Although I love green, I can’t see green on the door of this house because it wouldn’t relate to anything inside. maybe a light blue that would reference the color of the backsplash and ocean.
I wouldn’t use green at all. It has the potential to totally clash with any green plants which are planted. I agree that a blue…like the sky and ocean would be a better choice.
Count me as another vote for sky or ocean blue!
I think blue could be a nice choice. I posted the color combinations above because they were what I saw when driving around on errands throughout the day. I saw a couple of grey houses with blue doors but they were paler grey so I didn’t list that combination.
My main point in posting was to encourage something other than just dark grey siding with light grey trim. I didn’t realize cb intended to use white and possibly an accent color. So I’m totally on board with whatever she picks because she has a great eye for color and design!
We finished all the drywall and start our taping and texture tomorrow. On Monday the inspector did not show up at all, I sat there all day waiting. He did come first thing in the morning on Tuesday. Turns out he was out ill. I sure hope he is not out ill tomorrow again because we have to keep moving and the drywall team will not be happy if they have to sit around all day. The family room suddenly looks huge and amazing.
Painting of exterior will have to be delayed because we have a lot more preparation than we thought - sealing up all the T 1 11 that I described above. Still haven’t decided on the exact shade of white/cream for trim color yet, but there is a lot of work to be done before we get to the trim.
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Wow!!! Make sure to mention that you installed that quiet zone insulation!! For my hubby, it was a major deal. Our family room shares a wall with our large laundry room…builder put this insulation in, which greatly impressed Mr. B.
I put Quiet Zone insulation in the staircase walls also to help muffle sound upstairs and downstairs. Also not required by code, but an extra touch.
The stairwell looks much less “tunnel-ly” than I had feared.
That family room is going to bring a huge Wow factor to the house. Those high ceilings, excellent natural light; just fantastic. Stairwell looks great. I liked the idea of the cut-outs but now that I see it, I don’t think you need them. Crossing my fingers that the inspector is there on time tomorrow so you can continue making such dramatic progress.
I hope you didn’t pay extra for Quiet Zone insulation as opposed to regular fiberglass insulation. It’s just marketing hype. The only difference is in the paper-faced version, for Quiet Zone the facing isn’t a vapor barrier.
Apparently OC started marketing insulation this way in southern markets where they traditionally didn’t install any insulation.
Did you do two layers of drywall on one or both sides? Or use 5/8" drywall instead of 1/2"? That probably makes a bigger difference, especially if you use the right framing method.
Thanks for the warning about Quiet Zone. If I remember, the cost was less but I wouldn’t be surprised if I fell for the hype. All exterior walls have 5/8" drywall because that is what was there before when it was a garage. For some reason we don’t understand clearly, we had to put 5/8" fire code drywall underneath the stairs in the closet area. I guess a fire is going to start in the closet as opposed to somewhere else?? . Or maybe because the only way to get out of 2 story homes is down stairway and we are stuck with the building code even though we have multiple exits on both floors.
We did not install two layers of drywall. It is not customary in our area.
I don’t think double layers is customary anywhere, but it is an effective noise-reducing technique.
You can also using metal strips that go across the joists, and then you install the drywall to the metal strips. It’s called rc1 channel, I don’t think it is too expensive:
Another technique is to make a double wall - use a 6" base plate, and then add 2x4’s to each side that are staggered:
http://cmfac.groups.et.byu.net/jsmith/Lessons/TempSoundControl/49-18.jpg
The idea is to break the physical connection from one side of the wall to the other, as much as possible…
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! There’s nothing like that in our state for under $1,000,000!
CB, A realtor friend of mine just listed a house on Udall. While it is a different layout, the pictures reminded me of your house and I looked it up on Google maps. Its just a mile from your place. If the sellers get their price, you will most undoubtedly do well, too!
^^Tell us the address!
I thinks it’s this one:
http://www.zillow.com/homes/for_sale/San-Diego-CA-92106/16967473_zpid/96648_rid/32.779625,-117.081128,32.63576,-117.386685_rect/11_zm/?3col=true
That house is a lot bigger and a lot fancier.
Has some similarities, though. The two-story outdoor space, the views, the front.
Yes, that’s the one. I like CB’s contemporary design better. The picture of the front is what piqued my interest.