Tell me about your Dream Home

[Kaido]

I want to build my own home (hopefully) within the next few years. What is your dream house like? I'm gathering ideas

 

[yankeesfan]

There's this van down by the river that's looking really nice.

 

[tfinch2]

It is one that I own, is energy efficient, and while having enough room for my family it isn't overly big.

 

[clamum]

A giant vat of beer.

 

[Smartazz]

Similar to my current house.

 

[K1052]

3000-4000 sq ft + basement
ICFs
Metal/ceramic shingles
geothermal
low e windows
radiant heat
grid connected solar electric w/ battery bank and backup gen
lots of deck space
indoor/outdoor heated pool + hot tub
gun room

 

[JS80]

Urinals in the bathroom.

 

[overst33r]

I play The Sims just to build houses. It's pretty fun actually.

 

[Muadib]

Dream home for 2007.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: K1052
3000-4000 sq ft + basement
ICFs
Metal/ceramic shingles
geothermal
low e windows
radiant heat
grid connected solar electric w/ battery bank and backup gen
lots of deck space
indoor/outdoor heated pool + hot tub
gun room

Wow, it's sounding similar to mine except for the gun room What's an ICF?

 

[Apex]

This house

Built here instead

 

[K1052]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: K1052
3000-4000 sq ft + basement
ICFs
Metal/ceramic shingles
geothermal
low e windows
radiant heat
grid connected solar electric w/ battery bank and backup gen
lots of deck space
indoor/outdoor heated pool + hot tub
gun room

Wow, it's sounding similar to mine except for the gun room What's an ICF?

well I'm a collector and would like to have somewhere they are safer from fire/theft

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insulating_concrete_forms

 

[SSSnail]

The Playboy Mansion. /thread.

 

[lozina]

Key for me would be self sufficiency. Lots of land for growing my own crops and raising livestock, solar power, fresh water. The house itself I really dont care for giant houses, I just want a log style home with a large stone fireplace, a great room with high ceilings and spectacular view of mountains or valley, then only other special feature maybe indoor pool since swimming is my favorite form of exercise. Oh and every room in my house would be a gun room

 

[Black88GTA]

My basic criteria:

I own it (or am working to own it). NO renting.
In a decent neighborhood, in an area I like, with no worse than a 1:4 dickhead neighbor to cool neighbor ratio.
Good sized yard.
3 - 4 car well-lit, well-stocked, secure, climate controlled garage. With hydraulic lift.
At least 2 BR, 2 bath.

 

[iversonyin]

Don't care for a big house. A house roughly 1000s sq ft. With a 2 story garage. And a golf course nearby. The place must be sunny most of the time.

 

[Xstatic1]

Originally posted by: K1052
3000-4000 sq ft + basement
ICFs
Metal/ceramic shingles
geothermal
low e windows
radiant heat
grid connected solar electric w/ battery bank and backup gen
lots of deck space
indoor/outdoor heated pool + hot tub
gun room

coolness, I learned something new today (ICFs)!!!

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Black88GTA
My basic criteria:

I own it (or am working to own it). NO renting.
In a decent neighborhood, in an area I like, with no worse than a 1:4 dickhead neighbor to cool neighbor ratio.
Good sized yard.
3 - 4 car well-lit, well-stocked, secure, climate controlled garage. With hydraulic lift.
At least 2 BR, 2 bath.

ROFL

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Xstatic1

Originally posted by: K1052
3000-4000 sq ft + basement
ICFs
Metal/ceramic shingles
geothermal
low e windows
radiant heat
grid connected solar electric w/ battery bank and backup gen
lots of deck space
indoor/outdoor heated pool + hot tub
gun room

coolness, I learned something new today (ICFs)!!!

Ditto, it looks awesome. Are there any drawbacks besides difficulty expanding?

 

[GuitarDaddy]

Originally posted by: Apex
This house

Built here instead

Stay away from my house:|


I offered $150k, waiting to hear back

 

[NoShangriLa]

My dream home would be a beach shack in a tropical country with a nice large garden, exotic fruit orchard, a few dairy cows, and a vineyard It must have hot women that make me fresh home cook meals, butter, cheese, and wine.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: NoShangriLa

My dream home would be a beach shack in a tropical country with a nice large garden, exotic fruit orchard, a few dairy cows, and a vineyard It must have hot women that make me fresh home cook meals, butter, cheese, and wine.

So you're only planning on living 5 more years?

 

[npoe1]

I would really like to have a nice backyard with a large amount of trees; it would have a basement and the bathroom in my room would be big enough to have a Jacuzzi; also a large closet.

 

[SsupernovaE]

I've always wanted an observatory on the roof. Never really thought about the rest.

 

[Slew Foot]

About 3500sqft, three bedrooms upstairs along with an office and a loft area. Guest room downstairs, big kitchen which opens up the the dining/living/great room with a media nook to fit a big TV. About an acre of land or so to plant things. In a nice, quiet suburban area with some nice parks nearby. Somewhere in CA expensive enough to keep out the riff-raff.