So I was watching HGTV and...

[ScottyB]

...they were doing an addition on a home. They then proceded to make the following statement, "The home used to be a 9,000 sq. foot Colonial, but the couple needed more space." Who needs more than 9,000 sq. feet? It's now three times it's original size.

 

[Zim Hosein]

:Q

Why are you watching HGTV! 😉

Seriously ScottyB, did they have kids?

 

[Prior]

Houses we build are around 6 to 7k sq ft. and they seem small.

 

[tw1164]

who would have time to keep that clean?

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: Prior
Houses we build are around 6 to 7k sq ft. and they seem small.

That's nice. Do you laugh at the poor people when they drive their Porches around too?

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: Zim Hosein
:Q

Why are you watching HGTV! 😉

Seriously ScottyB, did they have kids?

They didn't say.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: tw1164
who would have time to keep that clean?

if they could afford it, then they could afford a maid/cleaning service

 

[SweetSweetLeroyBrown]

Originally posted by: Prior
Houses we build are around 6 to 7k sq ft. and they seem small.

yeah...but only rednecks like living in bfe

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
...they were doing an addition on a home. They then proceded to make the following statement, "The home used to be a 9,000 sq. foot Colonial, but the couple needed more space." Who needs more than 9,000 sq. feet? It's now three times it's original size.

I think someone is off by an order of magnitude. I can't imagine someone adding an 18000 sq. ft. expansion.

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: FeathersMcGraw

Originally posted by: ScottyB
...they were doing an addition on a home. They then proceded to make the following statement, "The home used to be a 9,000 sq. foot Colonial, but the couple needed more space." Who needs more than 9,000 sq. feet? It's now three times it's original size.

I think someone is off by an order of magnitude. I can't imagine someone adding an 18000 sq. ft. expansion.

It was a big ass house. They had 25 foot retaining walls around it to support it's weight.

 

[conjur]

9k sq. ft and it wasn't big enough?!?! Jesus Fvcking Christ!!! :Q

That's just ridiculous.

My dream home that I plan to build has 3 bedrooms with a HUGE master suite upstairs (bedroom, exercise room, big-ass bathroom), a big-ass eat-in kitchen, a family room, a formal living room, 2 bedrooms downstairs (with their own bathroom) and then the home theater room. And even that will be, at most, 3,000 sq. ft. Add on a basement and that's maybe another 1,000 sq. ft.


But 9,000?!?!

 

[Kelemvor]

That's like the show Designer's Challenge. The come in and some couple wants to redo their kitchen. THey give the info about how it's not big enough, needs a better layout, etc. THen the kicker is usually, "And they want to accomplish this for ONLY $50,000"

Where the hell is the challenge in that? If you can't do it for $50k, then you're doing something wrong. You want a challenge, come redo my kitchen for $2k. THere's a challenge....

 

[HonkeyDonk]

Originally posted by: Prior
Houses we build are around 6 to 7k sq ft. and they seem small.

I've lived in a few houses which were anywhere from 2900-3400 sq. ft. and that's plenty for me and my family.