Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Oct 17th 2006, 11:18 pm
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
England: 3 bedroom semi in South East England downstairs open plan lounge, dinning room, kitchen, upstairs 3 bedrooms plus bathroom. Built 1971
Canada: 4 bedroom detached 2500 sq feet, double garage, mud room, 4 bathrooms, 2 additional bedrooms in basement, oh yeah and a pool.
. Built 1990
Bought this for less than what we sold our house in UK for back in May.
Raine
Canada: 4 bedroom detached 2500 sq feet, double garage, mud room, 4 bathrooms, 2 additional bedrooms in basement, oh yeah and a pool.
. Built 1990Bought this for less than what we sold our house in UK for back in May.
Raine
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Oct 17th 2006, 11:29 pm
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Didn't have a house in England. I was only sixteen when I left.
Canada: 1,500 sq feet on three levels of a four level split built in 1972 plus another five hundred sq feet of mostly developed basement, over sized double detached garage. Corner lot sized 60'x110'.
Purchased for $108,000 in 1987 currently worth in excess of $420,00 a ridiculous amount but I guess that the current market.
Canada: 1,500 sq feet on three levels of a four level split built in 1972 plus another five hundred sq feet of mostly developed basement, over sized double detached garage. Corner lot sized 60'x110'.
Purchased for $108,000 in 1987 currently worth in excess of $420,00 a ridiculous amount but I guess that the current market.
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Oct 18th 2006, 1:36 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
4400 sq. ft. 5 bed log house, on 120 acres woodland/pasture with river frontage, built 1994
Oct 18th 2006, 2:24 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
England: (1939) Max 700 sq ft 2 up 2 down semi with 120 ft garden.
Red Deer:1st house (2000) 1500 sq ft (up) smallish garden house much too big
2nd home (1979)1200 sq ft (up) 2 dble garages and lovely sized garden WE LOVE OUR HOUSE HERE. JUST RIGHT!
Red Deer:1st house (2000) 1500 sq ft (up) smallish garden house much too big
2nd home (1979)1200 sq ft (up) 2 dble garages and lovely sized garden WE LOVE OUR HOUSE HERE. JUST RIGHT!
Oct 18th 2006, 2:32 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
My neighbour's army boots can beat up all your mawmie's honour stoodents.
Also, it's check, not checck, Novo - I thought you were a bit anal about that sort of thing?
(If you need advice about lubricants, just ask.)
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Oct 18th 2006, 2:43 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
My neighbour's army boots can beat up all your mawmie's honour stoodents.
Also, it's check, not checck, Novo - I thought you were a bit anal about that sort of thing?
(If you need advice about lubricants, just ask.)To everyone else, let's leave price out of this. Or we'd have to bore each other.
Oct 18th 2006, 2:46 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Originally Posted by Novocastrian
Which lubricant do you recommend HWP?
Oct 18th 2006, 2:50 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
Oh well, that's easy.. KY Gel all the way... long lasting, good tasting and cheap... just like me.
My favourite too. But....get thee to the Maple Leaf, Strumpet!!!!
Oct 18th 2006, 2:55 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Originally Posted by Novocastrian
My favourite too. But....get thee to the Maple Leaf, Strumpet!!!!
Oct 18th 2006, 2:59 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
Sometimes (of the month) I can not contain myself!
Oct 18th 2006, 3:06 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Originally Posted by Novocastrian
OK. Today's the 17th. When can we talk again?
Oct 18th 2006, 3:11 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Originally Posted by hot wasabi peas
I'm actually not sure.... I'm 38, feel good and heading towards 'peaking' : it could be a while.
Oct 18th 2006, 3:18 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Originally Posted by Novocastrian
Good. Could you please peak in private, or at least on another thread?
Oct 18th 2006, 8:15 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
UK: 1,100 sq ft detached house, built 1996
Canada: 3,000 sq ft, detached, built 2002
The "Yard" (aka "Garden") in Canada 4 times the size of the UK house but the real space comes from the surrounding area; 1 minute's walk from the house and you're in the woods at the base of a mountain. Go the opposite direction and you're in the town within a 5 minute walk. Nice...
Canada: 3,000 sq ft, detached, built 2002
The "Yard" (aka "Garden") in Canada 4 times the size of the UK house but the real space comes from the surrounding area; 1 minute's walk from the house and you're in the woods at the base of a mountain. Go the opposite direction and you're in the town within a 5 minute walk. Nice...
Originally Posted by Novocastrian
A lot of people seem to come here for "bigger homes" and/or "more space"... so let's see how people already here made out. Also, inspired by a conversation on another thread, just for interest, when was it built?
I'll start: Single detached ~2100 square feet: big yard, 70x450 ft (3/4 acres), built in 1954.
I'll start: Single detached ~2100 square feet: big yard, 70x450 ft (3/4 acres), built in 1954.
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Oct 18th 2006, 8:29 am
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Re: Bigger house - more land: The Reality Checck
Isn't this thread a little obvious.... doesn't everyone know that generally Canadian houses and plots are much larger than in the UK.
It's definately a plus to give yourself more room to live and the sense of 'breathing space' - totally different ( but not necessarily 'better' than our 16th century home ). Having visited my cousin in New Brunswick I did ask how much time she actually spent at the end of her 1 acre front garden to which the answer was her hubby travels down to it with the motorised mower occasionally. So if that's the case, what's the point in having it just for the sake of saying " I have a 1 acre front garden " LoL.
Anyway, it did look good looking out of the front window and the back garden had an out of ground pool in it which was nice.
It's definately a plus to give yourself more room to live and the sense of 'breathing space' - totally different ( but not necessarily 'better' than our 16th century home ). Having visited my cousin in New Brunswick I did ask how much time she actually spent at the end of her 1 acre front garden to which the answer was her hubby travels down to it with the motorised mower occasionally. So if that's the case, what's the point in having it just for the sake of saying " I have a 1 acre front garden " LoL.
Anyway, it did look good looking out of the front window and the back garden had an out of ground pool in it which was nice.