Would you rather live in a one or multi-storey home ?

7 years ago

last modified: 7 years ago

Do you prefer living in single storey home, or would you prefer a second level? For instance, are bungalows more desirable than a home on two or more floors? Vote and tell us all the pros and cons!

I prefer a bungalow (single-storey home)

I prefer a multi-storey home

Other - tell us!

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nobleseneb

7 years ago

For many years my partner and lived in an apartment in Central London; and a couple of years ago when we started house-hunting we discovered - unsurprisingly - that in houses with stairs and a decent sized landing, a significant percentage of living space was - in our view - wasted. Yes, some people like the drama of an open staircase - but I'd rather use the upstairs space as a study and the downstairs as an extension to the kitchen. And besides - vacuuming stairs is a pain.

Eventually we bought a bungalow - and touch wood, haven't looked back. One friend quipped that we'd bought a flat with a garden but without upstairs neighbours; while for us there's an easy progression of rooms leading into rooms - the flow from kitchen to dining to drawing room makes for relaxed entertaining, and the early morning amble from bedroom to coffee machine can happily be made in the dark.

For some, bungalow living occurs when stairs become a problem - but for us, it was always about space and style.

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Stephen Edwards
7 years ago
I always wanted to live in a tower, until I stayed in a converted windmill I soon got fed up with the (steep) stairs. One house I lived in was three storey, the kitchen was in the basement it didn't take me long to have a coffee maker on the top floor for my first cup of the morning. Current home is sort of single storey, there are basement store-rooms but all the living accommodation is on one floor. It's a bit of an odd layout with most rooms interconnecting, but I find it very easy to live in and no longer forget what I went upstairs for as there is no upstairs.
LTS
7 years ago
I'm not keen on single storey because whilst sleeping an upstairs ajar small window feels more secure to me.
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I have always wanted to live somewhere tall just to be able to get a decent view out of the window, but as you get older you gat wiser, stairs are a pain! Buy while young enjoy the ease of-one level into your later years.
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7 years ago
Apart from the obvious pain of climbing up and down stairs, (especially with hoovers) another advantage of bungalows is they give the illusion of your home being more spacious due to all the rooms being on one level. I do however prefer the LOOK of houses and the feeling you can 'get away' from it all if you go to an upstairs room.
Ian Molesworth
7 years ago
last modified: 7 years ago
A lot depends on location and a whole lot of other things. A ground floor only dwelling in a city may be noisy and a potential security risk. An upper floor in a high land value place may be the best option. A rural location with views may suit a bungalow and stairs once you're over about 70 stairs be a problem!
barbaradryhill
7 years ago
I was brought up in a single storey house abroad. There was a distinct separation between sleeping and bathing quarters and the cooking and daytime living areas. There was little wasted space. If plot size is an issue, then no more than an extra storey for bedrooms and a bathroom and shower would be my choice, with a cosy study downstairs with a small en suite which could be used as a guest bedroom or later as a bedroom if the stairs became a problem.
I see a dining room as a luxury and would prefer a kitchen with dining facilities and a utility/larder. A sitting room for relaxation and entertaining would complete the picture....
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7 years ago
i love my cottage bungalow i have had houses and prefer to be on the flat everything is at hand,
jenniimatthews
7 years ago
I think it's just the word bungalow that puts people off...my friends have just converted a one story farm building and it's fab ....we are just buying a bungalow ourselves but I
call it a one story cottage...
barbaradryhill
7 years ago
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bungalow
88wj88
4 years ago
Its about time the Bungalow was re-branded, especially now modern terraced houses have the grand title of "town houses"

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