And you need to count in something else, the actual changes in living standards. Nowadays the cost (for a new house) for "utilities" (water, electricity, heati

And you need to count in something else, the actual changes in living standards. Nowadays the cost (for a new house) for "utilities" (water, electricity, heating, A/C, etc.) plants/hardware is a considerable factor, as a rough estimate 20-30% of the construction costs, and a large house in the 40's would probably have had one single bathroom/WC (if any[1]) for a 3 bedrooms home. jaclaz [1] In rural parts it was not so unusual to have an external loo