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Post by badgerfowl on Jan 26, 2021 16:37:52 GMT -6
Full basement or at least a walk out up here in the great white north. Would never do just a slab up here for a primary house. Cabin or hunting shack is a different story.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 26, 2021 16:39:56 GMT -6
When we built our home at the lake....big topic was for full basement.....vs partial basement for utilities and storm shelter with a crawl space for the most of it.....and a large upstairs bonus room over the garage (with the savings).
We opted for the partial basement and the bonus room as we dont like bedrooms in the basement.....and it was hard to do the windows and max out our yard space, etc. It was going to cost about 100 k extra to do a full basement for our home....and we really wanted a patio home.
Looking back.....I wish I would have added some more deep basement space.......but I am ok with what we did otherwise. It's a big house (six bathrooms - sleeps 12+.....lol) so where do you draw the line?
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Post by mnfish on Jan 26, 2021 17:02:44 GMT -6
Lots of cool newer technogies available for constructing a house. Continious poured, reinforced walls from the footing to the ceiling.
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Post by mnfish on Jan 26, 2021 17:06:42 GMT -6
Have you thought about your HVAC system? Minni splits are a GREAT technology, imho. With in floor heat and minni splits, no duct work needed. A lot cheaper to finish the inside and a very efficient cooling system
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Post by kooch on Jan 26, 2021 17:18:55 GMT -6
Have you thought about your HVAC system? Minni splits are a GREAT technology, imho. With in floor heat and minni splits, no duct work needed. A lot cheaper to finish the inside and a very efficient cooling system I've been looking at this closely. We stayed in a cabin at Ludlow's on Lake Vermilion that had the split deal installed for AC. It was slick.
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Post by kl9 on Jan 26, 2021 17:28:32 GMT -6
I may have missed it; will this have a basement or is it a slab? Will the storm shelter have a cap on it? slab, and I good question on the cap, im not sure but I would assume so? Still going to have frost walls though right ?
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Post by leexrayshady on Jan 26, 2021 17:35:13 GMT -6
slab, and I good question on the cap, im not sure but I would assume so? Still going to have frost walls though right ? Yes
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Post by smsmith on Jan 26, 2021 19:07:28 GMT -6
Anybody who's ever had water issues in a basement understands how big of a PITA it can be. Both my and my wife's old places had basement issues. No basement ever again for either of us.
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Post by kl9 on Jan 26, 2021 19:25:07 GMT -6
Anybody who's ever had water issues in a basement understands how big of a PITA it can be. Both my and my wife's old places had basement issues. No basement ever again for either of us. There are new solutions to water in basement, many very effective. Form-a-drain, badger system, etc. I personally would never build a house without a basement. For many reasons. Hurts resale is one
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Post by mnfish on Jan 26, 2021 19:25:30 GMT -6
Anybody who's ever had water issues in a basement understands how big of a PITA it can be. Both my and my wife's old places had basement issues. No basement ever again for either of us. We were the same way. Single level living including curbless showers. We love no basement.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 26, 2021 19:28:42 GMT -6
Anybody who's ever had water issues in a basement understands how big of a PITA it can be. Both my and my wife's old places had basement issues. No basement ever again for either of us. There are new solutions to water in basement, many very effective. Form-a-drain, badger system, etc. I personally would never build a house without a basement. For many reasons. Hurts resale is one I've pretty resigned myself to knowing that the only people that will buy this place when we're done with it will be some rich dude from the Twin Shitties. It will be a deer hunting shack at some point I'm pretty sure. When I built this place I had no intention of it ever selling when I was alive. That may still be the case. Time will tell
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Post by smsmith on Jan 26, 2021 19:31:40 GMT -6
Anybody who's ever had water issues in a basement understands how big of a PITA it can be. Both my and my wife's old places had basement issues. No basement ever again for either of us. We were the same way. Single level living including curbless showers. We love no basement. Yup. There's one step here and that's from the garage into the mud room. The front walk is handicap accessible and the front door has a handicap sill. No lip in the master shower, but the spare bath does have a traditional shower stall. This place was built to grow old in.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 26, 2021 19:35:47 GMT -6
Still going to have frost walls though right ? Yes 60"?
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Post by sd51555 on Jan 26, 2021 20:26:23 GMT -6
What will you use for heating the floor, a boiler system run off of propane or will you be able to use natural gas? Propane Im guessing, a NG pipline does run the length of our ditch but would halve to pipe it about 310 yards so not sure how much that would cost I'd seriously look into it. It's been a few years since I've seen the cost per Btu comparison, but when I did it last, nat gas was half the price LP, and it might be even cheaper now. We had a big to-do out here a number of years back where the pipeline company didn't want to service the rural folks that had taps into the pipe. It was part of the deal that came with the easement when they pounded the pipe in. There's no money in it for the work involved for the gas company, and the rural taps still need odorizers serviced and what not. Just make sure the servicing company isn't gonna rip your guts out for service work. When I was in the propane business, the gas company was running more lines into the country as the edges of town pushed out. Once it reached feasibility for a farmer to hook up to nat gas and dry corn, it was game over for the LP guys.
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Post by Foggy on Jan 26, 2021 21:03:05 GMT -6
Propane Im guessing, a NG pipline does run the length of our ditch but would halve to pipe it about 310 yards so not sure how much that would cost I'd seriously look into it. It's been a few years since I've seen the cost per Btu comparison, but when I did it last, nat gas was half the price LP, and it might be even cheaper now. We had a big to-do out here a number of years back where the pipeline company didn't want to service the rural folks that had taps into the pipe. It was part of the deal that came with the easement when they pounded the pipe in. There's no money in it for the work involved for the gas company, and the rural taps still need odorizers serviced and what not. Just make sure the servicing company isn't gonna rip your guts out for service work. When I was in the propane business, the gas company was running more lines into the country as the edges of town pushed out. Once it reached feasibility for a farmer to hook up to nat gas and dry corn, it was game over for the LP guys. Running that line (if at all possible) will be far cheaper in the long run than going with propane. Kinda like going solar when grid is available.....makes no sense....and you gotta be a bit on the goofy side to go that direction. Do enough goofy stuff....and pretty soon you be watching women's wrestling. Grin.
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