Home Style Words In Real Estate Ads - More Explanations
By Raynor James, Fri Dec 9th
Whether you're buying or selling, reading real estate ads can beconfusing. Here are explanations of more style terms used inreal estate ads.
"Split Foyer" style
A home entered by a foyer with a half flight of stairs up to theupper level (where the living spaces and one or more bedroomsare usually located) and a half flight of stairs to the lowerlevel (typically housing the family room and additionalbedrooms).
"Tri-Level" style
A home with three levels. It is typically entered on the middlelevel
and has half flights of stairs to the highest and lowestlevels. The living room, dining room, and kitchen are usually onthe middle level. The bedrooms are usually on the highest level.The lowest level may be unfinished or have family room, laundry,and perhaps a garage located there.
"Contemporary" style
These vary greatly, but none looks as if it could have beenbuilt prior to 1900. Some are almost entirely of glass. Some arealmost entirely under ground. Roofs can be gable (slants down oneach side of a ridge line creating triangles of space at eachend), shed (slants in one direction only from high on one sideto low on the other), flat, or sod (grass covered) for thatmatter. Often several roof styles are incorporated in one home.Energy saving or indoor-outdoor connectedness tend to bedesigning motives. Simplicity, straight lines, and open spacesare hallmarks. Decks, patios, and terraces are frequentlyfeatured and are often constructed of the same materials usedindoors.
"Victorian" style
This style is based on houses built during Queen Victoria'sreign and for a while afterwards. They are usually at least twostories tall and maybe more. They are embellished with a varietyof things including porches, turrets, towers with conical roofs,pediments with fanciful shapes over doors and windows, windowsto the floor with perhaps only one sheet of glass per sash. Anddo think "gingerbread" or wood fashioned into intricate shapesfor gable ends, places where porch posts reach the ceiling, atstair landings, and so on. Modern builders usually pare thisstyle down because of the expense, but even the most recentlybuilt examples can be rather fanciful.
Summary
When looking at homes, you'll find particular styles appeal toyou. Once you identify the styles, you can narrow your searchfor the perfect home.
About the author:Raynor James is with http://www.fsboamerica.org - FSBO homes forsale by owner. Visit our "sell my home" page athttp://www.fsboamerica.org/seller.cfm to sell your own homeyourself with a free 1 month listing.
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