Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Jul 13, 2020 3:46 pm We are building a new house and wanted some advice regarding resale value. Which option would be the best value for resale value for our family room? A raked ceiling to take advantage of the north aspect or a stacked stone wall with a gas log fireplace. Please see floorplan attached. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Design dilemma 2Jul 13, 2020 6:37 pm Hi Klp, I’m not an expert by any means, but my thoughts would be it would be about return on investment. From my experience raked ceilings can cost anywhere between 10-25k to add into a build, are you going to get that much in return value when you sell simply from raked ceilings- probably not. Raked ceilings are beautiful though and are definitely a selling point in a home, far more impactful than the fireplace I would say. You just have to decide whether the cost is justifiable. The fireplace would be cheaper, less initial investment but probably lesser return in value. Raked ceilings = bigger investment, medium return in value (but that’s not a guarantee or given). I’d be interested to see what other people say, because like I said, I’m not an expert. Thank you so much for the effort. We will use it to talk with builder. We also had idea of building duplex instead and seeking suggest ions. viewtopic.php?f=31&t=106744 11 13835 Once you know the basics, the rest is easy. Read my post in the thread linked below. viewtopic.php?p=1919271#p1919271 2 19516 Although I am a big opponent of using waffle pod slabs over H2/P soils under any circumstances, in your case I would certainly opt in to keep piers under central… 1 2426 |