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<blockquote data-quote="Leland Crooks" data-source="post: 73463" data-attributes="member: 382"><p>Re: Home building/living suggestions wanted.</p><p></p><p>High ceilings. I live in a 140 yr old Victorian. 12ft downstairs, 10ft upstairs. I feel claustrophobic with normal 8ft ceilings now. Hell, my doors are 10ft and 8ft tall, respectively. </p><p></p><p>The kitchen advice about isolating work areas is spot on. Ours was bare studs when we moved in. I built the island and cooking area specifically to isolate it from the cleanup. You turn around from the island to the cook top and stove. Sink and wash area is about 3-4 steps away. I keep thinking I'll install a bar sink in the island, but haven't done it yet. </p><p></p><p>The best money I spent was on a 95% efficiency gas furnace. Cut heating bills in half. Dead of winter we've never gone over $200 for 2400sq ft, who knows how many cubic. And it will run off my 1000w honda inverter generator if necessary. R30 in the attic, I have no idea what's in the walls. I know they were blown at some point, but it settles down the wall pretty quickly. Balloon framing, so it's probably all sitting on the sill plate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Leland Crooks, post: 73463, member: 382"] Re: Home building/living suggestions wanted. High ceilings. I live in a 140 yr old Victorian. 12ft downstairs, 10ft upstairs. I feel claustrophobic with normal 8ft ceilings now. Hell, my doors are 10ft and 8ft tall, respectively. The kitchen advice about isolating work areas is spot on. Ours was bare studs when we moved in. I built the island and cooking area specifically to isolate it from the cleanup. You turn around from the island to the cook top and stove. Sink and wash area is about 3-4 steps away. I keep thinking I'll install a bar sink in the island, but haven't done it yet. The best money I spent was on a 95% efficiency gas furnace. Cut heating bills in half. Dead of winter we've never gone over $200 for 2400sq ft, who knows how many cubic. And it will run off my 1000w honda inverter generator if necessary. R30 in the attic, I have no idea what's in the walls. I know they were blown at some point, but it settles down the wall pretty quickly. Balloon framing, so it's probably all sitting on the sill plate. [/QUOTE]
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