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Questions about the new house
I posted on D&R, but wanted to get your opinions. Our builder just called asking if we want to add a vaulted ceiling in the master bedroom and/or a bay window in the kitchen. They are getting ready to start framing so he needs to know ASAP. The bay window is $550 and the ceiling is $450. WDYT? I've never really thought about these as features I'd like to have so I'm leaning towards not adding them.
Re: Questions about the new house
This is all my personal opinion, but I would add the bay window and not the vaulted ceiling in the master. We recently built and I wish we would have had an option to add a bay window. I love how they look both on the inside and out so if we would have been able to we probably would have. Personaly I'd pass on the vaulted ceiling. We currently have 8' ceilings in the master and if they would do like a 9' ceiling then yes I'd do that but my understanding is a vaulted ceiling goes to a point at the top. I'm not a huge fan of those and my neighbor who has one in her master was just complaining about her electric bill and she thinks her vaulted ceiling is making her bills extra high. LIke I said thats all personal opinion, if you hadn't even thought about having those options then I wouldn't worry about adding them. Those to me where not deal breakers when we were looking at houses so I think not having those options won't hurt you in resale either.
GL I know all those options can get overwhelming at times but congrats on starting framing! You will seriously be in the house before you know it.
Thanks!
I think we're passing on the vaulted ceiling and adding the bay window. I thought we had already talked about all the possible upgrades so I was surprised by these questions. I hope there aren't many more options like that. We don't have much room left in our budget!
From the opposite point of view - I have a vaulted ceiling in 3 of my upstairs rooms and I love them - 10' ceilings with a vault to 15'.
My sister had a bay window built into her new construction home and it has never stopped leaking despite repeated attempts to fix it. My H is pretty knowledgable about construction and he says bay windows are just awful from a leak standpoint.
I personally like both (and they were "nice to haves" in our house hunt).
We have a turret (like a bay window but 2 stories) in the front of our house and a bay window in the kitchen. They're great for a little extra space on the inside and have wonderful curb appeal from the outside as pp's mentioned. One of the first things friends/family comment on when they see pictures of our house is how much they like the turret in front. We haven't experienced any leaking to our knowledge.
The vaulted ceilings are nice because it makes the room feel larger and IMO, more luxorious. We have vaulted ceilings in our master and in a secondary bedroom. The secondary bedroom is quite small (forget exact dimensions) but the vaulted ceiling makes it feel larger than it is and gives it a little uniqueness vs our other secondary rooms. Yes, it may take a little more to heat/cool but new houses tend to be very efficient so you may not notice. I think our total electric bill for our ~2600 sf (not including basement) house last month was only about $120.
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I think I would want both- Vaulted *unless the room is HUGE* gives a perception of greatness.
We have vaulted and I think for our home (about 3200sq feet- not including basement) our energy bill is about $130. We did put ceiling fans into all the rooms with vaulted ceilings and that has made a HUGE difference. So if you went with vaulted- get fan hook ups.
GET the bay window- we didn't (for our back door) and I'm still shooting myself that I didn't do that or a sunroom for our breakfast nook.
GL!
I'd get both. I have always LOVED the look of a bay window from the inside and out, and I think you'll like the ability to have extra seating.
We have a vaulted ceiling in our master, and I love how it feels. It definitely sets the room off from the rest and makes it seem even bigger than it already is (it's a decent sized master).
$1000 added to a mortgage probably changes the cost by a few dollars/mo (not much at all). Those are changes you can't just "fix" on your own later. If this is the house you plan on staying in long term, I think you'll be happy you did the upgrades.