property description
Oct 27th 2005, 9:12 pm
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property description
hello all,
I've just been browsing the rental sites and i see that alot of them are called either a unit or duplex. Can someone tell me what these are. Sorry to be so thick but it just comes naturally to me! Thanks Sue
I've just been browsing the rental sites and i see that alot of them are called either a unit or duplex. Can someone tell me what these are. Sorry to be so thick but it just comes naturally to me! Thanks Sue
Oct 27th 2005, 9:32 pm
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Re: property description
Originally Posted by The Bevs
hello all,
I've just been browsing the rental sites and i see that alot of them are called either a unit or duplex. Can someone tell me what these are. Sorry to be so thick but it just comes naturally to me! Thanks Sue
I've just been browsing the rental sites and i see that alot of them are called either a unit or duplex. Can someone tell me what these are. Sorry to be so thick but it just comes naturally to me! Thanks Sue
Elaine xxx
Oct 27th 2005, 9:44 pm
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Re: property description
Originally Posted by elaine&graham
Hi Sue, a duplex is, one plot of land with 2 houses adjoining, like a semi here. I think a unit is what each of these houses are called. Hope that helps.
Elaine xxx
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).Sometimes used to describe a unit in a town house complex.
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Oct 27th 2005, 9:49 pm
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Re: property description
Originally Posted by wanderingwombat
A unit is usually a part of a 2-3 storey complex (poor man's apartment ).
Sometimes used to describe a unit in a town house complex.
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).Sometimes used to describe a unit in a town house complex.
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Oct 27th 2005, 9:56 pm
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Re: property description
[QUOTE=The Bevs]Thanks alot. x[/QU
Glad to be of help
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Glad to be of help
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Oct 27th 2005, 11:50 pm
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Re: property description
Originally Posted by The Bevs
hello all,
I've just been browsing the rental sites and i see that alot of them are called either a unit or duplex. Can someone tell me what these are. Sorry to be so thick but it just comes naturally to me! Thanks Sue
I've just been browsing the rental sites and i see that alot of them are called either a unit or duplex. Can someone tell me what these are. Sorry to be so thick but it just comes naturally to me! Thanks Sue
A duplex is two units in the one building. Usually one on top of the other, but can be side-by-side. They're more desirable than units as there's only ever two of them together - hence duplex. Similarly, a unit in a set of three is called a triplex.
Oct 28th 2005, 12:13 am
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It depends on what State you are in, sometimes even which town you are in as to what a Unit is and what a duplex is....
To me....growing up in mainly Melbourne a unit is a detached single story house of usually only 1-3 bedrooms and there are anything from 2 - 20 units on a block. They share a common driveway but usually have either their own garage or carport and quite often their own back garden.
A duplex is similar although is a semi detached on a block.
But like I said, the explinations will vary so it will depend on where you are looking as to what it means...
Hels
To me....growing up in mainly Melbourne a unit is a detached single story house of usually only 1-3 bedrooms and there are anything from 2 - 20 units on a block. They share a common driveway but usually have either their own garage or carport and quite often their own back garden.
A duplex is similar although is a semi detached on a block.
But like I said, the explinations will vary so it will depend on where you are looking as to what it means...
Hels
Oct 28th 2005, 5:22 am
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Re: property description
Originally Posted by Hels
It depends on what State you are in, sometimes even which town you are in as to what a Unit is and what a duplex is....
To me....growing up in mainly Melbourne a unit is a detached single story house of usually only 1-3 bedrooms and there are anything from 2 - 20 units on a block. They share a common driveway but usually have either their own garage or carport and quite often their own back garden.
A duplex is similar although is a semi detached on a block.
But like I said, the explinations will vary so it will depend on where you are looking as to what it means...
Hels
To me....growing up in mainly Melbourne a unit is a detached single story house of usually only 1-3 bedrooms and there are anything from 2 - 20 units on a block. They share a common driveway but usually have either their own garage or carport and quite often their own back garden.
A duplex is similar although is a semi detached on a block.
But like I said, the explinations will vary so it will depend on where you are looking as to what it means...
Hels
i'm hopefully heading for Bunbury WA. Sue
Oct 28th 2005, 5:33 am
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Re: property description
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Thanks for replies
i'm hopefully heading for Bunbury WA. Sue
i'm hopefully heading for Bunbury WA. Sue
I lived in perth for 4 years and when I was there a duplex was as I said like a semi and a unit the name for one house sharing a single plot of land with another house. Hope that might clear things up a little.
Elaine xxx
