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Whoever is assigned bedroom 3 has to be packing heat. Problem solved.
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I hate a sink in the island. That's a prep space and I want to keep it open for that. We meal prep every week so space is essential. Also, there will be a pot filler at the range. We've gotta get our daily steps in somehow.
2x6 exterior walls. Media closet, not really sure. Prob internet things, Apple TV, router, camera set up, network materials? Never had one, I just assumed that type thing.
The linen thing in the powder room is going away. I axed that first thing. It looks stupid.
Looks like you'll have to get dressed before coming out of the bathroom. Or, show it off, one of the two.
Mountie has to use the powder room for any extra explosive activities.
We need shytter, water and electric hook ups for me and @Geotrash out in the side yard somewhere. You don't want me in da house. I'm too roughneck. And if I let one rip look the hell out, smells like death.
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You haven’t been one to cheap out, but make sure that pot filler is serviceable for life and emergency shut off valve somewhere nearby.
Would hate to see you scrambling to replace it or find parts down the road just to find out the plumbing behind the backsplash needs to be changed for a new faucet
In the bathrooms that have a dedicated or only a shower, we always installed a two or three handle tub handle set with the tub spout about a foot off the floor of the shower. You can access the shower, turn on the water and adjust temp using your foot as a guild and when ready, turn on the shower.
If you are going to have switched outlets in the bedrooms, would run 14-3 to all the outlets, allowing you to choose the switched one at any time in the future.
Two or three way switches for all exterior lights with a gang of switches in the master bedroom that can illuminate the entire exterior of the home from one location.
Outlets in the overhangs switched at the front door for holiday lighting, no extension cords.
If you are going to have switched outlets in the bedrooms, would run 14-3 to all the outlets, allowing you to choose the switched one at any time in the future.
Two or three way switches for all exterior lights with a gang of switches in the master bedroom that can illuminate the entire exterior of the home from one location.
Outlets in the overhangs switched at the front door for holiday lighting, no extension cords.
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I actually really like this idea but I guess it seems kind of dated. You can do smart switches for all that stuff now.
But these don't require Wi-Fi or internet.
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That’s why I said I like the idea, nothing aggravates me more than when my internet or technology isn’t working. It’s eye opening to see how much we depend on it but ultimately it seems like technology tends to takes over.
I hardwired cable to all my bedrooms in 2019. Well a year after living here, I’ll never use the cable wires again. Everything is streamed and even if I wanted cable, their boxes are wireless.
What choices do you have there for internet service?
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That was a concern with the pot filler to start with. Access if needed.
Do you have a recommendation?
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We have fiber internet. Two providers. I'll prob have a "backup" starlink. I'm considering getting a mini for our road trips. They now offer "standby" mode for like $5 a month. You only pay when you use it
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I've never seen shower thing in action. It's always just been the shower head and you adjust from that. Interesting but I can't seem to visualize
Never heard of the switch thing. Another concept to look into.
Outlets in the overhang is happening, along with power for automatic shades for the windows.
Thank you for the input. That gives me some ideas to research
Sometimes residential wiring includes having one half of a duplex outlet controlled by a wall switch, usually the upper jack. The other one is always on. When overhead (ceiling and/or fan) lighting isn't available it's the way to be able to control a lamp on a nightstand, for example, as you walk into a room.
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Speaking Chinese to me boss.
Have you ever walked into a room that doesn't have overhead lighting, and had to flip a wall switch to turn on a table lamp? Usually electrical outlets like that are wired so that one of the duplex outlets is switched on/off by the wall switch; but the other one is hot all the time, like a normal electrical outlet.
Pic of a duplex outlet below. Both sockets can be hot at all times, or one can be controlled by a wall switch. Or both could be controlled by a switch, but that's not very common.
Pic of a duplex outlet below. Both sockets can be hot at all times, or one can be controlled by a wall switch. Or both could be controlled by a switch, but that's not very common.
By having the third leg or switched wire already in each outlet box you can choose which location is wall switch controlled. Like the outlet Floss pictured both sockets are tied together, you can remove the bridge so one is wired constant hot and one is switched.
The spout that normally would fill the tub is mounted about a foot off the shower floor. Like filling a tub you use the hot and cold to adjust temperature with your foot as a guide. When ready use the center handle to change water flow from foot spout to shower head.
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Behind the oven but idk how heavy your oven will be. (That’s only an option if the plumbing comes from the slab). Or maybe an access panel inside the cabinet closest to the oven.
