Even if you want a simple home, without over-the-top features, adding surprising, or unique elements will make your home more interesting and distinctive. All homes should have some degree of the wow factor. Things that make your house different from your neighbors’. So, in this week’s mini-lesson, we’ll cover a list potential wow factor features that you can include in your house. But, only consider adding those things that resonate with you. Don’t feel any pressure to add something just because it’s on trend, impressive or popular.
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Pipes and plumbing fixtures are found everywhere in a new house. Pipes run out of the house, under the house, within walls of the house, and finally arrive at many different fixtures, like sinks, toilets and tubs. Some pipes carry water and others carry gas.
Pipes are made different materials, either metal and plastic, and each material has its pros and cons. We’ll talk about the pros and cons of different pipe materials and I’ll tell you what you can request from your plumber to keep your pipes quiet and to eliminate the noise of an upstairs toilet flush that can be heard by you and your guests while you’re sitting downstairs. I’ll also give you a list of some things to consider to help improve the quality of your plumbing job.
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Because your home’s plumbing is used every day, several times a day, you want to make sure that you get quality products and materials and that those materials are installed by a reliable plumber.
This week’s mini-lesson help you give you a basic overview of your home’s plumbing system and it will give you some advice on what type of plumber and plumbing fixtures you should choose for your new home— whether brand name fixtures really are better than off-brand ones and whether it’s ok get your plumbing supplies from a big box store.
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This week, I’ll tell you about the home design trends that I saw a couple of weeks ago at Design and Construction week in Orlando. In preparing for this episode, I reviewed episode 5, called Home Trends 2016. All the design features that I mentioned last year are still relevant in 2017, so talk a listen to episode 5 to hear what those features were. But, 2017 brings with it some additional home design trends that you may want to include in your new home. Plus I’ll tell you about a pro secret that I learned from a seasoned builder.
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