joys of renting. . .

[dinda]

at least when the a/c dies, you can call someone else to come deal with the problem. More lessons learned: one big sink over two is not good - they replaced the two small kitchen sinks with one big one and now there's no place to rinse stuff if the sink is already full of soapy water.

Home warranties - must get the largest home warranty possible on the new house.
Cabinet space - must have deep and tall cabinets to accommodate stuff like extra appliances and large cookware, figure out how to use corner space
electrical outlets - this place has tons of em, that is a very very good thing
Hose bibs - plan to have at least two if not three, this place has one in the back
A/C vents - make sure they are not designed to aim directly at where you plan to place your sofa. also make sure thermostat has a timer
ceiling fans - not a big "fan" of these so to speak, but know that they are necessary down here. Plan to have the ones with remote controlled installed, even on the deck.
insect control - plan to have a regular exterminator b/c you live in a swamp, a very pretty swamp but it's still basically a swamp with tons of critters who want to come in and enjoy the a/c with you.
Bar height - need to figure out what's best for seating
Bookshelves - built-in? free standing? will need lots

dang but this coffee is good this morning; finally figuring out the new coffeemaker - it grinds the beans and puts them in the filter all by itself - magic. been staying up way too late, at least I'm catching up on work so maybe I can enjoy my Bday on Monday.

Neighbor's underwater fish light is so KEWL! I'm getting one installed soon. it's like having an aquarium but no maintenance. I took some video and will have to post up soon. there are hundreds of fish swimming in circles around the light and every now and then a huge mega-fish comes up and scares them all away, then they all come back and repeat.

must work now but first more coffee. . .

Comments

[trexphile.livejournal.com]

I had a big sink in my first rent house. Get a dishpan, and that will solve your problem.

My construction experience 2 cents

[marytng.livejournal.com]

Home warranty - I recommend American Home Shield, I urge you to avoid at all cost First American (assuming they still exist).
Cabinets - if appliance garages fit into your layout they are very convinient, if not make sure you have lots of pull outs in your lower cabinets.
Remote fans - make sure to adjust the frequency on them. :) Don't want to turn on all the fans in the house if you don't need to.
Bar height - your cabinet designer will have the recommended heights for all bars, lowers, vanities, etc. For the most part you can trust them, but visit showrooms and confirm everything in person, if you can.
Bookshelves - by vary cautious of any built ins. Your idea of permanancy and the person you will eventually try to sell your house to are not going to be the same. Your pretty safe putting built ins around fireplaces and such, but don't go overboard. It's easy enough to screw shelves to a stud and just have a hole to fill in later.

I can't wait to visit :)

[craterdweller.livejournal.com]

congrats on the new home and I know what you mean about the critters wanting to come in and share the a/c. Heck even without a/c they want to come in :D