Would you live in a Bungalow?

mumps

fierystormcloud wrote: »

As many people have said, I don't think this would be an issue, because the majority of bungalows would have the bedrooms in the back garden which would be fenced off. And as for leaving the windows open, why not just open the small window?

Apart from the 2 couples I know who recently moved into bungalows, I know about 5 people in total who have bungalows, and they are very happy in them. People coming around the back and peeping in just doesn't happen. If it's fenced off (as the back would be in a house,) why would people come to the windows at the back to knock on them or peep in?

Where I live we have some beautiful countryside views. My neighbors bungalow, and many others in the area, have their bedrooms at the front so that you can enjoy the views from lounge/kitchen etc ie the rooms you are more likely to be using when you are awake.

My husband and I have 50 years service in a large police force, my view of how safe fences make you, how likely people are to gain access through open windows on the ground floor and how likely people are to trespass onto your property might be slightly different to yours.

At the end of the day you obviously have no understanding of how debilitating chronic insomnia can be. If sleeping on the ground floor would cause me even the slightest problem it would not be worth it.

I have no issue with people choosing to live in a bungalow because it suits them, perhaps people could give me the same courtesy.

You might be able to guess that I had a poor nights sleep last night.

fierystormcloud

mumps wrote: »

Where I live we have some beautiful countryside views. My neighbors bungalow, and many others in the area, have their bedrooms at the front so that you can enjoy the views from lounge/kitchen etc ie the rooms you are more likely to be using when you are awake.

My husband and I have 50 years service in a large police force, my view of how safe fences make you, how likely people are to gain access through open windows on the ground floor and how likely people are to trespass onto your property might be slightly different to yours.

At the end of the day you obviously have no understanding of how debilitating chronic insomnia can be. If sleeping on the ground floor would cause me even the slightest problem it would not be worth it.

I have no issue with people choosing to live in a bungalow because it suits them, perhaps people could give me the same courtesy.

You might be able to guess that I had a poor nights sleep last night.

I am not having a go at you, I am just saying that the reasons you give for not living in a bungalow, seem to be problems that would not come up (very often.)

I am confused by the sentence that I bolded.

My neighbors bungalow, and many others in the area, have their bedrooms at the front so that you can enjoy the views from lounge/kitchen etc.

So are the bedrooms, or the lounge and kitchen, at the front? This sentence indicated (to me) that they all are.

Have to say, if any bedrooms are at the front, then that is rare. Every bungalow I have seen has not had them at the front.

I also stand by what I say, that the likelihood of people coming to the bedroom windows, and knocking on them and looking in, is very small.

Each to their own though. If you don't fancy one, that's your prerogative.

Old_Git

I found people got jealous If I told them I lived in a 4 bed chalet bungalow.Now I tell them I have a two up two down .
My 2 up 2 down bungalow has increases £40,000 in two years .I got a bargain .

Davesnave

"Bungalow legs?" Might have been me that said that, because I recognise the condition, although it has nothing to do with lack of exercise.

Here, I have no stairs, but 5.5 acres of land keep me pretty active, and with renovation work going on most of the time, I'm up and down ladders a lot too.

However, none of that activity is quite the same as going up and down stairs, with which I don't feel so adept, compared with when I lived and worked with them every day. I always used to run up, working on the basis that it was doing me at least a little bit of good.

I would liken it to writing, which I also find much harder now that almost everything is typed. So, it's not that I can't write or climb stairs, but I don't feel so good at it now.

Davesnave

Corelli wrote: »

Having no stairs does mean less exercise in daily life though.My mother quoted figures at me of people moving to flats or bungalows in later life and developing health problems. I can't find anything to back her up on google, but it does sound logical to me.

As in my post above, moving into a flat or bungalow doesn't automatically mean less exercise, though it could, if the person is likely to choose mainly sedentary activities.

I think "in later life" is a better clue to the reason for health problems.

Waterlily24

Before we did the extension two of our three bedrooms were at the front, kitchen was at the back (L shaped bungalow). Now the master bedroom is at the front and the other front bedroom is the study and hallway.

seven-day-weekend

fierystormcloud wrote: »

I am in my mid 30s right now, and have never considered living in a bungalow, but I know 2 people who have moved into one fairly recently, (both are couples between early and late 40s,) and they love it. I have visited a few times and am actually getting a little envious LOL. As has been highlighted, they're easy to clean, easy to maintain, and easy to heat.

What's more, I get your point about the bedrooms being over the kitchen/diner and lounge, when you're in a house. We have a 2 bed house, and our master room is above our lounge, and when my other half is watching a late night film, I can hear it underneath me, and have, on occasions, had to move to the bedroom at the back of the house. Also, if you're in THAT bedroom, (at the back,) you can hear what's going on in the kitchen/diner!

So to have the bedrooms away from the living area (and not above any living area) would be fab.



As many people have said, I don't think this would be an issue, because the majority of bungalows would have the bedrooms in the back garden which would be fenced off. And as for leaving the windows open, why not just open the small window?

Apart from the 2 couples I know who recently moved into bungalows, I know about 5 people in total who have bungalows, and they are very happy in them. People coming around the back and peeping in just doesn't happen. If it's fenced off (as the back would be in a house,) why would people come to the windows at the back to knock on them or peep in?

Moving into a bungalow is something I would not only consider, but would definitely like to do. Maybe in 5 to 10 years time. From what people have been saying, and from what I have seen from people I know, there doesn't seem to be any disadvantages.

We have one bedroom window overlooking the front, and one overlooking the back. However, we do have a decent size front garden, and as you say, what is wrong with just opening the small top window? Our back window is really private, with our own kitchen wall on one side and the neighbour's extension wall on the other. We have large security gates fencing the back garden off, so very private and opening windows not a problem.

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

As in my post above, moving into a flat or bungalow doesn't automatically mean less exercise, though it could, if the person is likely to choose mainly sedentary activities.

I think "in later life" is a better clue to the reason for health problems.

Quite possibly true Dave.

One thing I've noticed over the last few years (ie since being in that agegroup myself) is the casual acceptance of ill health as "standard" by British people in their 50s/60s - so goodness only knows how things are for people in their 70s/80s.

Several recent conversations have consisted of someone saying to me "I had breast cancer treatment/hip replacement/knee replacement", followed by my comment of "How long did it take to get back to normal afterwards?" and being astonished at a response of "Oh no...you never 'get back to normal' after that. You just get 'better than you were' ". Cue for jaw-dropping by me in astonishment...

I think maybe younger people don't realise that that tends to be a common way of thinking/don't realise that no-one (either other people or the NHS) expects them to stay normal/"get back to normal" and maybe people would go in a good bit more for preventative health care if they realised that???

Missus_Hyde

My parents lived in a chalet bungalow for the last twenty (father) and thirty (mother) years of their lives and loved the house very much. It was a very easy house to maintain and sell (within two days and before it was actually on the market) so obviously bungalows are very popular. My mother-in-law lives in one as well and it would lend itself very nicely to a lovely extension.

Having said that, I wouldn't actually want to live in one myself as I don't really like them very much. However, I would emphasise that it is only my own preference and nothing to do with bungalows per se. As for them being an easier option for older people, I can see how not having to negotiate stairs could be a bonus; however, I had a complete hip replacement last March and prior to that was almost completely incapacited and on crutches and yet I was able before and after the operation to go up and down our stairs, once I got my crutches organised!

Mossfarr

My son used to say that he hated bungalows & was adamant he would never live in one. He changed his mind when he decided to move 'back up north' and had to rent one for six months. They have a young son and it was so much easier not having to worry about him climbing or falling on the stairs. It was in a lovely quiet area with mostly elderly neighbours but they loved it.

He now lives in Canada in a two storey log cabin and is saving to buy land to build his own house, which will definitely be a bungalow (they call them single storey homes). Single storey properties are more popular there - but they do all have basements which contain their boilers, laundry rooms and any other services. Nothing 'old person' about those properties, they are absolutely stunning.

I would love a bungalow myself but my Mother, who lives with me, is adamant she won't move. She would rather struggle with the stairs - crazy!