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Very misleading. Its all in the "DETAILS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never assume anything.......
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Originally Posted by ESN
This is true, you must be a bit careful and questioning when looking at different builders' floorplans. Many of them include front porches, garages, rear covered patios, etc in their square footage, many times it is quite misleading.
Thanks YH that was the exact input I was looking for. Keep them coming.
Your future house should take account of your personalities and life-style. One basic is whether you are a collector or a minimalist. Another is whether you expect to have many visitors, and how you entertain. For example, do you really want a formal dining room, or would an informal gathering room be better. Will you want a wine-rack or bar or coffee station?
One example from my in-laws: they have a lovely open-plan house. However, they have no place to put needed work-related books. You can't place a bookcase against the living-room wall because there are so few walls in an open-plan house. Their books are stuffed in the garage, leaving no room to park cars. My suggestion is to realistically estimate the amount of storage you need. The unfinished space above a garage is frequently sufficient.
Another suggestion is to plan a screened porch especially if the lot has a nice view. The porch will be the most-used room in the spring and fall.
Very true! And we must remember Brunswick County does NOT have basements - so all of you out there with hobbies or men with large tools and workshops need to figure somewhere to put all these items that currently are in your basement - workshop/sewing room/etc. A big factor in the building of our home - We have been looking at plans that have that 'southern tidewater/low country home. It basically has the garages and 'storage' on level one - with steps going up to the next floor which is the living area.... Home Plans HOMEPW24143 - 4,171 Square Feet, 4 Bedroom 4 Bathroom Tidewater Home with 3 Garage Bays
or Tidewater House Plans at Dream Home Source | Country Style House Plans
can anyone tell me if I can build a home like this in Ocean Ridge Plantation? I have the room for it on my lot -
Interesting plan but I have never seen anything like it in Ocean Ridge and I have been through there numerous times over the past three years. Looks to me like it would be more the style at St James.
A big factor in the building of our home - We have been looking at plans that have that 'southern tidewater/low country home. It basically has the garages and 'storage' on level one - with steps going up to the next floor which is the living area....
Hello missnancy - Just a thought. If you are planning to be in the house in your later years, you might plan space for an elevator, or install one. I don't think I could face climbing those stairs when I am eighty.
Yep! I figured an elevator would be a good investment!! The model plans we are looking at have the second and third bedrooms with their private bathrooms, on the 'second floor' so those can be the rooms my adult children can use when they visit and when the kids are not there - I can close that off and not have to worry about going up that level.... We will just have the bottom level (garages and workshop) and next level - living area and our bedroom/bath.....
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