- Square-footage-maximizing floorplans, with a 3-foot wide lawn that your HOA still wants in pristine condition
- "Open floorplans" so you can listen to the roar of your dishwasher, washer, and dryer from the comfort of your living room (is it cheaper to get rid of interior walls and doors?)
- Mandates to use more-fireproof sticks and boards, and non-carcinogenic insulation
- Incremental improvements in the technology of home appliances, no thanks to home-builders
I hate that's the sum of "progress" in housing quality. I wish more expensive homes meant something more than extra bedrooms with the same race-to-the-bottom construction and townhouse-level neighbor-separation as the next development.
- Square-footage-maximizing floorplans, with a 3-foot wide lawn that your HOA still wants in pristine condition
- "Open floorplans" so you can listen to the roar of your dishwasher, washer, and dryer from the comfort of your living room (is it cheaper to get rid of interior walls and doors?)
- Mandates to use more-fireproof sticks and boards, and non-carcinogenic insulation
- Incremental improvements in the technology of home appliances, no thanks to home-builders
I hate that's the sum of "progress" in housing quality. I wish more expensive homes meant something more than extra bedrooms with the same race-to-the-bottom construction and townhouse-level neighbor-separation as the next development.