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what constitutes remodeling? Changing the entire layout of the house? because from my experience, nearly all houses in my country have the same kind of layout.
by kazen44 7y ago
what constitutes remodeling? Changing the entire layout of the house?
because from my experience, nearly all houses in my country have the same kind of layout. Having lived in both pre and post ww2 housing. The major differences seem to be:
- new, post ww2 houses have larger kitchens
- old, pre ww2 houses seem to have a smaller living room and a "front room" (with load bearing walls in between). Modern houses have these rooms combined into a larger, single living room.
- the bathroom in post world war 2 houses are considerably larger.
Also, what is the deal with many american houses having multiple bathrooms with showers/baths in them?
- jhbadger 7y agoHaving multiple bathrooms (with showers) is nice because in the mornings people can get ready in parallel rather than in serial and so people are less likely to be late. It's a good thing to have, but yes, it isn't really a necessity. It's a relatively new thing even in America -- the 1960s era house I grew up in America in the 1970s-1980s had just one bathroom for the whole family.