The block looks very nice!!!!
Will you have a sink in the garage? I use mine all the time and would hate to not have one.
Where is your HVAC system going? Seems like a lot of them end up in the attic. I hate this location with a passion because it's so much more work to get to it to change the filters every month. Some will put the filters at the return screen so you can change the filters there, but then you never inspect your unit. I also add bleach to my condensation drain every month when I replace my filter. I get a lot of jobs where people have never done this and then one day they have water coming through their ceiling and they don't understand why. I go up there and the pan is full of water because the drain line is plugged up with mold that has built up over time from not adding bleach. I also get jobs to replace filters for clients. Some have not been changed in years and they are solid dirt!!!!
When I built my parents house, I had five AC contractors bid on it. Only one would put the HVAC unit where I wanted it. The others said the attic is the only place they would do it.
If you end up putting it in the attic, remember that it needs to be above your insulation if you want the insulation to work properly. You will also need a path to get there that is above the insulation.
I like lots of dusk to dawn lights. They make my wife feel better, and with livestock, it's good to see what's going on out there when we here something. It's also very nice coming home in winter with the shorter days and having lights on outside the house.
Add lights in your attic and in your crawl space. The more lights the better!!!
Be careful with your colors and tile choices. I see people jumping on fashion trends all the time. Then the trend changes and their place looks outdated. I'm a huge fan of keeping it neutral and timeless. Glass tile is the latest trend. I install it all the time, but I don't have it in my house, nor do I want it. Everything flashy goes out of style. Kind of like green toilets.
Figure out what you want your faucets to be. Your plumber will need to start installing the manifolds once the framing is done while running our plumbing lines. Shower and tubs are number one. You have to have them first. People stress out when they have to have them there and they haven't even decided on what they want yet.
I'm adding on to my master bathroom and creating a huge walk in shower and a room for just the toilet. This is something that I didn't think about too much when I built my house, but has become one of those things I really want. Once this is done, I'm tearing out the ugly single piece fiberglass bathtub shower in my common bathroom and then I will build a special wash area for our dogs there. Probably not something most people want, but for us, it's pretty high on our list of things we want.
