Building a House with Wood
- Thread starter Harvey
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Harvey
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- Jul 15, 2020
Our first design for this house, the complete wish list, came out at 3000 sq ft. I felt like it was too big.
After we started pricing it, we knew we had to go smaller. The new design removed the mudroom and loft, and shrunk some dimensions, and got it down to 2000.
The problem is without the loft there is no easy or elegant way to light the kitchen. It's a work space, and it needs a ceiling. Plus the cabinets need a place to end on top.
We called an audible on our floor plan, and added a smaller loft back in. I was surprised it didn't require too much lvl engineered lumber magic.
Here's the second floor with the new loft super imposed on it.
We got here this afternoon and it's framed but no subfloor yet.
View from the bedroom
View from the kitchen sink
It's another ~400 square feet* for a relatively low cost. We're pretty excited about it.
*depending on how you count
After we started pricing it, we knew we had to go smaller. The new design removed the mudroom and loft, and shrunk some dimensions, and got it down to 2000.
The problem is without the loft there is no easy or elegant way to light the kitchen. It's a work space, and it needs a ceiling. Plus the cabinets need a place to end on top.
We called an audible on our floor plan, and added a smaller loft back in. I was surprised it didn't require too much lvl engineered lumber magic.
Here's the second floor with the new loft super imposed on it.
We got here this afternoon and it's framed but no subfloor yet.
View from the bedroom
View from the kitchen sink
It's another ~400 square feet* for a relatively low cost. We're pretty excited about it.
*depending on how you count
Campgottagopee
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- Jul 20, 2020
Looks incredible!
Sbob
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- Apr 20, 2021
Nice size walk in closet, I’ve been in the doghouse forever for not making ours big enough.
