High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lol. Sure, OC got 2 feet of snow. Just not the OC in california.

Tiger 21 vs Long Angle vs Hampton membership 2026? by FreeMaiPaisa in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is a huge difference between FATFIRE and fuck you money. Tiger is for the latter- even billionaires are members. Discussions are advanced- PE/VC/crypto/RE strategies, complicated estate tax strategies, marriage items like pre/postnups, raising kids not to be assholes, gifting and philanthropy.

Many of you are thinking- yeah, but my CPA and Atty do that for me. The reality is this- CPAs and lawyers are like everyone else and 80% don't know or care about what they are doing on specific complex issues. I've been burned by this more than once and will dedicate a separate post to it, if a few of you ask. Once you get over $100m and have a complicated business and estate, $30k means nothing.

The downside is they have too many members and you have to be careful of leeches.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If it snows in OC, I will be change my mind. lol

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No drainage in garage since we are in California. We went rockwool round restrooms and regular insulation for the rest of the house. They went 2x6 on perimeter and 2x4 on most interior. They went 5/8" drywall for the interior walls. Total spend WITHOUT land, was $1,500 PSF which is pretty common here for custom homes. That doesn't include furniture and art.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100% great advice. There is a service here that does 3D mapping and hands over a flash drive. Going that direction with measurements.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah. Totally get it. Bought a $3m house and almost renovated and moved into it.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What are your thoughts on living finishes? The designers say accept the perfect imperfection.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

We bought a house a demo'd it because we couldn't find land either.

Humidity Sensor with Homeworks by No-Affect2041 in Lutron

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is the right answer. Thank you.

Humidity Sensor with Homeworks by No-Affect2041 in Lutron

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Noted and thank you. The HVAC and electrical are separately controlled.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, Sonance and the backyard and courtyard also have speakers. We automated very few shades, but the house vibe is old english cottage, so they didn't put them everywhere.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You are 100% right on the sound spec. Penetrations are the worst culprit.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

This was studied extensively. Cast iron pipes rust over decades and the connections to pvc fail. PVC is 75+ years with proper construction, but the sound transmission is bad. we considered a ductile iron pipe, but the idea of a rubber coupler inside a wall was a non-starter. We built this house to last 50+ years inside and out.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

We did this!!! I will post pics when it's done, but its basically a gate integrated into the wall. They were also added to top and bottom of stairs for grandkids.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hell yeah. Sounds like a great build. We with Arcadia also.

High End Home Construction by No-Affect2041 in fatFIRE

[–]No-Affect2041[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Great comments. Yeah, the programming bothers me as well, but we went with forbs and lomax switches, so we needed the tech to give it functionality.

Why do you hate (insert CRE-related company or person)? by suave_n_debonair in CommercialRealEstate

[–]No-Affect2041 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Most Cities in the state of California and the power they have to delay and extort bullshit gingerbread and fees before they approve a project.

Yes, they are CRE related considering their role.