I currently do not have one by myself, but you can see some of it from Google Maps street view: https://goo.gl/maps/rXx5DKRT4K12

It's this one: https://imgur.com/a/afZgOZ2

Naturally it has been maintained over the years, new roofing, new paint, but all in all it's the same house.

Those large roof overhangs are so wonderful. Why aren't they more common in America?

Not only do they protect your siding and walls (greatly extending the life of your siding) but they also have huge energy benefits in warm areas by keeping the sun off of your walls. Oh, and if you have a basement, they help keep it dry.

Build bigger roof overhangs, America!

http://www.greenbuildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/musings/every...

Because you often want more sunlight coming in, and just looking at those pictures, it looks like they block a lot of it.

The trend in building is bigger and larger windows for a reason.

Direct sunlight coming in is a little savage - indirect light for me please. Possibly relevant, the UV here in New Zealand will annihilate most things quite quickly, and me after a few minutes.

Basically - they are more expensive to build. My dads friend was a builder in our town, and you can tell all of the houses he built because he was the only one who would refuse to build houses with small eaves, because he knew the problems it would cause down the line for the homeowner.

What problems?

Big eaves are dangerous. They make the roof far more likely to get ripped off in a storm.

The problem for this area was mostly related to rain and keeping moisture aware from the structure(pine barrens). You're right about wind load, but in this area the trees provide a great protection against it.

The high point as far as I’m concerned is the California bungalow that was a thing here in New Zealand from about 1910-1940. Huge eves, low slung, wide decks, great windows, local materials incorporated (eg timber, volcanic rocks, river stones).

I had the misfortune of painting under the eves on one once. The weather couldn’t reach the wood and it had gone so hard that it was like sanding glass.

https://www.renovate.org.nz/bungalow/history/

That is super impressive, and what a beautiful looking countryside.