insanity...

[chelidon]

Taste for Space Is Spawning Mansions Fit for a Commoner (subhed: Hot Housing Market Opens Doors to Mini-Taj Mahals)

This is so totally wrong. The amount of waste involved with one of these monstrosities is completely insane. But that's the American Dream..,

...which, no matter what I do or don't think about it, will almost certainly come crashing to a halt as energy prices spiral upwards. I have to admit, I do like big houses, but my thinking is more along the lines of how many people I could fit in it.

Comments

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the top floor here slopes down to 4' at the walls, so it's not all usable space, at least for standing. And I hear ya -- we've got cathedral ceilings, too, and they always make me want to stick a loft up there on the beams to use all that "wasted" space. On the other hand, the high ceilings really help keep it cool during the summer, so we don't even have an air conditioner, nor need one.

Space

[(Anonymous)]

We ended up with 2000 sqft, or thereabouts, and it is weirdly huge. A bit more than twice the size of our old Boston place (which the new owners bull-dozed to drop a McMansion on the site of the old 2 bedroom cottage). We got our place for the land. If I ever won lotto, I would consider knocking this place down, not to make anything bigger, but to make a super-eco-friendly place. Hey, it's nice to dream.

Stephen in NZ

PS- you still owe me an email!

Re: Space

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

They bulldozed your old place? I liked that house! McMansions, bleah.

I hear you about the house and land. I fell in love with the land here. Claudia and Kelly loved the house, but I was never big on post-and-beam, always wanted an old Victorian. Well, I'm glad we've got what we got -- modern plumbing and electrical, and post and beam means none of the interior walls are load-bearing, so you can knock out and move whatever you want, nice. It's grown on me, anyway, though I still want a turret ;>

And yes, I *do* owe you an email, and I really want to chat more with you. There's so much to say, I haven't ever finished the email... I've got a couple of days of blessed relaxation coming up, I'll try to get a note to you soon.

[kitten-goddess.livejournal.com]

Um, you're also in New Hampshire. Like you need A/C! *giggles*

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Yeah, okay, well there's *that* ;> There are actually a couple of days in the middle of summer when it gets too warm upstairs, but on the main floor, windows open, no worries.

[alobar.livejournal.com]

If I could stick in a vent fan at the peak, it would suck out the hot air. I got spoiled owning my own home for years. Now I can't fuck with the streucture because it isn't my building.

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Yes, double-edged sword there. I really love being able to knock out walls, or just paint or whatever, but on the other hand, every #$$% time something breaks, it's my job to fix it ;>