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Ultimate Walkout Basement, 3 New-Build Ideas, Water Heater Pro Tip
For Serious Homeowners seeking a Practical Understanding.

3 Amazing Ideas For Your Next Home Build
1) Shower Air Drying System
Do you hate mold and mildew forming inside your shower?

A double shower head.
An air drying system consists of several air ports along the ceiling and walls of your shower. After your shower, these ports blow air throughout your shower to quickly dry all the surfaces.
Airmada makes an amazing drying system. Check out the demonstration videos at the link below.
Also check out their air dried shower pocket door!
2) Pockets Above Windows To Hide Shades

Window Blind Pockets
These pockets hide the frame of your window blinds when the blinds are retracted.
You can create a seamless look around your windows with these pockets.
After you create these pockets, finish them off with motorized blinds from Hunter Douglas.
3) Outdoor Shower

Outdoor Shower
If you want a change of pace from the normal indoor shower stall, this is a great option.
If you are in a colder climate, be careful to design the plumbing system so that the system self drains, or can be easily winterized each year.
The Cause of Hot Water Tank Corrosion?
Did you know that your hot water tank is metal? How does it not corrode even though it is filled with water?
Learn more about this in the video below. We review the main reason why hot water tanks fail due to corrosion.
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Luxury Home Feature
Walkout basements have many benefits. Tons of light, doesn’t “feel” like a basement, easy to share space with the rear yard. You will generally find these on lots with a large slope in the yard.
What if you don’t have a walkout basement but want the same benefits?

An Artificial Walk Out Basement
Using a series of tall retaining walls, you can create a “sunken” walkout basement area on even the most flat of lots.
You can see in the photo above that an area of the home with several basement walls was dug out and surrounded by tall retaining walls.
Once complete you can create a backyard patio oasis!
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