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New deck! Reale Estate/Construction question
DrewKaree:
If it looks decent and appears as if it would be a valuable part of the house, you should recoup the cost if/when you sell it. If it looks like ass or as if "the dude tacked it onto the house", it could end up COSTING you if/when you sell it.
Depends on the job you do. It already sounds as if you are introducing problems into the mix by heating it, although you haven't really explained your skills at building/insulating/HVAC.
Wood also will change in price by the time you build, so it may become pricier, it may become cheaper....the fake deck boards are REALLY pricey now, and will probably stay that way for a while, mebbe forever. This could run you a grand or two, you haven't really nailed down enough things for people to help you out there.
screaming:
That was helpful guys.. Here's some more info.
I'm still in the planning stage, really, so anything is open to change. The existing deck ended up costing the seller of the house, so I'm aware how that works :) It appears that when he put the deck on, he didn't put flashing against the house and just tacked the deck onto the outside of the house *through the plastic siding* so there's water seeping inbetween the deck and the wood of the house.
Heating: I wasn't planning on heating the enclosed part specifically, rather I was just going to insulate it with standard fiberglas insulation and big insulated windows. I would love to get a little outdoor portable wood stove in there, but I don't think it's possible if it's enclosed. Can you get one of those things on a deck if there are bricks under and around it or would that be asking for trouble?
Skilliz: I'm pretty handy, and I can read instructions and take suggestions and apply them well. I know some other people like that as well, so I don't think skills will be in short supply.
Materials: What's the benefit of having a cedar deck? The smell? I could make a little cubbyhole for my cigars ;) I was just planning on using the standard run-of-the-mill pressure-treated wood that everyone else uses for decks, but only because I didn't know there was anything else (except for that plastic recycled milk bottle stuff). If there's anything better out there though, I'd like to know about it..
Size/Construction: The size I gave was purely an estimate of the current deck and how I'd like to make it bigger, which is to say, I would like to make it run alongside the house a little more, even extend to the master bedroom and add sliding doors in there. That just might be a pipe dream though. My house is a split-entry, but the bottom floor only goes about 4 feet into the ground. The existing deck comes off the second floor kitchen area, and I can walk underneath the deck without (almost) bumping my head.
Thanks again! I appreciate the help!
-sab
Stingray:
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Heating: I wasn't planning on heating the enclosed part specifically, rather I was just going to insulate it with standard fiberglas insulation and big insulated windows. I would love to get a little outdoor portable wood stove in there, but I don't think it's possible if it's enclosed. Can you get one of those things on a deck if there are bricks under and around it or would that be asking for trouble?
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I don't see how that would be any different than putting one in a house with a wood floor, but I'm no expert.
-S
JDSkydiver:
OK...
Some free advice from an architect:
A) Fireplaces are typically NOT on a wood floor. Fireplaces sit on a foundation that goes to the ground. The wood flooring/framing should be built around it.
B) All fireplaces NEED to be vented. (IE Chimney) They are not a good idea in an enclosed room unless they have a chimney OR a pipe vent like the old wood burning pot/stoves.
C) There are pre-manufactured fireplaces that are self contained that are VENTED (pipes that you can hide in walls) and with self-contained fire rated bases (so you don't need a stone/conc. base.) HEATNGLO i(heatnglo.com) is an example of such a company (national). There are others. These are typically used in applications where there is no stone/conc base like on the second floor master bedroom that does not light up above the livingroom fireplace.
Just a few thoughts...
It (HEATING) can definatly be done. I strongly reccomend a pre-fab fireplace.
JDSKYDIVER
Stingray:
--- Quote from: JDSkydiver on April 05, 2005, 03:59:00 pm ---OK...
Some free advice from an architect:
A) Fireplaces are typically NOT on a wood floor. Fireplaces sit on a foundation that goes to the ground. The wood flooring/framing should be built around it.
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Shows what I know. So if I'm reading this correctly, the thing to do would be to pour a concrete slab where you intend to put the wood stove, and then build the deck around it?
-S