What is a McMansion?
#76
Re: What is a McMansion?
I think The Chase looks much nicer than many new estates - at least you have some nice countryside bordering your plots - that makes a big difference. (quote)
Dfo, and fingers crossed that it stays that way , as lol I don't reckon Rich and our finances could handle another move.
See you tomorrow mate, for that common night in!
Dfo, and fingers crossed that it stays that way , as lol I don't reckon Rich and our finances could handle another move.
See you tomorrow mate, for that common night in!
#77
Re: What is a McMansion?
OK ! Did not want to add to this thread again, but .... " Legoland " as its described, does annoy me.
We live in an older house in an older suburb, its a nice house , but i would of loved a house in Butler ( Legoland BTW ! ) It has been very beautifully set out, with lots to do for kids etc, parks, skate parks , community centre etc !
A house is always sterile until you move into it , add your own personal touches , get the way you like it , then yes its a home !
We did not live in a 15th century cottage in the UK , so buying a house without acres of land, a maze and a bloody moat around it doesnt bother me !
Im pretty sure that people who move to Australia from the UK do really not expect to live in a place like that.
If they choose to live out in the sticks ? bush then thats fine ! But every one has their own preference.
A home is your castle !! ( as the saying goes )
Nicky
Last edited by nickyjohnt; Jul 4th 2008 at 2:23 pm.
#78
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Re: What is a McMansion?
It's mad Hevs isn't it? You chose your house, and where you live because it's what you want, can't really undertand why someone would feel the need to question that. There's nowt as queer as folks lol.
#79
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Re: What is a McMansion?
This looks like a really nice development but I'm just a little bit suspicious of the "half an hour to the CBD" quote on their web-site. Unless I'm looking in the wrong place on Google maps, the Sandhurst development is quite a bit farther than half an hour to the CDB. Can anyone else confirm/deny this?
- CDM
- CDM
It's near Eastlink, which has just opened so it's got good road connections but lousy rail connections.
PS: It doesn't really feel like it's near Cranbourne when you're on the ground. I doubt it's any nearer than Berwick which seems to be turning into Cranbourne North these days
#80
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Re: What is a McMansion?
OK ! Did not want to add to this thread again, but .... " Legoland " as its described, does annoy me.
We live in an older house in an older suburb, its a nice house , but i would of loved a house in Butler ( Legoland BTW ! ) It has been very beautifully set out, with lots to do for kids etc, parks, skate parks , community centre etc !
A house is always sterile until you move into it , add your own personal touches , get the way you like it , then yes its a home !
We did not live in a 15th century cottage in the UK , so buying a house without acres of land, a maze and a bloody moat around it doesnt bother me !
Im pretty sure that people who move to Australia from the UK do really not expect to live in a place like that.
If they choose to live out in the sticks ? bush then thats fine ! But every one has their own preference.
A home is your castle !! ( as the saying goes )
Nicky
We live in an older house in an older suburb, its a nice house , but i would of loved a house in Butler ( Legoland BTW ! ) It has been very beautifully set out, with lots to do for kids etc, parks, skate parks , community centre etc !
A house is always sterile until you move into it , add your own personal touches , get the way you like it , then yes its a home !
We did not live in a 15th century cottage in the UK , so buying a house without acres of land, a maze and a bloody moat around it doesnt bother me !
Im pretty sure that people who move to Australia from the UK do really not expect to live in a place like that.
If they choose to live out in the sticks ? bush then thats fine ! But every one has their own preference.
A home is your castle !! ( as the saying goes )
Nicky
#83
Re: What is a McMansion?
It's ridiculous that a country our size, with such a small population, has already resorted to high density housing on such a scale. Land releases should be larger, and so should the blocks. The government can afford to do this, and should.
We have plenty of space, so let's use it!
I've just been in California and they have plenty of this kind of stuff over there too. I guess they invented it. I think they do a better job of it though. It seems a bit classier over there, with a bit more space around each house. I think some of the stuff people on here are referring to as McMansions are not really McMansions, they are just crap, sterile, 4x2 Legoland.
We are currently renting a large property in a new estate. I wouldn't call it a McMansion but it does have a lot of space, which is well utilised. The suburb itself has been well-planned, is very green and there are lots of play areas for young children. In the UK, we lived in a village in a place built in 1891. It had a lot of character and was spacious by UK standards but it was hard to keep clean and there was always something going wrong with it. For now, we are enjoying suburban living in Perth. We have enough room so that we all have our own space and there are other small kids nearby to keep junior occupied. It is absolutely quiet at night - I love that.
Our goal is to find a large plot somewhere to build a house. We are hoping to get the best of both worlds - large house and a decent-sized garden. It should be suburban too so that junior isn't isolated.
I don't care which pejorative term other people use to refer to my home - McMansion, Legoland, Slum, Shack - take your pick. As long as the house suits my family and we are happy in it, folk can call it what they like.
#85
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Re: What is a McMansion?
Infact, plenty of people would consider country/hills a bit off and it DOES vary. (But there are cracking places.) When people scorn McMansions they tend to talk about one in outer suburban mortgage belts with frankly cashed up Bogans. You get it in Melbourne SE, and Sydney W.
The best property in Australia IMHO is near the cities, or in the best acreage locations/country towns nothing to do with type at all.
#86
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Re: What is a McMansion?
I remember reading a thread on here sometime ago about how noisy some rural blocks are at weekends. With dirt bikes and what one person described as all his neighbours buying big blocks of metal and then spending all weekend grinding them down, because thats all he could hear.
I've just been in California and they have plenty of this kind of stuff over there too. I guess they invented it. I think they do a better job of it though. It seems a bit classier over there, with a bit more space around each house. I think some of the stuff people on here are referring to as McMansions are not really McMansions, they are just crap, sterile, 4x2 Legoland. If building Legoland was an olympic sport, Australia would get gold every time.
I need a study but will make my own weatherboard 3mx3m office out the side back (no planning permission needed), and the same for a 6mx6m workshop further down (planning needed).
#87
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Re: What is a McMansion?
One good thing about newer houses (later than 88) is that they're not packed full of asbestos
#88
Re: What is a McMansion?
This looks like a really nice development but I'm just a little bit suspicious of the "half an hour to the CBD" quote on their web-site. Unless I'm looking in the wrong place on Google maps, the Sandhurst development is quite a bit farther than half an hour to the CDB. Can anyone else confirm/deny this?
- CDM
- CDM
#89
Re: What is a McMansion?
i was wondering about this too as i had never heard of the term before i started viewing this forum.
it's not something we use in australia. ( well maybe some do but certainly not anyone i know)
i started to read the answers you got but stopped and decided just to post this.
it's not something we use in australia. ( well maybe some do but certainly not anyone i know)
i started to read the answers you got but stopped and decided just to post this.
#90
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Re: What is a McMansion?
i was wondering about this too as i had never heard of the term before i started viewing this forum.
it's not something we use in australia. ( well maybe some do but certainly not anyone i know)
i started to read the answers you got but stopped and decided just to post this.
it's not something we use in australia. ( well maybe some do but certainly not anyone i know)
i started to read the answers you got but stopped and decided just to post this.
pictures of it under construction and just about finished
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