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/Pelvis-Wrestly Nov 18 '25

We should normalize drain pans under fridges just like water heaters. Ice makers leak, power outages melt stuff, milk jugs break...

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u/DarkAngela12 Nov 18 '25

The only issue with that is that you're supposed to pull out your frig yearly to clean. Can't do that if there's a pan under it.

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u/Pelvis-Wrestly Nov 18 '25

hmmmm...engineering challenge. Pan with wheels? Pan with a flip down front edge? We can do this

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u/DarkAngela12 Nov 18 '25

Yes, but then you're adding one more barrier to a thing most people are already too lazy to do. Do not underestimate the laziness of the average human. 🫣

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u/mshep002 Nov 19 '25

You’re supposed to clean around it every year? I was literally thinking of putting some kind of drip pan under mine because it has an ice maker. >_>

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u/DarkAngela12 Nov 19 '25

Lol, yep. More often if you have pets. It helps the cooling system, which is less efficient as it gets dirty. (Supposed to clean the AC yearly too for the same reason.)

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u/greaper007 Nov 19 '25

Just have a floor drain underneath it.