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Our house in Eastport is 1400 sf and this one in WV is 1500 sf - as we get older, we find we need less space and actually want less space - except for those times when my son comes and brings my granddogs, one of them is the size of a small pony - then with the granddogs and the corgis, the house is way too small.
While I can see the heating advantages of a small house, I don't really want to live in one. My wife and I moved from a huge, two-floor apartment to a cramped 3rd-floor attic walk-up (maybe 500 sq. ft. if you count the stairwell), and it was tough for us to live in. Then we moved to an 1100 sq ft house, better, but still not enough. Now we have an 1800 sq ft house, and I can already see that it isn't going to be enough for the two of us and I'm making plans for additions.
Different strokes for different folks. Closeness and togetherness are fine, but sometimes you need to be able to get a little separation too. We each need some of our own space to get away from the other if we want/need to...and, sometimes, we *NEED* to- we can both be rather opinionated and obstinate and when we get to butting heads, a little space is a *good thing*.
I'm with you Zy. My house is about 2500 sq. for the living area and it's just me, the two dogs, and the cat. I use all of it. I've got my painting studio, my sewing area, and my mosaic area down in the walk-out basement (that isn't counted as part of the 2500). It's just about right. If I had a partner with his own interests requiring space, there'd have to be an addition because I'm not giving up any of what I have. lol
Alice - thanks for the photo. Interesting about your windows. Did you have this house built on the site or was it delivered? What type of basement, if any, do you have? Do you live in it year round? How do you heat it?
There is no basement. It has a loft. It was built at Hillview and delivered intact. Heating, if and when that happens, will be electric via generator. Currently it is seasonal.
We had a neighbor in Milford that had two small, approx. 12x12 cabins built. He then had a man build a kitchen and bath into one, and a bedroom and sitting room into the other. They were then conncted by a 6x6 mudroom/entry. His was done for a camp but, could easily be a wonderful tiny home. At the time, (about 6 years ago) he paid 12000 for the "rough" cabins, and 7000 for the work done.
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