All Posts Tagged With: "square"
Should There Be a “Furnace Guzzler” Tax?
For a very long the nation has been divided by a fundamental question: What do we do about large houses?
Truth is, we love ‘em. While part of the population endorses the “small is beautiful” approach, huge numbers of folks adore elephantine houses.
Like our meals, today’s homes have been super-sized. The Census Bureau reports [...]
Mega Homes Versus Real Estate Sanity
According to the National Association of Home Builders, a home built in 1950 usually had 700 to 1,200 square feet while in 2007, says the association, the typical new home averaged 2,479 square feet.
Bigger homes, of course, require more dollars to buy, finance, refinance, insure, heat, air condition, and carpet. The equation is bigger homes [...]
What’s The Right Way To Measure Square Footage?
The business of measuring square footage may seem fairly clear, but that is not the case.
Some folks measure inside wall to inside wall, others measure to a point halfway into the wall. Some count garages, balconies, and patios, others do not. Some owners and builders count basements, others only count “finished” living space. Another [...]
Should I Enlarge My Home Or Get A Bigger One?
If you enlarge a smaller home you may find that central heating and cooling systems need to be expanded to accommodate the additional volume of space and that the electrical system must be updated.
In terms of a design, it is possible that the living room, dining room, and kitchen will be too small to accommodate [...]
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