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The mass exodus never happened, and Ohio State is geared up to annoy the rest of the country with another BCS national championship push. There's a clear gap between the Buckeyes and the rest of the league, though Wisconsin and Penn State could inch closer by finding capable starting quarterbacks. Illinois lost a lot of star power, but has talented reinforcements, and Michigan is the league's acknowledged wild card. The league's middle could be reshuffled as teams like Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana and Northwestern all return proven quarterbacks.
Here's the ranking based on what we know, and what we don't:
1. Ohio State BuckeyesWhat we know: Linebackers James Laurinaitis and Marcus Freeman are back, along with cornerback Malcolm Jenkins, to headline an outstanding defense.
What we don't know: The health of Freeman and defensive end Lawrence Wilson following injuries.
How the Buckeyes can win the league title: Survive road tests at Wisconsin and Illinois.
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2. Wisconsin BadgersWhat we know: The Badgers are ridiculously deep at running back, boasting starter P.J. Hill and reserves Zach Brown and Lance Smith, and return nine starters on defense.
What we don't know: Who will start at quarterback after the graduation of Tyler Donovan.
How the Badgers can win the league title: Restore the defense to its 2006 form and capitalize on a favorable home schedule (Ohio State, Penn State, Illinois).
3. Penn State Nittany LionsWhat we know: The Nittany Lions boast a veteran offensive line and seasoned wide receivers in Derrick Williams, Deon Butler and Jordan Norwood.
What we don't know: The starting quarterback.
How the Nittany Lions can win the league title: Solidify the quarterback spot and ride a solid defense led by linebacker Sean Lee and strong safety Anthony Scirrotto.
4. Illinois Fighting IlliniWhat we know: Juice Williams is back for his third season as starting quarterback after helping his team reach the Rose Bowl.
What we don't know: Who joins Williams in the backfield after the loss of star running back Rashard Mendenhall.
How the Illini can win the league title: By improving the passing game to offset the loss of Mendenhall and solidifying the defensive midsection.
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New coaching staffs are making plans. New offensive and defensive schemes are on the chalkboard. Position battles are about to heat up. The games won't count again until August, but the preparation for the 2008 season is about to kickoff. Here's a quick look at what you need to know about spring practice.
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5. Michigan WolverinesWhat we know: The spread offense arrives as one of its architects, Rich Rodriguez, begins his tenure as coach.
What we don't know: Almost everything: the starting quarterback, the wide receivers, the running back, the offensive line, the safeties.
How the Wolverines can win the league title: Swiftly grasp Rodriguez's offense and win key early home games (Wisconsin and Illinois).
6. Purdue BoilermakersWhat we know: Quarterback Curtis Painter is back after passing for 7,831 yards over the last two seasons.
What we don't know: Who will catch those passes after the losses of Dorien Bryant, Dustin Keller and Selwyn Lymon (dismissed from team).
How the Boilermakers can win the league title: Find playmakers in the passing game, fill gaps at linebacker and offensive line, and avoid annual October slide.
7. Michigan State SpartansWhat we know: Javon Ringer joins quarterback Brian Hoyer in the backfield after rushing for 1,447 yards as a junior.
What we don't know: How the offensive and defensive lines will shape up without standouts like offensive tackle Pete Clifford and defensive end Jonal Saint-Dic.
How the Spartans can win the league title: By filling a plethora of holes on both sides of the ball, namely along the defensive line.
8. Northwestern WildcatsWhat we know: The Wildcats are stocked with skill players, led by quarterback C.J. Bacher and running back Tyrell Sutton, a fourth-year starter.
What we don't know: Who will replace three offensive line starters.
How the Wildcats can win the league title: Solidify the offensive line around Bacher, who must limit interceptions, and get much more production from a veteran defense.
9. Indiana HoosiersWhat we know: Do-it-all quarterback Kellen Lewis leads an exciting offense.
What we don't know: Who replaces superstar wide receiver James Hardy.
How the Hoosiers can win the league title: Find playmakers on offense and shore up the secondary for a favorable schedule (no Ohio State or Michigan).
10. Iowa HawkeyesWhat we know: The entire offensive line is back, and Mitch King anchors the defensive front.
What we don't know: Who steps in at running back and how Kirk Ferentz's staff shuffle will play out.
How the Hawkeyes can win the league title: Kidnap Terrelle Pryor.
11. Minnesota Golden GophersWhat we know: Quarterback Adam Weber and wide receiver Eric Decker form one of the league's top young passing combos.
What we don't know: How the nation's worst defense adjusts to a new coordinator.
How the Gophers can win the league title: They can't.
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Mobile tech, Internet of things, cloud delivers info to workers' fingers, eyeballs.
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Below-average rainfall increases deficiencies in eastern Australia
February 2015 was a particularly warm and drier-than-average month across Australia with national rainfall about half the long-term average and Australia's second-warmest daytime temperatures for February (see the monthly summary for details). Below-average February rainfall occurred across the Kimberley and adjacent parts of inland Western Australia, most of the Northern Territory, and most of Queensland except parts of the south and east coast. Rainfall was also below average for inland northeastern New South Wales, much of South Australia and adjacent border regions of New South Wales and Victoria, and for most of Tasmania.
Below-average rainfall has seen an increase in the area affected by deficiencies in southern South Australia, western Victoria, and coastal western Tasmania. Deficiencies at the multiyear timescale also increased in severity and extent across eastern Australia between inland Queensland south of the Gulf of Carpentaria and northern New South Wales inland of the Great Dividing Range.
8-month rainfall deficiencies
Compared to the previous Drought Statement, the spatial extent and severity of rainfall deficiencies for the 8-month period (July 2014 to February 2015) have increased across southern South Australia, western Victoria, and along the west coast of Tasmania. Deficiencies have again expanded in northwestern Victoria and adjacent parts of southern New South Wales. Deficiencies had decreased in January following above-average rainfall. The area experiencing severe or serious deficiencies (lowest 5% or lowest 10% of records) extends from the central West Coast district of South Australia, through southeastern South Australia and into western Victoria. Deficiencies are also present in a small area near Mildura and in northwestern Tasmania and a small area on the central west coast of Tasmania.
Parts of northwestern and central west coast Tasmania have been experiencing rainfall deficiencies across a range of timescales. 40% of Tasmania had rainfall in the lowest 10% of records for the 7-month period from August 2014 to February 2015, and 29% of the State experienced similar deficiencies for the 15-month period from December 2013 to February 2015.
Severe or serious deficiencies persist across the southern half of Queensland's Cape York Peninsula, although the focus of the area of deficiencies has shifted from the east towards central-to-western regions, and also remain in a small area near Townsville, but have decreased in extent in this area. Deficiencies also remain in Western Australia in parts of the Pilbara and northern Gascoyne within 400 km of the coast as well as in a smaller area of the southwestern Gascoyne.
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29-month rainfall deficiencies
At the 29-month timescale (October 2012 to February 2015), rainfall deficiencies have also increased across central northern Queensland south of the Cape York Peninsula, extending through inland southern Queensland to northern New South Wales inland of the Great Dividing Range, and in the area covering western Victoria and adjacent southeastern South Australia. Severe and serious deficiencies are in place across these areas as well as in small areas of southwestern Queensland and adjacent parts of the southeastern Northern Territory and northeastern South Australia, pockets to the east of Mildura in southern New South Wales and around the northeast of Melbourne in Victoria, and in small parts of coastal western Tasmania. On the coast of the Gascoyne district in Western Australia deficiencies remain largely unchanged compared to the preceding 28-month period.
Long-term deficiencies in Queensland are largely the result of below-average rainfall over the 2013–14 and 2012–13 'summer' wet seasons (the northern wet season spans October–April). With only two months to go in the current wet season, rainfall would need to be above to very much above average to bring rainfall totals for October 2012 to April 2015 out of the lowest 10% of records for similar periods. For much of the affected region in western Victoria, southeastern South Australia, inland northern Queensland, and the region inland of the Great Dividing Range in northern New South Wales and southern Queensland the required totals would be in the highest 10% of records for March–April rainfall.
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Soil moisture
Soil moisture in the upper layer for the week ending 22 February had decreased, compared to the week ending 25 January, across most of eastern Australia. Areas of increased upper layer soil moisture in parts of the central east coast, eastern Victoria and adjacent southern New South Wales, eastern Tasmania, the far east of the Top End, and on the central west coast of Western Australia were largely associated with recent good falls on the east coast from ex-tropical cyclone Marcia, storms over the southeast, and moderate falls in parts of Western Australia. Soil moisture at the end of February was above to very much above average in these areas and in parts of the northeastern Cape York Peninsula and the area of Victoria between Melbourne and the central west coast.
Upper layer soil moisture was below to very much below average across the remaining majority of Western Australia and the Northern Territory; across most of South Australia; across most of Queensland away from the southern border and east coast, but extending into northeastern New South Wales inland of the Great Dividing Range; and across most of Tasmania's West Coast.
Lower layer soil moisture for the week ending 22 February had increased, compared to the week ending 25 January, across parts of eastern Australia. Lower layer soil moisture was above average for most of the eastern half of Western Australia, much of the Northern Territory, parts of Queensland's Gulf Country and central eastern Queensland, southern South Australia and parts of western New South Wales, and for an area covering East Gippsland in Victoria and far southeastern New South Wales. Soil moisture was below average in much of a 400 km wide strip along the west coast of Western Australia, parts of Queensland's north tropical coast and Central West District, a large area of southeastern Queensland and northeastern New South Wales, with patchy coverage then extending from northeastern New South Wales to parts of inland southern New South Wales, across most of Victoria except the far east and into southeast South Australia.
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Severe deficiency - rainfalls in the lowest 5% of historical totals.
Serious deficiency - rainfalls in the lowest 10% of historical totals, but not in the lowest 5%.
Very much below average - rainfalls in the lowest 10% of historical totals.
Below average - rainfalls in the lowest 30% of historical totals, but not in the lowest 10%.
Average - rainfalls in the middle 40% of historical totals.
Above average - rainfalls in the highest 30% of historical totals, but not in the highest 10%.
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I am surprised and shocked that he did not have some type of security system with that much in valuables and guns. The household seems to have been able to afford security measures. Sorry for his loss and intrusion into his private life.
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So something real that we can all see…$18 plus trillion dollar debt and rising will not cause problems for us in the future. But something "modeled" is the largest threat to us? The Dems are truly mental.
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NRA needs to quit backing RINO's or Dems. Next time get him in the primary.
[172] March 9, 2015 at 8:14am
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We were in danger every day before the Dept of Homeland Security was created…..not. There still is the BATFE CIA NSA FBI Pentagon Intelligence etc. The problem was never information it was the agencies working together. They were afraid if someone thought them redundant someone might cut their budget or eliminate them all together. Should happen with Homeland. Too many fiefdoms.
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The story fit the agenda so there is no need to fact check. OOPS got bit and egg all over their face. The damage was already done.
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The same agency that states CO2 is detrimental to our existence. Guess all those ecosystems they cleaned up don't use CO2 to grow and flourish. The legal challenges that are brought by environmental groups to not only "force" the EPA to regulate and fine but they settle and pay those groups their legal fees plus to keep them coming back. It is such a sham with an end game to remove any human activity from as much land as possible.
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It was an epic beat down by Hewitt. Corn had no responses that confirmed any truth or integrity to his article about O'Reilly.
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QVC had confused qualifications with competency.
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"I'm proud of the fact that basically you've had an administration in place for six years in which there hasn't been a major scandal."…that the MSM has bothered to do their job in reporting or investigating. Was a time that these types of "scandals" got people fired or imprisoned for.
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Little over the top. Ted Cruz is a Harvard grad that most here would gladly vote for POTUS.
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Build the pipeline. Build more pipelines that are safer than tanker cars rather than passing legislation and paying more money for an antiquated method of oil transportation. People of Virginia you really going to let your Governor and legislation waste your taxes or allow for proper oil and gas transportation be constructed?
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That is so true. It is a court interpretation not in the Constitution. Again the progressive courts moving the agenda forward against the will of the people. Glenn has explained many times over how our local, state and federal institutions mixed politics and religion. Most of the time it was fine but because people can be evil it has been misused.
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One of the many reasons why Federal elections matter. Remember Dingy Harry relaxed the rules of the Senate to let the Obama administration fill vacant Federal Judge positions with their type of ilk without vote or debate. These are the judges that forward the progressive initiatives that are either voted down in legislation and by the people of the states. Remember this in 2016 so our side can try to even the balance in the courts.
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I would love to hear a debate moderator have the D candidate explain what "their fair share" is? What is the tax rate they desire? Is that the rate to balance the budget every year or does that collect enough to actually begin to pay down the debt? Lay out the numbers for all tax brackets. Stop it with the bumper sticker talking points.
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Until they get married, learn from their husbands and for themselves what was not taught to them in K-12 and college. That is the great shift of single women who vote D start to vote R after marriage. There is hope for them yet.
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Seems that this is by far the best forum around for house building planning and discussion. I've been reading this and the kitchen board for about a month now.
We're moving from a house we love, built in 1912 which we've extensively renovated with floor refinishing, paint, finished basement, replaced/repaired doors and windows, landscaping etc. But we've simply outgrown it and there's not a lot of room to expand the 1 car garage, add to the single bathroom, or add bedrooms (2 reasonable sized bedrooms, 1 small one).
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6. Open floorplan for entertaining and family life
7. Future space in the basement for an additional bedroom, bathroom, office and media room/home theater.
Some of the things I've designed intentionally are wide (wide enough?) halls, bathroom/toilet stalls, counter-to-counter distance in the kitchen, doors or door openings, etc. The dining room will be the eating location 80% of the time, and the kitchen island/deck will be 20%.
Total living space is 1860 square feet, which is what we have today on three floors, so this will be huge for us given we can expand to the basement down the road.
At this point I'm just interested in any feedback you guru's might have. I've seen a lot of good floorplan discussion here and I've tried to take a lot of the comments on other plans into consideration.
(Trying to attach a link to a directory index of my images of the plan)
Here is a link that might be useful: House plan images
This is probably not what you are looking for but it may be advice that others will overlook. I am kinda freaky about roof lines and figuring out, where will the rain water go? Imagine how rain water will wash down the area of the roof over the main body of the house design. That is a large surface area, directed to a very small area over the front porch. This design is an invitation for water problems for years to come.
I apologize that I can't offer a better design idea because changing the roof lines will likely involve extensive changes to the floor plan. In our design process, I have learned to look at roof lines and one of the key design elements I have tried to achieve is a simple-to-construct roof design (with the benefit of lowering construction costs) that allows good water drainage.
It looks nice! We are also planning a forever home, and our architect has planned for a future elevator. It will be a coat closet and linen closet for now (we have others as wel, if we lose these to an elevator. ). Something to think about for going to the basement.
Thanks for posting the pictures directly minneapolisite! Being my first post the link was obvious, but I wasn't clear on the syntax for direct embedding an image just yet.
nanj, good point. The roof was much worse in an earlier iteration and is certainly one of the unexpected challenges I've faced on this first shot. I'll play around with some ideas that divert water away from the front entry more effectively.
andry, what dimensions are needed for the 'rough' area of the elevator? That's a good idea and the back entry area where I have the chest freezer/potential small mud room might work if I emptied it out and moved the door at some point.
nanj, I haven't uploaded an updated picture yet, but on a whim I changed the gable over the front of the garage to a gable over the side of the garage, I actually really like how the lines work with the more squared appearance, and I can see how the water flow will work better already.
I'll mull it over a bit and post an updated picture if I decide to keep it.
Front porch. Small. I think Jack the Ripper did his best work in small entryways though. Receiving area inside the front door is not well defined. Easy to trim in some posts to frame the entry into the living room. You want the 'cue the music, I'm aboot to reveal' kind of feel.
I get the idea I'm going to get a door planted into my face if I come for a visit. Lots of outswingers.
No fireplace. I like that. Who the hell uses a fireplace anymore? I put a video on of burning logs on my flatscreen. Clean burn and no 2.5 micron cancer causing particulate matter.
Bathroom layout - you don't want a toilet by the door.
Master Bath - my wife often mentions that we should have put in a throne room with a door. I dunno what her problem is.
Dining is gigantous but no pantry.
And as mentioned, the roof plan is a problem.
Sorry to be brusque. I just had a terrible round of golf.
Syntax for adding images is standard HTML. HTMLGoodies isn't a good place to learn how to code, but it's a great resource for code snippets for using on this forum. Help w/ image syntax.
Since you're just getting started, I STRONGLY recommend the "Not So Big" series by Sarah Susanka, especially these ones:
* The not so big house : a blueprint for the way we really live
* Not so big solutions for your home
* More not so big solutions for your home
Your house is already "not so big," but this series of books has some clever ideas for how to make the most of that space. I found these at my library a few weeks ago and they really helped give me some direction as to what to look for in a floorplan and how to modify our floorplan to fit our lifestyle.
On to the floorplan! Honestly, I don't see much that I would change right off the bat.
1. I agree that a fireplace is not a necessity and I'm happy to see more and more people skipping that expensive immobile piece of decor.
2. Make sure your guests have an "entrance." For me, the bare minimum needed is a large area of snow-friendly flooring, a place to sit down and take off/put on shoes, a place to put shoes, and a hook to hang coats.
3. Make sure your entrance is functional. You need a place to hang your everyday coats and off-season coats, a place to dump mail/keys/purse/groceries.
4. Consider modifying the Jack & Jill bath to separate the shower+tub from the vanity. That would allow one child/guest to use the sink area while another one uses the shower+tub area.
What is your family make-up (children, ages, pets?) That might help point us all in the right direction. :)
Consider a built-in bench where I've drawn a red box:
And then some hooks for coats on the right wall.
That would give guests a place to sit when fussing with shoes. (Our current home is like your floorplan with no where for guests to sit down for shoe futzing. This drives us CRAZY.
Ok, so I've made some updates based on your ideas.
First off, as far as our family, we're early/mid thirties with two four year old boys and no plans for more. They'll be somewhere between 5 and 7 if we get this built when we hope to. We have one dog who will likely only be around for a few short years after the move (she's 15 and in good health, but getting up there in dog years!), no plans for new pets anytime soon.
On the fireplace comments, the *idea* of a fireplace is nice, but we have one in our house currently and have used it once in ten years. So we really won't miss it and the space and flexibility that we gain will be appreciated.
Some of the changes roll a bunch of ideas up together in the bedroom hallway area. This was one of the major areas I wasn't happy with in my original images. I moved the linen closet next to the hall bathroom. Freeing this space up let me retain a laundry room which can double for some housekeeping storage (vacuum, broom, cleaning supplies, etc) with a cabinet and some wall hanging storage. Re-arranging this way gave me space to add a small pantry, which we will put a wire/baker's rack in for kitchen appliances/dry goods.
Also in moving things around I've put the master off the kitchen through a small nook. One of the original desires was to have a split floorplan but it wasn't working out. This layout effectively splits the bedrooms even if they aren't on separate sides of the house. Moving the door addresses phoggie's comment about furniture in the master and gives me three walls where a bed could be. A king on two walls for sure and maybe three, or the queen bed we have on any of them easily.
The partially private bathroom for the kids/guest bathroom was also a desire that I couldn't make work at first. But I think I've come up with a good solution. By putting a pocket door in, which will tend to stay open most of the time (since it won't take up space in either area) the sink/tub area will still get light from the window but can be closed if needed. I did drop it down to a single sink. Reflecting back on growing up, my brother and I NEVER used the two sinks we had at the same time. I don't think this will be a problem.
I've widened the porch. After looking at it and comparing to similar homes on the street, I agree it was a bit small. It's no southern plantation, but I think it's a more welcoming and comfortable size now. In widening the porch, I took a little space off the living room which is still a good size and was able to add some detail to the entry way. This was another thing I had seen in pictures before but didn't have space for until making this area wider.
I'd like to add a bench in the entry, and have put coat hooks in, but I want to wait on that detail until I have the stairs fully designed. I'm not sure if I'm going with open railings or solid half wall yet in this area and it will make a difference on what I do with further changes to the entry way.
Lastly, I changed the rear exterior garage door to a single car garage door. This has a few reasons. Easier in/out for lawn and garden tools. Fresh air and light without having the front of the garage open for working on/cleaning cars (and a breeze if the front is open as well). And lastly, with easy access to the kitchen from the garage this can be a good way to open up the garage for parties/buffet table, and such. Maybe it's a little redneck, but in good weather a large party can be really flexible without regard to changing conditions as the party can move in/out. With a garage this size we could easily host graduations/birthdays/holidays for very large groups by sharing the backyard and garage space.
Exterior overview image is unchanged except for fixing the front living room windows and the kid's/guest bathroom window.
I think I'd rather enter my master from the bedroom hallway than enter it through the kitchen. Same with getting to the laundry from the boys' rooms.
I also don't like to get to my closet via the bathroom.
You still need an entry closet. And, your bathroom (hall) closet is too deep/narrow to be useful for linens... is that your vacuum closet?
Your boys are likely to walk past the stove to get to the fridge (not safe). I'd put it on the wall opposite the stove, or that end of the long counter run.
Take the north bedroom out even with the north wall (if the plan is laid out with up as north).
Then, get a vanity in below the window (or put the toilet there and a vanity where the toilet is now) in the hall bath.
In general, I think you have a lot of "hallway" space, that could be reduced/consolidated.
The kitchen needs completely reworking. You have no landing space beside the range and it's a traffic hazard for people needing access to the fridge. The fridge either needs to move or the range needs to move to a more protected spot. You need a prep sink on the island if you actually want to prep there. Otherwise, you'll prep next to the main sink, which isn't a bad thing, but it isn't why most people try to have a large island.
The master closet is on a corner where you could have two nice windows. I'd much rather have the actual master bedroom occupy such prime real estate than a closet.
What's with the garage door on the rear of the home with no drive to service it? If thats's a workshop area, then it too needs to have some sort of patio/apron or else getting anything in and out of it will make a mudhole there.
Check the bathroom plans for accessibility ... for a wheelchair, you need about 5 feet wide space with the toilet in it. Wheelchair has to roll up next to toilet, and needs turning space. You could take out the closet wall in the MBA if needed in future, I suppose.
Welcome to the forum! Designing your own home takes a lot of time if you have no previous architectural training. I know because I did it (and pretty successfully I think) but do expect to go through about a kajillion iterations... learning as you go.
You mentioned wanting to think in terms of handicap accessibility so I thought I'd mention up front that your garage doesn't work for that goal unless you're willing that it become a single car garage if/when you ever need to park a handicap vehicle in it. Right now, while you garage is plenty deep, you barely have enough width to park two cars side by side and squeeze in/out of them....and I do mean SQUEEZE! For a handicapped person to get in/out of a car, the car door needs room to open out completely and there needs to be room for the wheelchair to maneuver. So there is no possible way you could have two cars in there if one is transportation for a wheelchair bound person.
And, if you want someone in a wheelchair to be able to come into the house from the garage, you'll need room in the garage to build a ramp leading up to the door. (Garage floors always sit lower than the house floor. I think codes may require that they be at least 4" lower so that volatile gasses (like gasoline fumes) which are heavier than air, have a place to collect rather than seeping into your house.) A wheelchair ramp should be about 1 foot long for each 1"inch of rise. So, if you have a four inch drop to the garage floor, you'll need a 4ft long ramp and it'll need to be 3 ft wide. If the garage floor is even lower, the ramp would need to be longer. YOu can see that a ramp would quickly make it impossible to park a second car in the garage even if you had room for car doors to open up completely.
Re the roof issues mentioned by a previous poster... I think the thing that is causing you problems with designing your roof is that you seem to want front-facing gables where you don't need them and where they don't do anything except channel rain water down on your front porch. Tacking on two or three front facing gables seems to be a standard method used by tract house builders to "pretty up" their otherwise rather style-less designs so lots of first time designers think that they need to add eaves as well. Please don't!
The front of your home is essentially a straight line with a inward jog for the porch and a second jog back at the bedroom. (I personally would probably pull that bedroom forward even with the living room and thereby enlarge the bedroom while saving money on a simpler roof line and simpler foundation design.) But, even if you keep the current foundation shape, I think your home would look a whole lot nicer (and you would solve the problem of having rain water dumping down right onto your front door if you basically just used hipped roofs and had a single small gable on the front over the porch. This would also give you a small covered front porch which would protect your front door and make your home seem more welcoming by emphasizing the front door and giving you a transition space from outdoors to indoors.
Below are some quick sketches I did using my CAD program to show you what I mean. (I didn't put in any doors/windows b/c I was concentrating solely on showing you an alternative roof line).
This first image shows the front of the house roofed totally with hip roofs except for a gable over the front door.
Second image is the same roof design shown from the corner by the two front bedrooms. (BTW - the tiny gable above the hip roof is where the hip roof section over you master bedroom is truncated as it reached the rib of the hip roof section over the second bedroom. The tip of has to be truncated because the width of the master bedroom makes this section of roof taller than section it attaches to.)
This third image is still the same roofline but this time shown from a point at the side and back beside your master bedroom.
This last image is the same roofline shown from the backyard.
Inside, I understand the desire for a split bedroom plan, but I don't like having the master open off of the kitchen. It makes your kitchen function too much as a hallway. Kitchens are busy enough places without having to also be the hallway to get to/from a bedroom. I would go ahead and t-off of the other hallway to reach the master bedroom.
I also understand your desire for the house to be wheelchair accessible - but in order to accomplish that, you've probably made the hallways wider than they need to be. Wide hallways are lovely, but in a small house, making them too wide can wind up forcing rooms to be too small. Where a hallway is straight, 42" is plenty wide enough for a wheelchair to get thru. You only need more room than that where the wheelchair has to make a 90 degree turn. And, rather than making both legs of a 90 degree turn hallway wider, in a small house I would recommend easing the corner by slicing a 45 degree slice off of the point...especially if you have a closet set in the corner anyway.
The iteration you posted at 0:14 on Tuesday has a lot of wasted space in the secondary bathroom... If you decide to do something like that, why not shift the tub and toilet with that wasted space at the end of the tub and turn that wasted space into a closet for the front bedroom. Then remove the current front bedroom closet making that front bedroom a lot larger? Or, rearrange slightly so that that extra space at the end of the tub can become the closet for the side bedroom...which might allow you to make the laundry room bigger.
Your laundry is way smaller than I would want. I like having a spot to hang up clothing as it comes out of the dryer and some countertop for folding clean clothing.
Reach in closets for the two secondary bedrooms don't need to be as deep as you've made them. You need 24". 26" from wall to wall in a reach in closet is generous. Anything more than that should be given to the bedrooms which are, in my opinion, rather small.
Why not flip the master bath/closet area so that the closet is up next to the secondary bedroom. This would allow you to have more windows in your bath making it feel larger and more luxurious.
If you flipped the staircase down to the basement (so that the top of the staircase next to the dining room instead of next to the garage) you could put a small entry closet over the top of the final few steps. I.e., have the last few steps down into the basement pass UNDER the entry closet.
Alternatively, if you're not totally committed to a U-shaped staircase to the basement, consider an L or a straight run which are more space efficient staircase designs. A U-shape requires twice as much landing space as an L-shape staircase and a straight run doesn't use any square footage on landings.
I'm a bit concerned that, at 12'9" deep, the living room may be too shallow for a good seating arrangement...especially since you have to be able to walk around one edge to reach the dining room. Have you considered how you will arrange furniture in the living room? If you watch TV, where will the TV be located? What about sofa, love seat, other chairs?
Looking forward to watching your design as it progresses. You've made a great start but, like I said, expect about a thousand iterations. If you're like me, this will be the most fun you've ever had so you won't want to rush the process. LOL!
Oh, that's wonderful Summerfield! I wish I could just build that almost as you have drawn it! Unfortunately, I've got some restrictions I have to work within due to the lot I have and city setbacks.
I've been reading "The Not So Big House" book (loving it, thanks for the recommendation minneapolisite) and was looking at some new ideas from my original layout. **This is pretty rough** and there's a bunch I really don't like on it just yet, but I wanted to give an update.
What I like most about my latest update is more windows in the main living area on the south side of the house and all three living areas having direct windows instead of the dining room being sandwiched into the middle of the house. I also like the shared entry so that the 'nice' entry doesn't end up being for guests only. I hate the way I have the pantry laid out, but I do like the idea of a good sized pantry with room for the chest freezer (currently in the basement in our house today). Also, this opens up the living room for a bit more space.
My favorite things about the plan you've drawn, Summerfield, are both of the bathrooms, laundry and master closet. Those are the areas I'm struggling the most with. (as well as the whole bedrooms side of the house...) We may have a small television in the kitchen, and temporarily in the living room, but once the basement is finished we would only have the kitchen tv. So no need to build a dedicated spot for it on the first floor.
Site Plan:
Ok, scrapped the above plan and worked with some of the ideas from Summerfield. I've shortened the kitchen and dining room up a little, moved the washer/dryer to the back entry area, and used the 'master suite' concept with the master bedroom. Overall, this seems pretty good to me, only potential negative I see right now is a few longish halls.
I did end up keeping the built-ins in the living room as I think they'll work well. We would use them for a television until the basement is done, but even then we might just build it as a closeable TV cabinet for the long-term.
Looking forward to all of your critiques! They've helped a ton so far!
As I preview the post, I notice that I neglected to add a double window to the back bedroom and a small window in the master bath and possibly closet. Also, sorry if I have anything dumb going on here, it's very late... Having a lot of fun with this though.


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There is a lot of homework and assessments. The heavy workload puts us under stress and takes the joy out of learning.Friday, 20 April, 2007, 12:00am
My son is in his last year of primary school. His levels in maths and English are just average. As a result, I don't think he will get into a top secondary school in Hong Kong. I am wondering whether I should send him to Toronto to live with his grandmother for his secondary school education. Do you think this would be best for him?30 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
School uniform makes life easier
I'm writing in response to the letter 'Uniform complaint' (Young Post, February 28).
The writer thinks wearing a uniform is not beneficial, but I think there are many advantages.
Firstly, I don't agree that school uniforms are expensive.
A uniform costs about HK$250.29 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
When I was in Primary One, I did not have any friends. I was shy and afraid, and also bored and sad.
Now I have many friends. All of them are kind and nice. I think having friends is important. If you do not have any friends at school, you will feel very sad.26 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
Education reform adviser says political capital can be made as parents see benefits for their children
A leading international expert on education reform has added his weight to the growing call for smaller classes.24 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
Paper tests and rote learning remain common in kindergartens despite government attempts to promote less intensive teaching methods, inspection reports released yesterday show.
Many kindergartens were taken to task for teaching children to write too early, while at least two were criticised for relying on 'robotic' writing exercises.15 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
A new teacher has come to our school. Unfortunately, he became my class teacher. My classmates and I tried to be kind to him, but he's very strict and moody.
I understand that teachers face a lot of pressure. But teachers must also understand that students are stressed, too. Homework, tests and exams exert a lot of pressure on us.13 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
Children should have happy, care-free life
Many children join extra-curricular activities, including music and kung fu lessons, during weekends.
Some of them are forced to attend the classes by their parents, who have high expectations of their children. They don't realise this could harm their child's development.12 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
HE HAS BEEN VOTED one of the '20 teens who will change the world' by the American magazine, Teen People, and has chatted with Oprah Winfrey on a couch usually reserved for A-list celebrities.
His catalogue of media appearances may resemble a movie star's schedule or a politician's campaign trail but Michael Furdyk's talent is not the type that usually attracts headlines.10 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
A lot of students have to do their homework beginning Saturday night. I think weekend homework should be abolished.
With homework scheduled for Saturday night and the whole Sunday, how can we find time to help around the house, play football or basketball, watch a movie, spend time with our family or relax?2 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
MANY STUDENTS leave their homework until the last minute because they spend too long playing video games or listening to music.
Suddenly faced with a deadline, some choose the easy way out - they pay someone to do their work.
Cheats are turning to the internet to get their assignments done.1 Mar 2007 - 12:00am
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FOR PROFESSIONALS working in the service industry, it is difficult to take part in an MBA programme because of the odd working hours. But the impossible can become possible if they choose to study online.
Kavin Kam Ka-vin, an MBA student at U21Global, said studying online enabled him to learn any time without having to travel to a campus for lessons.10 Feb 2007 - 12:00am
My daughter has always enjoyed school but since entering Primary Six the pressure seems to have increased enormously. She gets very nervous about the frequent tests and has started grinding her teeth at night. She is already worried about the Standard Assessment Tests at the end of the year. The amount of homework has also increased.3 Feb 2007 - 12:00am
Height is not a barrier to success
Some Hong Kong students are much shorter than others.
They may feel bad about this, but they have a lot of advantages.
If someone throws a ball at them carelessly, they don't need to worry about getting hurt. They can duck quickly and will be safe.2 Feb 2007 - 12:00am


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Legendary musician and activist Peter Yarrow joined Buck Apr. 18 for a conversation about his work and music, and the legacy he's working to create. Peter will perform and speak at the Arrowhead Center for the Arts in Grand Marais Sat., April 26 at 7:30 p.m.
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Matthew Brown and Deb Benedict get a live in-studio performance from Eric Lugosch of Chicago and Phil Heywood of Minneapolis. Both of them are virtuosos of a type of guitar playing called fingerstyle, and performed at Bluefin Bay in Tofte during Gordon Thorne's fourth Annual Fingerstyle Masters concert. The musicians play covers and originals both solo and together, and discuss their technique, the fingerstyle music scene, and encounters with other famous musicians throughout their careers.
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Deb Benedict and Matthew Brown speak with author James Norton and photographer Becca Dilley, who have just published a new book "Lake Superior Flavors: A Field Guide to Food and Drink Along the North Shore." The book tells the stories of food and beverage artisans along the circle tour of Lake Superior, including some in Grand Marais, all with stunning color photos. They share their experiences meeting with monks, fishermen, cheesemakers, and many more interesting characters they met along the way.
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Lissa Radke, U.S. Coordinator for the Lake Superior Bi-National Forum, calls in to the Roadhouse from Ashland, Wisconsin to talk with Buck about the Forum, which brings people together from all over the Great Lakes region to discuss environmental issues. She also talks about continuing the environmental stewardship legacy left by Sigurd Olson.
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Versatile New York-based freelance writer Sarah Laskow stops by the Roadhouse to talk to Dave Seaton about her latest article "In Search for the Ur-Quiz" for the Columbia Journalism Review, where she delves into why online quizzes on sites like Facebook and Buzzfeed are so popular.
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Buck and Ann speak with Lori Naumann, Information Director of non-game wildlife with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, about the DNR's webcam documenting the lives of two bald eagles
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