AIBU to not see the point

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of a bungalow especially nowadays when land is at a premium?

My parents bought a bungalow when we were in our teens. It just so happened to be the nicest house available plus their garden is huge compared to the neighbours. It was nothing to do with mobility or laziness just choice. bungalows where they are sell for more than other houses and sell faster.

Seems a ridiculous question to ask.

so yes YABVU

I think it's an odd choice too OP. It can't make a better use of space really and they would be more expensive per sqm due to the larger plot size needed compared to a house. I also like the idea of bedrooms being upstairs and ideally on one level until kids are older. BUT we live in a ground floor flat and it is nice not to have to drag things up and down the stairs, it's much easier to clean and tidy and I have mobility issues that would be worse if I had to carry kids up stairs. It's also so easy to lie in bed on a bad day and have the kids playing within earshot and an easy distance away in case they need me. I'm still dreaming of my house but maybe I should consider a bungalow instead.

My friend in Australia grew up in a bungalow and stairs were strange and exciting to her. I presume this was because land is/was cheap there so they built outwards rather than upwards - I presume bungalows are cheaper to build because the construction is less complex and foundations less deep or something. I was pondering this a few days ago with my DH. Perhaps being cheaper was the reason for the OPs neighbour's decision.

andrew I'm not sure, not seen any non-rentals built recently, but I'm not sure whether it was PP related. Thinking about it, the whole area has been 'regenerated' so possibly they have knocked down some old ones before building the new ones...

We moved into our bungalow with the full intention to build upwards into the loft. During the time it took for the planning permission to go through (no problems, passed first time) we had decided that actually one level living is was perfect in every way. I like the fact it's very sociable all on one level, and quiet too - no banging and crashing upstairs with teenagers/toddlers.

It's bungalow central where I live. Until recently it was almost impossible to get planning permission for a two storey house. And even now you mostly only get two storey houses in big developments, not individual new builds.

I used to hate them with a passion but I'm starting to see that they can be very modern and attractive actually.

My granny's bungalow is bigger than the house she had before even though they have the same number of bedrooms!

Due to there being no stairs all the rooms are bigger and the hallway is really just a box of doors with room for her cabinet (for her ornaments etc) because without a staircase a hall is just wasted space

Only less bathroom though but she's had builders in and they Said it would be cheap and easy due to the really good garden space if she wanted to add one

Sorry that should have read one less bathroom not only less.

Fatalatomo My mother and DSF had a bungalow with an L-shaped living area and the kitchen in the crook of it, and everything off a small hall - it was all bloody doors. It was like the set of a Brian Rix farce. DSF was convinced that there was a bishop in his underwear somewhere around the place.

Of course they have a place, as a Dalek left behind in the 1970's I need 1 floor, seriously planning conquering the universe does require my full attention and arsing about with stairs is time wasted

I day dream about living in a bungalow....
no stairs that dd can never go up.
heaven.

VirginiaTonic Wed 14-Jan-15 17:59:00
Some people like bungalows just because they are lazy.

and some people like them
because
no stairs
no lift

I think this thread is probably the most times ive read the word bungalow in one go. It gets weird after the first 15 posts

Don't knock it till you've tried it!

We built our bungalow 6 years ago and we love it. We had planning restrictions to adhere to and could only get permission for a bungalow even though we are in the middle of the countryside! I'm so glad we built it now and wouldn't want to live in a house with stairs.

Ours is 1900sq ft and very spacious and bright. I love that everything is within easy reach and find I'm more tidy and organised as I don't have to go 'the whole way up stairs!'

The only thing that ever puts me off moving to a bungalow is the same reason I wouldn't like a ground floor flat.

You can't (or I wouldn't) leave the bedroom windows open at night.

I'd hate that.

I lived in a bungalow when I was first married. With young kids having no stairs to gate off / supervise was a big boon. Plus when they were a bit older, they were never as far away in the house as if they were upstairs iyswim.

I loved that bungalow.

weird

i never wanted stairs and i dont see the difference between a 2 story and a 1 story if the size is exatly the same

Well we leave our bedroom windows open all night in our bungalow. Including the large window at the side, not just the little top window. And no-one has yet paid us a visit. But our small village is miles from anywhere so I doubt if burglars would find their way here.
(My aunt used to call them 'burg-u-lars'!)
Having said that, I suspect that some very large SPIDERS have found their way in through the ever-open window. GAAH!

I see why knocking down a house to build a bungalow is odd.
Maybe one of them has a degenerative condition that means that they will be unable to use stairs in a few years time.

"Also, when I was in Dublin once, I noticed that they had terraced bungalows and I realised I'd never seen such a thing anywhere else"

MIL lives in a village in Northumberland. Her bungalow is part of a terrace.

We loads of bungalows in our village in South Yorkshire. Some are quite modest and some are really swanky with electric gates.

I live in an estate of just over 40 bungalows. Plenty of fields all around us still...as there have been since my house was built in the late 70's. I even gasp have garden all the way around my house...and a drive! The waste of land - why have I never thought of it before?