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On this page: Wish List, Whole House Plans, Floor Plans
Latest Update: Saturday, 04 March, 2017
• Our Wish List
good resale value
one level
brick / stone
top of hill / good drainage at all times
place for travel van in garage
two master bedrooms
guest room with bath for parlor powder room
front room for parlor
front yard with no grass, xeriscaping
backyard for dog and garden
close to everyday services, i.e. grocers, drug store, church, etc
within hour to airport
within 30 minutes to culture
walkable neighborhood to church and essential services
good schools for resale value
• Whole House and Floor Plans
GREEN Eco
foundation
piers
foundation irrigation (no, because no roof gutters)
lightening rod?
tornado room (Pauslen suggested, if at all, outside in ground)
solar panels
security system inside and out
x gutters (Paulsen said current is no roof gutters, no need for foundation irrigation)
electric
LED lights
room fans
taller ceilings, except few rooms
not too many outside doors
see all outside doors from one place in house
foam insulation ?
windows
shades electric
fewer cross bars
whole house reverse osmosis or the likes ?
X fireplace (Paulsen said all electric so no gas fireplace; in Texas not many people use inside fireplace)
tankless water heater
Walls (what kind)?
everything easy to clean
Master1 on garage side?
• Foyer
• leads to parlor first then powder room / guest bath
• with good view from front door
maybe out to something nice in back yard
• vaulted ceiling but foyer light has to be easy to clean
• long enough to control initial view and side enough for a small piece
of furniture but still not cramped
• Parlor
• just inside front door
• windowed pocket doors or French doors
• glass enclosed bookcases
• big front windows (maybe without crossbars)
maybe bay window
? coat closet
• nearby powder room or small full BR but not in and not at front door
• might be sold as extra bedroom, perhaps Jack and Jill with guest small bedroom
• Kitchen
stainless or appliance fronts to match cupboards?
smooth top stove range, in island?
eating island or L-shape
bar stools height?
electric socket
built in oven / micro ?
fridge ice maker with filter and crushed ice
extra storage freezer ?
cupboard with bottom drying rack
kitchen drawers with sliders
easy to maintain back splash
pantry
lots of storage
pull out drawers
lots of counter space like buffet ?
MASTERS
2 Masters with walk in closets
bay windows
porch side windows don’t look directly into each other
• Bathrooms
three (2) one for each of two masters and one for powder room / guest room
easy to clean
not too large or ornate
bath and shower in one unit
good lights
three way mirrors
• Garage, Drive, Front Yard, and Front Porch
UTILITY / ACTIVITY ROOM
washer / dryer
hanging space
storage
room for exercise equip
window
pet "place"
deep utility sink
access from master bedroom 1
and access from garage?
ROOF
what kind
solar panels
closed so no critters
attic
kinda finished
closed so no critters
what kind of things may we store safely in attic
FRONT HOUSE
xeriscaped
pathways around to yard gates both
front porch with “fence” for dog to sit and people watch
cement drive with the "rock salt treatment"
BACK HOUSE
sun room or covered porch (screened)
porch fan
BACKYARD
greenhouse / storage shed / sunflower garden / gazebo / extension of patio
something nice to look at from front door
x gutters for rainbarrels
place for garden boxes
“grass” dog run and… well.
outdoor exercise station
irrigation?
water barrels