Am i being too harsh on the idea of a bungelow?

Propertyfan

You never have to hoover the stairs again! That must be a plus point.

aliasojo

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

As for our ages - we're early 30s. I'm 30, the wife is 31.

Perhaps you subconsciously associate bungalows with old people.

I think years ago bungalows were more the domain of the elderly but not these days.

I'd love a bungalow, bigger footprint, and no stairs to carpet.

Propertyfan

You'd be surprised how many foxes, cats and alien lifeforms enter into bungalows via the bedroom windows! Most alien abductions happen in bungalows.

Honest. I read it on the internet so it must be true.

BonandDom

OP - I understand what you mean, I hated the idea of a bungalow always having a preconception that they were small and pokey. However, I DH persuaded me to love at one and fell in love with it.

I mirror other peoples comments - go and have a look, you might be pleasantly surprised.

Propertyfan

As always, go with your gut feeling. If you view a bungalow and think "wow, I can imagine living here" then give it serious consideration. I wouldn't get too worried about it being a bungalow if it feels right. If you have an issue with no-stairs properties then my guess is it doesn't feel right so stick with houses.

Tancred

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

We're looking for something specific in a specific area & we're limited to 2 at the moment. This is minus any bungalows (probably about 1-3).

I don't know why but i just instantly discount them as they just don't appeal & i'm not really sure why. They just don't have stairs & that's all. I don't know whether it's because i've only ever lived in 'normal' houses or what. I stayed in a bungalow when in Australia & it was actually nice enough.

The wife is more willing to entertain them, it's just me it seems.

So i'm throwing it out there to you lot - the +/- of them as far as practicality goes. Re-sellability & the like too. I might be being too harsh, but that's why asking other folks opinions matters...

Personally I like bungalows, but ones I've seen tended to have been occupied by elderly people for decades and have not been modernised. They also tend to be too expensive for their floor space.

PasturesNew

Where I am, a small/new one is a bit smaller than a 1 bed flat and double the price... or they're at the top of my budget, laid out badly and need updating and I've no budget for updating.

JustAnotherSaver

Wyndham wrote: »

Maybe it's how you spell it in the title - bungelow sounds too much like a bungle which is low A bungalow on the other hand..... (sorry, couldn't resist, so let's get this back on track!)

I've no idea why i did that. Just had a quick scan through the thread & after that i kept spelling it bungalow. Hmm.

Cons, it's all on one level, so harder to deliniate the space into 'living' and 'bedrooms'.

This is perhaps what my issues is. I like the upstairs downstairs routine & it's probably for that reason - upstairs is for sleeping where the quietness is, downstairs is the living area where the noise is. Take it to a bungAlow & the noise & quietness is all on one level.

So why not go look? And yes, it may not be for you, but I'm curious why you think you should just dismiss them out of hand without even looking? If you were finding what you want elsewhere, then I can see the point, but it doesn't sound as if you are? So go on, just a little look, it won't do any harm

We've some time off coming up soon so i think we'll book up to see all suitable houses on that week & see what comes of it.

Wyndham wrote: »

Oh yes, another 'con' - we're in our 40s and because we are in a bungalow area, we do bring the average age of the street down.... but again, that's not something which bothers us.

We went for a drive up one area where there were plenty of bungalows & there was a lot of older folk there.

That doesn't bother me though. The way i see it is older folk = less likely to be noisy yobbish neighbours with noisy yobbish friends visiting.

As some of you have said though, we need to give some a spin, so on our week off we'll be hitting the viewings.

phoebe1989seb

I've never been keen on them personally because I actually like having lots of stairs to keep me fit.......also majority of them seem to be the wrong style for our taste (we prefer character properties), although there are some great 1930s ones about but they've never been in the right locations for us.

If you're into property restoration (as we are) there's always the potential to give a newer, less characterful bungalow a bit of a face-lift if it's not to your taste externally

One plus point is they often have bigger plots so good-sized gardens.....if you like gardening, that is

Vicky123

Our first property was a bungalow, absolutely love them, currently in a regular house but looking to sell and go back to a bungalow, usually have big gardens, easy to clean and maintain, what's not to like.
Unfortunately most of them seem to be at a premium now.