Talk to me about speakers, I know nothing about them I have our AV meeting next week for our new build, I hate wires. Will have a TV over a fireplace what do I need? ceiling speakers, just a sound bar? Etc if you guys were building a home what would you do? I’m thinking outdoor speakers and speakers for my main tv but no clue what I need to do
So my sister and her husband are building a house and were scheduled to move in the 2nd week of September. We were all staying at a cottage this past week and they got a call that a bunch of water damage had occurred. A plumber was there mid-afternoon and a valve broke in an upstairs bathroom. Water running for hours. Eventually, a neighbor saw water running down the driveway, called the builder, etc. So the upstairs bathroom was ruined and a bunch of stuff below it. My brother in law went to see it today and I guess it was a mess. The builder/plumber is obviously covering the cost of replacing everything and they are going to have their costs covered as it will delay their move in by 6 weeks. We were talking last night...if they have problems down the road, 5-7 years or so, is there any way to attribute it to this? Obviously they (builders) are going to do everything they can to correct it, but my sister and husband are already thinking what ramifications this will have down the road. He took a bunch of photos of the damage today and they meet with the building company next week. Is there anything else they should do to protect themselves? They just don’t want to have to have problems earlier than expected because of it.
The Samsung Frame TVs are pretty cool for above fireplaces because they double as art when the TV is off. the downside is you don't want a sound bar right under it because they defeats the purpose. in wall speakers elsewhere would be a good alternative option. In ceiling and outdoor speakers that you can isolate by zone (Sonos amps) is pretty cool.
What's your family room like? 2 story? We're currently building and have a 2 story family room. We're doing a Sonos Arc in there and have 2 Sonos ceiling speakers in the kitchen so we can hear the TV without deafening anyone in the family room. Also doing outdoor speakers wired to a Sonos Amp in the basement so we can have a lot of different zones. Any other zones we end up with will just be wireless. The biggest issue with a 2 story family room is losing sound from the TV and having to have it turned way up, but then it's really loud upstairs. The Arc recognizes human voice and turns it up, eliminating some of the need to turn the volume way up.
Only way imo to protect from possible done the line issues, which would only really stem from them not repairing everything that is needed, would be to hire and Architect & Structural Engineer to review the damage and provide a scope for the repair.
Wife and I are looking at lots and talking about building in the next 2-3 years. Should be perfectly smooth and an awesome time!
With the housing stock the way it is in just about every major US city, building is the best bet. I'm enjoying the process right now
It's just going to be one great room, 13 foot ceilings all open Kitchen, Dining, and living in one. Its a new build row house in the city Thinking the Sonos Arc, plus the subwoofer, plus maybe two ceiling speakers behind the couch before the kitchen. Quasi 5.1 then
im having a hard time wrapping my head around a two story family room. Can you tell me what this looks like or share a picture? And also, why?
ok. That makes more sense. The house I grew up in was that way. Upstairs walking across the balcony I could see down to the living room.
This is the plans we used when we built but I modified using Home Architect. I think this is the lofted family you look. https://houseplansandmore.com/homeplans/houseplan013D-0025.aspx
Installed a new light fixture today (replaced existing light), only a couple outbursts of frustration. Now let’s hope the fire department isn’t called soon.
Dug an 80’ trench this weekend to finally fix downspout runoff problems in the front of my house. Due to the layout of my land, the only place to dump the water was in the direction of my neighbor’s lot which is against code in my city. I spoke with him earlier in the week and we agreed on a solution. The stupid river rock catch basin I dug is overflowing too fast so I have to get back at it next weekend. It was the last thing I did after two days of horrible digging work so I skimped. Woulda been nice if everything worked out. Edit: I ‘lost’ 12 pounds over the weekend doing this bullshit and I can’t feel anything on my body right now.
An architect and structural engineer aren't going to have the best eye for this. It would be highly unlikely that structural damage occured from water leaking over that short a period of time. It sounds like a shit ton of water, but rot, and structural damage to wood doesn't occur that fast. They will however need to cut out all sheetrock in all affected areas, likely lose the flooring in the same areas as well. The house will need to be properly dried, and finishes will be impacted significantly in the water damaged areas. They need to push to get a remediation company involved. Its likely the builder won't want to pay for a remediation company to do the same work he could do (and likely better). So the best thing to do is to get the remediation company to just come up with the plan. They would do this for 750 to 1250 bucks. Basically, use their knowledge and software and estimate an insurance claim. I wouldn't worry much about long term damage if they slow process down and do it right. Need an insurance adjuster involved. Mitigation company involved. Maybe an attorney if needed. They do need to come up with a plan for this to delay 2-5 months. Don't let builder leverage their desire to be in the house quick for a substandard building outcome.
Our house has a virtual walk through, this is the best screenshot I could get of it in the model of our house. It's just open to the upstairs area.
UPDATE finished electrical and now sanding our red oak floor that we just installed. This is way worse.
I'm thinking about adding on to my house to give us a master bath. Currently our house has a bedroom with master bathroom, but the bedroom isn't that big and the closet size was too small, so we just use the biggest bedroom as our master. My wife uses the 'master bed/bath' as 'her' room. To the North of the bedroom (bottom in pic) there's a hall bathroom, so I was guessing I'd have to run plumbing to that side and move the bedroom to the top of the pic. The area that would be added is currently just a big deck area that doesn't get used much. Any ideas on room layouts? and estimate on cost? I started drawing this up yesterday after way too many beers. Crude drawing of current layout adding in the deck (top rectangle): Idea 1: Idea 2: Pic of area that would hopefully become enclosed:
When your father-in-law is done helping you with your house, send him my way. I love what you guys have been doing to your house.
We paid a professional $1600 to this (~1000 sq ft) and it took them like 7 total days if you include the curing time. I would never ever take that on myself. TBH, I would never help someone else with this. I had to be there to let them in and the fumes from chemicals were just brain frying.
Lol. He’s about as handy as my wife. We farmed this job out to a contractor they always use. They do very good work, but it’s a been a bit difficult dealing with problems. You can’t really chew out the guy who has worked hand in hand with you FIL on projects for over a decade.
we are in the design phase of doing that. Just adding on a master bath and walk in closet and expanding the bedroom a little bit. We have gotten a few quotes but not many builders will quote it without actual drawings. we are shooting for around $50K
Did you have drawings made? I was hoping it would be 30k max, may not happen if it's 50k and don't want to waste a few grand on drawings if that's the case.
yes i have an architect doing drawings for this, as well as some other renovations we want done eventually after I pay off this initial add-on. Drawings were $3,000. We will eventually replace the basement stairs, open up the main living area, and finish the basement to add a bed/bath down there. We are also going to remodel my kid's bathroom during the first phase.
Dryer is currently a 50 amp breaker, I know this is wrong and they are willing to fix it. What should it be a 30 or 40 amp? They also had the gas line capped but will replace it with a valve.
The dryer specs (should) determine the wiring. The wiring determines the breaker size. Typically a 30A does the trick.
Hayward pool heater with an ignition firing error code. Plus pool water leaking from the front of it. Prior owner of home told me he had it installed 3-4 years ago. Mother fucker.
No clue on the best either but we use a steam mop thing and it always makes ours look great. Nothing fancy, just a Shark I believe.
front loading washing machine in the new house stinks up the whole basement. i drained the plug in the front bottom area. that was terrible. is there another easy filter to clean out to get rid of this stench?