• lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    11 days ago

    Against the advice of literally every person we talked to (with the main argument being ‘resellability’) our new home is being built with one!

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      11 days ago

      I love this. For the past few years I’ve fully embraced the whole “our house is for us, not the next buyer” mentality and not making good choices for the next owners is great.

      I don’t give a shit if other people don’t like my paint colors, it isn’t their wall!

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      11 days ago

      Fuck it man if you’re staying there for 30+ years who gives a shit about resale value. Do what you want.

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      11 days ago

      I hope you don’t plan on living there when you’re older and need mobility aids!

      But genuinely, I’m sure it’s gonna look cool AF.

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      11 days ago

      I feel like I remember somebody saying they tend to cause flooding or water damage? Like I guess the foundation can separate and water seeps in? I could be completely misremembering that though.

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      11 days ago

      Could you not just preemptively have a plan in place to cover it up? Like “okay if we are going to sell we just drop in a floor on top and pretend it wasn’t there”?

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        11 days ago

        If I get old and have to move out, it’s their problem - I think by then it will have come full circle and be in vogue again.

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        10 days ago

        Most placed with conversation pits that I’ve seen in person did have a false floor panel to cover it when there was no company over. Turned it back into regular floor space.