How to design a house to last 1000 years

Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years by ramraj07 on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:19PM (#29814373)

You have a separate dining room if you’re building a 6 room or larger MANSION. Calling a building with a separate dining room on top of a kitchen plus informal dining room as a Regular home seems to be a stretch.

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Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years by rootusrootus on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @03:51PM (#29814755)

That's regional, of course. I'm talking bog-standard everyday houses in the 2500-3500sf range, no mansions.

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Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years by distances on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @04:15PM (#29815032)

2500sf is 232 square meters. That's three normal family city apartments by European standards. I guess houses just run bigger there but sounds quite excessive nonetheless.

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Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years by rootusrootus on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @05:06PM (#29815711)

"Excessive" is a moral judgement. City apartments aren't typically 2500sf in the US, either. I was referring to single family detached homes, which are by far the dominant type of dwelling in my region. Land is cheap, wood is cheap. A 2500sf house will be a good bit cheaper than a little flat in most western European cities, I bet.

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Re:How to design a house to last 1000 years by distances on Thursday January 06, 2022 @01:24AM (#29820132)

Didn't mean it as a moral judgement, sorry if that was not the right choice of words.

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