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re: Is This Really How People Decide How Much House They Need?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm to SirSaintly
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm to SirSaintly
To your OP, that formula is ridiculous but...
Knowing what I know about Dallas, I am shocked they even allow 2800sf houses to exist. Those are some "look at me and my giant place" folks if I have ever seen them. Not to mention, their architecture absolutely blows and I really can't understand why (given how big the state is) that they build those McMansions right on top of each other. I have seen 4,000sf houses six feet apart.
Knowing what I know about Dallas, I am shocked they even allow 2800sf houses to exist. Those are some "look at me and my giant place" folks if I have ever seen them. Not to mention, their architecture absolutely blows and I really can't understand why (given how big the state is) that they build those McMansions right on top of each other. I have seen 4,000sf houses six feet apart.
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Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm to Walt OReilly
My brother and I shared a room until I left for college.
Grew up in a 2 bed 1 bath house. It was on the water, and my parents planned to eventually add on or rebuild on the lot. Never could pull the trigger.
Katrina took care of that after I had moved out.
Grew up in a 2 bed 1 bath house. It was on the water, and my parents planned to eventually add on or rebuild on the lot. Never could pull the trigger.
Katrina took care of that after I had moved out.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:33 pm to Col reb 2011
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I have 900 sqft apt and it's not as big as you might think..
so thats where they dumped you after you were replaced with the bear?
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:35 pm to junkfunky
the size of homes has just about doubled in the past 40 years ... people want every kid to have their own room ... kids must have a playroom or their own tv room ... etc ... 2800 sq ft is huge for a family of 4, which is the average ...
leads to fewer family conversations/gatherings and a bigger mortgage ...
'murica ...
leads to fewer family conversations/gatherings and a bigger mortgage ...
'murica ...
This post was edited on 1/30/15 at 12:35 pm
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:35 pm to SirSaintly
I had 6 in a 2400 sq ft house. My son and I, my wife and 3 girls. While it was manageable, it was not ideal. We bought a house 15 months ago that was 2900 sq ft with an unfinished basement. It took me 2 months to build in the basement which included a full bath, 2 bedrooms(for my older girls) a home office for my wife and a big entertainment room. That made the house 4100 sq ft finished. I left one room (200 sq ft) unfinished for storage. The house in the perfect size for us. Not to big....not to cramped. I will say that had we not been in a financial position to make the move, we would still be fine in the other house which is now a rental. It's not like kids were sharing rooms but we did not have a basement for storage and everything was stacked in my garage so much we could only get one car in there.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:35 pm to CAD703X
We have about a 3400 sq ft house....I still don't think I have enough room to myself with the wife and 2 year old daughter 
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:36 pm to CAD703X
it's better than bein shotPosted on 1/30/15 at 12:36 pm to tiderider
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people want every kid to have their own room ... ki
didnt peter, greg and bobby all share a room?
jan, cindy and marsha did as well.
worked out for them...until that frickstick greg got all uppity and moved into the attic.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:37 pm to CAD703X
greg wanted a place for him and marsha to hang out ... 
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:37 pm to patnuh
Of course 2800 sq ft isn't huge. My house is about 2200sq ft, but it never occurred to me that when I have kids I'll need to move b/c they need more space than that to be happy in life. (I'm assuming 1 or 2 kids btw), not a litter)
I see this concept on those house hunting shows too. Every kid needs their own room according to mom & dad and they never ever consider having them share b/c that's just unthinkable.
I shared a room with my brother growing up. Sure there were times it sucked, but such is life.
I see this concept on those house hunting shows too. Every kid needs their own room according to mom & dad and they never ever consider having them share b/c that's just unthinkable.
I shared a room with my brother growing up. Sure there were times it sucked, but such is life.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:38 pm to SirSaintly
Subtle bragging like a mofo going on in this thread.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:38 pm to SirSaintly
quote:I think most people buy as big of a house as they can afford. I would never force my kids to share a room, especially teenage kids, if I could afford a bigger house.
Also each kid needs their own room. Like he really means NEEDS. He won't even look at a houses unless it has 4 bedrooms because he's got 3 boys(close in age too BTW).
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:39 pm to CaptainsWafer
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Subtle bragging like a mofo going on in this thread.
to be fair, its pretty hard to discuss this without mentioning your own square footage.
This post was edited on 1/30/15 at 12:41 pm
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:41 pm to tiderider
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the size of homes has just about doubled in the past 40 years ... people want every kid to have their own room ... kids must have a playroom or their own tv room ... etc ... 2800 sq ft is huge for a family of 4, which is the average ...
leads to fewer family conversations/gatherings and a bigger mortgage ...
This...
Growing up, we had 7 of us in a three bedroom house.. My three sisters shared a room and my brother and I shared a room..
Today, my wife and I have twins, and live in a little bigger than a 2400 sq ft, 4 bdrm house which is too big me.. May down size one day...
The bigger the house the more crap to clean...
This post was edited on 1/30/15 at 12:45 pm
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:43 pm to Hangover Haven
Jesus - 2800 sq ft not that big?? And I thought I was living large in an 1800 sq ft house.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:43 pm to Hangover Haven
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The bigger the house the harder it is to get a WiFi signal everywhere...
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:43 pm to SirSaintly
Seems about right, I have 3 kids and about 650 sq ft per person. I didn't use a formula like that, but just found a house that had what we wanted.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:45 pm to SirSaintly
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I'll need to move b/c they need more space than that to be happy in life.
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they never ever consider having them share b/c that's just unthinkable.
Jesus, man. Be a little more dramatic. Not many people think in these extremes. People live in homes that allow their kids to have their own rooms because they can. Your drama queen attitude makes me think you assume parents would get rid of a kid before they made them share a room if that's all they could afford.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:45 pm to ithad2bme
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Seems about right, I have 3 kids and about 650 sq ft per person. I didn't use a formula like that, but just found a house that had what we wanted
i have to wonder if this is less about a true 600/700 measure and more about 'average' dimensions of 4 bedrooms plus a kitchen, den, living & dining room?
maybe once you've selected the number of bedrooms/kid, the rest kinda falls into place automatically.
Posted on 1/30/15 at 12:45 pm to SirSaintly
The beauty of America is that people can buy whatever the frick house they want without queers like you whining about it.
Good job, you're killing America.
Good job, you're killing America.
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