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Posted by nt moore (more from nt moore) on Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:24:59
In Reply to: More work than you realize......, MI-Roger
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My wife and I have talked about post and beam kits (the ones from shelter-kit seem particularly interesting) but I'm not sure I'm creative enough to create a floor plan ex nihilo. There's a very common L-shaped farmhouse that's common all over the midwest and seems very appealing to me. It is simple and small. I grew up in a relatively large (3000sf with the basement finished) house and have lived in or owned small places since then. When I was working residental construction in the late 90's, anything that was then being sold for less than $200k (and thus was a "starter" home) was shoddily made. Corners weren't straight, lumber was warped, workers left trash in the walls, etc.
The larger houses we occasionally worked on were well put together (you could count on opposing walls being parallel, and corners to be at 90 degrees) but they generally seemed very inefficient in design - too many "great" rooms and 2 story foyers that served no purpose beyond cosmetic and would never be lived in (nothing drives a utility bill up like a vaulted ceiling...).
I guess what I'm really longing for is an old 20's style craftsman bungalow or 2 story with 3 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, a kitchen, dining room and livingroom. Aside from a basement to finish off, everything else seems extraneous.
Sorry - hope my opinion doesn't offend.
NT
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Posts in this Thread:
- building a house vs buying a house, nt moore, Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:28:53
- I have done both, Schu, Mon, 13 Feb 2006 06:34:38
- Another kit home company ..., Urby, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:30:30
- Plan, bring money, think it through, etc., Noel, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:57:46
- Walker show, bj, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:59:10
- More work than you realize......, MI-Roger
, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:43:02- kit homes, nt moore, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:24:59 <-- Viewing This Message
- Re: building a house vs buying a house, AlexP, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:14:33
- If you build, you can get serious tax breaks..., Chaz, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:53:45
- A summer prtoject?! Good luck! . . ., Mike in Anchorage, Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:24:49
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