Building a House with Wood

[Harvey]

That’s a big house! (In comparison to your old house).

It's certainly bigger than the cabin.

It's 2000 sf. Not quite as big as our current house, not nearly as big as this, but 2x the size of the house we lived in for 30 years.

IMO it's what people expect in that neighborhood, a smallish 3br.

The decks... they were a point of negotiation for sure.

 

[EMSC]

Four (quads if possible) floor outlets one in each corner of the room. Note that the rooms is a triangle so ceiling heights are zero at the edges.

Not sure about for the corners, but you may very well find you want power somewhere more in the middle of that big loft too (centered chairs & table, or etc...). Or could put on the front of the loft by the railing on each side of the center post, or....

Much better than running extension cords around to trip over if you can avoid it. I have a loft with a couple flush outlets with removable covers (though in carpet) like the attached pic in our floor and I can't image having popup stuff in the middle of the floor. I suspect it would always popup in a bad direction for what I want, lol.

 

[gorgonzola]

Your inspector may have a say - been a minute since I looked at NY residential code but I would think there's a 6' rule or something similar; no distance along a wall greater than 6' (typical cord length), Not a fan of floor outlets, never seem to be in the right spot. Personal preference for attic/loft is build knee walls for outlets, floor base, housekeeping etc.

 

[Harvey]

@gorgonzola

Yes there is a six foot rule.

The builder wants a knee wall. I don't like VOIDS > places that mice can get too, but the cat or mousetrap can't.

@EMSC

The center has been discussed, but there is a plan for table there. I know I shouldn't design outlets around furniture design, so I am trying to make it symetric:

The Xs are the outlets. There will also be two outlet on the one wall that is at the bottom of the image.

Love the look of your outlet. Is that a maple floor?

 

[Sbob]

@gorgonzola

The builder wants a knee wall. I don't like VOIDS > places that mice can get too, but the cat or mousetrap can't.

@EMSC

You can never have too much storage space. I have knee wall closets, they’re full lol

Maybe ceiling cords lol ?

 

[Brownski]

What happens if you spill your wine glass into one of them, Harv?

 

[Harvey]

Blow a fuse?

Those four Xs are under very low headroom. I'm thinking nobody will go there.

 

[ADKmike]

The builder wants a knee wall. I don't like VOIDS > places that mice can get too, but the cat or mousetrap can't.

What if you made the knee walls with an access door to have storage behind them and to access your mice trapping needs (hopefully none!). So you can base trim/have outlets on walls, etc...

I've seen this in many cape houses (at least ones in my area)

 

[freeheeln]

Blow a fuse?

Or trip a breaker.

 

[tirolski]

What if you made the knee walls with an access door to have storage behind them and to access your mice trapping needs (hopefully none!). So you can base trim/have outlets on walls, etc...

Ya could have outta the way horizontal storage for skis to boot.