Housing trends you dislike?

[GAN]

Over-the-range combination microwave/hood fans. A miserable invention that's not satisfactory as either a hood fan or a microwave. In my work, these nasty contraptions are amongst the Top 10 of All-Time components that result in complaints and homeowner dissatisfaction.

So true....

 

[MillauFr]

Over-the-range combination microwave/hood fans. A miserable invention that's not satisfactory as either a hood fan or a microwave. In my work, these nasty contraptions are amongst the Top 10 of All-Time components that result in complaints and homeowner dissatisfaction.

Agreed. The below counter drawer microwaves are far superior.

 

[mefordis]

Over-the-range combination microwave/hood fans. A miserable invention that's not satisfactory as either a hood fan or a microwave. In my work, these nasty contraptions are amongst the Top 10 of All-Time components that result in complaints and homeowner dissatisfaction.

I have one. Our kitchen is 20 years old. Never bothered me much but now that you point it out, I don't love it.

 

[CdnCarrie]

And a place where it rains and I like to stay dry getting to my car. I know, you're doing a DOG PILE on me

I agree with you! As a female I always felt nervous coming home and coming out of my detached garage into the back lane. If the detached garage was off the street in front it would have helped.
But still I get where you are coming from.

Also I get the curb appeal of front attached garages aren't great but they aren't new. My parents house was built in the 70s and have one.
But living in a cold climate having an attached garage is now a must for me - both for safety and convenience.


I like my white cabinets. Yes they do sometimes show spills. Just imagine how gross dark cabinets are. YUCK! No one can see the spills and splashes so they aren't cleaned as often.

Another comment for garages - PP mentioned storage. We have neighbours who seem to do that and never park inside. I don't get this. It's like -40 here overnight. I want my attached garage with my cars inside. We all have big basements here - use that for storage.

 

[mrodgers]

A lot of people either don't like LED or it bothers them in different ways -so that's understandable. I suspect a lot of people said the same thing when Incandescents came out, as change affects people differently. I don't understand the relationship to the lights at work to you using a flashlight to do housework though ...definitely scratching my head on that one. Are you saying the light is too sharp so when you get home to a darker space you can't see? Or they aren't bright enough so your vision is being impacted from strain? Either case, it shouldn't be -but unfortunately many people/businesses switching to LED don't consult a lighting professional to ensure things are done properly.

Sorry, perhaps a manufacturing/work term. Housekeeping = cleaning up. Part of the safety program. "Housekeeping is everyone's job." That translates to people creating a mess and disappearing and because I'm the most visible out on the floor, I'm the one told I have to clean it up because "housekeeping is everyone's job."

I have large 3x3x4 foot plastic totes we store and transfer loose materials in (think the loose Styrofoam beads prior to being molded into a part in your Christmas gift packaging) and now out under the lights, you need a flashlight to make sure it's all cleaned out because you won't see it under the overhead LED lights.

 

[prairie_girl]

And a place where it rains and I like to stay dry getting to my car. I know, you're doing a DOG PILE on me

Two people commenting is a dog pile these days?

Agreed. I think we should move on from”OMG I’m offended that you don’t want a detached garage just like mine!”

Who’s being offended? Did some posts get deleted or something?

 

[tvguy]

As a responsible dog owner, you train your dog not to go off wandering around.

It would be weird to visit an area and see every yard fenced in. It's claustrophobic enough going into a suburban neighborhood let alone being entrapped in a tiny yard with walls.

Turn on any of those Judge shows (Judy, People's Court, Hot Bench), a big chunk of the cases involve owners of dogs that left they yard and bite someone or another dog and they always are found liable.

 

[tvguy]

Agreed. I think we should move on from”OMG I’m offended that you don’t want a detached garage just like mine!”

I'm just surprised that some people are disagreeing that security should be a consideration, but oh well.

 

[tvguy]

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I'm in Missouri and there are no lack of fences lol. Now there are some stupid HOAs which will only allow picket fences or something like that, no chain link. I live in the country tho so there aren't a lot of fences here for yards. Some people do the invisible fence for their dogs. We did fence in a small section of our 13 acres off the back door so the dogs could go out there bc I am 100% sure my dumb dog would run out thru the electric fence.

Interesting about chain link. When we are in St. Louis chain link fences in the suburbs sure seem popular.

 

[NotUrsula]

I'm just surprised that some people are disagreeing that security should be a consideration, but oh well.

I don't think that they disagree that security should be a consideration, just that the risk for most people of walking from one's garage into one's house is probably not as high-risk an activity as your post made it sound. Yes, we women do have to be more cautious, and that stinks, but I for one know too many women (who live in generally safe neighborhoods) who are scared to go *anywhere* alone at night, even in a personal car, and that's emotionally crippling.

My neighborhood has some issues with property crime, very true, but we haven't had an assault on a person in this area (other than domestic battery) in several years. My garage opens on an alley, but it has a walking door leading directly into my fenced back yard. Most of the time I don't use the walking door because I have to squeeze past DH's bumper to get to it, but it's there, and any time I get an "off" vibe I can choose to use it. The thing is, having just driven in via the alley, I can normally easily see if anyone is in it, and 9/10 times I do see someone it is someone I know, so most of the time, and certainly in daylight, it's plenty safe.

Look at it this way: if the odds of getting assaulted in the walkway to your home are lower than those of getting into a serious car wreck on any given day, are they still unacceptably high -- so much so that you would base your choice of home on that?

 

[Moliphino]

Turn on any of those Judge shows (Judy, People's Court, Hot Bench), a big chunk of the cases involve owners of dogs that left they yard and bite someone or another dog and they always are found liable.

The key words being responsible and training. Some dogs can be trained to not leave a yard (my childhood dog), some can't (our next two dogs). It's up to the owner to know and to do the necessary training or containment.

 

[MillauFr]

I don't think that they disagree that security should be a consideration, just that the risk for most people of walking from one's garage into one's house is probably not as high-risk an activity as your post made it sound. Yes, we women do have to be more cautious, and that stinks, but I for one know too many women (who live in generally safe neighborhoods) who are scared to go *anywhere* alone at night, even in a personal car, and that's emotionally crippling.

Agreed. The highest risk activity is actually driving. That is where I feel unsafe. Once I shut off the car then I have piece of mind.

 

[dez1978]

Interesting about chain link. When we are in St. Louis chain link fences in the suburbs sure seem popular.

lol, in your other post you said fences aren't popular in Mo but now they are in St Louis?

In normal subdivisions sure, chain link is fine. But if there is a hoity-toity HOA chain link is not allowed. The areas where the houses start at 350K and up generally don't allow chain link. Keep in mind I'm thinking of pre pandemic prices, not the ridiculous prices houses are going for now lol. In my area 350K houses are upper middle class houses (or were in 2019)

 

[prairie_girl]

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[barkley]

don't know if it's a trend or not but it seems like coat closets near the main doorway of homes have become less popular. i for one like and use mine.

 

[AndreaDM]

We just moved into a 90 year old home in a historic district. We went from having an open kitchen/family room to very defined rooms with doors, I love it! As for the garage, we have an attached one (in the back, can't see it from the road) but there is no direct access to the house from it! So weird! We either go out the big garage door and just around the corner into the kitchen, or out the back garage door onto the patio and then into the side door of the house. Now, it's literally 2-3 feet that you're outside, but still annoying when it's raining and hauling in groceries! Since our neighborhood is on the National Historic Registry, we have guidelines to stay in to keep the aesthetic as close to original as possible, like no chain link, etc. There are some astonishingly beautiful homes here, all built between 1880-1940.

To answer the OP, I don't know other than I'm not fond of the generic decor everyone buys from Hobby Lobby, etc. Most of our decor was bought on trips, by local artists.

 

[GAN]

Sorry, perhaps a manufacturing/work term. Housekeeping = cleaning up. Part of the safety program. "Housekeeping is everyone's job." That translates to people creating a mess and disappearing and because I'm the most visible out on the floor, I'm the one told I have to clean it up because "housekeeping is everyone's job."

I have large 3x3x4 foot plastic totes we store and transfer loose materials in (think the loose Styrofoam beads prior to being molded into a part in your Christmas gift packaging) and now out under the lights, you need a flashlight to make sure it's all cleaned out because you won't see it under the overhead LED lights.

Sorry to hear that -sounds like a safety issue if you have a safety officer. Had the lighting been done properly you wouldn't have that issue ...I assure you!

 

[skittles67]

Open concept. I do not like it all all!

 

[tvguy]

lol, in your other post you said fences aren't popular in Mo but now they are in St Louis?

In normal subdivisions sure, chain link is fine. But if there is a hoity-toity HOA chain link is not allowed. The areas where the houses start at 350K and up generally don't allow chain link. Keep in mind I'm thinking of pre pandemic prices, not the ridiculous prices houses are going for now lol. In my area 350K houses are upper middle class houses (or were in 2019)

Yes to both. Fewer than I have seen other than in Southeast Texas, but more chain link than wood. Fewer privacy fences.

 

[tvguy]

I don't think that they disagree that security should be a consideration, just that the risk for most people of walking from one's garage into one's house is probably not as high-risk an activity as your post made it sound. Yes, we women do have to be more cautious, and that stinks, but I for one know too many women (who live in generally safe neighborhoods) who are scared to go *anywhere* alone at night, even in a personal car, and that's emotionally crippling.

My neighborhood has some issues with property crime, very true, but we haven't had an assault on a person in this area (other than domestic battery) in several years. My garage opens on an alley, but it has a walking door leading directly into my fenced back yard. Most of the time I don't use the walking door because I have to squeeze past DH's bumper to get to it, but it's there, and any time I get an "off" vibe I can choose to use it. The thing is, having just driven in via the alley, I can normally easily see if anyone is in it, and 9/10 times I do see someone it is someone I know, so most of the time, and certainly in daylight, it's plenty safe.

Look at it this way: if the odds of getting assaulted in the walkway to your home are lower than those of getting into a serious car wreck on any given day, are they still unacceptably high -- so much so that you would base your choice of home on that?

And remember, I am talking about those of us who have/had to be at work at 3 am. It still is one of the first things law enforcement preaches in their personal safety seminars. Right now, catalytic converter thefts have been a problem here. I feel better that my daughter goes from her alarmed house with cameras directly to her car, and isn't outside until she is safely locked inside the car.