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European homes tend to be much smaller than American homes and are very rarely stand alone single family homes. I get to the UK often and almost everything is c

European homes tend to be much smaller than American homes and are very rarely stand alone single family homes. I get to the UK often and almost everything is connected and have small little “gardens”. This is fine and it makes for cheaper construction since there are far less materials and labor is shared across many homes. The hones are tiny by American standards too. We don’t have this as much in the USA. People generally want single family homes that are 2000 square feet+ and 1/5 acre of land. This is a lot of roof, a lot of siding, a lot of timber, a lot of flooring, a foundation, etc. Easily 6-figures in materials and even more for labor, etc. Especially if you go with premium materials. Windows installed are $2k/window. My would cost $70k to install all new, premium windows for example. Premium hardwood quarter-sawn flooring in a 3000 sq foot gone is another $30k, etc. You can start to see how this adds up from $100k+ in materials for trash to many hundred thousand for premium, quality materials.

yrgulation 4y ago
The uk is a bit of an exception. The norm in continental europe is standalone homes and usually much larger. Europe is a diverse continent with varying property size and expectations.
- nemo44x 4y ago
  The average European home size is nearly 1000 sq-feet (92 square meters) smaller than the average American home being built today. And yes, although there are exceptions and Europe is diverse, multi-family homes are far more common. I'm not saying this is bad - in fact I think America should probably do more of this since it's much cheaper to share resources. But yes, I did some quick research and it appears homes in the UK are among the smallest in Europe. Lots of people on that island I guess. It's no wonder so many of them choose to move to the USA! Here's an interesting graphic: https://www.businessinsider.com/ons-english-homes-are-a-third-of-the-size-of-american-homes-2017-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/ons-english-homes-are-a-thir...

yrgulation 4y ago

The uk is a bit of an exception. The norm in continental europe is standalone homes and usually much larger. Europe is a diverse continent with varying property size and expectations.

nemo44x 4y ago
The average European home size is nearly 1000 sq-feet (92 square meters) smaller than the average American home being built today. And yes, although there are exceptions and Europe is diverse, multi-family homes are far more common. I'm not saying this is bad - in fact I think America should probably do more of this since it's much cheaper to share resources. But yes, I did some quick research and it appears homes in the UK are among the smallest in Europe. Lots of people on that island I guess. It's no wonder so many of them choose to move to the USA! Here's an interesting graphic: https://www.businessinsider.com/ons-english-homes-are-a-third-of-the-size-of-american-homes-2017-10 https://www.businessinsider.com/ons-english-homes-are-a-thir...