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Buying 4 acres to build a home on. Any Advice/Suggestions/Warnings/Do's & Don'ts?
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<blockquote data-quote="railroad" data-source="post: 16415747" data-attributes="member: 13485"><p>I built my house, less the sheet rock, plumbing, siding, and putting the metal roof on.</p><p>I sold my previous house, used that money, and wife's income to pay as I built. It took me 2 years.</p><p>Some things I know and some I would consider. Do not face your house toward the weather income flow. Be aware of the sunrise and sunset for porches and decks.</p><p>Try and visualize each rooms layout for electrical outlet locations. My house is 3400+ sq ft and I had to put in 2 200 amp panels. I do have a whole house generator. Generac is the only one to consider. </p><p>Do underground electrical service, run your phone, cable, etc in the same ditch and run redundant pulls of them. That wiring is not expensive and utilities sometimes will give it to you.</p><p>I pulled a lot of phone line and my son advised me to pull cat 5 also. I did not and regretted it, but wireless has improved now, so no issue. </p><p>You can run the phone and the cat 5 in the same box.</p><p>Some houses can survive without gutters. I am on 10 acres and surrounded by natural forest. My gutters stayed full of leaves. Gutter caps have been great.</p><p>Metal roof, only way to go. Rain Noise is not an issue. </p><p>Do not skimp on windows. </p><p>Make sure your grade carries water away from the house on all sides. </p><p>Do a good water proofing on the basement. 9 ft or higher basement. Duct work takes up a lot of room.</p><p>Cut the pine trees back from the house lot. Storms can break them easily.</p><p>I used mostly cut lumber, but think I like engineered material better now.</p><p>Have a good contract, when the s*%t hits the fan with the contractor, it is your only protection.</p><p>They make some sound proofing for interior walls. I wish I had used it on some rooms.</p><p>I built 9 ft ceiling on the 1st floor, 8 ft on the 2nd. I like it. Be sure to glue the sub floor down well and I would have screwed it down, if I had it to do again. </p><p>Good luck,</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="railroad, post: 16415747, member: 13485"] I built my house, less the sheet rock, plumbing, siding, and putting the metal roof on. I sold my previous house, used that money, and wife's income to pay as I built. It took me 2 years. Some things I know and some I would consider. Do not face your house toward the weather income flow. Be aware of the sunrise and sunset for porches and decks. Try and visualize each rooms layout for electrical outlet locations. My house is 3400+ sq ft and I had to put in 2 200 amp panels. I do have a whole house generator. Generac is the only one to consider. Do underground electrical service, run your phone, cable, etc in the same ditch and run redundant pulls of them. That wiring is not expensive and utilities sometimes will give it to you. I pulled a lot of phone line and my son advised me to pull cat 5 also. I did not and regretted it, but wireless has improved now, so no issue. You can run the phone and the cat 5 in the same box. Some houses can survive without gutters. I am on 10 acres and surrounded by natural forest. My gutters stayed full of leaves. Gutter caps have been great. Metal roof, only way to go. Rain Noise is not an issue. Do not skimp on windows. Make sure your grade carries water away from the house on all sides. Do a good water proofing on the basement. 9 ft or higher basement. Duct work takes up a lot of room. Cut the pine trees back from the house lot. Storms can break them easily. I used mostly cut lumber, but think I like engineered material better now. Have a good contract, when the s*%t hits the fan with the contractor, it is your only protection. They make some sound proofing for interior walls. I wish I had used it on some rooms. I built 9 ft ceiling on the 1st floor, 8 ft on the 2nd. I like it. Be sure to glue the sub floor down well and I would have screwed it down, if I had it to do again. Good luck, [/QUOTE]
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