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Hubby & I lived and learned. We both had to sell our homes and it's not easy. And both were regular homes - no special handicap features. This was a pie-in-the sky questionairre so I pied! :-)
Interesting though that a whole neighborhood near us has nearly every-other home built with a separate or semi-separate area. When they were building some ... nosy here went up looking at them up-close. I couldn't figure out why SO MANY have this feature.
And beyond that, WHO ACTUALLY BUYS them. None are for sale so someone does!
I caught one couple outside one day and asked. But I already forgot! I'm 40 now - my excuse. I think some are for woodworking, some for extra area and some that are detached are for live-ins or in-laws.
Lori
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Date: 01/05/05 10:39:41
Subject: [QUAD-L] Home Accessibility
Most homes are designed for others to use. Rare is the custom home. To a
contractor, using a proven designs means a smooth project from pouring the
concrete, to framing the structure and adding the brick before the wiring, water
and heat are added. To a building contractor, timing is everything cuz you are
paying people to show up and work. When you have a fingerprint structure, you
have design changes due to poor planning, and you still have to pay your
labor force to show up. This adds to the construction costs and fewer profits.
That is why contractors like row houses. They generally know how long
everything takes and where to cut corners.
Fingerprint, designs are different. Between the design, the blueprint and the
construction... there are changes.
Another aspect to consider is knowledge vs practicality. When happens when
its time to sell the house. Who would consider buying a structure built for me?
Still another thought regarding limits. To some, $10,000 is the limits. Yet
to others, money is no object means $250,000. And for others......$2 million
is merely a ball park.
Recently in our area, a person built a modular home that was perfect for him
and his MS among homes costing their owners big dollars. After the house was
completed, his neighbors decided that the house as constructed didn't meet
their design covenant and had lesser amount of square footage and filed suit
against the owner. So you have a case where the perfect house for someone
offended others. What a twist, eh?
Planning is everything....
W
Yes ... also for me ... a separate guest house for an aide or other.
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