House plan and foundation
Sania Ali
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Comments (3)and wherever you go in your design .. double all distances ... IMHO ... a garden is to hide your foundation.... NOT TO BE PLANTED ON THE FOUNDATION ... i grew up in the 60's in a 50's subdivision ... they planted all these HUGE plants.. 2 feet from the foundation ... and the neighbors are still trying to get rid of them ... if it were me... i would make a 6 to 10 foot bed minimum ... and plant trees/conifers at least 5 feet from the house.. and not in a straight line.... when you go googling ... look and see if the pix that please you involve a 3 foot bed at the house ... i bet a buck.. they wont be ... so if you are thinking a 5 foot bed.. make it 10 ... and just drive or bike the neighborhood... and rate each garden you pass ... it wont take long for you to develop an eye toward what you want .... good luck ken...See MoreDimensions/layout of family room
Comments (21)Our family room in our last house was 14.5 x 22. It was a wonderful size. It was set up much like yours, but the fireplace was centered on the wall. We had slightly more room than you but here is what we had. . . I would center the fireplace on the wall - absolutely. The off center fireplace would bug me incessantly and would be very difficult to decorate around. If you can't fit a double french door, put a single. Put a large window on the other side. Have corresponding transoms on both (this is like ours and I am a symmetry nut but it never bothered me). I am attaching a link to our old house, which sold, but I think the pictures are still online. There are some ariel views of the family room. We were able to fit two very large leather club chairs, an ottoman, a sofa, a club chair and a bench, plus two extra benches beside the TV armoire. We could comfortably seat 8 in there and 10 in a pinch! You will have to flip through the real estate pics to see but maybe that will help you with furniture arrangement. FYI the passageway between the right bench by the armoire to the table is 24". Minimum recommended distance is 22". That was our main passageway into the master bedroom and it didn't feel tight at all. Here is a link that might be useful: Family Room...See MoreWould patio foundation cracks affect the house foundation?
Comments (1)I didn't understand a single thing about "right,left horizonal,vertical"and on and on but here's some answeres in general. - What is the best way to fix it? How much will it cost?( You will need somone on site to tell you) - would this crack affect the house foundation in any way in the future?(Not likly,especially if the patio cracked away from house foundation) When and if you demo and repour patio,put an expansion joint between house and patio slabs. - can this crack be fixed by filling and sealing? (Not perminatly) - can this crack be stopped from further movement?(Not likly unless you install piers and/or footings beneath it. Another option is demo slab and repour a new one with proper footings and steel. - is it safe to convert the sunroom to office or it will cause more cracking?(I don't think normal weight of addition will cause any more movment than will ocur anyhow. I wouldn't reccomend adding improvements on the slab. I would leave it as is and put the addition elaewhere or replace the slab before building on it. Bottom line,you will need a pro with eyes on to get best reccomendations. Good luck with it....See MoreOld house has even older house foundation under it?
Comments (10)will it cost that much more to remove old foundation?! If it's just concrete, no sweat for the backhoe. As above, it's hidden oil tanks, septic systems and underground streams that are of most concern. Even on the infill city lots I've built on, those surprises are always in the offing. We found a partially-filled oil tank in one; quietly and very quickly removed. Not from the 1955 house we demoed, but from something earlier. In another, we hit the corner of an underground stream that we channeled into the city storm connection. Not to mention the 19th century manure from the barnyard that became our front yard. A friend in the UK started renovations and discovered his home was built on an ancient Roman graveyard. Requiescat in Pace. In the oldest known city in the world, Çatalhöyük, archaeologists documented 18 levels of dwellings over 1,500 years. You're rarely the first....See MoreMark Bischak, Architect
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