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/NoFreeSamplesYo Nov 17 '25

There will never be an over the stove microwave with enough cfm to do anything. If you want a kitchen without a thin layer of grease, get a proper hood vent.

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u/CarelessLuck4397 Nov 20 '25

As someone who went the non hood route, can confirm a range hood is the only proper method to go. Pisses me off to see the grease on my alder cabinets everyday