How many bedrooms is adequate?

Really2

wageslave wrote: »

A great many of those single people are very young, they have, very often, come either out of the care system or have been turfed out by one of their various "uncles". They would probably be a great deal better of in shared accommodation, most of them are extremely vunerable

I agree not many single people get accommodation; it is only usually the venerable or those who genuinely have none else to stay with. (No family or friends) even the later is no guarantee.

Really2

lostinrates wrote: »

Why should same sex room sharing be truley problematic during puberty years? A little awkward at times, sure, but hey, isn't life a little awkward at times?

EU most probably and human rights.

I could only find this

There are guidelines issued by individual local social services, but there is no law. The guidelines state that children over the age of 12 should not share a room if they are of different genders, but this only applies if you are in council, housing association or similar social accommodation.

lostinrates

Really2 wrote: »

EU most probably and human rights.

Oh, you mean ''pish''? What I don't understand is that kids who cannot cope with awkwardness getting dressed and sleeping with their same sex siblings in the room cope emotionally with the awkwardness of first sexualo eperimentation?

ETA: ah, seeing your edit: so the local authorities are exceeding requirements?

What I never understand are why bedrooms smaller than those allowed to be termed as bedrooms for the purposes of foster children are allowed to be marketed as bedrooms.

Really2

lostinrates wrote: »

Oh, you mean ''pish''? What I don't understand is that kids who cannot cope with awkwardness getting dressed and sleeping with their siblings in the room cope emotionally with the awkwardness of first sexualo eperimentation?

You mean they should be able to blow there nose on a "cruchy" tissue (worse, a warm one)

well they can in private houses.

I presume it also helps cover fostering split family's (two kids different parents) etc,
Also stop being sued for promoting bug-gery and incest (you know the claim culture now a days)

PasturesNew

I am troubled by house size because I only want/need a 1-bed house. However, downstairs I want an L shaped Living room/Dining room/Kitchen - and a utility room... which means by the time I've got those in, upstairs will be a 3-4 bed house just because bedrooms are so stupidly small. But every room I have that has a door on it that is more than living room and bedroom will be one room I never go in, yet will have to stump up the cost to carpet/curtain/furnish.

I think, therefore, a bungalow is what I'll end up getting.

With houses the problems aren't really the number of bedrooms, but the size/layout of the place.

My plan is to have one large floor-to-ceiling-wall-to-wall cupboard in the bedroom, one bed. No other furniture. Downstairs I'd want a utility with big larder, not interested in kitchen cupboards because they're too small to really organise things.

So 2' extra each way per room/layout/storage would improve most houses.

PasturesNew

Really2 wrote: »

You mean they should be able to blow there nose on a "cruchy" tissue (worse, a warm one)

I use a different tissue to wipe my nose if I've just wiped my cruch with it :P

Mips

Really2 wrote: »

Single Person 1 or 2 = a bedsit or 1 bedroom + 1 living
Single pregnant woman 3 = 2 rooms (bed) + 1 living (living)
Couple 3 or 2 = 1-2 bed rooms + 1 living
Family with one child 3 = 2 beds + 1 living
Family, two children of same sex under 13 years old 3 = 2 beds 1 living
Family, two children of same sex one or more aged over 13 years 4 = 3 beds one living
Family, two children not of same sex (irrespective of childrens age) 4 = 3 beds 1 living
Family, three or more children 4 or 5 = 3-4 beds 1 living (perhaps dual use)

I cant see anything confusing about it?

So does that explain it then?

PasturesNew

I think it would be a good idea to have more cooperative housing schemes, where single parents and their kids live in a bunch of houses with their own space and shared facilities of garden/laundry/common room, with an "office" and resident landlord on site. With so many in one area, they could have a babysitting circle and go out to work part-time by sharing their caring duties. They would also be able to learn from each other how to do stuff. It'd be easier for health visitors/etc to visit them en masse too - and the resident landlord would be there to ensure they acquire "good neighbour" skills and it isn't one seething hotbed of cheap fat slutz and dope.

lostinrates

PasturesNew wrote: »

... floor-to-ceiling-wall-to-wall cupboard in the bedroom, one bed. No other furniture.....

totally agree about kitchen cupboards. Too small, too deep.

But bedroom furniture: where will you put you bedside lamp/book/glasses/glass of water if you don't have something by your bed?

Mips

lostinrates wrote: »

totally agree about kitchen cupboards. Too small, too deep.

But bedroom furniture: where will you put you bedside lamp/book/glasses/glass of water if you don't have something by your bed?

On the floor next to the bed, like I had to when I moved out