| If you have your new log house plans in your hand | | | | cottage house plans a little planning ahead can save |
| and you are ready to take on a massive project of | | | | you time and money in the long run. |
| building your own home, are you going to be thinking | | | | Some other ideas to save time is to take photos of |
| about freezing pipes next winter or leaves clogging | | | | the plumbing before the dry wall goes up. Then if |
| your drain pipes; probably not? If you are building in a | | | | there is a problem later you can refer to the photo |
| new neighborhood, the trees won't be big enough to | | | | to know exactly where the pipe is and not have to |
| drop leaves that high for another couple years at | | | | tear out the entire wall to find it. Marking the valves |
| best. However, freezing pipes and other maintenance | | | | around the house is easier when everything is new. |
| issues can be avoided with a little forethought in your | | | | Keep in mind the upkeep needed for the siding you |
| building process. Even preparing the drains may be | | | | put on your house. Wood versus aluminum and real |
| easier prior to being installed than having to climb on | | | | wood versus engineered wood. There are positives |
| ladders and such to get to them later. By putting a | | | | and negatives to all of them but you get to decide |
| mess over them while they are on the ground | | | | which ones mean the most to you. Some things are |
| before installation may save hours and injury later. | | | | obvious when you have your set of luxury house |
| For the pipes and other areas of possible | | | | plans in hand. More than likely if you are in Phoenix, |
| maintenance issues, start right from the beginning of | | | | you are going to use tiles roofing because nearly |
| the project to prepare for the issues. By wrapping | | | | everybody does. Is it the best? It doesn't matter |
| the pipes as you install them, it is so much easier | | | | because if everyone in your new neighborhood is |
| than to wait until they are pinned against the wall or | | | | using it you may have to anyway. |
| stuck in a closet, making it nearly impossible to get to | | | | If you are planning on putting in outdoor tile or wood |
| later. You should consider anything outside or in the | | | | on your patio or deck be sure to treat it well with a |
| garage. This goes for hot weather and cold weather. | | | | water sealant. The better it is treated the longer it |
| The heat of Phoenix will bake the air conditioning | | | | will last and the better it will look. You will have to |
| pipes and make them less efficient. The cold weather | | | | retreat it every so often but to start out right is |
| areas goes without saying that wrapping the pipes | | | | important. It is also easier to treat prior to bringing in |
| may prevent freezing and other problems in the | | | | your grill, table and chairs. |
| winters. Even if it doesn't call for it on your small | | | | |