Lot selection for a new or existing residence involves many important considerations. Lots have soil,land, building, and service features of critical import you need to examine. There are 25 tips total presented in a 3-part summary. This is Part I - with the first 8 pointers to make your lot selection a smart one.
The final construction phase of your screen porch is here! Matching your roof to the roof pitch of your home is recommended. Plan ahead for electrical needs in your new "outdoor" haven, and think ahead, as well, on the finish of your screen porch. Paint the wood before you assemble, and you will save yourself many headaches...and unwanted embellishment on your face!
Now that your floor deck is squared away, more bones of the structure can take shape. Centering the support base is easier, now that you have the porch outline complete! Next are tips for deck construction, wall choices, and advisories for wood selection and installation of posts for support of your screen porch.
Framing and squaring the floor of your screened porch is important for the construction that follows. Here is how to make sure you are ready for that construction.
Check out this Velcro Screen Manufacturer for information and inspiration for your own design for a screen porch or perhaps a screen room you can convert to an open air pavilion.
Soil is a basic element you need to understand before you select your building lot. The soil profile of the land and surrounding landscape will affect your home and conditions without end. Types of soil and depth will determine specific needs for water, septic system, potential dangerous landslides, drainage potential and other important considerations.
Lot selection should include consideration of many features. Lots, whether new or existing, are unequal in features of importance, such as utilities, zoning and potential for floods or drainage disasters. Lot and home assets addressed in this column may not even occur to many people. Lots for sale should be thoroughly reviewed with these tips in mind before you choose where you will make your home.
Drainage of lots you are considering is critically important to review. Yard drainage disaster can be avoided if you study the landscape and slope of residential lots before you buy land to build the home of your dreams. Too late? Live in Soggy City now? Trench drains are one of the most dynamic landscape drainage solutions.
Topographic maps will help you understand the elevation and slope of the land you are interested in buying. A topographic map of the lots you are considering will help you to avoid major drainage disaster, flooding and damage to your home down the road.
Recessed lighting manufacturers offer quality lighting fixtures and are sources of additional information. Recessed lighting should carry a UL rating. Never take short cuts with recessed lights..your safety may depend on it!
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