Am I the only one fed up with houses being so small? do others feel the same way?

moneyistooshorttomention

GreenSnake wrote: »

Perhaps one day houses will also be fitted with doors large enough to get sofas in..? I know, I'm a dreamer...!

Shades of John Lennon's "Imagine" song there:cool:. But I think these developers are focusing too hard on the phrase about "imagine no possessions" (as they're not allowing the room for them....:cool:).

moneyistooshorttomention

AdrianC wrote: »

Perhaps if people didn't have a TV the size of the house?

That was a topic on another sub-forum here the other day - and the consensus was that 42" tv's are about correct size to see subtitles.

Well - I don't watch that Welsh tv channel - but there are foreign films up sometimes - and so...yep...the need for a fair-size tv it seems then to actually be able to read the subtitles (if not ginormous/might as well go the cinema size).

Speaking of lifestyles these days - and many of us aren't living in our own areas (for one reason or another) these days. Which brings up the need for a spare bed (or sofa that converts into one) for friends/relatives from "home" to come and visit. Just had a quick measure of the sofabed I've bought since moving away from "home" - and it's 7'2" wide (ie flippin' enormous) - because that's the size it takes to be both a decent-looking sofa and just have a narrow 4' wide bed for guests one can turn it into.

AdrianC

How did people manage without such huge TVs, just a handful of short years ago?

We've got a 32" TV, and I manage just fine with subtitles from the other side of a larger living room - and I'm mid 40s and trying to deny the imminent inevitability of reading glasses...

teddysmum

My son's new build was the largest available in his price range in the area, but with two boys and a girl the upstairs rooms are really cramped,probably because the floor space is taken up by an ensuite with shower as well as a bathroom.


The little girl should really be in the single room, but shares with her slightly older brother,as the third room will only allow storage and abed if the bed is one of those built over a desk and wardrobe. This too high for the little girl,so big brother has the small room.


If they had a 70s design like ours,the bedrooms would be no problem as the box room will take a regular single bed, wardrobe and desk with even more space if the pattern of the first few builds was followed,where a bed was fitted (supplied by builders) over the stairhead,leaving space for storage underneath and even more room for furniture.They would also have and a large garden instead of a tiny one.


The 70s house would have cost about £20k less, but they had to have a newbuild to qualify for help to buy. The other systems allowing the purchase of an older home were in the pipeline, but as house prices on the newbuild estate were going up rapidly, there was a risk that the older house would be out of reach, as details of the new offers were not available.

user1168934

GreenSnake wrote: »

This is one reason I'm considering moving abroad.
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I am having similar thoughts .... but where to?
The obvious problem with almost all of Europe for me would be language.

SnooksNJ

moneyistooshorttomention wrote: »

Admits to being envious that even quite poor Americans can have decent size houses - because of the ratio of people to available space they have compared to us:(:mad::mad::(

Do American's get a pass on the UK housing crisis blame game since there are more Brits living in Florida than American's living in the UK?

justmariamm1993

Now adays these are the houses sizes but i totally get you it can get frustrating at a time, but too many humans require too much space lol

Crashy_Time

http://www.cityam.com/279211/demand-uk-property-fell-more-than-seven-per-cent-last-year

RedRuby_2

AdrianC wrote: »

Open plan versus separate rooms is different to amount of space, of course. It's not hard to put partition walls (back) up if your preference is to separate the rooms.

I don't think I've ever seen any photos of anywhere - even a studio flat - that has the sofa "right in front of the oven or next to the fridge". Can you give us some RM links, because I could do with a good laugh...

Here you go
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-62532082.html (2nd picture)

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-58774618.html (2nd picture) dinning table and chairs in front on oven and sofa in front of built in fridge

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-70254401.html (1st picture) You just need to turn around from the oven and sink to sit on the sofa.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69851240.html (8th picture) sofa next to the built in fridge

user1168934

RedRuby wrote: »

Here you go
http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-62532082.html (2nd picture)

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-58774618.html (2nd picture) dinning table and chairs in front on oven and sofa in front of built in fridge

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-70254401.html (1st picture) You just need to turn around from the oven and sink to sit on the sofa.

http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-69851240.html (8th picture) sofa next to the built in fridge

In my last flat when I was renting there was no space in the kitchen to put the fridge the kitchen was tiny .... the only place to put the fridge was in the main bedroom ..... and it was a tall huge fridge/freezer, placed opposite to the bed.