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post 1689399593 09-02-2023, 12:14 PM
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~1,000 sq ft homes -- the Goldilocks size for the modern world.

Give or take ~200 sq ft.

- These homes were built in abundance 1970s and earlier.

- Perfect size for modern household sizes.

- Usually built with better quality than modern mass produced housing.

- Relatively cheap to remodel/maintain

- Easier/quicker to clean

- Cheaper utilities/property tax than McMansions

- Often come with bigger yards than modern homes.

- Sometimes have character than modern homes lack

- Often closer to the city

In the modern world where people aren't getting married as much and having lots of kids...often one single person living in a home -- 1,000 +/- 200 sq ft is the perfect size home.
post 1689399873 09-02-2023, 12:19 PM
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I agree, as long as they have open floorplan and high ceilings. The only problem with the ranch houses from the 1970s is they all have like 8 foot ceilings and it feels small as fuk inside.
post 1689400253 09-02-2023, 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted By OliverHeldens⏩
I agree, as long as they have open floorplan and high ceilings. The only problem with the ranch houses from the 1970s is they all have like 8 foot ceilings and it feels small as fuk inside.
Two things I often hear but don't really agree with.

Open floor plan in a small house is BAD...you want walls to partition off spaces, give privacy and help with sound. I like the ability to get out of sight for a bit...not be in one big room.

Ceiling height isn't a big deal for me either as long as it isn't under 8ft. Lower ceiling can mean cheaper utilities...easier to clean, paint, etc. Could also mean less steep roof, easier to get on for checking stuff/cleaning gutters.
post 1689400333 09-02-2023, 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted By eddiehaskell⏩
Ceiling height isn't a big deal for me either as long as it isn't under 8ft. Lower ceiling can mean cheaper utilities...easier to clean, paint, etc. Could also mean less steep roof, easier to get on for checking stuff/cleaning gutters.
Major COPE for your poverty lifestyle

1500 sq ft ranch with an unfinished walkout basement, tall ceilings, big bedrooms, closets, and bathrooms, long driveway, acreage
post 1689401573 09-02-2023, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted By blazenbb⏩
Major COPE for your poverty lifestyle

1500 sq ft ranch with an unfinished walkout basement, tall ceilings, big bedrooms, closets, and bathrooms, long driveway, acreage
Never liked basements -- not many homes built with them in the south. Don't care about ceiling height -- lumped in with the annoying obsession about open floor plans and stainless steel appliances.

Not really against a longer driveway but means more expensive to redo/longer walk to mailbox. Don't mind acerage, but I'm good with 0.5/1 acre lots...feel an element of added security with home being in sight of people/like to occasionally talk to neighbors/sit on porch and see people...plus not paying property tax on extra land I wouldn't really use. I also like being able to cut the yard with a push mower.
post 1689401613 09-02-2023, 12:56 PM
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In 30 years, there will still be houses built in the 1950's, and even some from the 1940's that will be holding up better than a lot of houses built 50 - 80 years newer than them. Home construction quality took a huge nose dive in the 2000's that a lot of people don't realize.
post 1689401803 09-02-2023, 01:02 PM
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Lots of Homes in the Greater Los Angeles area are from the 1920's
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post 1689401943 09-02-2023, 01:05 PM
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Originally Posted By ArnoldLibCuck⏩
In 30 years, there will still be houses built in the 1950's, and even some from the 1940's that will be holding up better than a lot of houses built 50 - 80 years newer than them. Home construction quality took a huge nose dive in the 2000's that a lot of people don't realize.
True. These modern neighborhoods with larger vinyl siding homes 10 feet apart on 0.1 acre lots that were thrown up quickly just rub me the wrong way. Basically big apartments.
post 1689402413 09-02-2023, 01:14 PM
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I think my shop is bigger than than tbh
post 1689402643 09-02-2023, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted By GooBaaa⏩
I think my shop is bigger than than tbh
that's so cool
post 1689402663 09-02-2023, 01:20 PM
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Originally Posted By eddiehaskell⏩
that's so cool
Thanks boyo

I have two of them, one for my stuff and one for winter storage for people that pay me money to store things
post 1689402833 09-02-2023, 01:23 PM
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My first home was 975sqf. 2BD/2BA. 2 Car garage.

Loved the home. Sat on 8000sqf plot. The only downside was a tiny kitchen with very little storage space. I love cooking, and it was a hassle.
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post 1689402953 09-02-2023, 01:25 PM
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I'm on 3 acres, 2800sq ft + basement, 6 car tandem garage, 30 min from DC. Just as the good lord intended.


3500sq ft is the sweet spot.
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post 1689403073 09-02-2023, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted By Tuksonrider⏩
My first home was 975sqf. 2BD/2BA. 2 Car garage.

Loved the home. Sat on 8000sqf plot. The only downside was a tiny kitchen with very little storage space. I love cooking, and it was a hassle.
one thing the smaller homes will kinda steer you towards is not becoming overwhelmed by possessions. i don't like having too much stuff because I start feeling overwhelmed by it...not too much stuff on my floors either because I like to be able to vacuum the floors and baseboards of the entire house pretty quickly.
post 1689403183 09-02-2023, 01:32 PM
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yeah I think 1,000 sq ft, with mostly kitchen and living space, small ass bedrooms. Like 10x10 bedrooms would be perfect. 1 full bath. 4 car garage/shop.

I can dig that.... Too bad this layout DOES NOT EXIST in the USA.
post 1689403493 09-02-2023, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted By HMFIC_BROWSIN⏩
yeah I think 1,000 sq ft, with mostly kitchen and living space, small ass bedrooms. Like 10x10 bedrooms would be perfect. 1 full bath. 4 car garage/shop.

I can dig that.... Too bad this layout DOES NOT EXIST in the USA.
homes like that are common in the south...you can build whatever kind of garage/shop you want. for me i don't cook much so never had the feeling of needing a bigger kitchen.
post 1689403533 09-02-2023, 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted By Godfrd824⏩
I'm on 3 acres, 2800sq ft + basement, 6 car tandem garage, 30 min from DC. Just as the good lord intended.


3500sq ft is the sweet spot.
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1500 is good but even 1000 could be good if the layout was well done.


Agree that having a higher ceiling makes it feel bigger. 8ft ceiling the entire house makes it feel small.

Also a lot of living room layouts are horrible and any of them that make the fireplace the centerpiece are terrible for a home theater. brb TV above the fireplace looks like chit it was never built for that. Or you have a separate "den" and that means a larger house.
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Originally Posted By elterrible987⏩
1500 is good but even 1000 could be good if the layout was well done.


Agree that having a higher ceiling makes it feel bigger. 8ft ceiling the entire house makes it feel small.

Also a lot of living room layouts are horrible and any of them that make the fireplace the centerpiece are terrible for a home theater. brb TV above the fireplace looks like chit it was never built for that. Or you have a separate "den" and that means a larger house.
A lot of the older homes don't have perfect layouts unless you do a full on gut...but their quirkiness is what adds character instead of being cookie cutter like 99% of the homes they are building now. i agree about tvs over the fireplace...awkward placement.
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Originally Posted By Redfish225⏩
Das it
My dream house is 10+ acres, 3500sq ft single level plus a finished basement, 4-6 car garage, and here's the kicker, two ADUs, maybe 600-700sq ft each to be used as guest quarters. I like having family over, just not too close.
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1000sqft homes

You must be semi rural

All new developments and subdivisions here are less then 1000sqft blocks let alone houses
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My pos house is 860 sq feet on the main level . I have a full basement too,so that helps , but even being single I find it small . 1500 sq ft would be the minimum for me if I built a house , but preferably 2500.
I’d like a bigger bedroom with its own bathroom, a spare bedroom with a half bath for company , and a dedicated computer room upstairs. Also a decent size kitchen would certainly help,as a large living room for that home theatre experience.
In the basement I’d have a spare bedroom ,full bath and a gym . So 1000 sq ft ain’t gonna cut it
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Sure perfect size if you're single or a childless couple. Got kids - you need more space.
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Originally Posted By eddiehaskell⏩
Ceiling height isn't a big deal for me either as long as it isn't under 8ft. Lower ceiling can mean cheaper utilities...easier to clean, paint, etc. Could also mean less steep roof, easier to get on for checking stuff/cleaning gutters.
Manlet detected

30 course throughout with optional 33 in living/dining is the best
28 courses is a death knell for a house… can’t have fans, light fixtures or decent sized paintings/features on the wall, windows are also tiny in a 28c house
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Originally Posted By moosik85⏩
1000sqft homes

You must be semi rural

All new developments and subdivisions here are less than 1000sqft blocks let alone houses
I've always lived 15-30 minutes outside Charlotte which is semi rural/rural. 95% of new developments are just rows and rows off of tightly packed 1800-3000 sq ft vinyl boxes on postage stamp sized lots....they change some of the trim stuff on the outside to attempt giving them different looks.
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Originally Posted By frankdtank20⏩
Sure perfect size if you're single or a childless couple. Got kids - you need more space.
Yup,you’d have to compromise all the time . Would be a pita.

There used to be a family that had ten boys and they lived in about 400 sq ft . It can be done ,but none of them turned out normal
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A lot of people have big houses where they don't even go into most of it. I'm one of them. My house is like 3800sqft and I don't use hardly any of it. Probably going to sell it soon and get something smaller.
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Originally Posted By moosik85⏩
Manlet detected

30 course throughout with optional 33 in living/dining is the best
28 courses is a death knell for a house… can’t have fans, light fixtures or decent sized paintings/features on the wall, windows are also tiny in a 28c house
Don't really care about lot of windows or particularly large windows but that's me. I have ceiling fans in all my 8 ft ceilings homes.

At the end of the day -- my thinking is more --
a house is a house is a house. A place to sit on the couch, sleep, watch tv, take a shower, chit, eat, work in the yard a little. Not some sort of trophy signifying how hard I've worked and that "I've made it".
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