Posted by Ron-MO on January 19, 2016 at 12:20:16 from (108.171.131.170):
In Reply to: 2nd story addition posted by NY 986 on January 19, 2016 at 10:57:26:
Back about 15 years ago when we decided to build, we thought it would save dollars and we could build more house for less $$ by building what is basically a 2 story house. It is really a one story built on what is referred to as a daylight basement. One side is open, but rear of the house is underground -essentially built into the side of a hill. While it has its advantages, we pretty much live upstairs, and lower level is mostly storage, and garage space. Basically lower level is half unfinished space with a two bay garage, mechanicals - furnace water heater, softener, and storage, and remainder is two bedrooms, small bath, and one room we wanted to have as somewhat of a game room with pool table. Upstairs is living space, one full bath, bedroom, half bath, and utility room, with another two bay garage (never too much garage space, and I was sick of vehicles sitting outside in the weather). Ended up never using the game room area, and now the two of us are living in a 3800 sq ft 2 level house (probably a good problem to have really). Most likely if we had it do do over, we would have simply planned as if it were the two of us, and built a slightly larger one level home, but hindsight is 20/20, and too late now, and it works. We have made some changes since on some things such as ripping out a worthless whirlpool tub (does anyone really ever use those?), and rearranged a few things. But all in all, there are days we never go downstairs, unless it is to take something down to store, retrieve something from a freezer there or bring something upstairs that we have stored in one of the two spare bedrooms or on a shelf. There are advantages and disadvantages to both, so weigh everthing when making the decision. As time goes on, I bet you find yourself spending most of your time on one level though. I know once you have the additional space you will wonder how you lived without it, but you adjust. We basically raised two kids in a 1400 sq ft house, living in town at the time on a 100x120 ft. lot with neighbors all around me. I still cannot imagine how or why I did that as long as I did, considering I was raised in the country, and now back in the country with closest neighbor about a mile away. One thing is for certain, there is no such thing as the perfect house. No matter how you build or remodel, there will always be something you wish you had done or not done.
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