(as published on www.crystalbeachlocalnews.
* What is the house going to be used for, full time living, weekend home, or rental. Each of these different types would have different storage requirements.
* Room locations?
Bathrooms at the beach are a high traffic room. Do you want sand being dragged throughout the house.
* How many people are going to be living at the home/ going to be sleeping in the home? If you don’t have city service your septic tank will need to be large enough to accommodate for everyone with no problems. You will need to plan for beds for everyone as well as bathrooms with flexible considerations to have more then one person occupying the bathroom at one time.
* What do you plan to use the outdoor space for? If you are wanting to have a dining table on the deck or lay out chairs(not sure if that’s the technical name for them) you will want to make sure you have enough room to easily walk around them
* Is this a house you plan to live in for ever or just a few years and then sell? If it’s a home that you plan to grow old in then you will want to make a more flexible living environment that could accommodate walkers or wheelchairs without to much extra construction in the future. Plan for where a possible elevator could be located. Beach houses have lots of stairs!
* Size of furniture? If you already have furniture that you absolutely love giving the designer those measurements can help make sure your room sizes aren’t to large or small to accommodate for the furniture in the design stage.
* Budget- Budget will determine the types of finishes you will be able to choose from. It will be the difference not only in sqft but also laminate vs. solid surface counter tops, polished brass vs. brushed nickel fixtures and carpet vs. laminate wood floors. We always recommend building a sturdy structure first though to take all the precautions make sure your home can survive the next storm.
* Window and door placement- this is surprising a very import step in determining how your interior design will flow. Putting doors in the middle of walls doesn’t always lend to the best furniture arrangement. Putting floor to ceiling windows in the bedrooms can block valuable wall space. Remember that they not only need to be aesthetically pleasing from the outside but need to function as part of the room on the inside.
* Will you have a garage- The pilings will need to be spaced far enough apart to accommodate not just a car but leave you able to open the doors when you pull in the garage without hitting a piling.
* Style of the home- what type of architecture do you like. The more elaborate the exterior is the more expensive it will be to build
Jeph (J.B.) Burnett
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