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Old 03-04-2007, 07:22 PM
 
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Our realtor told us the transitionals are the newer homes which have the "peaks" on the outside. Seems like most cookie cutter homes have this these days and will probably date the houses tremendously (much like the Brady Bunch style house screams 1960s!).
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Old 03-04-2007, 07:30 PM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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Our realtor told us the transitionals are the newer homes which have the "peaks" on the outside. Seems like most cookie cutter homes have this these days and will probably date the houses tremendously (much like the Brady Bunch style house screams 1960s!).
Actually....nope....again....the outside of our home is quite traditional. It's only on the inside do you notice it doesn't have a complely tradional floorplan.
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Old 03-04-2007, 07:36 PM
 
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Our realtor told us the transitionals are the newer homes which have the "peaks" on the outside. Seems like most cookie cutter homes have this these days and will probably date the houses tremendously (much like the Brady Bunch style house screams 1960s!).
I have never heard that. I have peaks, dormers for another word. But the inside is traditional. I think honestly your realtor is wrong. Peaks have nothing to do with the style of the interior of your home.
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Old 03-04-2007, 08:35 PM
 
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Dormers are different though...I think of that as traditional cape. I have noticed that all the newer "peaky" houses seem to say "transitional" when they look like that...

Seems like "colonial" has a common look inside and out...same with Victorian...same with Federal...etc...so it would make sense to me that "transitional" would have a "look" both inside AND out...but that's just from observation, not any real knowledge of it!

ok, I'm editing here...but I'm just thinking that open floor plan can't be the ONLY criterion for qualification as 'transitional', so what are the others then? I mean, when we lived in AZ, we had a Southwestern style house, very open floor plan,but it wasn't called 'transitional', it was called "southwestern." I think I'm spending too much time thinking about this! I'm just really curious about it now!!
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Old 03-04-2007, 08:42 PM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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Dormers are different though...I think of that as traditional cape. I have noticed that all the newer "peaky" houses (usually in cookie cutter neighborhoods) seem to say "transitional" when they look like that...

Seems like "colonial" has a common look inside and out...same with Victorian...same with Federal...etc...so it would make sense to me that "transitional" would have a "look" both inside AND out...but that's just from observation, not any real knowledge of it!
But that is not what transitional means....it's not an exact term for sure, but what it does mean is that it takes elements of both traditional and contemporary styles and combines them in a variety of ways....not all the same from house to house.

In our case, I don't have the kitchen open to everything (traditional), but my formal dining room is three walled and open off the living room (modern). I don't have cathedral ceilings all over , but do have it in the foyer and an open stair case (combined).

Your realtor doesn't seem to know his houses.
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Old 03-05-2007, 04:49 AM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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I like my first answer coupled with Desdemona's response/clarification to it as the clearest definition on the thread.
Transitional can mean a lot of things.
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Old 03-05-2007, 09:16 AM
 
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"Your realtor doesn't seem to know his houses."

Well, that's ok b/c I like older (pre-WW II) homes...so it doesn't really make a difference for me..Just curious.
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Old 09-25-2007, 11:14 PM
 
Location: Cary, NC
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Our realtor told us the transitionals are the newer homes which have the "peaks" on the outside. Seems like most cookie cutter homes have this these days and will probably date the houses tremendously (much like the Brady Bunch style house screams 1960s!).

What are peaks on the outside? Aren't they just gables?
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Old 09-26-2007, 04:43 AM
 
Location: Wake Forest
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"Your realtor doesn't seem to know his houses."

Well, that's ok b/c I like older (pre-WW II) homes...so it doesn't really make a difference for me..Just curious.
I've lived in 100 year old home as well. Both styles have their charms.
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