Netyaroze said:
Mazty said:
Netyaroze said:
Adinnieken said:
Here in the US double-glazed (we call the double-pane) have been the standard in new/remodeled construction since the 1970's. Now triple-pane is the new thing. They've been around for about a decade that I know of.
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Dude there is nothing that exists in the US we don't have also. Why do you think houses are so expensive here ? Were does the money magically go ?
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Lolwut? Double glazing hasn't been standard in Europe until the 90's, and triple glazing is unheard of even today. Stop trying to sugar coat things. The more I hear about US housing, the more it really seems that Europeans simply get ripped off at every turn. Oh my, we can withstand an earthquake....in one of the most tectonically stable places in the world (let's ignore greece & turkey). As for hurricanes and tornados, hate to break it to you but they are certainly not common place in Europe, and for the cash you save with a US house, you could easily put a bit aside and take extra precautions where needed.
Simply put there is fuck all that I've come across in this thread that would convince me that european homes are in any way superior. They are small, cramped, prone to damp and dust and generally a bit shit. And that's before looking at the price.
Adinnieken said:
Netyaroze said:
Dude there is nothing that exists in the US we don't have also. Why do you think houses are so expensive here ? Were does the money magically go ?
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Because you're Europe and almost everything has to be more expensive just because.
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Exactly. For example:
Newegg vs Ebuyer
Bestbuy vs Currys
Triple glazing is becoming standard due to passive energy houses and heating cost savings . Its rdally not that special you will find it easy to get it here.
Our Taxes are higher so are property prises still i could build a shack the size of the one posted here for 500k in rural Germany. Or I could pour all of it in a much smaller more energy efficent house.
The two building styles between Europe and USA are fundamently different. Thats where most of the price difference comes from and you can buy american style houses for much much less here too They build you one in a day a huge house if you really want. Property prises in UK add an extra I admit that but you can not compare old houses vs new ones just new ones vs new ones. I saw a whole settlement being raised 80% of the houses were my parents build were still oldschool some were build in a day. Explain to me if those houses are superior why 80% decided to build a more expensive stone/brick house over months instead of a house in a week for much less cost?
I am talking pure material cost difference a real house the size that was linked cost 4.5 Million. If I want to build it in the USA a house of that qualiry I still pay Millions for it not 450k.
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no. it would be cheaper in the US using the same materials. we have cheaper labor, and more importantly cheaper land. That is probably the biggest differing factor. That and the fees involved (in the US this would be school fees, property tax, and home inspections/code enforcement). Not sure what the european equilivents would be. There are plenty of brick houses in the US too, infact the one linked earlier is a brick house. The US uses different materials in different areas based on the needs of that area (earth quakes, floods, hurricanes, or tornadoes). But we have all styles across the US. Brick, stone, concrete, wood, etc.
