The term "McMansion"
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The term "McMansion"
| Thu, 05-10-2007 - 11:51am |
We were talking about "McMansions" in my Urban Sprawl post and some of you guys were wondering where that expression came from.
| Thu, 05-10-2007 - 11:51am |
We were talking about "McMansions" in my Urban Sprawl post and some of you guys were wondering where that expression came from.
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I haven't looked at the wikipedia article yet but my take on McMansions is that they're cheaply built, large status homes that all look alike and that sit on tiny plots of land.
We have a lot of McMansions here in the St. Louis suburbs. GREAT big houses on LITTLE BITY plots of land.
Just another status symbol.
I miss the house of my youth - old ranch style house that sat on a HUGE yard with a great big maple tree to climb.
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Precisely.
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That kills me. Why would someone pay $800K for a house that you can look out your windows directly into your neighbor's house? Give me more land, less house!
>Give me more land, less house!<
Me too. I can't see spending that much money on a house with no yard. I want that great big yard with the great big oak or maple tree. Something the kids can run around in.
Maybe that's why all the young kids have serious weight problems nowadays? No yards?
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Nope. Too many computers and video games.
That kills me. Why would someone pay $800K for a house that you can look out your windows directly into your neighbor's house? Give me more land, less house!
Amen to that!
I just want a little cottage like this:
http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/2329358/2/istockphoto_2329358_victorian_cottage.jpg
or http://www.cranberrylink.com/images/August%20023.jpg
Ooh, I want to play! Love the yellow house btw. Cute!
I can't afford either of these now but maybe someday: ($200 K, 1300 & 1800 sq. feet)
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s10/BretteReid/EastNashHome3.jpg
http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s10/BretteReid/EastNashHome2.jpg
Ohhh...I LOVE that 2nd one!
One of my best friends is a builder and I told her I want this:
http://www.ihoc.com/home_showcase_28.html
It's really more of a hunting cabin, but the floorplan is just an open greatroom with a loft. I'd add first floor bedroom and bathroom, though. The plan is something like $30,000 for what I want. With land, wiring, plumbing, etc., I could get in for around $110 or so.
Edited 5/10/2007 3:07 pm ET by cfk_3
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