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I'm building a lake home now. I bought the property last summer, started with architects in January, have my financing approved and my builder selected.
So I have no real experience at this except what the architects drew. I worked in Philadelphia for a number of years and rode a train to work on the west bank of the Schuylkill across from the Philadelphia Boathouse Row. Wikipedia has a good hi res picture of it. The 16 or so boathouses ... all older than 100 years old ... sit on Kelly Drive, named after John Kelly, father of princess of Monaco Grace Kelly. So that was about all the input I gave to the architects. I wanted a design in the style of ... this is not a technically recognized style, but the best Google query I could compose to get the house styles I liked ... carriage style lake house with boat garage.
My architects did a wonderful job getting the outside look of the house right. The interior plan took a little more input from me.
Anyway, next week I get the structural engineers certified plan. I meet with the builder and lender to be sure we have the same plan in mind for how this all going to happen.
My boat house is going to be a ton smaller than your house. The basement/mechanical area will be 2,000 square feet, with 3 garage doors all 10 feet tall providing access. The living area on top will be modest. The porch overlooking the lake will be better.
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