaller units instead of one.

3 car garage, with utility sink and ample outlets.

I hate skylights...too noisy when it rains

I second the no formal living/dining room..we had one in our last house and it's a waste.

A large, covered porch

[forbes]

for me i would fork over the money on
1. windows , preferrably burris, they are locally built here in carrolton
2. Foam insulation, no need to spend the money on close cell just use open cell
3. Make sure stud spacing is 16 inches on center not 24
4. quality cabinets, the cheap ones look like shit and fall apart to soon
5. And i would not use tyvek no matter what.... i would use felt paper for exterior wrap

[dville_gt]

i've never built so i can only comment on what i looked for when we bought our home.

deep three car garage w/240v outlets
no formal living/dining room, just a huge living room
not split up into a bunch of small useless rooms, we are right at 3k sq/ft but only 3 bedrooms
no carpet
irrigation system is pretty much required if you have a decent sized yard (even if you don't really)

most important of all though is your neighborhood, this is far more important then any additions as this can't be upgraded or changed later on!

[Z06killinsbf]

1) Media room
2) Big patios front and rear, covered.
3) 3-4 car garage (heated/cooled)
4) covered parking
5) big ass, mature shade trees
6) stone floors
7) a shit load of sound deadener so my house is quiet at all times
8) a shitter over a big ass hole in the ground with glass floors and illumination.

[forbes]

8) a shitter over a big ass hole in the ground with glass floors and illumination.

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[BajaBob]

- Stained and polished concrete floors



- Insulated 3 car garage, with a standalone heating/cooling system. 240v outlets, full set of utility stairs going into the attic (not the flip down POS). ceiling air and power. butt loads of lights.

- concrete back deck with gazebo.

- media room

- home office

- viking stove-top