Custom Homes – One Story vs. Two Story Home?
Posted: Thursday, November 29, 2007
by Jake Borjas
Jamar Properties Inc - NC Custom Homes
You have done it!. You have decide to take the plunge and build your dream custom home. There are many advantages to building a custom home over buying a home that is already built before you see it. However, there are countless decisions to make and questions to answer before your vision can become a reality. After choosing the location, one of the hardest decision will be whether to build one story or a two story custom home.
Items to consider building a one story home ranch style
- Ranch style homes appeal to families with young children. Keeping the younger ones off the stairs is big on the priority list.
- A one story home is easier to clean.
- In the event of a fire, ranch style homes are easier to escape because there are no second floor windows.
- Achieving the right temperature in a one story home is easier than in a two story home.
- A ranch home requires more land than a two story home.
- For older adults a ranch style home might accommodate better to their needs. Climbing stairs becomes more difficult as we get older.
- Ranch homes allow the home builder to vary the ceiling heights, making it more attractive.
- A two story home is build on a smaller foot print
- For a custom home builder, two story homes are easier and cheaper to build.
- For families with older children, the stairs might become an advantage. They offer greater separation of living areas.
- Even the inconvenience of going up or down the stairs can be turned into a positive by exercise enthusiasts. They consider the trek a form of daily exercise.
- A vacuum cleaner feels a lot heavier when you have to drag it to different floors.
- Achieving the right temperature in second floor can be a challenge. If the thermostat is located in the first floor, the second floor will always be too hot or too cold.
- Two story residents feel safer from the threat of a burglar
I am sure there are many much more items to review if you are facing this decision. This list is intended to bring out points of discussion for your selection. Deciding to build a custom home is not for the faint hearted. A Ranch or two Story home? Only you can decide.
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