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They just want to sell a bunch of houses quickly, not to create perfect houses. Good enough is quite literally good enough for them. There will be compromises
by ilyt 3y ago
They just want to sell a bunch of houses quickly, not to create perfect houses. Good enough is quite literally good enough for them.
There will be compromises because they build for average buyer, not for you.
And people that are looking for a house usually want to move there as soon as possible, doing custom not only means you need to pay more but that you also have to wait longer and pay for the place you're currently living extra year or two.
Ideally all would start from some common plans then architect would customize it based on the future home owner input but that's frankly expensive.
- SoftTalker 3y agoI think ideally we would all live in modest, reasonably sized simple rectangular houses that are built to last, to be energy efficient, and which achieve low cost through standard designs. The "then architect" part of the process results in McMansions that are awful to live in, are environmentally disastrous, and contribute to the growing unaffordability of housing for all but the upper classes.
- nradov 3y agoIdeally people would have a variety of options for size and style based on what they like and can afford rather than being forced into your personal preferences. There are more important factors than energy efficiency for most buyers. While I don't have a McMansion myself, they are actually quite livable for the target market of upper-middle class suburban nuclear families with children. The major homebuilders literally hire sociologists to do field research on such families and then design house plans to fit their lifestyle.
- mschuster91 3y ago> I think ideally we would all live in modest, reasonably sized simple rectangular houses that are built to last, to be energy efficient, and which achieve low cost through standard designs. In an ideal world yes, in the real world you'll get run out of town being called a "communist", or no one will buy the houses because actually built-to-last homes are waaay more expensive than the cheap drywall and wood stuff that one sees go up in the air with every tornado video.
- zdragnar 3y agoBuilding with bricks adds 3x the cost compared to stick framing. On top of that, they'll hold up better to a weak tornado, but anything over EF2 will structurally compromise one. Add in all of the other disadvantages, and it is small wonder why people don't use them often in construction anymore. They're pretty high up on the list of CO2 cost as well, between firing and shipping.
- albuic 3y agoThose might not be common in the US or in your place but are very common in others and are at least in the country I live in, because they are just an investment.
- kansface 3y agoArchitects don’t design McMansions. The lack of an architect is actually how they are produced. Less than 10% of housing in the US was designed by an architect.