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<blockquote data-quote="88pathy" data-source="post: 603331" data-attributes="member: 9223"><p>Finishing up our new house now out in Scottsboro. It is an open floor design. Living room, dining room, and kitchen all open together. First time builder. Hired out the foundation, drying it in, sheetrock, paint, and septic. We did all the rest. 2370 heated sq ft with a 15 x 15 safe room/basement. Additional 550 sq ft of attic space with stair access. Plan to finish that out one day. We went with board and batten vinyl. Brick wasn't in the budget. My wife found a southern living design she liked (Tucker Bayou House) but we wanted a single story. I found some free software online (floorplanner.com) and designed it myself. That's all I gave my builder and it turned out pretty good. Also built a 30x40 shop.</p><p></p><p>As stated above:</p><p>plenty of storage/ closets</p><p>36" doors everywhere</p><p>wide hallways</p><p>best insulation you can afford</p><p>outlets everywhere</p><p>metal roof</p><p>hit up any local salvage stores (Dixie salvage, southeastern salvage etc) you can find great deals on supplies from these places</p><p>set up accounts with your material supplier and concrete company ( I went with city lumber and Kirkpatrick concrete) you can get a good discount with an account </p><p>do as much as you possibly can yourself, with some help from buddies. you can save a lot of money </p><p>make it a simple design. the more angles you have (gables, pitch changes) the higher the cost</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="88pathy, post: 603331, member: 9223"] Finishing up our new house now out in Scottsboro. It is an open floor design. Living room, dining room, and kitchen all open together. First time builder. Hired out the foundation, drying it in, sheetrock, paint, and septic. We did all the rest. 2370 heated sq ft with a 15 x 15 safe room/basement. Additional 550 sq ft of attic space with stair access. Plan to finish that out one day. We went with board and batten vinyl. Brick wasn't in the budget. My wife found a southern living design she liked (Tucker Bayou House) but we wanted a single story. I found some free software online (floorplanner.com) and designed it myself. That's all I gave my builder and it turned out pretty good. Also built a 30x40 shop. As stated above: plenty of storage/ closets 36" doors everywhere wide hallways best insulation you can afford outlets everywhere metal roof hit up any local salvage stores (Dixie salvage, southeastern salvage etc) you can find great deals on supplies from these places set up accounts with your material supplier and concrete company ( I went with city lumber and Kirkpatrick concrete) you can get a good discount with an account do as much as you possibly can yourself, with some help from buddies. you can save a lot of money make it a simple design. the more angles you have (gables, pitch changes) the higher the cost [/QUOTE]
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