| 1 | Spouse says yes to central vac, but not hide a hose. please advis
• Posted by: threeapples on Thu, Jan 19, 12 at 22:13
• 28 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Sep 23, 12 at 16:38
Our house will be about 7,000 sq ft and he has two reasons for saying no to the hide a hose: the house will be too big and we'll need to have the cabinets everywhere, and it's too expensive. we won't have any wall-to-wall carpeting, but we will h |
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| 2 | Some Hide A Hose, including 60' hose, answers
• Posted by: sis3 on Tue, Feb 2, 10 at 16:16
• 17 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jan 9, 13 at 17:00
I visited my local Central Vacuum Stores this morning, to buy more attachments, so I asked them some of the questions that have been raised here recently about Hide A Hose. Someone here was told that the hoses can develop a funny smell. Mine n |
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| 3 | $9,000 - $12,000 for Hide-A-Hose in a 5,300sf house?
• Posted by: mesquite4811 on Fri, Jan 4, 13 at 9:39
• 15 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jan 7, 13 at 17:49
Please help. My family just relocated from NJ to TX and we are building a home. My contractor has come back with two quotes for Hide-A-Hose central Vac system, one for $9700 and the other for $12,000. Sounds to me like I'm being ripped off! We had |
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| 4 | Hide-a-hose vacuum DIY?
• Posted by: casolorz on Mon, Aug 20, 12 at 16:03
• 12 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Aug 20, 12 at 22:43
When we built our house we had a company do a rough-in of the hide-a-hose system (I believe it is from http://www.hideahose.biz/ ), anyways, we are wanting to get it finished now but don't know where to get started. We would like to do as much as |
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| 5 | Help with cv hide a hose
• Posted by: Linda37160 on Sat, Dec 1, 12 at 21:50
• 6 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Dec 5, 12 at 5:33
The forum has convinced me that I want a cv. I am having all hardwood and tile. The question be would I also need several vacsweep through out the house. Especially in all baths and kitchen and maybe one somewhere in den. The reason I say this w |
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| 6 | Hide a Hose!!! 60' hose question
• Posted by: Linda37160 on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 10:15
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Dec 19, 12 at 18:02
I am so excited I am getting a hide-a-hose. My question is Will it be hard to drag this 60' hose. When I was telling my husband about it this was the first statement out of his mouth. I will not use this amount everyday but it will be there wh |
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| 7 | Hide a Hose Retrofit
• Posted by: ocscott3085 on Fri, Mar 29, 13 at 18:11
• 3 follow-ups, last one posted on Sun, Mar 31, 13 at 9:18
Hi all, I have an eight month old house built with a Dirt Devil Pro Series 990 central vac with 8 standard outlets. I find myself putting off vacuuming because i don't like dealing with winding up the Hose (I know...laziness at its finest. |
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| 8 | FYI - Central vacs and Hide-A-Hose
• Posted by: nanj on Sun, Jan 6, 13 at 17:49
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Sat, Jan 12, 13 at 11:46
I have a Beam central vacuum in my current home and had a maintenance call on it recently so I was asking the guy his thoughts on Hide-A-Hose. His company installs H-A-H and he likes the system, but he did give me this one caveat: with H-A-H you c |
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| 9 | Does rough-in for hide-a-hose cost more than regular central vac?
• Posted by: threeapples on Sun, Dec 2, 12 at 11:09
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Dec 4, 12 at 6:07
thanks. Follow-Up Postings: RE: Does rough-in for hide-a-hose cost more than regular centra Return to the Building a Home Forum | Post a Follow-Up Does rough-in for hide-a-hose cost more than regular central vac? |
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| 10 | Small things that get forgotten
• Posted by: Laura12 on Wed, Apr 11, 12 at 18:01
• 150 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Sep 25, 12 at 16:14
I keep hearing that most people find that there are small things that they didn�t think about until after they finished construction that they wish they would have added into their build, and I was curious if all of you would like to help me t |
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| 11 | i got my vacuflow estimate. not happy...
• Posted by: kateskouros on Fri, Sep 19, 08 at 22:45
• 21 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Aug 24, 12 at 1:55
i researched through the help of these forums and came up with what i think are the absolute necessities for our new build. i met with a dealer in our area and he came up with this bid which includes something called a VROOM box in the kitchen. it |
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| 12 | Central vac with HAH: outlet location ?
• Posted by: putschki on Wed, Aug 29, 12 at 20:35
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Aug 31, 12 at 10:52
We are building a new 2-story home with basement and, based on all your helpful raves, will be installing a central van with HAH. We want to minimize # of hoses, hoping for one 60' hose on each floor. My question is WHERE to locate the hose |
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| 13 | Show and Tell! Unique features in your home
• Posted by: carsonheim on Thu, Apr 4, 13 at 13:29
• 64 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Apr 10, 13 at 18:50
Howdy! I'm getting near the end of my floorplans with architect. One thing that I've noticed is that the rooms are all pretty straightforward. I've incorporated some unique features I learned about here on GW, such as a pullout cat litter draw |
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| 14 | Central Vac HAH 40' vs 50' difference?
• Posted by: Andi_K on Sun, Apr 1, 12 at 7:28
• 14 follow-ups, last one posted on Tue, Jun 12, 12 at 23:15
We are planning our Central Vac details now, and the CV guy has 1 30' and 1 40' on my 2nd level. But, I would be fine to go with just 1 50' and still be able to reach everywhere easily. Anyone that has a 50' (or longer?)...is there a differenc |
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| 15 | Brands/Products That I'd Use Again
• Posted by: worthy on Wed, Sep 19, 07 at 13:57
• 66 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Oct 22, 12 at 5:19
Gotta have a counterpoint! My most pleasant surprise over the last few years have been Danze plumbing fixtures. Low-priced vs. competition but very durable and reliable. (Free replacement cartridges too.) Danze Opulence single-ha |
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| 16 | DrainVac and Doc-It Hose for Central Vac
• Posted by: MaryGladys on Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 21:24
• 2 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Dec 10, 12 at 18:52
Greetings everyone! I have been a lurker for some time to GardenWeb and now need to ask a question! We are building a new home. 5000 square feet on a single floor...U shaped floor plan. It will be the nicest house we have ever lived in and |
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| 17 | Considerations for families with small children
• Posted by: sanveann on Mon, Dec 31, 12 at 18:56
• 36 follow-ups, last one posted on Fri, Jan 4, 13 at 19:16
We're still in the planning stage, and with three little ones (1 1/2 to 5 1/2), I'm thinking about what we'll want in our house. These are my thoughts -- please let me know if you have any more ideas! * Playroom for kids (any floor, but ideall |
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| 18 | Hybrid Central Vac System
• Posted by: Ray72 on Sat, Mar 16, 13 at 2:36
• 1 follow-up, posted on Tue, Mar 26, 13 at 14:39
Including a picture of the hide a hose before drywall. We are doing a hybrid system that has 3 regular outlets and a single hide a hose. In my searching the forum found great comments about hide a hose but not any pictures. Will try to up |
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| 19 | Where are your CV outlets?
• Posted by: okpokesfan on Sat, Jan 12, 13 at 22:30
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Wed, Jan 16, 13 at 0:34
I have gotten quotes for the Doc-It system as well as the convention CV system. They are wanting to put one of the Doc-it outlets in my living room. Yuck! I think of them as a big eyesore (and DH sure does). Where are yours? Any pictu |
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| 20 | Meeting Builder What about out requirements?
• Posted by: worthy on Sun, Jan 27, 13 at 15:10
• 11 follow-ups, last one posted on Mon, Jan 28, 13 at 21:34
A GWeb member e mailed this and said it was OK to post it here for general comments. We are setting things up to meet with a builder and I wanted to ask your opinion on what I have compiled so far. I don't want to overwhelm them but I also kn |
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