Ideas for building a house?

his/hers reverse osmosis rain showers??

 

large outdoor pool and covered porch

 

obligatory pool & hot tub

 

Awesome looking, but you are in Florida, where are the screens?

 

Don’t go totally cheap on windows and doors. The better the doors and windows the better your electric bill will be. A lot of new builds are being done with some very economical windows that will not last that long. Most window and door places will have warranties for you to see. Also go with composite door jambs if you have the option. One last thing stay away from the darker exterior windows that are being used today.

 

look at 3rd pic... there is also a private guest suite under that roof. 11,000 sq ft... 3 bedrooms and 7 bathrooms.

 

All I see in those pictures is a shit ton of upkeep! LOL Funny how people can be so unique in their tastes. My wife and I keep saying we wish we had a smaller living space as it's less to maintain and our whole house is only 1800 square feet.

 

FTFY

 

Curious why you say stay away from darker exterior windows?

Couple things I thought of I would do differently. I wanted a 3 car oversize garage and wanted attic storage above the garage.

Creating useable attic storage above the garage caused the roof pitch to get fairly steep for the whole house. Didn't think about it much during the design phase.

I would have rather taken the money spent on the 3rd bay of the garage and the steeper roof material and labor and used it towards a shop.

 

I'm currently living at my friend's house (Joe).. unbelievable how well this house was built in 1910.
Joe's been renting for 34 years.
It's all original. Front door is a masterpiece of craftsmanship. I could take pictures but wouldn't do it justice.
To replicate the door would easily be $15,000
Raquel used to live here when she was 18 or 19.

 

They will fade in color over time and attract more heat, it’s like wearing a dark shirt when out doors. Plus there is a big price difference between a clay window and black exterior window. I am talking about vinyl windows here by the way. If you are going to go with an aluminum clad wood window then you are good on any color.