ᐅ Future Vision: Construction Mistakes of Today

Created on: 14 Nov 2019 16:24
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Fummelbrett!
Hello everyone,

I have often wondered what typical “building mistakes” from the 2010s and 2020s will be seen as in a few decades. Would you like to speculate together?

I mean, in the 1970s, it was considered stylish and modern to cover bathroom walls with brown tiles all the way to the ceiling and combine them with sunny yellow sanitary ceramics. Back then, no one could have imagined that this would one day be regarded as unattractive.

Will vinyl flooring and laundry connections on the first floor be seen as typical but now outdated features of our time? Floor-to-ceiling windows? “Smokey eyes” (dark window tinting)? Which elements will make the next generation shake their heads and wonder about our questionable taste?
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Pinkiponk
19 Nov 2019 19:41
Outdoor heat pumps? I can imagine that, especially when homeowners can no longer afford or want to pay for regular maintenance and servicing, they might become a bit louder and could disturb others. I also don’t find those that are not "hidden" somewhere but stand right next to the front door very appealing.
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Snowy36
19 Nov 2019 19:53
Yes, it’s quite extreme how some people annoy their neighbors with it.... and usually, it’s the neighbors who have to put up with it.
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fragg
20 Nov 2019 07:45
Snowy36 schrieb:

Yes, it's pretty intense how some people bother their neighbors with it... and that the neighbors usually have to live with it.

If it's approved, then it's approved.
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Nordlys
20 Nov 2019 09:45
Snowy, be honest: I am surrounded by heat pumps. What annoys me? Nothing at all, really.

If I lived next to you, would I be allowed to start my Briggs and Stratton to mow the lawn? Would we be allowed to hang laundry on the line? Play badminton? Grill with charcoal? Have visitors over? Use a portable radio next to the lounge chair? Karsten
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guckuck2
20 Nov 2019 14:36
I have to say, as someone living in a new development area without gas supply, that so far I haven’t noticed any negative aspects of air-to-water heat pumps. It seems there is either a lot of prejudice involved or these units have simply improved.
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hampshire
20 Nov 2019 14:43
Snowy36 schrieb:

Yes, it’s really something how some people annoy their neighbors with this... and that the neighbors usually have to put up with it.
Irony on: Neighbors at all... Irony off.