Team do whatever the fuck you want bc you're an adult now let's get back to building shit and stop tearing each other down
Where do you guys get replacement parts for your grills? I have a charbroiled that needs some new tents and grates, but it looks like it will run about $150 just to replace what needs to be fixed. Is there a cheaper alternative?
Update on redneck pool, laid down a yard of black dirt today for level and weed barrier. Just set stock tank, started filling, and added initial chemicals. This week, hopefully plumbing and equipment pad. Next week, deck.
Home passed inspection and they've agreed to fix some of the shit that turned up prior to me moving in. Looking forward to being house poor
Needs paint but otherwise pretty pleased. Not sure what I'm going to do about the door but for now I'll allow the Chip and Joanna Gains yellow to ride.
Unrelated to any recent posts... Why do a huge proportion of new homes have the garage sticking out, facing the road, and dominating the curbside view of the front? Shit is ugly as hell.
sellers got everything out a day early so we have access to our new home. I'm in Austin visiting family but my wife and her parents are already taking out the granite tile countertops.
after mowing the lawn once at the new house, going to look at contracting it out. backyard is a slope like the wall at Talladega. sucks so much ass to mow.
1st pool time, this will have to suffice until I get further along in the project. Have photos stashed though so I can show complete build-up.
Stock tanks are to water livestock such as cows and horses. They come in varying sizes. This particular one is 8'×2'. I was hoping to find a 10×2 but everytime someone said they had one I would drive across town and it was an 8×2. It is still wide enough to handle 2 small pool floats (for the wife and friends) and when you sit down in it the water comes up to about shoulder height. They come in galvanized metal or poly, I opted for poly.
Not a new thing by any means. Makes logistical sense. Only recently have people seen the value in having it off to the side.
I think he is complaining more about the garage being in front of the front door rather than deeper than the front door. Not so much that the garage door is on the front of the house.
Been looking at these, I assume one of the connect plugs will work for multiple locks? Think I'll want two of the doors to have the smart lock.
Both really. Garage doors on the front are ugly. Having the garage protruding out just exaggerates the problem.
Finally "moved" into the house I posted earlier when it was framed. And all the pictures are too big - so you'll have to use your imagination for now
Got our house under contract Friday afternoon (without the buyer asking us to contribute to closing) and they're doing the inspection today.
Has been somewhat mentioned, but it's cheaper layout to have the garage tied into the roofline of the house rather than offset. More shared walls, shared trusses, foundation. Also with the smaller lots in newer developments it's one way to get a 3-4 car garage with a decently sized house to fit the width of the lots.
95% sure we walked through this place a few months ago but were too late to get an offer in. Congrats. I really like that area.
My house has a front facing garage. I think it is like that in most places. A side-loading garage is ideal but because of the size of lot you need it isn't feasible in a lot of places and price points. But, at least to me, you don't have to make the garage the focal point of the facade like these. Spoiler We all know you have a garage.
Side entry garage only works for certain lots. Agree with Rabid that having the garage pushed forward and being the focal point of the home is super ugly and seemed to be popular in homes the last 5-10 years.
We have a cleaning crew of two and they clean the shower twice a week. Granted, they cost us about $100,000 up front and we have to pay for room, board, and medical expenses, but we have the for a full 18 years. When they get older, they'll also do other things like rake leaves, mow the lawn, and take out the trash.
Garage placement being discussed is 100% about cost imo. Not only front facing due to smaller lot size requirement (zero lot line developments), but concrete/asphalt etc has skyrocketed in cost over last decade, so pushing the entry to garage closer to the road shortens the driveway to reduce costs as well.
I agree it is all about cost and making trade-offs. That is why I said builder vs. architect designed for the houses. My experience has been that builders--especially at low-to-mid price points--are trying to give the most bang for the buck and aesthetics are secondary. Whereas my experience with architects has been that they are more concerned with form and function and what something costs comes after the aesthetics.
Agree with this entirely, it's highest bang for buck and I think has become so ubiquitous that people just accept that houses look this way, to the developers' delight. One other thing I didn't think of that might be influencing this for you northerners would be snow clearance right? With an aging population, I figure there are more people placing higher value on less driveway to clear. Always heard houses were close to street for this reason thus makes sense for garages in particular. Snow not a new phenomenon but shifting demographics flipping the function v form equation in this respect as well.
For us, it did impact the way we looked at houses. My wife really wanted a side facing garage but we prioritized proximity to working downtown so we're too close to the city to find that unless you're paying in the millions. What we found instead is an attached garage (with a master bedroom above it) that is set back further than the house with a roof line that is lower than the house so it really deemphasizes the garage. It is also a 1950s build so the conversation about increasing concrete costs never played in to the design. This is the closest I could quickly find on google images to describe it but ours is set back further (probably 8 ft) so it minimizes it more.
i can see paying a couple hundred every once in a while for a deep clean 4-6 times a year but fuck paying nearly $4000 a year for that shit. buy a nice dyson, go to sam's and buy every cleaning supply/tool known to man, spend an hour or two a week doing it and your house will be the same while youre $3200 better for it. or hell, let your 9 pets sleep on your bed like cro-magnons and then bitch everything is dirty and your house just attracts dust. team Arkadin
no, but i can think of many other things to do with $3000+ a year when all it requires me to do is clean up after myself, chunk my clothes in the hamper, load the dish washer, and help my wife dust, vacuum, and occasionally clean windows. sooo haaardd