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

onlyroz

You could get a bungalow and convert the loft into a mahoosive bedroom.

hardpressed

As others have said no stairs to hoover, which must be a bonus, easier to paint the outside and clean the windows. More flexible space, just because the Estate Agent says a certain room is a bedroom and that's what the current owner use it for doesn't mean you have to if it would suit you better as say a dining room.

bouncydog1

Bungalows are fantastic for parties as with a bit of thought in design you can get all the living rooms to flow into each other. Ours has grown over the years and we love it - easy to clean, maintain - bedrooms have patio doors out to garden etc. Don't discount one - go and see some!

BornAtTheRightTime

Another vote for bungalows here. I was against them until I realised my sole objection was based on a subconscious fear that we'd turn into wizened little old people overnight.

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

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.

As I find it, in a house the bedroom is often over the noisy rooms which means no sleep til OH has turned the TV off, whereas a well-planned bungalow has bedrooms away from the living areas which means they're much quieter. And far cooler too in this hot weather.

Finally, because the footprint is all on one level it feels much more spacious and open than a house of similar sq footage.

AnnieO1234

Okay so most PPs like bungalows.

I have an almost two year old and we moved into our new home 11 months ago. Here are my negatives for you!

1 - As PPs have said, tend to be older people as neighbours. Do you really want your future kids growing up with possible cackling hens "keep the noise down I need a nap after the Archers!" And probably no kids in neighbourhood either?

2 - No delineation of space for kids, visitors or even your wife.

3 - Poor layouts that don't make much sense (often).

4 - I would never leave an infant alone to sleep in a downstairs room.

5 - If a flood happened you would be screwed.

6 - Conversion to dormer especially if there all other nearby homes are single storey could be refused due to overlooking neighbours.

7 - Plot size on modern bungalows from what I have seen is worse than new builds in general.

They're just off the top of my head.

BornAtTheRightTime

AnnieO1234 wrote: »

4 - I would never leave an infant alone to sleep in a downstairs room.

Just curious - why?

Lisa1978

JustAnotherSaver wrote: »

It's annoying because it's not one i can answer very well.

Q: Why aren't you keen on bungalows?

A: Umm, i'm not sure. They don't have stairs. They're not like your 'typical' house that i'm used to.

Q: Are stairs that important?

A: I can live without them, but it's the idea of it all.

So i have very poor reasoning behind being anti-bungalow, which is annoying me. If i had a good reason for being against them that'd be fine, but i don't really .......... and yet the idea of owning one long term isn't the most appealing of things to me.

As for our ages - we're early 30s. I'm 30, the wife is 31. We've no kids yet, as we want to get a few years in our own place first before having a (singular) kid.

We are 35 and 30, just had our first baby 11 weeks ago and have put an offer in on a bungalow. We feel in love with it once viewed it (never had bungalow before, always houses or apartments). I like the fact that I can keep an eye on the baby, no stairs etc. Good luck with your choice but I would go and look at everything. It's a big investment!

moneyistooshorttomention

BornAtTheRightTime wrote: »

Just curious - why?

That was my first reaction.

But then I recalled the couple of incidents of young babies/kids getting mauled by an urban fox that had managed to get in.

Presume the poster concerned was remembering this and is someone who likes to leave windows open, but would shut the bedroom door (in case of stairclimbing foxes)?

(...and..yes...I had to restrain myself visibly from "telling it like it is" when someone recently commented how they feed these urban foxes....DUH!)

Ellie007

We live in a bungalow. I was in my late 20's when we bought it. I love it!

Really easy to clean, no stairs to hoover, ours is lovely and spacious, and massive garden (unusual where we live). Have the option of converting the massive loft, although no real desire to at present (unless I suddenly suffer 'stair-withdrawal' - unlikely!)

Yes - average age of the street is quite high, but actually dropping (a young couple have moved next door, and also across the road, so popularity is increasing amongst younger people). I like having not too many kids about. Our old house was surrounded by families, all with trampolines so no provacy in our garden as constantly bouncing up and down and shouting at us.

More expensive for the m2 that you get, but equally the re-sale value, at present, is greater as well, so don't have a problem with that.

Have a look at one, you may be surprised!

rosyw

onlyroz wrote: »

You could get a bungalow and convert the loft into a mahoosive bedroom.

that is an excellent idea!

OP, like you I have never been keen on bungalows, but when I needed to move the only place I could find that remotely fitted the critera I had set was a CHALET bungalow!

Like phoebe1989seb , I had always preferred a "project" , and had never bought a house less than 100 years old. I got around this need to have something that needed work by buying a newly built chalet bungalow that needed finishing off, ie: utility room wasn't plumbed, likewise the en-suite, and many other things that were only 99% finished, and have to say I love it! I still go upstairs to bed BUT, when it comes to maintenance it's so much easier! I can reach all the windows to clean them without the aid of a ladder, the upstairs ones are all Velux so can be "flipped" to clean the outside from inside :cool:, I can clear guttering by only having to climb up a couple of steps on a step ladder, the list goes on and on!

Take a look at a few, with an open mind, you might surprise yourself, I know I did!