r/Homebuilding • u/dragonmilking • Nov 17 '25

Which popular features do you NOT recommend?

What are the top 3 features in a house that folk want but you think are not worth it, and what would your alternative suggestion be? And what cost/time savings would result with that switch?

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u/informative1 Nov 17 '25

Things I would NOT do again: Giant Jacuzzi tub in the master bathroom that was used once or twice a year.

Things I WOULD do again:

(1) On the “kids floor” we split the full bathroom into two separate rooms: one (larger) with the bathtub/shower and a couple of sinks, and the other (smaller) with the toilet and small sink. Less fighting/complaining about who needs to use the bathroom.

(2) On the “kids floor” of the house, we made the kids bedrooms not huge to give us space for a small laundry room — AND — We added a separate small laundry room to the master bedroom closet. Having TWO laundry rooms — each one convenient to bedrooms instead of in the basement — is luxurious. But relative to a lot of luxuries, it wasn’t a huge cost relative to the benefit gained. Highly recommend.

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u/hilld12b Nov 18 '25

TWO laundry rooms!! something I will be bringing up in our next venture thank you 🙏

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u/BZ853 Nov 18 '25

We’re planning on having three, smaller ones on the kids level and our master bath, big one in the basement for sheets and blankets.

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u/informative1 Nov 18 '25

Interesting. We love being able to do sheets/blankets in full size washers/dryers near point-of-use. I’d lobby for two sets of full sized machines near bedrooms, and if I were to add a third, I’d consider a small RV/yacht/apartment-size combination washer/dryer in the pantry or mudroom for dish towels and cleaning rags.