Are new homes built like McMansions? (houses, construction, architect, foundation)

[Sooners9354]

I’ve watched a bunch of videos of what modern homes look like and I see McMansions and they look nice. I just want to know are houses in every state building single family homes that look like McMansions? or just regular homes?

[Hemlock140]

No, not here, it's just that the typical tract home has gotten bigger. We have several new developments and they are all 4,000-4,500 square feet, on minimum 5,000 sf lots. They are still cookie-cutter all similar or the same, often with dual masters for multi-generational families, and starting at $1.3 million. The rare McManson here is new construction on an infill lot, often with a clearcut of a small forest, and would be $6,000 sf or more on at least an acre, starting at over $2 million.

[JayCT]

Originally Posted by Sooners9354

I’ve watched a bunch of videos of what modern homes look like and I see McMansions and they look nice. I just want to know are houses in every state building single family homes that look like McMansions? or just regular homes?

What McMansions are you talking about? McMansion is usually a derogatory term meaning a large ugly home crammed on a small lot. They usually lack any architectural integrity. Here in Connecticut, new homes tend to be built on larger lots and have more traditional architecture so they aren’t really McMansions. Some may call any large newer homes McMansions no matter what but they aren’t correct. Jay

[K'ledgeBldr]

The overwhelming majority of SFH built here in the states are built the same way-

Some type of concrete foundation
Dimensional lumber framing and/or hybrid structural components
Weather resistant veneers for walls and roofs
Gypsum board wall interiors
Plumbing
Heat source
Electrical
Door(s) and window(s) for entry and exit

Everything else is cosmetic.