My Bungalow Bliss

350,000 "ball park" aka 400,000+. Well done the architects yet again blowing the budget that their clients have, jeez

Ffs

Yeah sure here's some VR. That'll help you find another 100 grand.

Usual RTE choreographed "budget" dance

A cottage or nearly any old farmhouse usually had the layout of going in the door you went left to the kitchen and maybe a room off it and right to the sitting room with one or two rooms off it. The chimney in the middle of the house was a huge division between the two sides of the house, in my mothers house the chimney breast downstairs was two thirds the depth of the house and about 6 feet deep, it took a huge chunk of the floorspace.

The early bungalows were an antidote to the traditional houses, rectangular with really big windows (single glazed) a corridor accessing each room so no rooms off rooms etc. Early ones had heaps of small rooms again a reaction to the old style farmhouse with a couple of larger rooms often with several kids sharing one room.

Huge closet required this week

another thing that really distinguishes the 70s/80s bungalows from everything else is those heavy concrete black or brown roof tiles. They were not really used before then or since. Must have been heavy work for the roofers back then

Agree, top job for the budget compared to last week, i know which one i'd prefer.

Sounded like a summer home so I'd say they'll deal with

In fairness it was a very good job this week. The budget was blown yet again but unlike last week this couple looked like they could absorb it more as they already have their main house. They spent 350k total on the works and got a hell of a lot more for their money than the couple last week who spent 337k and didnt even get a ulitity room.