Are houses getting too big?
- Thread starter Gardenlover
- Start date
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- Arkansas, and also Florida
A small deck was there after Uncle Ed moved in.
Warrigal
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- Location
- Sydney, Australia
I think that in Australia separate dwellings are becoming too big at the expense of outdoor space. The home Hubby and I lived in when we were first married, and which I still live in today is a three bedroom, one bathroom house without a formal dining room. We raised our two children here and currently our daughter and one granddaughter are living here with me. The back yard/garden has been a wonderful asset for entertaining and Hubby had a shed built as a workshop. He kept wood working tools and other equipment in the shed which has now been converted into a studio/sleepout for my daughter. One of the bedrooms in the house is now a library/computer/utility room for ironing and sewing.
I love the backyard and garden. It is my peaceful place. I 've lived here for 58 years and cannot imagine anywhere else as home.
I love the backyard and garden. It is my peaceful place. I 've lived here for 58 years and cannot imagine anywhere else as home.
oscash
Senior Member
- Location
- Sydney - Australia
When my parents built their first home way back in 1954, it was a humble 2 bedder and one bathroom. The toilet was way out in the backyard. There was only a pan out there as the sewerage had not been connected for another 4 years. Lounge and dining connected, and a very small kitchen and laundry attached to the back verandah. We thought we were in paradise. 3 of us girls had to share one bedroom with parents in the other. I tell my grandchildren they are so lucky to have their own bedroom and even a television in there.
Homes around my area now are so big, 3/4 bedrooms, double garage, T.V. entertainment room, massive kitchen with a butler's pantry, swimming pool and cabana with a gas B-B-Q area. Yet some of the huge garages use the streets to park their cars?
Homes around my area now are so big, 3/4 bedrooms, double garage, T.V. entertainment room, massive kitchen with a butler's pantry, swimming pool and cabana with a gas B-B-Q area. Yet some of the huge garages use the streets to park their cars?
That shouldn't bother me but it bugs me no end! On our street we all have 3 car garages but their cars are either on the street or in their driveways, spoiling the view of our pretty front yards when I sit on the front porch. They're forced to do this because their garages are stuffed full with crapola.
From where I sit right now, I see three houses, each containing one senior citizen (3 widows and 1 widower.) They all have at least two vehicles and the trucks are all bulky and ugly.
Capt Lightning
Well-known Member
- Location
- Historic Buchan, Scotland
I detest the majority of the modern houses being built here. It's not their size as much as the lousy build quality. Lightweight wood frames with chipboard and foil covering, Single brick skin, no chimney and a garden the size of a window box. Oh, and garage big enough for a bicycle.
These houses are crammed in with virtually no space between them, but yet people buy them.
I like the traditional style of this house - thick stone walls, a slate roof and a decent sized garden by UK standards. Of course it was built in the times of the horse and cart, a tin bath in front of the fire and a 'bathroom' at the end of the garden.
These houses are crammed in with virtually no space between them, but yet people buy them.
I like the traditional style of this house - thick stone walls, a slate roof and a decent sized garden by UK standards. Of course it was built in the times of the horse and cart, a tin bath in front of the fire and a 'bathroom' at the end of the garden.