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re: House design features that bother you
Posted on 4/7/26 at 1:49 pm to Chucktown_Badger
Posted on 4/7/26 at 1:49 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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I'd bet $100 that house is in Nashville. That style is everywhere around there.
Yes there are.
It's an abomination on it's own, but worthy of life in prison when done in classic neighborhoods. A lot of neighborhoods in Nashville are petitioning to get an historic overlay as protection from out-of-state builders squeezing ugly, cheap, "tall and skinnies" into their hood.
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Posted on 4/7/26 at 1:55 pm to MRTigerFan
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Almost know way to cure that, even with gutters.
I no what you mean
I new someone was gunna say that
Posted on 4/7/26 at 2:00 pm to CatfishJohn
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ugly, cheap, "tall and skinnies" into their hood.
Seems like they're putting two onto each previously single lot as well. So teardown 1400 sq ft ranch, build two of those in the space.
I think the issue though, is balancing the " we need to retain the character" argument with the "we need more housing" argument...because they're often mutually exclusive. We have people talking out of both sides down here as well quite often.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 2:09 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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I think the issue though, is balancing the " we need to retain the character" argument with the "we need more housing" argument...because they're often mutually exclusive. We have people talking out of both sides down here as well quite often.
I'd rather a classic style, nice, red brick duplex in my neighborhood than 2 tall and skinnies. We lived in one in Nashville for our first home and it was pretty timeless looking.
Less margin in that for builders.
It was like this one, but a bit nicer and less dated:
Posted on 4/7/26 at 2:10 pm to Chucktown_Badger
They could just build a second house on stilts above the first one, and an elevator for the garage
Posted on 4/7/26 at 2:18 pm to Onyx Aggie
i hate when smaller bathrooms have shower in the same room as dual sinks/mirrors. Larger bathrooms that is ok but smaller ones that will likely have kids, it makes no sense as one kid can't be in the shower while another kid brushes teeth/makeup/hair/etc.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 2:38 pm to carhartt
I’ve always liked the typical floor plans of old antebellum homes.
Large wrap around porch, double front doors opening into a large hallway with a central staircase. Dining, parlor, living room, master bedroom off to both sides of main hallway. Kitchen in the back of the home. Small quiet study or office behind staircase with only one door and no foot traffic. Loft or main hall upstairs with bedrooms on each side
Large wrap around porch, double front doors opening into a large hallway with a central staircase. Dining, parlor, living room, master bedroom off to both sides of main hallway. Kitchen in the back of the home. Small quiet study or office behind staircase with only one door and no foot traffic. Loft or main hall upstairs with bedrooms on each side
Posted on 4/7/26 at 2:45 pm to Centinel
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Running Cat5e instead of Cat6.
My two cousins work for AT&T, they handled all that for the house I built for my two kids. Whatever they installed, it worked great.
One of the cousins was directly involved in LSU’s hookup to the SEC Network. He is now handling the WiFi hookup for Tiger Stadium. He’s telling me we won’t have a problem this season. After his explanation, I think he’ll be right.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 3:12 pm to Onyx Aggie
My house was built in 1996. The same local builder did most of the houses on my block around the same time frame. I have a back patio, but no covering over the patio. Only house on the block without one. I just don't understand why you would choose to not put even a small overhang at minimum
Posted on 4/7/26 at 3:17 pm to Onyx Aggie
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House design features that bother you
A open shitter in the master bath. It's not that complicated to put a wall and door on the shitter.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:01 pm to Techdave
SIAP but I’ve always thought it was stupid to put the laundry room by the kitchen and that usually means across the house from the bedrooms. Which is where all of the clothes and towels come from. Dumb!
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:08 pm to Onyx Aggie
Bright white house with black windows
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:12 pm to Roberteaux
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Bright white house with black windows
Big Trendy Mistake sooner that later every house is gonna be white painted brick with black trim.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:15 pm to STigers
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Bright white house with black windows
I'm offended.
Sincerely,
aka the ship lap queen
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:19 pm to Tifway419
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What about it don’t you like? I like it, family can all be together in one general place whether someone’s doing homework, hanging out, or cooking.
This is exactly my dislike with it. Why would someone trying to watch TV on the sofa want to have to turn it on blasting volume because someone is in the kitchen running water or frying food?
Sometimes I opt to spend the entire day cooking something involved or cooking numerous things, which I do with the music going. Now nobody can use the living room because I'm blasting music and cooking.
IDK. It just wouldn't work for my household. Plus, I like to retreat to the living room once the kitchen is "closed for the night". Out of sight, out of mind.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:33 pm to madmaxvol
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I may be in the minority...but I hate a formal dining room. Most underutilized room in the house.
You're not wrong about it seldom being used, but I absolutely love having one. Ever since I was a kid, I loved rooms that's main purpose was just being decorated nice and looked at.
Funny enough, I'm typing this from my formal dining room.
I also have a formal sitting room used for nothing, but staged with Victorian style antique furniture. Makes me so happy every time I walk through it.
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I’ve always liked the typical floor plans of old antebellum homes.
Large wrap around porch, double front doors opening into a large hallway with a central staircase. Dining, parlor, living room, master bedroom off to both sides of main hallway. Kitchen in the back of the home. Small quiet study or office behind staircase with only one door and no foot traffic. Loft or main hall upstairs with bedrooms on each side
When I was a kid, my parents almost bought this home out in St. Francisville that would have needed a lot of work, but I was OBSESSED. It has an East staircase and a West staircase. Fireplace in every room.
I love that kind of shite. I remember being friends with a girl in elementary school who lived with her grandparents, and I was so hooked on the fact that they had a study. Something about rooms that aren't necessary just make me so happy.
It's probably why I hate open floor plan. Open floor plan usually doesn't have any "special" rooms. That's no fun.
This post was edited on 4/7/26 at 4:40 pm
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:42 pm to Chucktown_Badger
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I'll see you and raise you the raised glass bowl sinks.
Oh man frick those things! I have two upstairs in the master bedroom.
My wifes biggest pet peeve is windows.
Any windows that have muntins or grilles.
She likes clear unobstructed views out her windows
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:42 pm to Dicky
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Why is this bad?
Because it’s just easier to move large thing in and out of the house with double doors.
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Damn near every single house has these hideous, flimsy, pain in the arse double doors.
Dont buy hideous, flimsy double doors
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:47 pm to LouisianaLady
My family owned homes with these types of rooms and obsessed is an understatement. Even my children have dining rooms that stay decorated
But we also use ours when we have people/family over. It brings me way more joy than the office.
But we also use ours when we have people/family over. It brings me way more joy than the office.
Posted on 4/7/26 at 4:54 pm to madamsquirrel
Totally agree.
Since our dining room is on a different floor from the kitchen (don't ask, lol), we don't use it all the time, but we definitely use it for holidays, date nights, dinner parties, etc.
I will admit open floor plan is definitely easier for hosting casual hangs, and because of that we do most girls nights at my friend's open house, but it's just not what I'd want for day to day life.
It's nice also knowing I can host a brunch or whatever and nobody has to see the "behind the scenes" of it. I have a buffet table and chafing dishes up here, and I can leave the chaos of the kitchen totally unseen if I want.
In fairness, kitchen exits to the patio, so we host tons of get togethers where people access the kitchen. Kinda best of both worlds.
Since our dining room is on a different floor from the kitchen (don't ask, lol), we don't use it all the time, but we definitely use it for holidays, date nights, dinner parties, etc.
I will admit open floor plan is definitely easier for hosting casual hangs, and because of that we do most girls nights at my friend's open house, but it's just not what I'd want for day to day life.
It's nice also knowing I can host a brunch or whatever and nobody has to see the "behind the scenes" of it. I have a buffet table and chafing dishes up here, and I can leave the chaos of the kitchen totally unseen if I want.
In fairness, kitchen exits to the patio, so we host tons of get togethers where people access the kitchen. Kinda best of both worlds.
This post was edited on 4/7/26 at 4:55 pm
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