ᐅ Is the real estate market increasingly forcing families to build their own homes?
Created on: 6 Apr 2019 11:35
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Thierse
Actually, we would prefer to avoid building. Unfortunately, existing properties within a 20 km (12 miles) radius have become quite expensive, and affordable rental houses with small gardens are simply scarce.
Until now, we have been living in an old rental apartment without a garden. We would like to change that, but there is a lack of options. The listings on various platforms are overcrowded with families looking for affordable housing.
Who is familiar with this situation, and how do you deal with it?
Until now, we have been living in an old rental apartment without a garden. We would like to change that, but there is a lack of options. The listings on various platforms are overcrowded with families looking for affordable housing.
Who is familiar with this situation, and how do you deal with it?
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HilfeHilfe15 Apr 2019 07:08They have one bathroom plus a guest toilet with a washbasin.
What is the point of a children's bathroom???
My kids struggle with brushing their teeth and such.
I don't understand.
What is the point of a children's bathroom???
My kids struggle with brushing their teeth and such.
I don't understand.
I’m going to admit it now: we have a kids’ bathroom. At the moment, it’s not used by our daughter but by me. Having two bathrooms in the morning is a luxury when we get ready at the same time and don’t have to wait for someone to finish in the toilet. It’s certainly not essential for happiness—but when I listen to my colleagues with daughters aged 13 and 15, I’m glad we will have a kids’ bathroom in 10 years.
P.S. In hindsight, I would also place the smaller shower room near the parents’ area and make the larger family bathroom accessible from the hallway. But I think my wife sees it differently...
P.S. In hindsight, I would also place the smaller shower room near the parents’ area and make the larger family bathroom accessible from the hallway. But I think my wife sees it differently...
There are shower toilets for that on the ground floor.
But as already mentioned, habits vary. For example, no one here would wait for someone else to finish in the bathroom.
However, as someone pointed out earlier, there are families who never see each other naked. That naturally limits the possibility of using the bathroom simultaneously.
That said, the toilet can also simply be built separately.
But as already mentioned, habits vary. For example, no one here would wait for someone else to finish in the bathroom.
However, as someone pointed out earlier, there are families who never see each other naked. That naturally limits the possibility of using the bathroom simultaneously.
That said, the toilet can also simply be built separately.
RomeoZwo schrieb:
but when I hear my colleagues with daughters (13 and 15), I'm glad to have a kids’ bathroom in 10 years . Teenagers can also learn that they are not the center of the universe—it doesn’t hurt to know that.
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chand198615 Apr 2019 10:32It’s not a feature, it’s a bug.
It is considered convenient (and it is) and desirable (but it is not) to minimize the need for coordination, compromise, and accommodation through appropriate living spaces. Being forced to "work things out together" develops skills that are often lacking today. This is not only due to small children's bathrooms, but also related to them. And the desire to avoid this is symptomatic.
It is simply not always beneficial when everyone can do "their own thing" within the family as undisturbed as possible.
This is also connected to the topic: Clearly, leaving out such rooms, which serve the purpose of bringing family members together, makes building cheaper.
It is considered convenient (and it is) and desirable (but it is not) to minimize the need for coordination, compromise, and accommodation through appropriate living spaces. Being forced to "work things out together" develops skills that are often lacking today. This is not only due to small children's bathrooms, but also related to them. And the desire to avoid this is symptomatic.
It is simply not always beneficial when everyone can do "their own thing" within the family as undisturbed as possible.
This is also connected to the topic: Clearly, leaving out such rooms, which serve the purpose of bringing family members together, makes building cheaper.
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