How Americans' houses differ from ours: so here's the thing!

It is interesting how life on another continent changes not only the appearance of the inhabitants, but also their homes. And even modern houses, despite the fact that they seem exactly the same, have significant differences. Let's figure out what they have different from ours and what can be useful to us, and what looks more like nonsense.

Read in the article

1 Egg or chicken? Communications or home?
2 They prefer cheap technology
3 Space versus economy
4 No washing machine in the bathroom and other quirks
5 Kitchen - great ideas
6 Why are window plots so popular in horror movies?
7 And the cherry on the cake: the fence

Egg or chicken? Communications or home?

For example, in the States, first communications are brought to the site, and then a house is built. And nothing can be built without an agreed plan. With this they are strict. And here it is just the opposite - we build, and then we supply gas, water, electricity.

How do Americans' homes differ from ours? — And in rural settlements and dacha cooperatives, the practice is such that first they build a house, without any plan or project, and then they legalize

They prefer cheap technology

Frame technology in America has filled 95% of the construction market. They do not build here for centuries, as is customary in our country. There is no question of passing the house on to your great-grandchildren. Everything is done from the cheapest building materials. The result of such preferences is clearly revealed every time during hurricanes and other cataclysms, which are not uncommon in these latitudes.

We contrast this approach with capital spending and a solid approach. It's like in the famous fairy tale about three pigs, remember who turned out to be the smartest as a result?

Space versus economy

If we take the average private house for a family of three, then in the States it will be 250, and we have 150 square meters.

Why is that? Americans value space, and in most cases, their homes do not have heating. So they can afford a large area.

For our latitudes with harsh climates, such a large space is inevitable heating costs. Have to think about saving

And another interesting point: the cost of a house in America depends on the number of bedrooms, and a bedroom is a room with a window and a wardrobe. In this case, the living room and kitchen are not considered rooms.

And they don't make hallways here at all - here they immediately enter the living room. Our entrance hall is a protective vestibule for keeping warm in the living area.

No washing machine in the bathroom and other quirks

There are many utility rooms in the American's house, many of them opposite our pantry. Here you will never find a washing machine in the bathroom or kitchen or a heating boiler in the hallway. All of these auxiliary mechanisms in American homes are usually lowered to the basement and placed in isolated rooms. There is a workshop, dressing room, laundry, boiler room, storage room.

And it is also customary for them to make as many bathrooms as possible. That is, a bathroom in the bedroom plus another one on the floor is the norm. Not so bad, right?

Also, you will not find the hose and watering can we are used to in the bathroom. Here, this structure is firmly attached to the wall or ceiling.

Kitchen - great ideas

A large and spacious room is always allocated for the kitchen in the States. But there are certain rules that are followed when arranging it: the sink is made opposite the window and certainly a large one. Such that it is possible to bathe in it a preschool child.

A spacious kitchen is right, although it’s just interesting: according to statistics, a little more than half of families cook at home, why do they need such kitchens? Reheat fast food sandwiches?

Why are window plots so popular in horror movies?

The reason is simple - their windows do not open wide open, like ours, but upward. And here's a natural result for you: the frames fall and pinch your fingers, hit those looking out of the window on the head.

Well, do such windows have any advantages? It is really problematic to wash them. And what do you think?

And the cherry on the cake: the fence

The Americans have practically no fences. And the point is not even that they do not want this, but that they are forbidden to erect capital fences. This is strange to us - but there it is the norm.

If you are wondering, here is a small eyewitness report about building a house in America:

Which differences do you find useful and which ones do not? Share your opinion in the comments!

Discuss0

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