Would you live in a Bungalow?

moneyistooshorttomention

Re the safety/security aspect of bungalows - though I agree myself that I like the feeling of having my bedroom upstairs.

The other point, in reverse, though is I like the thought that they would be safer in the event of a fire. That being - I would just open the window of whatever room I was in and climb out of it if my escape route to the front/back door had been "blocked off" by fire. The only room where that wouldn't be possible is the bathroom - as the window is too high up off the floor. I could do it with all the others though.

I don't have to even answer the front door to a stranger if I don't want to - as I can just open the lounge window and talk to them that way if I wish.

Window-cleaning is safer. With my previous house - I would be up on a stepladder and leaning precariously outside my house to clean the exterior of the windows myself (whilst cursing the style the windows were in - so I couldn't just swing them inwards to do so). With the bungalow - I just head outside with my little shortie stepladder (just a few steps high) and walk round the outside of my place cleaning them quite easily.

goodwithsaving

Best thing about bungalows = no stair gates needed for young children. Apparently that was a big plus for my parents.

seven-day-weekend

mumps wrote: »

The views are to the rear so the bedrooms are at the front leaving the rooms you use during the day, when you can enjoy the views, at the rear. I can't think of how my saying having the bedrooms at the front could mean anything other than the bedrooms are at the front. I can't think of any bungalows round here, and there are alot, where the bedrooms are at the rear. If you think about it some people on here have talked about having a conservatory added and in my experience conservatories are normally at the back of your house off the lounge so that would indicate to me that alot of bungalows have the bedrooms to the front and the living rooms to the rear.

Well the old ladies who used to come into the police station where I worked complaining about teenagers running in their front gardens and knocking on their windows and frightening them must have been making it up. The one old lady who had someone nextdoor who had been released from a psychiatric unit who came and stared in her bedroom window must have been making it up as well.

Oh if only we had you to sort it all out and tell them it wasn't a problem.

If I came on here and said to the people in wheelchairs or with arthritic knees that they should live in a house because stairs are no problem would you think that was rather rude? Well I think it rude that people tell me, suffering from chronic insomnia, that it would be OK to sleep downstairs because in their opinion it isn't a problem and it would be OK to open a small window instead of a large one even though I know that I need the large window open.

I think SDW started this thread to ask if people would live in a bungalow not to persuade people that they should. Perhaps she could correct me if I am wrong. And yes it is my prerogative to live in a house and long may I do so.

SDW glad you are enjoying your bungalow, I don't want to put people off bungalows but just a bit fed up at being told I am somehow in the wrong because it wouldn't suit me. I am sure there are things I have or do that wouldn't suit you, doesn't mean either of us are wrong.

It's all about personal choice, one choice is not better than another. I personally would hate to live in the middle of nowhere, but some people love it.

I too am an insomniac, and spend much of the night out of bed because I can't sleep. I personally would feel far more exposed in the middle of nowhere with windows closed, than surrounded by neighbours and having a small window open. But that is my personal preference; if someone else has a different preference it doesn't mean they are wrong.

I would not have a large ground floor window open at night.

In response to other threads about the bedrooms always being at the back, and mumps saying hers are at the front, well obviously this varies. We have one at the front and one at the back. The layout of the bungalow is, living room and one bedroom looking to the front, another bedroom looking to the back, kitchen diner looking to rear and side, bathroom looking to side. Our conservatory is added to the rear elevation of the kitchen diner.

Bungalows are no more all the same than houses are.

mumps

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

It's all about personal choice, one choice is not better than another. I personally would hate to live in the middle of nowhere, but some people love it.

I too am an insomniac, and spend much of the night out of bed because I can't sleep. I personally would feel far more exposed in the middle of nowhere with windows closed, than surrounded by neighbours and having a small window open. But that is my personal preference; if someone else has a different preference it doesn't mean they are wrong.

I would not have a large ground floor window open at night.

In response to other threads about the bedrooms always being at the back, and mumps saying hers are at the front, well obviously this varies. We have one at the front and one at the back. The layout of the bungalow is, living room and one bedroom looking to the front, another bedroom looking to the back, kitchen diner looking to rear and side, bathroom looking to side. Our conservatory is added to the rear elevation of the kitchen diner.

Bungalows are no more all the same than houses are.

I don't have a bungalow, I was talking about bungalows near me, there are quite a few on the road where I live including nextdoor. They all have the bedrooms at the front and have lovely views from the rear with big windows to enjoy the views from living rooms and kitchens. I agree with you that bungalows come in different designs, strange that people assume all bungalows have bedrooms at the rear.

Our location is ideal for us, we are in walking distance of shops, library, GP and dentist and other facilities but with green fields to the rear. Two large supermarkets within walking distance but I confess I drive to them as it is a longish walk and I don't want to be carrying the shopping back.

Addiscomber

If I had a bungalow, and was worried about having windows open overnight, I would have retractable security grilles installed. They are hidden behnd the drawn curtains during the day so you are hardly aware of them.

moneyistooshorttomention

Addiscomber wrote: »

If I had a bungalow, and was worried about having windows open overnight, I would have retractable security grilles installed. They are hidden behnd the drawn curtains during the day so you are hardly aware of them.

That would be the type of thing I would do if I were someone wanting a window open overnight (ie security grille for the window concerned). I'm not anyway - and think I'd be too security-conscious to even leave a 1st floor window open overnight anyway.

More likely would be that I would want Mediterranean-style wooden shutters across my windows - as they serve the same purpose, but at least are attractive and I place a high value on homes being attractive (or at least not unattractive at any rate).

Davesnave

Security still isn't very high on people's lists here.

Someone rifled through cars in the village recently, and although hardly anything was taken, people were upset.

If they'd been locked, it wouldn't have happened!:rotfl:

robotrobo

Would you live in a Bungalow?



my wife says that my head is like a bungalow!,


As there's nowt upstairs:eek:

moneyistooshorttomention

:rotfl:Now would that be a "subtle" bit of marketing? ahem....

I could say "The study is more important than the bedroom" in a house;)

mumps

Addiscomber wrote: »

If I had a bungalow, and was worried about having windows open overnight, I would have retractable security grilles installed. They are hidden behnd the drawn curtains during the day so you are hardly aware of them.

When my son was in university halls they had them on the ground floor rooms. A few local private properties had them as well. They wouldn't help me as my discomfort is a claustrophobic feeling caused by feeling closed in and I would still feel closed in. They might help some people but I do think they look horrible, Money is right that wood shutters would look nicer.

Thinking about it it would help my second problem which is that no fresh air in the bedroom triggers migraines.