He literally hired the ditties subs. Everything is crap on the house. Poor electrical, ductwork not to code, framing looks like shit. Couldn't even hire subs that clean up after themselves. I'd be ashamed to put a project I'm doing on the internet looking this trashy. Like seriously. Grab a broom instead of adding dumb ideas people could give a fuck about. Wifi is the future. No more need for all this wiring unless your building a 20,000 square foot home. Maybe spend that money on a great sealant for the house brick, or water proof for the exposed ply wood.
@@Strix1213 wrenched on tight? Grab a heavy duty pipe wrench from the big box store or your friendly neighborhood gen-Xer with too many tools, like me. 🤣👨🏻🔧
@JonDecker Oh trust me I've had 2 gen Xers and a baby boomer who's a logger try to remove it, that thing is stuck on GOOD. I don't know what the previous tenants did to the shower but it's quite stubborn.
@@Strix1213 sounds like they chucked some locktite on it for "reasons". Next person that tries should bring in a blowtorch to heat up the pipe and melt the thread gunk.
Whole house surge protection is easy you just have to replace your main breaker with a surge protection breaker. I could do that install in just a couple minutes
We had our hydro redone approx 2006 in our last house as a retrofit..we had surge protection added w the new panel...had a lot of knob n tube...minimal mod outlets..upstairs only had one mod outlet . Most walls were intact , house was 1880s as is our new house and plan to add that here too. Not mark btw
@xaviersmith957 fairly easy, my house is from the beginning of the last century but it has whole house surge protection and I'm trying to pick which energy monitoring system I want to get installed...
Outlets in the outside softets with a switch just inside of the garage. I've installed them in every house we've owned. Perfect for hanging holiday lights on the roof.
We did that on our last house but no garage so switches were inside. We also did ceiling lites inside w a switch so we didn't have to run extension cords for xmas lites...want that done on this house too.
Tons of great ideas in here. A few to add: -gfci outlets and both hot & cold water near the toilets for bidets -a specific nook for laundry hampers in the bathrooms -outlets inside the medicine cabinets for shavers and electric toothbrushes -drawer in the vanity for hairdryer, flatiron, etc. with a special outlet which de-energizes when the drawer is closed -a deep sink in the laundry room -the laundry room floor should sit a bit lower than the surrounding floors -warming/cooling drawers in the master closet -specific nook for your robot vacuum to dock (this fits well in a kitchen island in an open floor plan) -finished attic; insulated, non-vented, and air conditioned (this reduces AC load and costs) -powered storage lift to the attic -a package delivery door at the entry; tamper proof -And just for kicks; a drone charging station in the attic with automatic door to enter and exit
I would like to see installers run infrastructure wiring neatly, cable hangers in the attic as apposed to chucking in. The first shot of an empty clean attic looks like a complete mess, and other contractors can definitely cut or damage wires when left in the way or left like that. Also a few large conduits from the attic to the basement/box for future use. Lastly two or three xtra electric pulls to a box in the attic would be great!
I'm just thinking of myself here, but large hallway linen closets with deep shelves that fit comforters and bed pillows with french doors, oversized garages (eventually everything ends up there), stairs to attics instead of those terrible pull down ladders, more closets than you think you'll need, a covered patio or sleeping porch, fruit trees of your choice, a small attached greenhouse, soundprrofing wherever you watch movies so others can sleep. I have a room off my garage just for my wild beasts, it has central air and heat so when the weather is rainy, too hot, or too cold, my crazy dogs have a safe comfy place to go. What about things that need to go away, like carpeted dining rooms, boob lights, inconveniently located laundry area, alarm panels low enough for little children to reach?
@@glasshalffull2930 If that's what you need to be happy, do it. I love cooking. I don't love cleaning. So I tried having a maid a few years back. She was lovely and the house looked nice but it stressed me out so much. I didn't like having someone all over my house. I like things cleaned my way, I'm very picky. I felt uncomfortable telling her how to do things. And I was one of those people that pre-cleaned before the maid came over so she wouldn't think we were pigs. My husband said, what's the point if you get up early to clean before she comes over to clean? Basically, I've never been more tired or more stressed out than when I hired "help". Her father got ill and she had to leave town to care for him and I never hired anyone else. I'm destined to do it myself. Oh well. 😒 My husband does quite a bit and the kids all have chores but the bulk still falls to me. It's a constant daily need. If I could have anything it would be a dryer that folds and hangs clothes. Laundry is the most hated chore in our family.
I'm borrowing someone else's idea, but at your junction box and the entertainment connections points should have a conduit that is a bit oversized so you can easily add wiring or optical for future technologies.
@markstevens1729 Yeah, but you can't beat hard wires for things like cameras. Also, you aren't susceptible to interference. Over time, we will see more issues with a crowded wireless spectrum.
@@happydogg312 I get it, but tomorrow’s devices will not be compatible with wired network connections. IoT uses very low range connectivity. No more susceptible to hacking than a home internet router.
A central vac is not for everyone! I always wanted a central vac and I got it in the house I built 30 years ago. The reality is that it can be difficult for elderly people to haul around a 30 foot long hose and power schnozzle. It’s cumbersome and unwieldy. Others simply might not want to be bothered dragging out the hose and would rather have one or two lightweight vacuums instead. Truth be told, I don’t use my central vac very often. However, it’s not a total loss because the power unit is mounted in my garage, and I have an extra hose that stays out in the garage, so it is very convenient for vacuuming out the cars.
@@gogorth1936ah yes, let’s just not run any network wiring and have a horrible internet experience. Only the damn kids use that newfangled stuff anyways, what’s the use when I have coax cable for my TV and phone lines for fax 😂😂
Extra outlets in the bedrooms, where the nightstands will be. Anymore it is not enough to have just one duplex outlet at each nightstand. I have two duplex outlets for each nightstand. It’s nice to be able to plug four separate items directly into the wall outlets without the need for adapter thingys.
You hit one of my pet peeves. Literally cost almost nothing compared to the cost of a house. When my place was being built, I personally hired the electrician to install extra outlets/wire for central vac/hardwire alarm wires and a 220 outlet for the jacuzzi. My recollection was that I paid about $300 because he was already on site and of course the sheet rock wasn’t up.
What I'd love: programmable all-color LED lights in the soffit every 12 inches. No hanging Christmas lights required, just turn on the red and green alternating pattern. Oh, it's July 4th? Red, white, and blue. Halloween? Orange and purple. St Patrick's Day? Green and white. Memorial day? Lights go out one by one.
Super. After reading the comments, here is a little known fact. A lot of the electric motors used on shop power tools can be wired for 120 or 240 volts in the junction box, usually two "start" wires and four "run" wires. The start wires can start the motor in either direction, (flip H & N, or H & H.) and the run (4 usually, 2 coils.) wires can be connected in parallel or series for 120 or 240 volt operation. P.S. I have always installed a 6 gauge, 50 ampere, 240 volt, 4 wire outlet in the garage, even when 3 wires was permitted, so you are welcome, future electric car owners, air compressor operators, and welders, as well as eave (Switched) and wall and lamppost (1/2 Hot/Switched) 20 ampere GFCI protected outlets for Christmas and yard work, not to mention I always put a 20 ampere 120 volt,outlet (One terminal looks like a "T".) somewhere for commercial plugs. (Contractors.) The attic and crawlspace and porches and decks and sheds and garages always get lights and outlets, sometimes 240 volt, satellite, cable, phone, sprinkler, stereo, camera, alarm, (Some are wireless.) and computer wiring depending on the situation and the owner, and a lot of the homes that I do have hidden wires or added conduit (Requested or suggested.) for future additions, The best one that I do is the "Movie Set" table lamps, or hanging lamps, one on each side of the bed in the master bedroom that both turn one and off together, not only from the wall switches, but from the lamp switches as well. There is a four way switch in both lamps, two three way switches on the walls on either side of the bed, and a four way switch beside the main entrance door, any other entrance door, and the door to the master bathroom. It is in only thirteen of the many houses that I have wired, (9 Front Range, 4 Western Slope, Colorado.) and can be identified by two standard eight wire plugs, (Only seven used, 4 travelers, 1 hot switched, 1 neutral, 1 ground.) one on each of the bed headboard location, and if they are still there, two very nice lamps retrofitted with eight wire plugs and wiring and four way switches. Flipping any switch, including the lamp switch, turns both lights on and off, and is usually used as the main room light, even when there is a switch by the door for the main room light. A roof sprinkler is nice if you live in a fire prone area, battery backup for garage doors, sump pumps, refrigerators, freezers, and heating, hot and cold water available outside, heated driveways and sidewalks, transient radiant current, under driveway or garage slab wireless electric car charging, (Park & auto charge.) automatic lawn sprinkler drain for winter, (Switch inside.) so that you don't have to blow it out, separate lights to really light up the yard when needed, laser lawnmowing from one of the sprinkler heads, quick connect gas and compressed air lines both inside and outside, a way to let some of the water that you use return to the trees and plants in the yard, windows that vary the tint/shading with an electrical volume control, roof heating/ snow control, floor drains in the garage, laundry room, maintenance room and bathrooms, central vacuum, flip over eave boards that have Christmas lights on one side and are normal on the other side, and maybe a self defense laser by the front outside door, with a safety switch, just in case. 💙 T.E.N.
Everyone has great ideas. I did many in my build. Soffet plugs, gas to back patio, outlets in closets and pantry. I also think a garage at least 25’ deep. If nothing else storage. But I did abig boat bay in mine. So happy with it
@@NotABot88 I love radiant floors! I also really like some of the passive house ideas. Piping air deep underground to cool it (constant temp) and using convection currents to draw the cooled air in and remove hot air through a solar chimney seems low tech/high IQ. I was disappointed to see how much space it seems to take, but drilling down you should be able to do more with less space whether it is for a geothermal heat pump or something else.
30 years ago when I built my house I had the builder install two outlets in the garage for 240 V. One is for a welder and the other is for a big air compressor. Nobody was thinking about electric cars back then.
There were a few people doing DIY electric vehicle conversions back in the 1980s and 1990s. It wasn't common. You had to be a special breed of nerd & car-guy at the same time (ask me how I know 😉 ). Nothing like today (word on the street is companies like EV West are so busy, they have a 2 to 5-year wait time to get your ICE vehicle converted to electric). But, yeah, when my wife and I get out of our apartment and into a house, 240v in the garage and a decent welder are on the list. Almost seems silly to call them "apartments" when they're all stuck together.
A data closet. Where all networking and survalence wires can go to. I want to be able to plug in my PC directly to the wall without having to deal with trying to figure out the best place to put the router. Honestly just having the house wired for network and survalanece is just a must have.
My house has two washers two dryers two dishwashers two ovens I like having a backup that way when one goes down the work around the house still gets done I would have to say that this is paid off handsomely.
Don't forget to include the intrusion alarm circuits including door sensors glass brakes and passive infrared devices. And if you're worried about fire and CO 2 throw a couple of fire zones in 2
Solar should be standard, even if its not going to generate enough to power your house fully atleast it will lower the cost of bills. Adding it on in the very beginning would give it the best chance to recoup the original cost
Just put RJ45 Cables everywhere, that are connected to a PoE switch. Then you can put access points, Cameras etc. There without having to run extra power wires and if you don’t need any of that, you can still use them to plug in a PC or Streaming box.
Also, put safety bars in all your showers/tub surrounds. (Get the good, fancy ones, not the bathroom-at-the-gas-station ones.) Even if you don't quite need them for safety yet, the horizontal ones can be used for towel bars, and the vertical ones help stabilize you when you're drying your feet.
I would have a detailed book on the house done up in a binder with laminated pages, placed in a special nook somewhere, with any information that may be useful down the line to future homeowners and contractors.
240v in garage is great for a heater. Outlets at end of the piles for Christmas lights or roof heaters! Extra outlets for out side of the house and in garage. Hot and cold water faucets for both front and back.
1: Geothermal pump connected to the houses watercaried floor heating. 2: Solar panels with low-wind wind generator and a Energt storage system. 3: Bricks or natural stone for the facade. (no maintenance for 100years)
As long as your solar panels are good. I've had to replace cheap shitty chinese solar panels after only 2 years on dozens of homes. SunPower is the only brand I trust. Their solar cells are much MUCH more durable
I wish the industry would stop calling ground source heat pumps "geothermal". They have ruined the term. It used to mean the ground was the heat source directly. Not a heat pump doing the heat transfer from a source at a lower temperature than the heated space. Now you don't know what somebody means when they say it. Wind is not a good idea for almost all residential locations. Good wind occurs at fewer locations and generally only in rural areas. To get out of the friction effects of the ground, trees, and structures you need to be 90+ feet high. The cost of that is not a good option for most people. Adding more solar and batteries would be a lower cost option for all but the windiest locations.
I’m from New York but I live in Florida now and they should have incorporated generators. Also, it wouldn’t be bad to have a drain in your garage. Also, a built in closet in your garage.
Garage door style tuck cabinets between kitchen upper and countertops. You can push stuff back like mixers and hide them from animals or from view during parties
Hot and cold water run to the garage with anti-freeze valves. I had a small workshop in the basement of my house, I had an air compressor in the workshop that’s split and ran a hose to the garage with a hose reel. I had a switch put on the wall so I could turn on the air compressor in the basement anytime I needed air in the garage. Have natural gas, LP, or electric run to the garage so you can put a heater in for the winter time.
Roof sprinklers for wild fires. Central air. Solar panels or tiles. Emergency shut off valve for toilets. Toilets with better flow. Towel racks with spacers that allow air flow when hung over. Bath and shower spaces where the soap doesn’t fall down. Sinks that are designed to mitigate water accumulation around the faucet. Energy saving systems that heat the floor. A heating system for the bath that can be activated when the bath water starts to get cold. Wiring of all kinds brot into pretty much every room.
5.1 surround sounds is kinda dumb because most people no longer set up those old massive systems. Many people use speaker bars or the speakers in the tvs. Though you can install it yet it will be outdated and not used. Wireless speakers systems are used more often.
A big laundry room, cat 6 wiring, front porch, back porch, wider entrance door and back door, wider hallways and doors, walk in closets, big kitchen and kitchen prep room, mud room, walk in bathrooms, oh and please include solar panels and battery packs in the build.
3 way switches(or "4 way"), lots of lites/ceilng fans, universal height for outlets- approx 20 inches and switches approx 4 ft, design for the future so you can stay long-term in the home, ceiling high outlets, wall outlets for tvs, soffit or high outlets for xmas/outlets around the yard for seasonal decor etc-switches inside prevents ppl stealing hydro or convience, exhaust fan in the basement or laundry rm, sump back ups etc etc.
1 - run the best network cable (currently CAT 6E) and make multiple drops in every room of the house. Cabled networking is still the best and fastest connection. Yes everyone uses wireless but a wired connection is still the fastest if the proper hardware is used. 2. Install powerful venting in the media closet that's vented through the roof. Heat kills electronics. 3. Install User Serviceable, Commercial Grade uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the breaker box. This way every fixture in the house is protected with battery back up. You should provide at least 30 min of battery time, preferably 1 hr. Obviously HVAC and other high current circuits should be excluded. And please - be better with your cable management throughout the attic. That's a tangled mess that could easily be cleaned up without costing much time or effort.....until drywall then it's no fun......build better.
As an insurance agent.. if you live in areas prone to wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes, flood, wind and hail damage, or hurricanes.. you will need certain things to reduce your exposure and protect your family. Example: wildfire: sprinkler systems in everyroom; or tornado shelters in the Midwest
Insulation, insulation, insulation!!!!! Outstanding windows that will dampen outside noise, deal with harsh sunlight, stand up to sandstorms, and look nice if possible. Storage, storage, and more storage! A house without good storage needs a “for sale” sign. Plan ahead.
There is more and more electric vehicles on the road now days especially in Cali. Right now I’m doing an electrical job and we decided to do 3 car chargers in the garage, even if you will only use 1, it be appreciated in the future if you have more than 1 electric car.
Larger showers, taller sinks, walkable attic space, wider doors..my step daughter 5’2” 120 could barely fit through the bathroom door on crutches. Had to turn sideways…smh..
Conduit and junction boxes for easy install of new wiring and water puoes, in floor heating, solar system, easy access panels for plumbing, attic cat walks, and in the wall pest control lines.
Multiple washer/dryer hookups. You build a $500K+ house, settling for just one washer and dryer is just being cheap. And unless your laundry room is on the same floor as your bedrooms, get a laundry chute. Soooo much safer than hauling baskets of laundry downstairs.
A fire chute straight to the bedroom living floors is always a good idea. It's not like laundry room fires are one of the top five causes of house fires.
Standard in all new homes: 1. Solar panels 2. Battery for off grid supply 3. Water recycling Expensive? Maybe, but considering how much trouble our electrical grids are having and the future increased dependency on them for all devices and vehicles, it’ll be worth it. Also, for some reason, we are running out of potable water in parts of the USA. It would be cheaper and easier to maintain if houses were designed and built with these in mind.
I built two years back and did all these :) camera wiring every corner, home theater, and a 50 amp circuit (60 amp wiring tho I’ll likely never use that amperage). It’s actually excellent advice. I love wired security cams but everybody should at least do the other two. 240 v to garage has other uses as well.
People be sleeping on 240 volt systems. Especially now that everyone and their grandma wants solar panels. Alot of ppl freak when they see a tiny 1000sqft home rocking a big fuckoff 200amp panel cuz of all the 240volt shit people own now
Standard: No more than 15 to 20 feet close to another house AND Wider, longer garages that fit trucks comfortably and with room to spare as well as positioned on side or back of house
New home in Missouri will have indoor fire protection and mop sink in my pantry. I also installed Rainbird sprinkler system in my pantry in a cabinet, and the pex tubing is routed through the house and through the wall to outside flower box’s and to the front porch for watering hanging plants. Also my exhaust fans for moisture and odor are located in my conditioned attic space so there will be no noise from the vents in the bathrooms.
I won't argue with high voltage outlets in utility rooms and garages but 240 being standard in Europe means that the specific voltage for ours is higher. Having vires loose across the attic is asking for trouble put some conduit around it if you are building a cardboard house anyways that's convenient
I read the comments and just like the 240v for future EV would go ahead and wire for backup generator. More outside outlets especially by the doors for decorations. This just me but I am loving these lights built in the soffit but not sure if price prohibitive
Sewage backflow prevention valve, burst pipe detector/shutoff valve, digital utility monitoring and alerting, smurf tubing to all low voltage runs with pull line for future upgrades.
Have a plug-ins for hot tub only breaker, a breaker for smoker and small things and breaker for a outside bar and inside bar. I want breaker for each room that does not going take two to run or more. I add additional breaker for the future used. I add solar/wind connections. Water tap every corner of house includes garage. A drain for hot tub that can be covered when not in used. Last a way to water the grass.
Just curious, are you saying a separate panel for each room, or separate breaker for each room? Does this allow you to shut off power for any room you choose? Thanks
@@mattp1803 you place less stress on the breaker aka watts. There different breaker for different things. If you building a new building or house plan ahead by adding breaker to control panel why less work later on. Always have main shut off. I have one 120 breaker left before I have to add secondary control panel or take out main one and upgrade. It will vary on how much power in I have 5 on a wall then that for me one breaker. Always check your codes where you live. I don't want a break for each plug-ins unless it like a 240 wattz breaker then it gets it own breaker nonthing get plug-ins just that one item.
An Earthquake-Resistant Bunker with Two Hatches (Out in Yard, and a Jeffries Tube-like connection to a Basement or Crawlspace), and a Daylight Basement with a Sub-Basement.
except for the 240 outlet, the others will be used by few people. However it seems silly to let toilet odor fill the whole room, then vent the whole room. I want an exhaust fan vent in the wall beside the toilet seat that runs while the odor is being produced, working like a stovetop vent beside the burners.
Cat6 or 7 wiring from the media enclosure box to the center of each floor's ceiling to install a mesh wireless access point on each floor to allow for seamless connectivity and at least 1 to the back of the house to setup an outdoor access point.
Whoever wired that house should be ashamed. Ruff as rats😊
And add to this, brand new house using flex duct for entire runs smh
He literally hired the ditties subs. Everything is crap on the house. Poor electrical, ductwork not to code, framing looks like shit. Couldn't even hire subs that clean up after themselves. I'd be ashamed to put a project I'm doing on the internet looking this trashy. Like seriously. Grab a broom instead of adding dumb ideas people could give a fuck about. Wifi is the future. No more need for all this wiring unless your building a 20,000 square foot home. Maybe spend that money on a great sealant for the house brick, or water proof for the exposed ply wood.
Terrible install quality. I would be so ashamed if we did an install like that 😮
Came here to say the same thing. Absolutely unacceptable quality
And it costs top dollar for a sub par job.
My house was built in the 40-50s, let's just say that if your house has a showerhead set higher than 5'4 then I'd be happy with it.
I mean, same. I grabbed one of those showerheads with the long extension hose and mounted the head clip up high to counter the issue.
@JonDecker Nobody can get my shower head off to change it out, otherwise I'd have done that too.
@@Strix1213 wrenched on tight? Grab a heavy duty pipe wrench from the big box store or your friendly neighborhood gen-Xer with too many tools, like me. 🤣👨🏻🔧
@JonDecker Oh trust me I've had 2 gen Xers and a baby boomer who's a logger try to remove it, that thing is stuck on GOOD. I don't know what the previous tenants did to the shower but it's quite stubborn.
@@Strix1213 sounds like they chucked some locktite on it for "reasons". Next person that tries should bring in a blowtorch to heat up the pipe and melt the thread gunk.
EVERY HOME owner should have. Voltage monitoring and whole home surge protection!
Not everyone home owner is a new house construction home owner.
@@timothysullivan5351right like how do you install in a preexisting? I can’t think of new construction for a few years. Smh
Whole house surge protection is easy you just have to replace your main breaker with a surge protection breaker. I could do that install in just a couple minutes
We had our hydro redone approx 2006 in our last house as a retrofit..we had surge protection added w the new panel...had a lot of knob n tube...minimal mod outlets..upstairs only had one mod outlet . Most walls were intact , house was 1880s as is our new house and plan to add that here too.
Not mark btw
@xaviersmith957 fairly easy, my house is from the beginning of the last century but it has whole house surge protection and I'm trying to pick which energy monitoring system I want to get installed...
Master bedroom on the first floor for when you get old.
Dedicated maintenance room.
This is often overlooked for some reason.
Mine is together with the laundry room
Solar, water catch system and purification, drainage system, laundry shoot, ethernet cables to each room.
Hot and cold outside water access. Trust me, it comes in handy for a multitude of things from a skunky sprayed dog to cleaning grease.
Outlets in the outside softets with a switch just inside of the garage. I've installed them in every house we've owned. Perfect for hanging holiday lights on the roof.
Omg thats so smart. Thx for sharing
We have that too. So nice. 🎄🎅
We did that on our last house but no garage so switches were inside.
We also did ceiling lites inside w a switch so we didn't have to run extension cords for xmas lites...want that done on this house too.
Soffits 😊
Tons of great ideas in here. A few to add:
-gfci outlets and both hot & cold water near the toilets for bidets
-a specific nook for laundry hampers in the bathrooms
-outlets inside the medicine cabinets for shavers and electric toothbrushes
-drawer in the vanity for hairdryer, flatiron, etc. with a special outlet which de-energizes when the drawer is closed
-a deep sink in the laundry room
-the laundry room floor should sit a bit lower than the surrounding floors
-warming/cooling drawers in the master closet
-specific nook for your robot vacuum to dock (this fits well in a kitchen island in an open floor plan)
-finished attic; insulated, non-vented, and air conditioned (this reduces AC load and costs)
-powered storage lift to the attic
-a package delivery door at the entry; tamper proof
-And just for kicks; a drone charging station in the attic with automatic door to enter and exit
Great ideas, but what are the warming/cooling drawers in the master closet used for? "Comfortable" underwear? 🤣
Maybe they meant master bath to warm bath towels
I would like to see installers run infrastructure wiring neatly, cable hangers in the attic as apposed to chucking in. The first shot of an empty clean attic looks like a complete mess, and other contractors can definitely cut or damage wires when left in the way or left like that. Also a few large conduits from the attic to the basement/box for future use. Lastly two or three xtra electric pulls to a box in the attic would be great!
Insulation, insulation and more insulation.
Yes. What is good insulation for walls though.
Insulation.😂! Just playin'! My guess would be the expandable foam
No! Wires for my surround sounds!
@@jamespowell2037 Rockwool Safe'n'Sound.
@@jamespowell2037 asbestos is the bestos
I'm just thinking of myself here, but large hallway linen closets with deep shelves that fit comforters and bed pillows with french doors, oversized garages (eventually everything ends up there), stairs to attics instead of those terrible pull down ladders, more closets than you think you'll need, a covered patio or sleeping porch, fruit trees of your choice, a small attached greenhouse, soundprrofing wherever you watch movies so others can sleep. I have a room off my garage just for my wild beasts, it has central air and heat so when the weather is rainy, too hot, or too cold, my crazy dogs have a safe comfy place to go.
What about things that need to go away, like carpeted dining rooms, boob lights, inconveniently located laundry area, alarm panels low enough for little children to reach?
I love all your choices! ❤
@@blackeneddove Thank you. Inconvenient homes get on my nerves. The world is crazy, at least we should all get a home that makes sense.
Boob lights! 😂 They’re everywhere
You forgot live-in cook and maid. 😉
@@glasshalffull2930 If that's what you need to be happy, do it. I love cooking. I don't love cleaning. So I tried having a maid a few years back. She was lovely and the house looked nice but it stressed me out so much. I didn't like having someone all over my house. I like things cleaned my way, I'm very picky. I felt uncomfortable telling her how to do things. And I was one of those people that pre-cleaned before the maid came over so she wouldn't think we were pigs. My husband said, what's the point if you get up early to clean before she comes over to clean? Basically, I've never been more tired or more stressed out than when I hired "help". Her father got ill and she had to leave town to care for him and I never hired anyone else. I'm destined to do it myself. Oh well. 😒 My husband does quite a bit and the kids all have chores but the bulk still falls to me. It's a constant daily need.
If I could have anything it would be a dryer that folds and hangs clothes. Laundry is the most hated chore in our family.
Gas line ran to the back porch or wherever the barbecue would be so you don’t need propane tanks
Old school nice house feature. My grandma’s house had that and I loved that feature.
1) cool feature
2) unless you have kids that turn it on and it runs without you knowing
3) Great Thunberg is going to put you in jail for grilling
@CLove511 how dare you 😂
LOLOL!!@@utimakasini7176
@@CLove511is that a Freudian slip the Great Thunberg? 😂
I'm borrowing someone else's idea, but at your junction box and the entertainment connections points should have a conduit that is a bit oversized so you can easily add wiring or optical for future technologies.
yes that's called a smurf tube 🙂
Future tech will not use wires. Internet of things, 5G…
@markstevens1729 Yeah, but you can't beat hard wires for things like cameras. Also, you aren't susceptible to interference. Over time, we will see more issues with a crowded wireless spectrum.
@@markstevens1729wifi will never compare to wired Ethernet, 5g is a cellular technology(meaning expensive mobile data plans and data caps)
@@happydogg312 I get it, but tomorrow’s devices will not be compatible with wired network connections. IoT uses very low range connectivity. No more susceptible to hacking than a home internet router.
#1 Central vacuum, #2 designated USB outlets directly to independent solar panel, #3 tankless hot water heater.
Smaller tankless at each point of use. It makes getting hot water very quick.
This is how to jack up the price of a house (or car) very quickly for minimal gains on tech that in many cases, you will not use.
A central vac is not for everyone!
I always wanted a central vac and I got it in the house I built 30 years ago. The reality is that it can be difficult for elderly people to haul around a 30 foot long hose and power schnozzle. It’s cumbersome and unwieldy. Others simply might not want to be bothered dragging out the hose and would rather have one or two lightweight vacuums instead.
Truth be told, I don’t use my central vac very often.
However, it’s not a total loss because the power unit is mounted in my garage, and I have an extra hose that stays out in the garage, so it is very convenient for vacuuming out the cars.
All of these ideas are dumb
@@gogorth1936ah yes, let’s just not run any network wiring and have a horrible internet experience. Only the damn kids use that newfangled stuff anyways, what’s the use when I have coax cable for my TV and phone lines for fax 😂😂
Indoor slide from one level to another.
A minimum blower test to see how well it was sealed.
Outlets in pantries (for appliances) , master closet (for iron etc) , and near toilets (for phone chargers, heated seats, etc)
Na I think everyone wants the outlets there for their bidet toilet seats. 🤮
Here in the south. Central dehumidifier
Network cat6e cabling to all rooms, similar to the wiring you mentioned about the video surveillance
I'm building a house and ran mostly cat6 to all my rooms and outside for security cameras.
6e really isn't necessary for 99% of applications. Cat6 is perfect
No, low voltage conduit, so you can run whatever copper is relevant, or fiber optic at some point
Remember how the old cable line was the standard? Crazy to think that Cat6 will one day be as useless
Extra outlets in the bedrooms, where the nightstands will be.
Anymore it is not enough to have just one duplex outlet at each nightstand. I have two duplex outlets for each nightstand.
It’s nice to be able to plug four separate items directly into the wall outlets without the need for adapter thingys.
You hit one of my pet peeves. Literally cost almost nothing compared to the cost of a house. When my place was being built, I personally hired the electrician to install extra outlets/wire for central vac/hardwire alarm wires and a 220 outlet for the jacuzzi. My recollection was that I paid about $300 because he was already on site and of course the sheet rock wasn’t up.
Wiring for under cab lights.
Heated driveways and front walkways if it snows in your area and drains in garage floors.
Woe, 7,000$ for energy per ywar be upon ye
Electrical plugs in soffit, hot hose bib for washing cars, master bedroom light and fan switches by headboard.
These are better ideas than the original video
Absolutely on soffit outlets, made christmas lights a breese.
What I'd love:
programmable all-color LED lights in the soffit every 12 inches. No hanging Christmas lights required, just turn on the red and green alternating pattern.
Oh, it's July 4th? Red, white, and blue. Halloween? Orange and purple. St Patrick's Day? Green and white. Memorial day? Lights go out one by one.
Super. After reading the comments, here is a little known fact. A lot of the electric motors used on shop power tools can be wired for 120 or 240 volts in the junction box, usually two "start" wires and four "run" wires. The start wires can start the motor in either direction, (flip H & N, or H & H.) and the run (4 usually, 2 coils.) wires can be connected in parallel or series for 120 or 240 volt operation. P.S. I have always installed a 6 gauge, 50 ampere, 240 volt, 4 wire outlet in the garage, even when 3 wires was permitted, so you are welcome, future electric car owners, air compressor operators, and welders, as well as eave (Switched) and wall and lamppost (1/2 Hot/Switched) 20 ampere GFCI protected outlets for Christmas and yard work, not to mention I always put a 20 ampere 120 volt,outlet (One terminal looks like a "T".) somewhere for commercial plugs. (Contractors.) The attic and crawlspace and porches and decks and sheds and garages always get lights and outlets, sometimes 240 volt, satellite, cable, phone, sprinkler, stereo, camera, alarm, (Some are wireless.) and computer wiring depending on the situation and the owner, and a lot of the homes that I do have hidden wires or added conduit (Requested or suggested.) for future additions, The best one that I do is the "Movie Set" table lamps, or hanging lamps, one on each side of the bed in the master bedroom that both turn one and off together, not only from the wall switches, but from the lamp switches as well. There is a four way switch in both lamps, two three way switches on the walls on either side of the bed, and a four way switch beside the main entrance door, any other entrance door, and the door to the master bathroom. It is in only thirteen of the many houses that I have wired, (9 Front Range, 4 Western Slope, Colorado.) and can be identified by two standard eight wire plugs, (Only seven used, 4 travelers, 1 hot switched, 1 neutral, 1 ground.) one on each of the bed headboard location, and if they are still there, two very nice lamps retrofitted with eight wire plugs and wiring and four way switches. Flipping any switch, including the lamp switch, turns both lights on and off, and is usually used as the main room light, even when there is a switch by the door for the main room light. A roof sprinkler is nice if you live in a fire prone area, battery backup for garage doors, sump pumps, refrigerators, freezers, and heating, hot and cold water available outside, heated driveways and sidewalks, transient radiant current, under driveway or garage slab wireless electric car charging, (Park & auto charge.) automatic lawn sprinkler drain for winter, (Switch inside.) so that you don't have to blow it out, separate lights to really light up the yard when needed, laser lawnmowing from one of the sprinkler heads, quick connect gas and compressed air lines both inside and outside, a way to let some of the water that you use return to the trees and plants in the yard, windows that vary the tint/shading with an electrical volume control, roof heating/ snow control, floor drains in the garage, laundry room, maintenance room and bathrooms, central vacuum, flip over eave boards that have Christmas lights on one side and are normal on the other side, and maybe a self defense laser by the front outside door, with a safety switch, just in case. 💙 T.E.N.
P.S. Should have said, " ...one outlet on each side of the bed headboard, and anywhere you want a lamp or switch, ..." 💙 T.E.N.
If you're going to write a comment that long, please use paragraphs.
Everyone has great ideas. I did many in my build. Soffet plugs, gas to back patio, outlets in closets and pantry. I also think a garage at least 25’ deep. If nothing else storage. But I did abig boat bay in mine. So happy with it
Rain run-off capture system, Solar backup batteries and underfloor heating system.
Radiant floors are what they're called
@@NotABot88
I love radiant floors!
I also really like some of the passive house ideas. Piping air deep underground to cool it (constant temp) and using convection currents to draw the cooled air in and remove hot air through a solar chimney seems low tech/high IQ.
I was disappointed to see how much space it seems to take, but drilling down you should be able to do more with less space whether it is for a geothermal heat pump or something else.
Hot and cold water access in garage for wall mounted pressure washer. Or what ever else you can think of. Washer dryer
30 years ago when I built my house I had the builder install two outlets in the garage for 240 V. One is for a welder and the other is for a big air compressor. Nobody was thinking about electric cars back then.
There were a few people doing DIY electric vehicle conversions back in the 1980s and 1990s. It wasn't common. You had to be a special breed of nerd & car-guy at the same time (ask me how I know 😉 ). Nothing like today (word on the street is companies like EV West are so busy, they have a 2 to 5-year wait time to get your ICE vehicle converted to electric).
But, yeah, when my wife and I get out of our apartment and into a house, 240v in the garage and a decent welder are on the list. Almost seems silly to call them "apartments" when they're all stuck together.
A water softener and filtration sytem!
Why’s that? Personally never use I like the calcium or iron in my water 😂
A data closet. Where all networking and survalence wires can go to. I want to be able to plug in my PC directly to the wall without having to deal with trying to figure out the best place to put the router.
Honestly just having the house wired for network and survalanece is just a must have.
nerd! Lol
Deep Sink in the garage, and plywood decking in attic
Network cables to all rooms, cameras wires, central vacuum, fire systems.
Ease of access for older people
My house has two washers two dryers two dishwashers two ovens I like having a backup that way when one goes down the work around the house still gets done I would have to say that this is paid off handsomely.
Don't forget to include the intrusion alarm circuits including door sensors glass brakes and passive infrared devices. And if you're worried about fire and CO 2 throw a couple of fire zones in 2
Oh I'm loving this amd the comments!!💜💜
Solar should be standard, even if its not going to generate enough to power your house fully atleast it will lower the cost of bills. Adding it on in the very beginning would give it the best chance to recoup the original cost
Just put RJ45 Cables everywhere, that are connected to a PoE switch. Then you can put access points, Cameras etc. There without having to run extra power wires and if you don’t need any of that, you can still use them to plug in a PC or Streaming box.
Also, put safety bars in all your showers/tub surrounds. (Get the good,
fancy ones, not the bathroom-at-the-gas-station ones.) Even if you don't
quite need them for safety yet, the horizontal ones can be used for
towel bars, and the vertical ones help stabilize you when you're drying
your feet.
YES!
Solid blocking behind those safety bars!
@@catherinehiller2619 Good point! (I had mine put in by the remodeler, so they knew to put supports in for the bars.)
Excellent idea!!
I would have a detailed book on the house done up in a binder with laminated pages, placed in a special nook somewhere, with any information that may be useful down the line to future homeowners and contractors.
240v in garage is great for a heater.
Outlets at end of the piles for Christmas lights or roof heaters!
Extra outlets for out side of the house and in garage.
Hot and cold water faucets for both front and back.
3 most important thing..6 months of expenses in the bank!
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1: Geothermal pump connected to the houses watercaried floor heating.
2: Solar panels with low-wind wind generator and a Energt storage system.
3: Bricks or natural stone for the facade. (no maintenance for 100years)
As long as your solar panels are good. I've had to replace cheap shitty chinese solar panels after only 2 years on dozens of homes.
SunPower is the only brand I trust. Their solar cells are much MUCH more durable
@@chadpendt2863 ofc you go for quality over Chinese carbord! They need to last +10years!
@@setaripantheon8801 I think sunpower has a 25 year warranty. They also have their own battery bank like the garbage tesla makes but better.
I wish the industry would stop calling ground source heat pumps "geothermal". They have ruined the term. It used to mean the ground was the heat source directly. Not a heat pump doing the heat transfer from a source at a lower temperature than the heated space. Now you don't know what somebody means when they say it.
Wind is not a good idea for almost all residential locations. Good wind occurs at fewer locations and generally only in rural areas. To get out of the friction effects of the ground, trees, and structures you need to be 90+ feet high. The cost of that is not a good option for most people. Adding more solar and batteries would be a lower cost option for all but the windiest locations.
@@court2379if you live in a hail storm area quite sure your solar panels won't work after the storm.🫠
Water cleaning/filter and softener should be standard as well.
I’m from New York but I live in Florida now and they should have incorporated generators. Also, it wouldn’t be bad to have a drain in your garage. Also, a built in closet in your garage.
I love the idea of drain in the garage, but I don’t think they allow that anymore because of oil runoff
Garage door style tuck cabinets between kitchen upper and countertops. You can push stuff back like mixers and hide them from animals or from view during parties
Good ideas! Let's add Alarm pre-wiring and all gutter down spouts run underground to a area away from the foundation.
Outlets around soffit for holiday lights
Hot and cold water run to the garage with anti-freeze valves. I had a small workshop in the basement of my house, I had an air compressor in the workshop that’s split and ran a hose to the garage with a hose reel. I had a switch put on the wall so I could turn on the air compressor in the basement anytime I needed air in the garage. Have natural gas, LP, or electric run to the garage so you can put a heater in for the winter time.
Roof sprinklers for wild fires. Central air. Solar panels or tiles. Emergency shut off valve for toilets. Toilets with better flow. Towel racks with spacers that allow air flow when hung over. Bath and shower spaces where the soap doesn’t fall down. Sinks that are designed to mitigate water accumulation around the faucet. Energy saving systems that heat the floor. A heating system for the bath that can be activated when the bath water starts to get cold. Wiring of all kinds brot into pretty much every room.
5.1 surround sounds is kinda dumb because most people no longer set up those old massive systems. Many people use speaker bars or the speakers in the tvs. Though you can install it yet it will be outdated and not used. Wireless speakers systems are used more often.
Direct outside venting for the clothes dryer.
...... is this not standard practice?
did you mean the central vacuum system perhaps because not everyone runs those to the outside
A big laundry room, cat 6 wiring, front porch, back porch, wider entrance door and back door, wider hallways and doors, walk in closets, big kitchen and kitchen prep room, mud room, walk in bathrooms, oh and please include solar panels and battery packs in the build.
3 way switches(or "4 way"), lots of lites/ceilng fans, universal height for outlets- approx 20 inches and switches approx 4 ft, design for the future so you can stay long-term in the home, ceiling high outlets, wall outlets for tvs, soffit or high outlets for xmas/outlets around the yard for seasonal decor etc-switches inside prevents ppl stealing hydro or convience, exhaust fan in the basement or laundry rm, sump back ups etc etc.
Bring back the big attic fans they used to have, especially in the south
➡️ Fire sprinklers!⬅️
1 - run the best network cable (currently CAT 6E) and make multiple drops in every room of the house. Cabled networking is still the best and fastest connection. Yes everyone uses wireless but a wired connection is still the fastest if the proper hardware is used.
2. Install powerful venting in the media closet that's vented through the roof. Heat kills electronics.
3. Install User Serviceable, Commercial Grade uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the breaker box. This way every fixture in the house is protected with battery back up. You should provide at least 30 min of battery time, preferably 1 hr. Obviously HVAC and other high current circuits should be excluded.
And please - be better with your cable management throughout the attic. That's a tangled mess that could easily be cleaned up without costing much time or effort.....until drywall then it's no fun......build better.
As an insurance agent.. if you live in areas prone to wildfires, tornadoes, earthquakes, flood, wind and hail damage, or hurricanes.. you will need certain things to reduce your exposure and protect your family. Example: wildfire: sprinkler systems in everyroom; or tornado shelters in the Midwest
Insulation, insulation, insulation!!!!! Outstanding windows that will dampen outside noise, deal with harsh sunlight, stand up to sandstorms, and look nice if possible. Storage, storage, and more storage! A house without good storage needs a “for sale” sign. Plan ahead.
Needs also a couple of secret rooms
4th thing is to hire better contractors than we’re involved with some of the installation s in this house, such as the cabling and HVAC
There is more and more electric vehicles on the road now days especially in Cali. Right now I’m doing an electrical job and we decided to do 3 car chargers in the garage, even if you will only use 1, it be appreciated in the future if you have more than 1 electric car.
Use a dedicated hard wired 220 for electric cars. Most plugs are not rated for the draw over time and present a fire hazard
outlets in drawers for charging, central vac, laundry chutes
Charging should be done where you can see them in case they catch fire. Also heat may build up in a drawer making it more likely.
I like the concrete block walls,👍🏻
Also Solar panels and batteries for whole house, roll the cost into the mortgage. Power bills are ridiculous.
Larger showers, taller sinks, walkable attic space, wider doors..my step daughter 5’2” 120 could barely fit through the bathroom door on crutches. Had to turn sideways…smh..
Conduit and junction boxes for easy install of new wiring and water puoes, in floor heating, solar system, easy access panels for plumbing, attic cat walks, and in the wall pest control lines.
Multiple washer/dryer hookups.
You build a $500K+ house, settling for just one washer and dryer is just being cheap.
And unless your laundry room is on the same floor as your bedrooms, get a laundry chute. Soooo much safer than hauling baskets of laundry downstairs.
A fire chute straight to the bedroom living floors is always a good idea. It's not like laundry room fires are one of the top five causes of house fires.
Standard in all new homes:
1. Solar panels
2. Battery for off grid supply
3. Water recycling
Expensive? Maybe, but considering how much trouble our electrical grids are having and the future increased dependency on them for all devices and vehicles, it’ll be worth it. Also, for some reason, we are running out of potable water in parts of the USA.
It would be cheaper and easier to maintain if houses were designed and built with these in mind.
Trapdoors under the exterior of the entry doorway! Where did all the solicitors go?
I built two years back and did all these :) camera wiring every corner, home theater, and a 50 amp circuit (60 amp wiring tho I’ll likely never use that amperage).
It’s actually excellent advice. I love wired security cams but everybody should at least do the other two. 240 v to garage has other uses as well.
People be sleeping on 240 volt systems. Especially now that everyone and their grandma wants solar panels.
Alot of ppl freak when they see a tiny 1000sqft home rocking a big fuckoff 200amp panel cuz of all the 240volt shit people own now
Standard: No more than 15 to 20 feet close to another house AND Wider, longer garages that fit trucks comfortably and with room to spare as well as positioned on side or back of house
New home in Missouri will have indoor fire protection and mop sink in my pantry. I also installed Rainbird sprinkler system in my pantry in a cabinet, and the pex tubing is routed through the house and through the wall to outside flower box’s and to the front porch for watering hanging plants. Also my exhaust fans for moisture and odor are located in my conditioned attic space so there will be no noise from the vents in the bathrooms.
Prewired garage door sensors and prewired wall button for the garage door. Prewire for sidemount lift master and also standard overhead motor as well.
Switch outlets in the soffit for Christmas lights. Hide the switch behind the front door.
In Florida -
1. Energy efficient, hurricane proof windows
2. Shutters including for lanai
3. Metal roofs
Power outlet in the eaves of the house for Christmas light or other needs
I won't argue with high voltage outlets in utility rooms and garages but 240 being standard in Europe means that the specific voltage for ours is higher.
Having vires loose across the attic is asking for trouble put some conduit around it if you are building a cardboard house anyways that's convenient
I read the comments and just like the 240v for future EV would go ahead and wire for backup generator. More outside outlets especially by the doors for decorations. This just me but I am loving these lights built in the soffit but not sure if price prohibitive
A transfer switch, so much cheaper to wire for a generator at construction than post. Also run the line to where the generator will be set.
Sewage backflow prevention valve, burst pipe detector/shutoff valve, digital utility monitoring and alerting, smurf tubing to all low voltage runs with pull line for future upgrades.
A centralized utility room with an exterior service door access for hot water tanks, HVAC, utility sink….. with floor drains
Cat 6 Ethernet in every bedroom and living space.
Cat6 runs in ceiling for future WIFI access points (if larger room especially).
Upstairs laundry. Put the laundry where the rooms are.
There's a really good reason why people don't do this...water leaks.
I definitely got to get me a 240vac table saw! Probably almost double my work output 🤣! 🤜🤛👍🙋🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤦♂️🌿
Every outlet should have high speed data cable with three connections. Makes it easier not only initially but with every new buyer.
No im changing that car plug for a generator back feed first thing
Under eave outlets for Christmas/holiday lights. Every 10 feet or so.
Makesure to install those cameras in your house. That way the gov can easily watch everything you do.
Spare conduit from electrical service panel to attic space
Maybe use a cable comb for your cable runs
At the very least, zip ties.
Have a plug-ins for hot tub only breaker, a breaker for smoker and small things and breaker for a outside bar and inside bar. I want breaker for each room that does not going take two to run or more. I add additional breaker for the future used. I add solar/wind connections. Water tap every corner of house includes garage. A drain for hot tub that can be covered when not in used. Last a way to water the grass.
Just curious, are you saying a separate panel for each room, or separate breaker for each room? Does this allow you to shut off power for any room you choose? Thanks
@@mattp1803 you place less stress on the breaker aka watts. There different breaker for different things. If you building a new building or house plan ahead by adding breaker to control panel why less work later on. Always have main shut off. I have one 120 breaker left before I have to add secondary control panel or take out main one and upgrade.
It will vary on how much power in I have 5 on a wall then that for me one breaker. Always check your codes where you live. I don't want a break for each plug-ins unless it like a 240 wattz breaker then it gets it own breaker nonthing get plug-ins just that one item.
An Earthquake-Resistant Bunker with Two Hatches (Out in Yard, and a Jeffries Tube-like connection to a Basement or Crawlspace), and a Daylight Basement with a Sub-Basement.
In wall pests control system. 240 volts outlet in the garage and backyard in case you want a spa or outdoor oven
Media closet, pull down attic ladder, AC circuit, surge protection.
except for the 240 outlet, the others will be used by few people. However it seems silly to let toilet odor fill the whole room, then vent the whole room. I want an exhaust fan vent in the wall beside the toilet seat that runs while the odor is being produced, working like a stovetop vent beside the burners.
Cat6 or 7 wiring from the media enclosure box to the center of each floor's ceiling to install a mesh wireless access point on each floor to allow for seamless connectivity and at least 1 to the back of the house to setup an outdoor access point.