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You may want a 240-volt outlet in the garage also - to charge an electric car in the future.

If you have jam and beers gatherings in that basement, having a urinal in there would show you have created a real men's space.

Walk in dungeon with plywood pillory and wall shackles

WookieMan says

Again not joking, but kind of want a bidet

Get an electric toilet from Japan. If you're looking for that sorta thing.
They have more style than what you'll find at a freeway roadside Bidet outlet. Like you're shitting on a 1976 Betamax machine that will wash and blow your bottom.

Bulletproof walls and M240 turret with plenty of space out back for Yams and a guest bedroom/foxhole for AF.

HeadSet says

If you have jam and beers gatherings in that basement, having a urinal in there would show you have created a real men's space.

That one might be a tough sell. Wife is smart, but naive. She still doesn't get the two dishwasher joke. Urinal for IL winters is smart for the basement. We'll see. Adding it to the list... we'll see what the reaction is.

WookieMan says
Urinal for IL winters is smart for the basement. We'll see. Adding it to the list... we'll see what the reaction is.

Yes, many a wife has nixed a urinal in the house. Also the chain pull flush toilets, where the tank is near the ceiling. Not only is it more fun to pull a chain when you are done, the extra tank height gives the water lots of force to wash down what would clog a dainty handle flusher.

Don't spare the bidets. You'll never regret it.

HeadSet says

Also the chain pull flush toilets

That is fucking awesome and would be even cooler if it WAS a urinal. (With an IHilary image inside)

WookieMan says

Let me know what you think I'm missing

Hidden grow room.

Never get between a Wookie and his nesting instincts.

Geothermal to cut down on your fuel usage (if your using a natural gas fired burner for the radiant heat)

Soundproof insulation between main living / rec areas and in all bedrooms. Trust me one room dosent want to hear the other...

Storage space. You can never have enough.

Doomsday bunker (kidding)

Tool shed or outbuilding this is addition to garage. Trust me.

Water softener system (if needed) on main line into house.

Three season porch.

Seamless gutters, extra wide with leaf guards.

Fire pit?

Ultra_FJB says

WookieMan says

Let me know what you think I'm missing

Hidden grow room.

We'll be fenced. I'll grow quantity outside. There's a lesbian townie I know that will process it all if I give her some. I'll grow, but I'm an edible guy. Illegal, but I don't care. No one will know.

I've helped a buddy grow and process almost 4lbs of pot. One of the most fucked up nights of my life. We trimmed it all off the plant and got trashed. Fucking randoms came over. 2am tennis balls flaming on arrows went down. I walked a half mile and stole the neighbors decorative windmill. Was the night I said no more hard booze or shots.

17 shots and 10 beers later with flaming tennis balls and puking all over I learned quite a bit. I haven't even elaborated on our acid days when my buddy got a 100 dose vile. Sounds fucked up, but best memories besides my kids. Our crew was all good kids too. Myself and two others were the only all state athletes in our class. My parents traveled and my other good buddy were basically latchkey junior and senior year. We had rural houses with acreage. It was a fucking free for all every weekend, yet we never got caught or in trouble.

GreaterNYCDude says

Geothermal to cut down on your fuel usage (if your using a natural gas fired burner for the radiant heat)

Hesitant on Geo. Nat. gas prices in the midwest are pretty damn cheap. Back when I was in real estate it didn't make sense. I'll have to research again.

GreaterNYCDude says

Soundproof insulation between main living / rec areas and in all bedrooms. Trust me one room dosent want to hear the other...

I'm soundproofing everything. Might even double layer drywall ceilings in the basement along with insulation. I'm a light sleeper. Kids are getting older. I don't want to hear a damn thing. Plus I'll be doing soundproofing for the drum room/jam room. Between floors is a must.

GreaterNYCDude says

Tool shed or outbuilding this is addition to garage. Trust me.

We're doing a two car attached and an additional 2 car space with work from home space above or on the side. Toilet and maybe a shower. So 4 garage spaces.

GreaterNYCDude says

Three season porch.

We'll do a 4 seasons room. Nano walls (folding glass doors) that can be open in the summer or add SF during the winter with heated space, but not pay extra property taxes on it. My uncle has one of the best setups. I don't have $7M for a house, but it gave me a ton of ideas.

GreaterNYCDude says

Fire pit?

Yes. 100%. During excavation I'll run gas lines to 4-5 logical spots. Pool heater, fire pit, grill and just have a couple of random lines piped. Once the ground is open I am not digging again. It's pretty cheap to run some lines and cap it off.

DooDahMan says

what type of radiant heat are you going to be using ?

Basement and garage will be buried in the concrete. Pex is the plan. I still like central air and heat for air quality so main level will still need a gas/condenser furnace. During winter if all I have is radiant heat I get no filtration. Nephew has asthma, so we need circulation. Hell even healthy people need good circulation for allergies. I love radiant heat, but that's the biggest drawback. Will be some combo type system.

I'm not some huge green person, but might try for LEED certification. Been part of 8-9 builds LEED certified. With $500-600k in rural IL I can do a lot. Like a ton. Interest rates suck, but I see the cost of labor plummeting and some stagflation. Can always refi if rates drop too. On paper can afford $1.4-1.6M max. I'm doing this once for myself and to appease the wife. I'm getting what I want.