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<blockquote data-quote="Blase" data-source="post: 606449" data-attributes="member: 424"><p>I built a house on a slab 3 years ago. Copper pipes in/under the slab as is common for my area. Feb. house gets hit by lightening and so far I've got two busted pipes in the slab! Everytime I talk to a plumber or insureance guy they are like "yeah that's pretty common. we see this a lot". REALLY? then why keep building like this?! I haven't lived in my house for a couple of weeks now while they basically rebuild it from the damage done to repair the pipes (walls and ceiling cut not slab)</p><p></p><p>I have had other issues to with not being able to access wires or make changes because of limited attic space AND house design.</p><p></p><p>So for me....if I ever build a house again the mechanical will be radically different from normal construction FOR MY AREA!!</p><p></p><p>1) I'd change to a house built on a slab.....but with a crawl space (2 foot) between the floor and slab). SO a house on piers built on a slab basically. roll around under the house to fix **** on a creeper!\</p><p>2) A tall big attic space.....like big enough to have a second story.</p><p>3) All plumbing and electric will be in the attic.</p><p> A) Water enters the house and goes into Attic. Then branches off straight down the wall to the fixtures. No guessing where the pipe is at. (with spray foamed attic ceiling the attic stays with in 10 degs or so of the house. no ceiling insulation)</p><p> B) same for power. Enters the house and goes into the attic. All runs from attic down to fixtures and switches. Easy to make changes or repairs later on.</p><p>4) metal roof</p><p>5) Brick or Stucco siding</p><p>6) SUPER high efficiency windows</p><p>7) SUPER High efficiency HVAC</p><p></p><p>Things I did right that I would do again:</p><p>1) Spray foam! It works 2500 Square feet and less then $100 electric bill in the summer! </p><p>2) Over sized garage (tall wide doors and 30' depth to make sure you easily fit a large vehicle</p><p>3) lot of porch space. I have almost 1,000 square feet of porches and we use the hell out of them all! </p><p>4)Metal roof</p><p>5) stucco & brick</p><p>6) High efficiency AC</p><p></p><p>EDIT: check with your local energy provider. lots of them give discounts and aid in building if you go all electric. Mine came in a couple times durning the build and point out things we could do that were easy and cheap to make my house more energy efficient (like making sure to insulate behind tubs and showers....which you'll be surprised how many builder don't do simple **** like that!). I'm all 100% electric BTW. No gas in my area and I didn't want a tank....cause when the Hilary gets elected and the gid goes down......I can convert to solar easier than finding a natural gas supply and truck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Blase, post: 606449, member: 424"] I built a house on a slab 3 years ago. Copper pipes in/under the slab as is common for my area. Feb. house gets hit by lightening and so far I've got two busted pipes in the slab! Everytime I talk to a plumber or insureance guy they are like "yeah that's pretty common. we see this a lot". REALLY? then why keep building like this?! I haven't lived in my house for a couple of weeks now while they basically rebuild it from the damage done to repair the pipes (walls and ceiling cut not slab) I have had other issues to with not being able to access wires or make changes because of limited attic space AND house design. So for me....if I ever build a house again the mechanical will be radically different from normal construction FOR MY AREA!! 1) I'd change to a house built on a slab.....but with a crawl space (2 foot) between the floor and slab). SO a house on piers built on a slab basically. roll around under the house to fix **** on a creeper!\ 2) A tall big attic space.....like big enough to have a second story. 3) All plumbing and electric will be in the attic. A) Water enters the house and goes into Attic. Then branches off straight down the wall to the fixtures. No guessing where the pipe is at. (with spray foamed attic ceiling the attic stays with in 10 degs or so of the house. no ceiling insulation) B) same for power. Enters the house and goes into the attic. All runs from attic down to fixtures and switches. Easy to make changes or repairs later on. 4) metal roof 5) Brick or Stucco siding 6) SUPER high efficiency windows 7) SUPER High efficiency HVAC Things I did right that I would do again: 1) Spray foam! It works 2500 Square feet and less then $100 electric bill in the summer! 2) Over sized garage (tall wide doors and 30' depth to make sure you easily fit a large vehicle 3) lot of porch space. I have almost 1,000 square feet of porches and we use the hell out of them all! 4)Metal roof 5) stucco & brick 6) High efficiency AC EDIT: check with your local energy provider. lots of them give discounts and aid in building if you go all electric. Mine came in a couple times durning the build and point out things we could do that were easy and cheap to make my house more energy efficient (like making sure to insulate behind tubs and showers....which you'll be surprised how many builder don't do simple **** like that!). I'm all 100% electric BTW. No gas in my area and I didn't want a tank....cause when the Hilary gets elected and the gid goes down......I can convert to solar easier than finding a natural gas supply and truck. [/QUOTE]
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