American homes
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My home is 80 years old. I bought it because it had newer windows and it was move in ready and it was our price range. It came with some very old appliances. We don't have a dishwasher. My neighborhood is nice, but it's busy so we have a privacy fence. One side of the yard is just chain link which is fine. I really just wanted it fenced up towards the busy street. I like my neighbors but privacy is nice. My house needs work for sure but we can afford to do a little at a time so that's what we do.
This is a thread with questions to all my American friends out there...
Every now and then I catch this show on TV called House Hunters and it's basically about following a couple who are looking for a home to buy. Whilst watching this show I made some observations that I would like explained.
One, I have noticed that a lot of American homes (on this show at least anyway) do not have a fence, I see no fence on along the sides of the house! You can walk out a side door and right into your neighbours property and you can see right into their house..Why wouldn't you have a fence? This is odd...
And two, a lot of the houses come with appliances like microwaves and fridges! I find that to be odd, in Australia we ALWAYS move with our appliances. I've never heard of a house coming with a fridge or a microwave...is this common all around America?
If you're ever gonna find a miscellaneous topic...this is it
lol
Every now and then I catch this show on TV called House Hunters and it's basically about following a couple who are looking for a home to buy. Whilst watching this show I made some observations that I would like explained.
One, I have noticed that a lot of American homes (on this show at least anyway) do not have a fence, I see no fence on along the sides of the house! You can walk out a side door and right into your neighbours property and you can see right into their house..Why wouldn't you have a fence? This is odd...
And two, a lot of the houses come with appliances like microwaves and fridges! I find that to be odd, in Australia we ALWAYS move with our appliances. I've never heard of a house coming with a fridge or a microwave...is this common all around America?
If you're ever gonna find a miscellaneous topic...this is it
lol
Here is my answer. Homes here in the states come in all shapes and sizes. I have lived all across this country . I have lived in several types of homes . If you want to get a feel of how houses look like try google maps using the satellite view. Also try street view. It will give you a good idea of what homes are like here in the states.
Hope that helps
Blessings
Bill
In the UK most houses have walls or fences. If you rent a house it can be either furnished or unfurnished. If its furnished you would expect to find the usual kitchen appliances. Newly built houses and apartments often come with ovens, washing machines and kitchen fixtures. Otherwise you may find some that are willing to leave some things as part of the sale negotiations but I would say that most people take their appliances with them.
In the US, 3 or 4 digit addresses generally indicate the property is within a city. 5 or more numbers indicate a county address.
Too, with the American worker not having received an effective raise in over 30 years, and most middle class jobs being replaced with minimum wage, no benefit ones, the growing trend now is tiny houses and apartments - places less than 500 square feet.
Too, with the American worker not having received an effective raise in over 30 years, and most middle class jobs being replaced with minimum wage, no benefit ones, the growing trend now is tiny houses and apartments - places less than 500 square feet.
if i move, i'm taking the fridge! lol
i do think everyone does it differently?
my daughter and son-in-law bought a house (at auction, gasp!) two years ago, built in 1858.
needs a little cosmetic work, but you should have heard the inspector rave about the "bones" of the house.
"look at those walls, how straight they are" he kept saying... haha
he said it has stood a long time, and will outlast most of what's built today. and it's brick, but i hope it never has to pass the tornado test!
some country roads are 20 miles long or better, so, yeah, high house numbers.
fences are good for dogs and suburbia. we have a cat, land and trees around, so, nope!
watching a few turkey hens wander through the yard (that's a garden for some of you) as i type.
ps-- Rick? 500 sq ft is really quite small, isn't it? are the lots tiny, too?
i do think everyone does it differently?
my daughter and son-in-law bought a house (at auction, gasp!) two years ago, built in 1858.
needs a little cosmetic work, but you should have heard the inspector rave about the "bones" of the house.
"look at those walls, how straight they are" he kept saying...
hahahe said it has stood a long time, and will outlast most of what's built today. and it's brick, but i hope it never has to pass the tornado test!
some country roads are 20 miles long or better, so, yeah, high house numbers.
fences are good for dogs and suburbia. we have a cat, land and trees around, so, nope!
watching a few turkey hens wander through the yard (that's a garden for some of you) as i type.
ps-- Rick? 500 sq ft is really quite small, isn't it? are the lots tiny, too?
Actually, most of them are on wheels so you can put them anywhere you want. But yeah, the idea is downsize for cost so lots will be small too.
Do a search for 'tiny houses'. They have some interesting designs out there.
https://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/
What Is The Tiny House Movement? – The Tiny Life
60 Best Tiny Houses 2016 - Small House Pictures & Plans
We went the other way. Moving from 1,000 square feet to 3,000. We're part of the big house movement!
Do a search for 'tiny houses'. They have some interesting designs out there.
https://www.tumbleweedhouses.com/
What Is The Tiny House Movement? – The Tiny Life
60 Best Tiny Houses 2016 - Small House Pictures & Plans
We went the other way. Moving from 1,000 square feet to 3,000. We're part of the big house movement!
Fun thread and questions!
I would say that most homes in the US do not have fences. There are even communities that have quite a few restrictions on where you can put a fence (and how high). In my hometown, it was illegal to have a fence completely around your house -- there had to be free access to the front door without the encumbrance of a fence.
Regarding appliances -- yes, most homes come with the fridge. Microwaves not so much unless they are built-in. Washers and dryers are usually NOT included.
I would say that most homes in the US do not have fences. There are even communities that have quite a few restrictions on where you can put a fence (and how high). In my hometown, it was illegal to have a fence completely around your house -- there had to be free access to the front door without the encumbrance of a fence.
Regarding appliances -- yes, most homes come with the fridge. Microwaves not so much unless they are built-in. Washers and dryers are usually NOT included.
I want to add a question to this thread:
Are most houses over there really huge? (or is it just that the TV shows like to show off the expensive ones?)
I sort of imagine having to work 12 hours a day until I m 150 to afford something like that
Are most houses over there really huge? (or is it just that the TV shows like to show off the expensive ones?)
I sort of imagine having to work 12 hours a day until I m 150 to afford something like that
I do not have a problem with some people having bigger houses than others, though. Honestly I think large houses are unnecessary unless you have a very large family : p But Im happy with my little house, I have all that I need, and no justified reason to desire more of it.
And yeah, homes here come with appliances. I rent, and they always come with these things. We bought a house once when I was a teenager, and it came with these things, too.
Homes here dont come with fences, but you can add one if youd like, if you have the space for it : p Id have no where to put a fence on my house : p But one day it could be really cool to have a home with a fence, just because I enjoy privacy.
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I got some interesting perspective on American homes and architecture evolution over the past few weeks strangely enough, between observing foreign architecture, reviewing the inspection reports on the home I'm personally looking at, and looking closer at the homes and communities that make up different zip codes in my area.
In Florida (and throughout a lot of the US for that matter) we have entire communities where the homes are designed not by an architect, but by developers, and unless you are living in a historic district, an urban core, or out in the boondocks by yourself in a swamp or on a farm, you are most likely living in suburbia in these cookie cutter housing communities where developers give homebuyers a choice of model "A, B, C, D" with a list of a million potential upgrades to these home models. Granted, it suits a lot of people's lifestyles, but our homes aren't typically built with an artistic aesthetic in mind.
Some compelling reading, and a podcast:
Welcome to McMansion Hell — McMansions 101: What Makes a McMansion Bad...
McMansion Hell: The Devil is in the Details - 99% Invisible
(P.S. Anyone here seen Arrested Development? Remember Sudden Valley? )
In Florida (and throughout a lot of the US for that matter) we have entire communities where the homes are designed not by an architect, but by developers, and unless you are living in a historic district, an urban core, or out in the boondocks by yourself in a swamp or on a farm, you are most likely living in suburbia in these cookie cutter housing communities where developers give homebuyers a choice of model "A, B, C, D" with a list of a million potential upgrades to these home models. Granted, it suits a lot of people's lifestyles, but our homes aren't typically built with an artistic aesthetic in mind.
Some compelling reading, and a podcast:
Welcome to McMansion Hell — McMansions 101: What Makes a McMansion Bad...
McMansion Hell: The Devil is in the Details - 99% Invisible
(P.S. Anyone here seen Arrested Development? Remember Sudden Valley? )