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  • GaleSF63
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    edited 24 January at 4:59PM
    [Deleted User] said:

    They need to increase the floor space. Houses are just too small.
    They also need to make better use of available space.
     A house is only too small if they try to cram too much into the floorspace. 
    Looking at floorplans on Rightmove I agree with your second statement. Some layouts are awful. Sometimes it can't be helped when extending an existing house but on new builds there's no excuse. 
  • Slinky
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    GDB2222 said:
    yellowbear said:
    What's a jasmine bedroom? Google is showing Disney murals!
    I’m trying out different words on auto correct, and it’s driving me crazy trying to figure out what the op meant to type. :)

    I'm guessing jasmine  should have been massive
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  • [Deleted User]
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    edited 24 January at 4:59PM
    GaleSF63 said:
    [Deleted User] said:

    They need to increase the floor space. Houses are just too small.
    They also need to make better use of available space.
     A house is only too small if they try to cram too much into the floorspace. 
    Looking at floorplans on Rightmove I agree with your second statement. Some layouts are awful. Sometimes it can't be helped when extending an existing house but on new builds there's no excuse. 
    That's true I suppose. With most new houses they should really be 1-2 bedrooms less than how they were designed, it's extremely rare to see one that has a reasonable number of rooms for the available area.

    It's not just the floorspace though, they tend to make really bad use of space for the whole plot including gardens, and the entire estate in general.
  • ProDave
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    MzH_2021 said:
    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/118032347#/?channel=RES_BUY Check out the mirrored ceiling in the lounge!
    And the kitchen in a conservatory that must be cold and expensive to heat, and the non BR compliant "loft room" that they at least did not describe as a bedroom, I bet that leaks heat like it is going out of fashion.  Surprising with both of those that the EPC was an E, I bet it's one expensive house to heat.
  • Ditzy_Mitzy
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    MzH_2021 said:
    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/118032347#/?channel=RES_BUY Check out the mirrored ceiling in the lounge!
    Bizarre listing!  The house has an absolutely glorious outlook, which must be one of its best features, but not a sniff of it in the advert.  It's also got a garage, but is listed as having on road parking only.  
  • millicent
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    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/117685250#/?channel=RES_BUY

    Very interesting glass stairway! 
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  • Ditzy_Mitzy
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    edited 29 December 2021 at 2:07PM
    millicent said:
    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/117685250#/?channel=RES_BUY

    Very interesting glass stairway! 
    I'm not sure I'd want to live less than 500' from South Park.  Imagine having Cartman and Mr Garrison as your neighbours!  

    The staircase will keep the local petticoat maker in business, however...
  • peter3hg
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    Ditzy_Mitzy said:
    MzH_2021 said:
    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/118032347#/?channel=RES_BUY Check out the mirrored ceiling in the lounge!
    Bizarre listing!  The house has an absolutely glorious outlook, which must be one of its best features, but not a sniff of it in the advert.  It's also got a garage, but is listed as having on road parking only.  
    Not sure I'd describe a railway, busy road and industrial docks area as a "glorious outlook".
    Can't see any evidence it has a garage either.
  • Ditzy_Mitzy
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    peter3hg said:
    Ditzy_Mitzy said:
    MzH_2021 said:
    https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/118032347#/?channel=RES_BUY Check out the mirrored ceiling in the lounge!
    Bizarre listing!  The house has an absolutely glorious outlook, which must be one of its best features, but not a sniff of it in the advert.  It's also got a garage, but is listed as having on road parking only.  
    Not sure I'd describe a railway, busy road and industrial docks area as a "glorious outlook".
    Can't see any evidence it has a garage either.
    It's a damn sight better than most people have got, industrial land has a rugged beauty to it and the dock basin is lovely to look at.  The garage is at the back and is accessed via a service road.  
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