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I think that's all for now. The low voltage guy has a little more work to complete on Monday. He's doing the security system, intercom, phone lines, computer networking and central vacuum system.
We should get everthing inspected next week and then begin insulation, exterior siding and drywall within the next 2 weeks.
This last picture is the termination point for all of the low voltage stuff. There will be boxes here for all of the connections, DSL modem, satellite tv multiswitch and network hub. Should be a neat installation.
We should get everthing inspected next week and then begin insulation, exterior siding and drywall within the next 2 weeks.
This last picture is the termination point for all of the low voltage stuff. There will be boxes here for all of the connections, DSL modem, satellite tv multiswitch and network hub. Should be a neat installation.
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Cliff_Johns
Elite Member
Man that's a big house. You must have a huge family. Looks like it will be quite an impressive residance when you're done. Just beautiful.
Cliff
Cliff
Cliff,
This has been a very interesting experience. The house is large, but I think looks bigger than it really is. For example, because of some design problems we had to make some changes that raised the ceiling height on the 1st floor to 11 feet in the center section and 10 feet on the side sections. Of course, with the added height comes the appearance of "bigness". However, each room on the main floor is really not that big. And, we have some wasted space from the architect snafus.
On the second floor, we have 2 bedrooms for the kids (each of which is larger than the master bedroom on the main floor) and 1 guest bedroom, 3 baths and a large unfinished space over the garage that probably accounts for 25% of the footage on the upper level.
I think the heated / cooled space on the main and upper floors is about 3500 sq feet. But, other than the large bedrooms for the kids, all the other rooms are very modestly sized. There's just alot of wasted space. This has been frustrating as we try to plan for furniture placement.
To me, the real appearance of "bigness" is from the rear because you are seeing the full 10 ft height of the basement walls plus the upper 2 floors. I've told my wife on a number of occasions that the house appeared obcsenely large. I'm almost embarassed. Because of budget overruns, the basement will remain unfinished for now, it appears. Well, except for the workshop / tractor storage under the garage. I'll have the electrical completed in here and have a utility sink installed to make this space functional. We'll just finish the remainder of the basement a little at a time as finances allow.
So, yes, it does look big. No, I don't have a large family. And, I wish the rooms were as big as the appearance of the home would suggest. Thanks for the nice comments and for following along with the adventure.
This has been a very interesting experience. The house is large, but I think looks bigger than it really is. For example, because of some design problems we had to make some changes that raised the ceiling height on the 1st floor to 11 feet in the center section and 10 feet on the side sections. Of course, with the added height comes the appearance of "bigness". However, each room on the main floor is really not that big. And, we have some wasted space from the architect snafus.
On the second floor, we have 2 bedrooms for the kids (each of which is larger than the master bedroom on the main floor) and 1 guest bedroom, 3 baths and a large unfinished space over the garage that probably accounts for 25% of the footage on the upper level.
I think the heated / cooled space on the main and upper floors is about 3500 sq feet. But, other than the large bedrooms for the kids, all the other rooms are very modestly sized. There's just alot of wasted space. This has been frustrating as we try to plan for furniture placement.
To me, the real appearance of "bigness" is from the rear because you are seeing the full 10 ft height of the basement walls plus the upper 2 floors. I've told my wife on a number of occasions that the house appeared obcsenely large. I'm almost embarassed. Because of budget overruns, the basement will remain unfinished for now, it appears. Well, except for the workshop / tractor storage under the garage. I'll have the electrical completed in here and have a utility sink installed to make this space functional. We'll just finish the remainder of the basement a little at a time as finances allow.
So, yes, it does look big. No, I don't have a large family. And, I wish the rooms were as big as the appearance of the home would suggest. Thanks for the nice comments and for following along with the adventure.
EddieWalker
Epic Contributor
Thanks for the updates. I'm enjoying your progress, along with what you've decided to do and why. The jacuzzi tub in the guest bath makes allot of sense.
With 3,500 sq ft of heated and cooled space, not to mention the different levels, I'm curous about your HVAC system. What size and how is it zoned?
Now that sheetrock is aproaching, what did you decide on the media room?
Eddie
With 3,500 sq ft of heated and cooled space, not to mention the different levels, I'm curous about your HVAC system. What size and how is it zoned?
Now that sheetrock is aproaching, what did you decide on the media room?
Eddie
<font color="blue"> I'm curous about your HVAC system. What size and how is it zoned?
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Eddie, I ran a seperate thread about choosing a HVAC system to help decide between traditional gas heat + AC or heat pump. Due to my location any gas will have to be propane. What I've decided to put in is a 14 SEER dual fuel heat pump. Above 14 SEER, the cost become prohibitive and the payback would take too long, in my estimation.
There will be 3 seperate units - 4 ton for the main floor, 3.5 ton for the upstairs. When we finish the basement, I think it is spec'd out for a 2 ton unit. I did have them put in a switched damper to cut the air to the guest room in an attempt to reduce the demand on the upstairs unit when the guest space is not in use (which will be most of the time).
<font color="blue"> what did you decide on the media room?
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I haven't made a decision yet. We've put finishing the basement on hold until we see how the budget looks after we complete the 2 main levels. If there's any money left, we'll do as much in the basement as we can. I do like your idea about changing out the ducts to a lower profile rectangular type in areas where ceiling height is a concern. When we get to that point, I'll bring it up with the HVAC guy.
As always, I appreciate you following this thread and offereing your help and ideas.
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Eddie, I ran a seperate thread about choosing a HVAC system to help decide between traditional gas heat + AC or heat pump. Due to my location any gas will have to be propane. What I've decided to put in is a 14 SEER dual fuel heat pump. Above 14 SEER, the cost become prohibitive and the payback would take too long, in my estimation.
There will be 3 seperate units - 4 ton for the main floor, 3.5 ton for the upstairs. When we finish the basement, I think it is spec'd out for a 2 ton unit. I did have them put in a switched damper to cut the air to the guest room in an attempt to reduce the demand on the upstairs unit when the guest space is not in use (which will be most of the time).
<font color="blue"> what did you decide on the media room?
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I haven't made a decision yet. We've put finishing the basement on hold until we see how the budget looks after we complete the 2 main levels. If there's any money left, we'll do as much in the basement as we can. I do like your idea about changing out the ducts to a lower profile rectangular type in areas where ceiling height is a concern. When we get to that point, I'll bring it up with the HVAC guy.
As always, I appreciate you following this thread and offereing your help and ideas.
dmccarty
Super Star Member
BMAC,
I noticed the large decks. There have been quite a few deck collapses due to incorrect installation. Did an engineer spec and check the load and the attachement of the deck to the house? Pay attention to not only what is used to attach the deck but how well its protected from water.
The JLC Online site has a good search engine. If you search on ledger you will get quite a few hits. You have to be a member to see the article or you can buy them without being a member.
NC has a schedule that for instance on a 8' foot joist span requires a 5/8 HD galvanized bolt/washer every 3' 6" OC AND 2 16D HD galvanized nails 8" OC.
We have had a couple deck failures in the last couple of years. Luckily there where no deaths but there have been some broken bones. The last failure came within minutes of failing on some kids who where playing under the deck....
Nice looking house.
Later,
Dan
I noticed the large decks. There have been quite a few deck collapses due to incorrect installation. Did an engineer spec and check the load and the attachement of the deck to the house? Pay attention to not only what is used to attach the deck but how well its protected from water.
The JLC Online site has a good search engine. If you search on ledger you will get quite a few hits. You have to be a member to see the article or you can buy them without being a member.
NC has a schedule that for instance on a 8' foot joist span requires a 5/8 HD galvanized bolt/washer every 3' 6" OC AND 2 16D HD galvanized nails 8" OC.
We have had a couple deck failures in the last couple of years. Luckily there where no deaths but there have been some broken bones. The last failure came within minutes of failing on some kids who where playing under the deck....
Nice looking house.
Later,
Dan
Dan,
Thanks for the heads up on deck failures. The front porch is actually supported by a poured concrete wall that rests on a footing. It was poured as part of the basement / foundation wall. Its not going anywhere.
The largest part of the rear deck is a screened porch. The roof of this porch will protect the ledger from getting wet. The remainder of the uncovered deck is long across the back of the house, but not very deep. It is essentially a walkway from the screened porch to the stairway. Probably won't have many people on it at one time so the load will be minimal.
Maybe I'm naive about this, but I trust my builder. He has brought an engineer in for a couple of things that I'm aware of and maybe some things that I don't know about. Therefore, I don't know if an engineer was consulted about the deck specifically. I'll look to see the what the spacing of the bolts on the ledger is the next time I'm out there.
Thanks again for the tip.
Thanks for the heads up on deck failures. The front porch is actually supported by a poured concrete wall that rests on a footing. It was poured as part of the basement / foundation wall. Its not going anywhere.
The largest part of the rear deck is a screened porch. The roof of this porch will protect the ledger from getting wet. The remainder of the uncovered deck is long across the back of the house, but not very deep. It is essentially a walkway from the screened porch to the stairway. Probably won't have many people on it at one time so the load will be minimal.
Maybe I'm naive about this, but I trust my builder. He has brought an engineer in for a couple of things that I'm aware of and maybe some things that I don't know about. Therefore, I don't know if an engineer was consulted about the deck specifically. I'll look to see the what the spacing of the bolts on the ledger is the next time I'm out there.
Thanks again for the tip.
dmccarty
Super Star Member
Bmac,
Your welcome. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
From what I have read on the issues some places may have little or no code requirements. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif I know that some builders will just you lag bolts not a bolt and a nut. The lags can pull more easily out of the wood when stressed. But the lags are easier to install.
I trusted and still trust my builder! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I still caught him on one structural issue. And he is a PE who use to write the NC state building codes! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif But we all make mistakes. When we speced the windows on the house, I checked the code as did my builder. We had an issue but the window salesman had a solution. At the final inspection the inspector said two $800 windows had to go because the would not allow ingress/egress in case of a fire. He was full of beans. I think his view of the particular code is WRONG. But he has the mighty pen so my view is moot. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Its cheaper to ask now than get hit later. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Later,
Dan
Your welcome. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
From what I have read on the issues some places may have little or no code requirements. /forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif I know that some builders will just you lag bolts not a bolt and a nut. The lags can pull more easily out of the wood when stressed. But the lags are easier to install.
I trusted and still trust my builder! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif I still caught him on one structural issue. And he is a PE who use to write the NC state building codes! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif But we all make mistakes. When we speced the windows on the house, I checked the code as did my builder. We had an issue but the window salesman had a solution. At the final inspection the inspector said two $800 windows had to go because the would not allow ingress/egress in case of a fire. He was full of beans. I think his view of the particular code is WRONG. But he has the mighty pen so my view is moot. /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Its cheaper to ask now than get hit later. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Later,
Dan
rox
Veteran Member
Daughter is a lucky girl! Look at those 2 huge windows in her bathroom. Having all that sun in the morning while she is getting ready is going to really help her wake up every morning. Don't know your wifes color scheme but I have always found that black and white tiles ate timeless. You can go back and see black and white bathrooms form the 20's and they still look nice. Black & white tile in a bthroom never will go out of style.
rox
Veteran Member
saw that duct work in the upstarirls laundry room.
Since I built my lst house they came out with a really cool product. A box that fits inside the studs - http://www.dryerbox.com/
It really annoyed me with my last house that I had to have the dryer sticking uot a few inches into the room, that I could not put it flush agains the wall. The druder did not match up to the vent pipe. I don't knwo how much these boxes cost but if it is reasonable I really urge you to use them. Check out your own house now, how your dryer is hooked up, see if it stickes out. Every dryer manufacturer put ther exhast pipe in a different location. To get a perfect fit every time, no matter which dryer you use now or int he future this dryer box will allow your dryer to be positioned nicely relative to the washer as well as snug up against the wall. Hope I am not to late on this idea.
Since I built my lst house they came out with a really cool product. A box that fits inside the studs - http://www.dryerbox.com/
It really annoyed me with my last house that I had to have the dryer sticking uot a few inches into the room, that I could not put it flush agains the wall. The druder did not match up to the vent pipe. I don't knwo how much these boxes cost but if it is reasonable I really urge you to use them. Check out your own house now, how your dryer is hooked up, see if it stickes out. Every dryer manufacturer put ther exhast pipe in a different location. To get a perfect fit every time, no matter which dryer you use now or int he future this dryer box will allow your dryer to be positioned nicely relative to the washer as well as snug up against the wall. Hope I am not to late on this idea.
rox
Veteran Member
Bmac I posted this to Eddi when he was building his porch so I might as well pass it along to you as well. Our builder came up with a really good low cost idea for our porch. He bought storm doors that had like a wing, (oh i can't come up with the right word) lever in it that you moved with your thumb. Latch, that is the word, the doors had a wing latch on them, so that you could open the latch and put in the screen inserts. In fall you could put in the storm window. Then he jsut didn't drill out the holes for the door nob. He said that in the future we could change them out for something nicer but actually we never did. They worked great, they were low cost and we had screens and windows. You might have thought that jsut having the screen up we would have gotten a lot of rain in when jsut the screens were up. Actually becaue of the overhangs, and they were just normal overhangs, we really didn't get any rain in at all. Not once. If you are concerned about rain, you could tile the floors. I can't remember where you are located if you get freezing weather. In Wisconsin, obviously we did. We ought a special tile that stood up to freezing. It didn't even cost that much money for the tiles, and with the tile floor it we ever would have gotten any moisture it would have been no problem.
Teh storm door idea was a good one, some day you can knock them out and put in somethng that has both storms and screens all in one, but really for us we never changed them out and they worked out fine.
Our last home was the same size as yours and once you get to living in it, it won't feel big at all. 11ft ceilings though, hmmm hope you have some BIG artwork, cuz regular sized artwork is going to seem kind of small.
Might want to consider decorating now before the drywall goes up. Perhaps for example you would want to place a plant shelf up real high, I dunnow, seems like I would be thinking of that now so if I wanted something to break up an 11ft wall I could get it built right in. Just my ideas, FWIW...
Teh storm door idea was a good one, some day you can knock them out and put in somethng that has both storms and screens all in one, but really for us we never changed them out and they worked out fine.
Our last home was the same size as yours and once you get to living in it, it won't feel big at all. 11ft ceilings though, hmmm hope you have some BIG artwork, cuz regular sized artwork is going to seem kind of small.
Might want to consider decorating now before the drywall goes up. Perhaps for example you would want to place a plant shelf up real high, I dunnow, seems like I would be thinking of that now so if I wanted something to break up an 11ft wall I could get it built right in. Just my ideas, FWIW...
rox,
My, aren't just full of good ideas!! Both of the kids' rooms are big (much larger than ours) and well-lit with large windows. I sure hope they appreciate them. As far as tile selection goes, I agree with you about black and white - classic and timeless. However, one thing my wife is adamant about is that, whatever tile we choose, she will not have white grout. Too hard to keep clean. So, I think one would lose some of the visual attractiveness of the B&W tile if it had pigmented grout. I think she is looking at tans and grays. I'm leaving that up to her.
Thanks for the link for the dryer box. I'm actually in Phoenix, AZ right now and don't know what's been done construction-wise over the past few days. I won't be able to check the progress until Monday or Tuesday. I think I'm still OK though as far as getting one installed.
Again, Julie will be handling the decorating decisions (though she is working with a decorator). I'll pass your suggestions about the plant shelf along to her.
The porch will be screened. However, building code here mandates that the bottom 3 or 4 ft be solid when the porch is as high off the ground as ours is. Whether or not the door idea would satisfy our code, I do not know. However, I did once ask Julie if she wanted the option of adding removable windows. She did not. So, again, I will leave it up to her. Frankly, I didn't have any desire for a screened porch as our climate doesn't have long periods of time when this space will be comfortable. So I didn't push the window issue. The reason I am approaching my 22 wedding aniversary is that I've learned that I should leave the house decisions to my bride. She's the queen and I don't want to upset the balance of power. Plus, she gets what she wants upstairs, I get the shop and home theater downstairs. Seems like a good trade-off to me. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Again, thanks for all of the suggestions.
My, aren't just full of good ideas!! Both of the kids' rooms are big (much larger than ours) and well-lit with large windows. I sure hope they appreciate them. As far as tile selection goes, I agree with you about black and white - classic and timeless. However, one thing my wife is adamant about is that, whatever tile we choose, she will not have white grout. Too hard to keep clean. So, I think one would lose some of the visual attractiveness of the B&W tile if it had pigmented grout. I think she is looking at tans and grays. I'm leaving that up to her.
Thanks for the link for the dryer box. I'm actually in Phoenix, AZ right now and don't know what's been done construction-wise over the past few days. I won't be able to check the progress until Monday or Tuesday. I think I'm still OK though as far as getting one installed.
Again, Julie will be handling the decorating decisions (though she is working with a decorator). I'll pass your suggestions about the plant shelf along to her.
The porch will be screened. However, building code here mandates that the bottom 3 or 4 ft be solid when the porch is as high off the ground as ours is. Whether or not the door idea would satisfy our code, I do not know. However, I did once ask Julie if she wanted the option of adding removable windows. She did not. So, again, I will leave it up to her. Frankly, I didn't have any desire for a screened porch as our climate doesn't have long periods of time when this space will be comfortable. So I didn't push the window issue. The reason I am approaching my 22 wedding aniversary is that I've learned that I should leave the house decisions to my bride. She's the queen and I don't want to upset the balance of power. Plus, she gets what she wants upstairs, I get the shop and home theater downstairs. Seems like a good trade-off to me. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Again, thanks for all of the suggestions.
rox
Veteran Member
bmac,
The storm doors I mentioned did have a good amount of wood on the bottom. I think the builder paid about 25 dollars a door, so it was really low cost to fit the porch, and actually it looked much nicer than just screening, once the doors (think of them as just really big windows) were painted white.
I know what you mean about letting the wife do her thing while you do your thing. I know I was feeling rather overwhelemed during consturction about the decorating. it's a ig house and you have a lot to decorate and usually your budget is not huge becasue you end up spending so much of it on building the house.
You two are doing a heck of a job, am enjoying a LOT wathcing your project. I do LOVE the basement under the garage. I'ms ure it is not going to take you all that long to finish off the basement. You will be well satisfied for a number of years jsut moving in and making it your home. By finishing the basement later, it will give you more time to really think of how you want it.
The storm doors I mentioned did have a good amount of wood on the bottom. I think the builder paid about 25 dollars a door, so it was really low cost to fit the porch, and actually it looked much nicer than just screening, once the doors (think of them as just really big windows) were painted white.
I know what you mean about letting the wife do her thing while you do your thing. I know I was feeling rather overwhelemed during consturction about the decorating. it's a ig house and you have a lot to decorate and usually your budget is not huge becasue you end up spending so much of it on building the house.
You two are doing a heck of a job, am enjoying a LOT wathcing your project. I do LOVE the basement under the garage. I'ms ure it is not going to take you all that long to finish off the basement. You will be well satisfied for a number of years jsut moving in and making it your home. By finishing the basement later, it will give you more time to really think of how you want it.
Just a quick progress update for those following along. No pics tonight, I'll see if there is anything worth photographing this weekend.
While I was in Phoenix last week, they were just finishing up a few odds and ends prior to the inspection that was scheduled for Friday. Well, the inspector showed up Thursday instead. His error. The first problem was that the builder wasn't present when the inspector was there(he attends every inspection of his homes - may be SOP, I don't know). Secondly, there were a lot of little things that had not been completed that the builder knew had to be done before the inspection (like spraying expanding foam between all floor and wall penetrations). This really made the inspector irate and it was reflected in his report. Well, my contractor went to the building dept., got everything straightened out and we had a new inspector come this week. Everything is OK.
As of today, the insulation is done and the Hardiplank siding is going up. They had one end of the house complete and had started on the back. This was around 6PM tonight so I'm sure they ran out of daylight soon after I left. Once they're done, the brick masons will come and do the brick work around the foundation / basement wall. There is a newly dumped pile of sand on site that I assume is for the brick layers. Makes me think that they are not going to be far behind the siding crew. The sheetrock installers will get started soon as well (probably next week).
Finally, the framing crew returned today to put up a small roof / overhang over the garage doors. They did not finish and will be back Monday. I don't think the siding can be completed until this is done. This little roof thingy I think, is going to look good. However, it did cause a problem with the placement of the exterior lights we had planned for the garage door area. I'll try to post a drawing of the plan and some photos of the actual construction later this weekend. Once again, I'll be asking for some ideas and assistance with this. I may place this in a seperate thread.
One other thing we added (can you hear our budget screaming again?) is electric radiant floor heating in the master bath. Well, its not in yet, but I told our builder that we wanted to put it in before the tile is laid. Thinking about adding it to the kitchen as well but I want to see how much it is going to cost first.
I guess that is all for now. Hope to have some pics up this weekend.
While I was in Phoenix last week, they were just finishing up a few odds and ends prior to the inspection that was scheduled for Friday. Well, the inspector showed up Thursday instead. His error. The first problem was that the builder wasn't present when the inspector was there(he attends every inspection of his homes - may be SOP, I don't know). Secondly, there were a lot of little things that had not been completed that the builder knew had to be done before the inspection (like spraying expanding foam between all floor and wall penetrations). This really made the inspector irate and it was reflected in his report. Well, my contractor went to the building dept., got everything straightened out and we had a new inspector come this week. Everything is OK.
As of today, the insulation is done and the Hardiplank siding is going up. They had one end of the house complete and had started on the back. This was around 6PM tonight so I'm sure they ran out of daylight soon after I left. Once they're done, the brick masons will come and do the brick work around the foundation / basement wall. There is a newly dumped pile of sand on site that I assume is for the brick layers. Makes me think that they are not going to be far behind the siding crew. The sheetrock installers will get started soon as well (probably next week).
Finally, the framing crew returned today to put up a small roof / overhang over the garage doors. They did not finish and will be back Monday. I don't think the siding can be completed until this is done. This little roof thingy I think, is going to look good. However, it did cause a problem with the placement of the exterior lights we had planned for the garage door area. I'll try to post a drawing of the plan and some photos of the actual construction later this weekend. Once again, I'll be asking for some ideas and assistance with this. I may place this in a seperate thread.
One other thing we added (can you hear our budget screaming again?) is electric radiant floor heating in the master bath. Well, its not in yet, but I told our builder that we wanted to put it in before the tile is laid. Thinking about adding it to the kitchen as well but I want to see how much it is going to cost first.
I guess that is all for now. Hope to have some pics up this weekend.
dmccarty
Super Star Member
bmac,
How big is your masterbath?
We put two electric heaters on timers in our two bathrooms. Our masterbath is just one big room with a seperate toilet room. In the big room we put in the heater. This will warm up the room but we are getting it checked by the electrician since it does not seem to put out as much heat as the other heater in the kids bathroom. The kids bathroom is really three rooms. One room with the sinks that has the toilet room and a room with the bathtub off to the side. The bathtub room has the other heater. You turn on that heater and it will cook you out of that room.
If your rooms are too big these heaters may not work but I would highly recommend putting timers on whatever heaters you use.
Later,
Dan
How big is your masterbath?
We put two electric heaters on timers in our two bathrooms. Our masterbath is just one big room with a seperate toilet room. In the big room we put in the heater. This will warm up the room but we are getting it checked by the electrician since it does not seem to put out as much heat as the other heater in the kids bathroom. The kids bathroom is really three rooms. One room with the sinks that has the toilet room and a room with the bathtub off to the side. The bathtub room has the other heater. You turn on that heater and it will cook you out of that room.
If your rooms are too big these heaters may not work but I would highly recommend putting timers on whatever heaters you use.
Later,
Dan
Dan,
I don't have the dimensions in front of me, but it is not a huge room. Double vanity and rather large shower. Toilet in seperate room. The floor heating I am referring to is installed under the floor tile. In our case, it is not the primary heat source for the room. Instead, it is simply used to heat the tiles so they don't freeze your tootsies in the morning. And, yes, it is hooked up to a programmable timer that can be set to turn it on and off as desired.
Thanks for the reply.
I don't have the dimensions in front of me, but it is not a huge room. Double vanity and rather large shower. Toilet in seperate room. The floor heating I am referring to is installed under the floor tile. In our case, it is not the primary heat source for the room. Instead, it is simply used to heat the tiles so they don't freeze your tootsies in the morning. And, yes, it is hooked up to a programmable timer that can be set to turn it on and off as desired.
Thanks for the reply.
dmccarty
Super Star Member
bmac,
We have a finished concrete floor throughout the house. We where going to put in radient heat in the floor but I finally decided that in our area its just did not make money sense to put it in. We have the electric heaters to just boost the heat in the bathroom when somewhen is in the shower/tub. It surely was a help this morning. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
When I tell people about our floor they ask if the concrete is cold during the winter and the answer is that its as warm as the house. Its REAL nice in front of the wood stove. Nice and toasty.
The timers are great. The one thing I wish I had thought off was to put timers on the vent fans in the bathrooms. We put in some VERY quiet fans in the baths. They are so quiet that we forget to turn them off. Code required us to have a vent fan in the toilet room. We thought this was stupid so that fan is the cheapo make lots of noise fan. Sometimes we turn on the the noisy fan so we don't forget to turn off the quiet fan. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
We should have put timers on the vent fans. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Later,
Dan
We have a finished concrete floor throughout the house. We where going to put in radient heat in the floor but I finally decided that in our area its just did not make money sense to put it in. We have the electric heaters to just boost the heat in the bathroom when somewhen is in the shower/tub. It surely was a help this morning. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
When I tell people about our floor they ask if the concrete is cold during the winter and the answer is that its as warm as the house. Its REAL nice in front of the wood stove. Nice and toasty.
The timers are great. The one thing I wish I had thought off was to put timers on the vent fans in the bathrooms. We put in some VERY quiet fans in the baths. They are so quiet that we forget to turn them off. Code required us to have a vent fan in the toilet room. We thought this was stupid so that fan is the cheapo make lots of noise fan. Sometimes we turn on the the noisy fan so we don't forget to turn off the quiet fan. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
We should have put timers on the vent fans. /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Later,
Dan
Took a few photos today. Nothing terribly exciting (except for the fact that work=progress). The first 2 show the HardiPlank going up.
Edit: WHOA!!!! just looked at the picture. Doesn't look anything like the original or of the job as seen in person. Don't know why it looks so goofy here. I'll leave the pic until I can try to resolve this issue. Same is true for the next one. Looks real crappy in the picture.
Edit: WHOA!!!! just looked at the picture. Doesn't look anything like the original or of the job as seen in person. Don't know why it looks so goofy here. I'll leave the pic until I can try to resolve this issue. Same is true for the next one. Looks real crappy in the picture.
