So how big was the house you owned when you were 24?With two occupants it probably *will* be a good thing. I'm just saying it's really, really tiny.
Is that what the kids are calling "getting some strange" these days?
All houses look small when you are just looking at the slab or the framing... then when it's sheetrocked it starts looking bigger again.Don't make me kill you, SS. You're not the one who has to live with her neurosis
24?
I guess about 30 square feet?
Not a bad guess, it's about 1250 IIRC. Small attic area, cathedral ceilings in the living room and master bedroom.
OH MY GOD! That is even tinier than I thought!
You will.I actually didn't think it looked that small when it was the slab... and I think it looks bigger now that it's framed. Jenn is still convinced we're going to have to go pressed-against-the-wall, commando-style when we move from room to room, though
That is the size of the house we are about to move out of this week.Not a bad guess, it's about 1250 IIRC. Small attic area, cathedral ceilings in the living room and master bedroom.
I actually didn't think it looked that small when it was the slab... and I think it looks bigger now that it's framed. Jenn is still convinced we're going to have to go pressed-against-the-wall, commando-style when we move from room to room, though
MBC and I lived in a 1200 sq foot apartment for five years and it was plenty big. Do you get a garage with that house?
I've got Friday off as well (and the next 11 days after that too
), so I can ride with ya.
I would bet not.
Kick ass! McG is thinking of ditching work too. Sweeeet.I've got Friday off as well (and the next 11 days after that too
I'm thinking more for bike and tool storage. I really don't care about the cars.I would bet not.
People from the Northeast always wig out when they see that smaller houses down here do not have garages.
Its common.
No. We thought about it and hemmed and hawed, and eventually we decided to forego the garage in the interest of keeping the mortgage payments down while I am in school and then she will be in school. We had the house situated on the lot specifically to make sure there was room to add the garage on, though.
- I can count the number of times I scraped frost off my winshield this past winter on one hand.
*bit*The weather is a ... more forgiving down here to those without garages
Come on! Show us your mug!
Is it a 2 bedroom, one bath?
No kidding???!!!
What? I'm a big fan of little houses. Hopefully someday I'll have one like this in the mountains:Alright, SS, we've heard it. You can give it a rest now
GR- 15 x 16
They key to that plan is the kitchen/dining/great room combo. Our current house is kind of like that. All together & all open. Makes for a very spacious "feel" without being all that big. For the record - my pad is "only" 2300 sq. feet and it feels too big sometimes.Alright, SS, we've heard it. You can give it a rest now
N8, it's a Donald Gardner plan. <snip>
It's called the Riley. Nice job, bv. Didn't see that before I posted. Oh well, mine weren't too far off, I suppose. I am outta here!Alright, SS, we've heard it. You can give it a rest now
N8, it's a Donald Gardner plan. Can't remember the number, but this looks like it, minus the garage and with the addition of an 8x8 storage room on the back right corner:
Ah.... I've never built a Donald Gardner plan... but I have about 1000 catalogs from him...Alright, SS, we've heard it. You can give it a rest now
N8, it's a Donald Gardner plan. Can't remember the number, but this looks like it, minus the garage and with the addition of an 8x8 storage room on the back right corner:
Yeah, that's what we thought. We actually walked into this exact same floor plan down the street (with the garage though) and it felt exceptionally spacious for such a small square footage. You know one thing that added a suprising amount? The TV niche is outside of the house so that the TV is actually flat with the interior wall.
GR- 15 x 16
Dining- 12 x 9
Kitchen- 12 x 10
BR1- 12 x 14
and the other BRs are roughly 12 x 12, I think. Those should be close guesses. plus 2 full baths, 2 walk-in closets, linen closet, a smaller closet in the office (bed #3), a laundry room (6 x 4ish), a pantry (7x3ish), and the 12 x 10 screened porch.
the GR/dining/kitchen are all open, with the beds/baths coming off the right side of the house and the porch on the left. Also, there is a 20 x 18 patio off the back, and the 8 x 8 storage unit.
edit: sorry for the lack of capitalization; i am anxious to leave work.
Oh i see... Does the tv mount up there above the fireplace too???
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Yep, that's one of the things that adds space to the small living room. The TV and all the entertainment components all go in there, so we don't have to have a entertainment center jutting out into the room, and limiting the field of view for the chairs/sofas.
