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Old 10-07-2024, 05:28 PM   #6201
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Unless the contractor work was shoddy, I've seen moisture resistant drywall to the floor behind a tub before. But that was inner wall.

Your logic does make sense though. I did wonder if the drywall situation was because the tub was screwed to a wall that is outside on the other side (higher chance of condensation) vs an inner wall.
It’s not inner wall vs other wall, if the tub has a flange that’s the proper method. If someone installed a tub with a flange in front of drywall it was either laziness or ignorance. Or both.
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Old 10-08-2024, 10:50 AM   #6202
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It’s not inner wall vs other wall, if the tub has a flange that’s the proper method. If someone installed a tub with a flange in front of drywall it was either laziness or ignorance. Or both.
Knowing what I know now, I think it was potentially a combination of both.
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Old 10-08-2024, 10:53 AM   #6203
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Knowing what I know now, I think it was potentially a combination of both.
And in the end, it doesn't really matter that much in the grand scheme of things if the rest of the detailing keeps water out of that zone.
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Old 10-08-2024, 11:01 AM   #6204
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Looking to get some stucco work done. Any vendor recommendations would be greatly appreciated!
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Old 10-15-2024, 09:30 PM   #6205
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After a decade of trying to get my place built on the ocean, I finally have approval as of today... hopefully the foundation will be poured in the next month and a bit and off we go.

So here's my question: for those of you who have been where I am now or in a similar spot getting ready to make this a reality, what are the things you wish you knew? Finishes, light fixtures, good bang for the buck tips for flooring? Anything.

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Old 10-15-2024, 10:56 PM   #6206
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After a decade of trying to get my place built on the ocean, I finally have approval as of today... hopefully the foundation will be poured in the next month and a bit and off we go.

So here's my question: for those of you who have been where I am now or in a similar spot getting ready to make this a reality, what are the things you wish you knew? Finishes, light fixtures, good bang for the buck tips for flooring? Anything.

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Only one bathroom or is there a basement with one? Looks nice but I'd try for a guest bath if you ever plan on company visiting. This is a recreational property, right?
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Old 10-15-2024, 11:04 PM   #6207
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Have a plan of where to put all the clay.
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Uh... clay?

Yep, one bathroom. Floor plan is basically set, other than minor tweaks (I'll probably put a short wall to hide the side of the fridge for example and maybe half wall between sink and toilet).

One bathroom is honestly fine. I'd much rather not use floor space on a second one. I grew up in a place up the road from this that has a single bathroom that's about 6x6' and we managed.
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Old 10-15-2024, 11:21 PM   #6209
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Uh... clay?

Yep, one bathroom. Floor plan is basically set, other than minor tweaks (I'll probably put a short wall to hide the side of the fridge for example and maybe half wall between sink and toilet).

One bathroom is honestly fine. I'd much rather not use floor space on a second one. I grew up in a place up the road from this that has a single bathroom that's about 6x6' and we managed.
Right on. And, as we do at the lake, the trees make good urinals (if you have enough privacy). For flooring, I love hardwood but I'd honestly go waterproof vinyl plank Or something like that. Looks good and durable, especially if you have pets and/or kids around.
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Yeah I'm definitely going bang for the buck on a lot of finishings. Not cheaping out, but trying to squeeze the life out of my budget. If I want fancy hardwood I can put it in 15 years from now.
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Old 10-15-2024, 11:29 PM   #6211
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Fk Central. Nice.

I love the layout and am happy to hear this is happening for you. I know you've mentioned it a couple times over the years.

No real suggestions. Ceiling fans in bedrooms are always welcome. Don't shy away from an ikea kitchen...they're great.

Keep us posted on the build.
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Old 10-15-2024, 11:38 PM   #6212
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After a decade of trying to get my place built on the ocean, I finally have approval as of today... hopefully the foundation will be poured in the next month and a bit and off we go.

So here's my question: for those of you who have been where I am now or in a similar spot getting ready to make this a reality, what are the things you wish you knew? Finishes, light fixtures, good bang for the buck tips for flooring? Anything.
My suggestions would be pull out/roller shelves in the kitchen pantry and all lower cabinets. We have them in a few of our cabinets and I love the accessibility. I wish we had pullouts in our pantry cabinet.

Can you add an island? It is always nice for a bit of extra storage and counter space and having space for a couple bar stools is very useful.

Install electrical sockets with USB plugs.
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Yeah I'll have a rolling island with a butcher block... It felt like it would be too cramped to have one built in.

I like the roller shelf idea... I'll look into that.
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After a decade of trying to get my place built on the ocean, I finally have approval as of today... hopefully the foundation will be poured in the next month and a bit and off we go.

So here's my question: for those of you who have been where I am now or in a similar spot getting ready to make this a reality, what are the things you wish you knew? Finishes, light fixtures, good bang for the buck tips for flooring? Anything.

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This is on one of the Gulf Islands, right? If so, I'd definitely consider a heat pump for your HVAC. AC is becoming more of a necessity in the area, even if you're near the water. And it allows you to keep it partially heated when unoccupied for not a lot of money. Then have a wood or propane stove for backup when the power goes out (I assume natural gas isn't an option).

For a kitchen, IKEA is a great bang for your buck. And if you want something a bit nicer, IKEA boxes with custom fronts is a good value. And I wouldn't do pull out shelves, I'd just do full banks of drawers on any cabinet that can handle that. No point in opening a door to slide out a shelf when you can just pull out a tall drawer. I've got a bunch of 24-30" wide drawers that are 10-15" high in my kitchen, and it's great.

For lighting, it looks like that's a sloped ceiling? If so, I'd probably do recessed for most of it and then have a few nice fixtures in strategic locations (i.e. above dining table, in living room, etc.). And then maybe the odd switched outlet for a lamp. Article and Crate and Barrel/CB2 tend to have some decent fixtures. Some are ugly and some are exorbitantly priced, but there are usually a few decent options that don't break the bank.

For flooring, honestly if you're paying someone to install it, the price difference between something cheap and something nicer might not be all that great in the scheme of things. There are no dimensions there, but that looks like maybe 30' x 55', so 1,600-1,700 square feet? Once you take out the bathroom and entrance (which would presumably have tile), that leaves about 1,400-1,500 square feet. So even if something costs $4-5 more per square foot, it's about $7K total. Obviously that's still a chunk of money, but you may be able to squeeze somewhere less important to make that happen.

In terms of general cost efficiency, I'd avoid getting talked into costly energy upgrades (i.e. excessive insulation, spray foam, extremely efficient windows/doors, etc.). In coastal BC's climate, if you use a heat pump there isn't a whole lot of payback for going above and beyond the building code. My house is from the '80s, and while I've gutted and totally renovated it, it still has 2x4 walls with the original insulation and most of the original wood windows. Despite that, it only costs about $450 a year for heating and cooling. In that kind of situation, the payback for some energy saving upgrades can be in the centuries.
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I'm +1 for revisiting the island. Our house has two islands and I couldn't imagine not having the second one again. When you're cooking or entertaining that's where everyone will hang out, leaned on the island. Its where you'll eat all your breakfasts, lay out all your snacks/appies, kids will eat there, you'll use the counter space cooking, etc. I'd get an island and put a wine/beverage cooler in it and a few cupboards to hold larger countertop appliances. Just my 0.02!
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I doubt it meets code, but a place we rented on the ocean once had a deck railing like this, but without the slats, which was amazing as you could sit on it facing the water and put your coffee/breakfast on the top part like a table and look out on the water:

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Old 10-16-2024, 11:33 PM   #6218
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$450 per year to heat and cool a house? I'm going to spend that the first month that hits minus 20. And my house is not big and is efficient. I wish heat pumps worked in southern Alberta.
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After a decade of trying to get my place built on the ocean, I finally have approval as of today... hopefully the foundation will be poured in the next month and a bit and off we go.

So here's my question: for those of you who have been where I am now or in a similar spot getting ready to make this a reality, what are the things you wish you knew? Finishes, light fixtures, good bang for the buck tips for flooring? Anything.

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This is amazing.
Congratulations!
Make sure you think about you may want in walls as far as cabling for smart tech, network, etc. goes. I don't know what that would be now, but I do know you want to do it during build.
And yes, keep us posted!
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