Part 10- Designing A Custom Home, A Builders Perspective- Utility & Garage
The utility is position as a separate room so the walkway between the kitchen and the garage is not through the utility room. This feature sure beats tripping over laundry on the way to the garage.
The room has a counter top area, washer, dryer, drip area and utility sink. It also has natural light through a good size window. The Utility could be more elaborate but it's adequate for a Custom Home of this size.
The garage is 3 car and the way it's designed eliminates the straight wall look on the front elevation. The single car garage is setback from the 3 car garage overhead door wall.
The distance between the kitchen and the garage is adequate and delivering groceries from the garage should not be difficult.
The garage also contains the hot water heater for the home. As I've mentioned in a previous post, I prefer an 80 gallon gas (propane or natural gas) hot water heater with a recirculating pump so hot water is available at every sink. The water heater is positioned so the exhaust can be vented to the exterior.
The condensers for the two air conditioning systems for the garage side of the home are located on the exterior wall of the garage, noise is not transmitted to the living area. One is for the downstairs area and the other is for the 2nd floor. The plan does not show but I will assume, the air handlers for the above systems are located inside the garage. It's more energy efficient to have them inside the living area but costly as they would be using valuable living space. I support the decision to place them in the garage.
The plan also makes use of the space under the stairs as a storage closet.
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