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Top 8 Basic Home Design Flaws and What To Do About It!

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Channel: VergePermaculture · 2018 · Education

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Over the past 10 years I’ve seen a lot of mistakes in home design in both urban and rural properties. Over the next few blog posts, I want to look at some of those blunders and point to possible solutions. I’m writing this partly for myself and partly for all the folks out there who want to build their own homes right.  But before I begin, let me tell you my biases so that it will help you understand how I critique design:

I believe the next 20 years will be fundamentally different than the past 20. Energy for transportation and heating will become a lot more scarce. Our ability to thrive in a northern climate is going to be based on the decisions we make on shelter, food production, and storage. Choosing or building a home is one of the largest and most important investments of time and money anyone can make.
Since it’s a place we will spend a lot of time in, it’s crucial to get it right the first time. As a consultant, I see all too often people rushing through the design phase only to make a ton of changes during construction. This adds time and cost to the endeavour, along with frustration and strains on relationships. This piece will look at the top 8 basic home design flaws I’ve come across. The first piece of advice I’ll start with is to take your time. Read some books. Tour some homes. You’ll thank me later.

Flaw #1: Too Big
Flaw #2: Building for a view
Flaw #3: Basements and sump pumps
Flaw #4: Poor rainwater management
Flaw #5: Complicated shapes
Flaw #6: Wrong Orientation
Flaw #7: Under insulated homes
Flaw #8: Poor tree selection and placement

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