Georgian houses are terrible

veryangryman

I never managed to understand the phrase "Georgian housing" as a buzzword. 
Every time i see one, I think "awful". Terrible insulation, ridiculously overpriced, usually has little to no parking.  Why are they popular?

You're just another red brick in the wall.

ShaneC93

veryangryman wrote: »

I never managed to understand the phrase "Georgian housing" as a buzzword. 
Every time i see one, I think "awful". Terrible insulation, ridiculously overpriced, usually has little to no parking.  Why are they popular?

Location? & 'Heritage'. Probably 95% location.

For Forks Sake

veryangryman wrote: »

I never managed to understand the phrase "Georgian housing" as a buzzword. 
Every time i see one, I think "awful". Terrible insulation, ridiculously overpriced, usually has little to no parking.  Why are they popular?

Aye, parking was a major design consideration in the 1700 and 1800s alright :rolleyes:

Tell me how

veryangryman wrote: »

I never managed to understand the phrase "Georgian housing" as a buzzword. 
Every time i see one, I think "awful". Terrible insulation, ridiculously overpriced, usually has little to no parking.  Why are they popular?

Location.
Also often have features which are popular such as high ceilings, fireplaces in bedrooms, ornate staircases etc.
Some people like the idea of living in a home which might have been there for 100 years plus.

Mint Sauce

Insulation, and dodgy plumbling/electrics aside, they are probably better built than anything during the Celtic Tiger Era, and definetly more pleasing to look at.

The Crowman

veryangryman wrote: »

I never managed to understand the phrase "Georgian housing" as a buzzword. 
Every time i see one, I think "awful". Terrible insulation, ridiculously overpriced, usually has little to no parking.  Why are they popular?

Those inconsiderate bastards from 200 years ago not providing parking.

SEPT 23 1989

I would give my right arm to own one

0lddog

veryangryman wrote: »

I never managed to understand the phrase "Georgian housing" as a buzzword.
Every time i see one, I think "awful". Terrible insulation, ridiculously overpriced, usually has little to no parking.

Berserker

veryangryman wrote: »

I never managed to understand the phrase "Georgian housing" as a buzzword. 
Every time i see one, I think "awful". Terrible insulation, ridiculously overpriced, usually has little to no parking.  Why are they popular?

Those Georgian houses have been around for generations and they'll be suitable for habitation long after the paper thin junk that passes as apartments and houses today have fallen down.

Tell me how

Berserker wrote: »

Those Georgian houses have been around for generations and they'll be suitable for habitation long after the paper thin junk that passes as apartments and houses today have fallen down.

Plus, they'll look much better with comparable amounts of care in terms of maintenance.

External walls with rendered plaster finish looks horrific on modern apartments after a very short period of time. Not to mention wood panelling which has an even shorter life span before it looks poor.

whisky_galore

Berserker wrote: »

Those Georgian houses have been around for generations and they'll be suitable for habitation long after the paper thin junk that passes as apartments and houses today have fallen down.

Yep. Shoddy buildings/fire traps (despite being supposedly built to modern fire safety regulations), pyrites etc courtesy of the get rich quick schemes of developers that went bust and are now unaccountable.

Mint Sauce

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I would give my right arm to own one

That or Victorian.

Pinch Flat

What did the Georgians ever do for us?

For Forks Sake

Pinch Flat wrote: »

What did the Georgians ever do for us?

Failed to provide adequate parking according to OP

stateofflux

veryangryman wrote: »

I never managed to understand the phrase "Georgian housing" as a buzzword. 
Every time i see one, I think "awful". Terrible insulation, ridiculously overpriced, usually has little to no parking.  Why are they popular?

I have rented in Georgian houses for the last 10 years.

Now i cannot go back to low roof housing without feeling claustrophobic.

I do agree they are a nightmare to heat in winter, but the vibe of living in them in the spring and summer is class. .

FFred

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I would give my right arm to own one

I would give my right arm to be ambidextrous

BuboBubo

They have huge high windows, love the old ones with the old wavy glass panes. You can see tiny bubbles and ripples in them. The doors are class too, and the fanlights.

The rooms are big, with high ceilings and really nice stairs too.

If I had 276 million in the bank I'd buy one.

riclad

You can upgrade the insulation, theres not much you are allowed to do
to an apartment apart from painting the walls.
Georgian houses tend to be located close to shops, bus stops, if you live
in an estate you,ll probably need to have a car to live there .
The ceilings are higher than a standard semi d house.
Theres programs on rte about people building new high tech kitchen,s
in old houses .
Theres house,s being built now which may be gone in 100 years .
You can buy one for maybe 300k , they are not alot more expensive than a standard house.
its also a matter of taste, i could say country or metal or folk music is awful .
Why do people buy antique furniture when you can buy a good table in ikea for 50 euro?
It,s a free market ,buy a house with a front garden if you want your own personal parking space.

Pinch Flat

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Failed to provide adequate parking according to OP

They seemed to have nailed in on Merrion square and fitzWilliam squares in Dublin though. Loads of parking.

James 007

For Forks Sake wrote: »

Aye, parking was a major design consideration in the 1700 and 1800s alright :rolleyes:

Of course it was, houses seem to be sold these days with out the grazing rights, how dare they:rolleyes:

Snickers Man

The Crowman wrote: »

Those inconsiderate bastards from 200 years ago not providing parking.

Actually they did. They were called stables and most Georgian Terraces had a Stable Lane at the back of them.

Of course nowadays these stables are all called Mews Developments.

Snickers Man

riclad wrote: »

Y
Theres house,s being built nowschools built in the last 10 years which may be gone in 100 years are being demolished already

according to last night's news. Some cowboy company from Tyrone that built loads of schools recently. Turn out not to have nailed the walls together or something.
:mad::mad:

Aglomerado

BuboBubo wrote: »

They have huge high windows, love the old ones with the old wavy glass panes. You can see tiny bubbles and ripples in them. The doors are class too, and the fanlights.

The rooms are big, with high ceilings and really nice stairs too.

If I had 276 million in the bank I'd buy one.

Me too, I love them, the lovely proportions of the rooms, and the ornate plasterwork cornicing and ceiling roses. Externally they look so elegant.
I always loved Pery Square and the Crescent (not the shopping centre!) in Limerick.

On the other hand, mock "Georgian" one off houses in the countryside usually look rotten.

minikin

There are bargains to be had and flights are cheap.
Who wouldn’t want to invest in these period properties?