Would you live in a Bungalow?

Davesnave

It'll be years before 'standing up to him' will matter, by which time he'll have moved on, I suspect.

moneyistooshorttomention

Davesnave wrote: »

It'll be years before 'standing up to him' will matter, by which time he'll have moved on, I suspect.

Quite possibly Dave #cynical smilie.

But if officials didn't stand up to people like this - their try-on buildings would be there for evermore and rather a lot more people would try it on.

Davesnave

I'm not disagreeing, I'm suggesting the whole planning & appeals process could be much faster.

marksoton

My question would be with an extension that big how did he only squeeze 2 more bedrooms out of it!?

dirty_magic

One of the plus points for neighbouring bungalows housing older people, is that you don't get screaming kids in the garden/playing out in the road. You might get visiting grandchildren I guess, for shorter periods though

Another bonus of having older neighbours is that they're in a lot more often being retired, so I think it's a deterrent for burglars during the day. They also tend to notice if there's anything suspicious going on!

moneyistooshorttomention

dirty_magic wrote: »

Another bonus of having older neighbours is that they're in a lot more often being retired, so I think it's a deterrent for burglars during the day. They also tend to notice if there's anything suspicious going on!

The phrase "double-edged sword" came straight to mind there.

Its one thing if they are well-intentioned etc etc neighbours and that would be a plus point in that case.

The other side of that though is that they might not Have A Life of any description and therefore spend a LOT of time "keeping an eye out the window" and feel entitled to get over-involved with neighbours' affairs and even try and "angle" things to be the way they personally want.

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Having said that, I'm guessing there is a good chance that the neighbours might be elderly in the Road I Most Want (ie the one I'll move to if I win the lottery:rotfl:) and the houses that come up in that road are usually bungalows and I haven't even bothered to stop and think what the neighbours would be like (I just want the view - and much more facilities than I have now not that far away).

So I've not been put off having bungalows by the "who else might be living nearby" factor.

Corelli

I love the idea of everything spread out on one level with the versatility that gives. A bungalow with rooms upstairs is a house to me too

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.

moneyistooshorttomention

Someone on MSE made a quote about "bungalow legs" at one point. Think it might have been DavesNave???

I'd not heard that phrase before and it got me wondering whether people living in bungalows should do some "marching up and down on the spot" or similar exercise or no in order to keep their leg muscles in full working order.

I sorta rather forgot that phrase - because, living in West Wales, means there are a lot of hills round here anyway - so I tend to assume that would at least equate to going up and down stairs umpteen times a day. What da' ya think Dave? - Does that make logical sense?

EDIT; I just put that phrase "bungalow legs" in Google and it came up with quite a few entries. Must head back and read them....

fierystormcloud

lazer wrote: »

I would love to live in a bungalow, much easier to clean, much easier to move around and quieter, I would prefer to walk down a corridor to bed, than go upstairs to bed, where the bedroom is above the living room, kitchen etc.

I recently tore ligaments in my knee, so getting up and down the stairs was difficult (And I'm only 32!).

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.

mumps wrote: »

Its the same in my area. I would never say never but I prefer a house. The main issue for me is I have to have bedroom window open at night and generally open means wide open and in a groundfloor bedroom I would always be expecting a face to appear at the window so a house fits me better.

When my mother had mobility problems she got a stairlift and I think I would go that route if I needed to.

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.

fierystormcloud

Corelli wrote: »

I love the idea of everything spread out on one level with the versatility that gives. A bungalow with rooms upstairs is a house to me too

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.

So... people develop health issues after moving into a bungalow, because there are no stairs? :huh:

I think someone made that up. There would be no reason for it. So moving into a bungalow means they don't go upstairs 7 to 10 times a day, but it wouldn't stop them going for walks, or swimming, or to the gym, or doing other forms of exercise.

I do find it extremely unlikely that someone's health would deteriorate after moving into a bungalow, purely because they have no stairs now. If anything, peoples general health would be more likely to improve after moving into a bungalow. For many different reasons.