On Jan 28, 12:52*pm, sf > wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:38:37 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>
> > wrote:
> > Is that a complete O, or will there be some kind of gate so
> > landscapers can bring in a bobcat or something?
>
> Dreams are not perfect. *The garage can be a pass through, there can
> be a breezeway with gates or maybe the gardener will fly over the roof
> with his lawnmower.

Huh. I always take that kind of thing into account during my "I won
the lottery" fantasies. Probably comes from all of the DIY projects
we've done over the years.

"Ok, we'll have a tankless water heater under the kitchen, and another
one under the bathroom..." Although I often plan the house with a
"core" of mechanicals; back-to-back kitchen and bathrooms to minimize
the plumbing runs. (Then I add a bath by the back door, and all
that engineering goes out the window.) I spend as much time thinking
about structure as I do about finishes (wood and stone, mostly).

Cindy Hamilton