A custom home is a joy. But even when you think you can get what you want when you embark on building your own home, house plans often fall into the rut of familiarity or builders lean toward what they traditionally build. Having built two custom houses and purchased and renovated several others and in my business, I've learned a thing or two about homes over the years. ขายอาคารพาณิชย์ Here are eight of the top things on my wish list that I'd like to see builders consider when building new and custom homes.
Fit the owner. A house has to function for the way the owners live not the way trends dictate. Even if formal dining rooms aren't as common as they used to be, if customers have the furniture and the desire for a formal dining room, don't talk them out of it. Washable paint. Every surface should be a cleanable surface, and that starts with using cleanable paints for walls. Many national paint brands now carry washable flat finishes, which builders prefer, so now there's no reason to have dirty walls in a house anymore. Improved ventilation. Most new homes today don't have four-way ventilation and that can prevent adequate air movement. Worse still is the all too common non-operational bathroom window. Every bathroom must have a window, and yet, most homes today don't have them, making bathrooms a damp, musty room that invites mold to grow. Put working windows back into bathrooms. Rear foyers. Too many people enter their house through the laundry room or the kitchen. Today's homeowners want a rear foyer from the garage where backpacks can be deposited, shoes removed, and keys hung up. A rear foyer is a much better way to enter the house than through a plain hall, or worse, through a laundry room or kitchen. Thoughtful laundry rooms. Simple shelves that can hold laundry baskets would be a huge improvement, as would a cabinet to place the dryer on to reduce bending to remove clothes. Avoid hanging rods between two cabinets, and, instead, place them on their own wall. Include a wash sink with a spray handle as well. Bathroom upgrades. Kids won't stay small forever, so install tall vanities even in children's bathrooms. Install wall inset shampoo boxes in every shower and two shampoo boxes in the master shower. Make sure garden and jetted tubs have a pull out spray handle for cleaning. Be innovative. Offer as many alternatives as possible, from light-colored roofs which can save up to thousands of dollars in electricity to using materials such as the new paperless sheetrock that resists mold and the Bostitch Hurriquake nail (tinyurl.com/ycpyp8). This nail won the "Innovation of the Year" by Popular Science magazine in 2006 (tinyurl.com/yj99jf) for its simplicity and safety. The Hurriquake nail can make a home withstand two times the wind forces of homes built with traditional nails and 50% better for earthquake prone homes, yet only adds about $15 to the overall building price. That's a very small price for big peace of mind. Really listen to women. According to the National Homebuilders Association a full 91% of decisions relating to the home are made by women. One website has even set out to create home plans and designs that focus on a woman's desires. Visit herhome.com for a monthly e-zine, home plans focused on livability and housing needs specific to women. It's geared toward builders looking for more details about what women want in their homes and the insights are worth exploring whether you're a builder or homeowner.
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