Aszhrae -> RE: Having a house built...e ce (12/18/2008 10:24:56 PM)
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If you are interested in hidden rooms and passages between walls. try to locate old plans for the Casa Loma in Toronto. Radiant heat is a great idea, just remember one thing, if there is a section of your basement that you can do without, be sure it is large enough and you can descend it down about 2 feet below the footings. If you do this, be sure to have secondary footings installed before the floor is poured. Doing so will increase you head space from the minimum to just under 9 feet. Not only will this give the much needed space to have your four post bed, but will also provide you with extra head space for other nice dungeon furnishings. If you put in radiant flooring, another thing to take into consideration is leveler is poured in over top and then whatever floor type you may prefer. It would be suggested that you stay away from polyurethanes since they give off unwanted gases as some people may develop industrial intolerance. There are a few more things, the walls when you are wanting to insulate, be sure to seal the concrete face, this can be done with a non-toxic sealer called Blue Stuff, it creates moisture barrier before you install your studs, insulate with Roxul, mineral insulation, then drywall. You do not want the scent of mildew and mold spoiling your fun. There are laminates and you may even want to go with bamboo flooring. Impact resistant, stain resistant and you do not have to worry about seepage between the cracks. There is one that was seen quite a few years back by me. It was a dry cellar, by opening the door to enter the dry cellar, the entrance to the dungeon room becomes closed. While remaining in the dry cellar and close the door, the entrance to the dungeon room is revealed. Hiding something in plain sight is one of the rules of creating an illusion, also distraction and redirection.
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