Your Ideal Dream Lakehouse

Dave R · 11-11-2008, 03:07 PM

My ideal place would be timber-framed in douglas fir and have stressed-skin walls and roof. The exterior would have absolutely no wood and it would have metal roofing. It would have < 2100 square feet, a mostly open concept first floor, a decent-sized master bedroom over looking the water, and flexible rooms for guest accomodations. There would have to be some sort of bunkhouse arrangement in the basement for kids. I'd make sure it had good views of the lake to the south and a hillside to build it into, to the north. I'd heat it with wood, geothermal (radiant floor) and passive+active solar. It would have a large screened-in porch (with sleeping arrangements) and a deck. There would have to be some sort of outdoor shower and a mud room option to pass through before entering the house from the lake side.

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11-11-2008, 03:07 PM	#16
Dave R Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 2,985 Thanks: 246 Thanked 744 Times in 444 Posts	My ideal place would be timber-framed in douglas fir and have stressed-skin walls and roof. The exterior would have absolutely no wood and it would have metal roofing. It would have < 2100 square feet, a mostly open concept first floor, a decent-sized master bedroom over looking the water, and flexible rooms for guest accomodations. There would have to be some sort of bunkhouse arrangement in the basement for kids. I'd make sure it had good views of the lake to the south and a hillside to build it into, to the north. I'd heat it with wood, geothermal (radiant floor) and passive+active solar. It would have a large screened-in porch (with sleeping arrangements) and a deck. There would have to be some sort of outdoor shower and a mud room option to pass through before entering the house from the lake side.