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Is This the End of the Open Floor Plan?

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Is This the End of the Open Floor Plan? Working from home during the pandemic has exposed some of the open floor plan’s major design flaws: The trendy layout is noisy, hard to have privacy in, and expensive to maintain. The ubiquitous open floor plan in homes.

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Brickie fractures skull in platform fall

Construction Enquirer

A contractor has been fined £12,000 after a Shropshire bricklayer fell through a stairwell opening and fractured his skull. The pair set up a working platform using Youngman boards on the first floor of the property. As there was an unprotected stairwell opening in the property, one end of the Youngman boards was unsupported.

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Is This Goodbye to Open Floor Plans?

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Is This Goodbye to Open Floor Plans? Open floor plans feel like an effortless dream, with little to no real walls restricting a home’s flow, but the pandemic is showing homebuyers a harsh reality. Living and working day to day with little room-to-room separation has shown the truth of open floor plans.

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Design Ideas for Cost-Efficient Single-Family Detached Homes

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While all of the plans economize with essentially rectangular footprints, they vary in how automobiles are addressed, reflecting the increasing importance consumers and developers place on sheltering cars. Cottage Plan 3. The cottages are planned in C-shaped clusters to provide private rear yards that back up to a common green court.

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Design Ideas for Single-Family Built-to-Rent Homes

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These home plans offer design inspiration for this growing segment. The idea of building single-family homes to rent (SFB2R) has existed for a number of years, but really began to draw attention near the end of the Great Recession, fueled by consumers unable to afford the down payment for a for-sale home. DUET HOME PLAN.

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Small Homes That Live Big

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The key is to listen to those buyers and their desire to reduce (if not eliminate) yard maintenance, to cast away rooms that are rarely (if ever) used, and to find floor plans that deliver more exciting and functional spaces. City Commons, Plan D. F A wide-open great room lives large and provides excellent cross ventilation.

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Kitchen Upgrades for Would-Be Sellers Opting to Stay in Place

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Transforming old kitchens with flawed, outdated floor plans into beautiful, livable spaces not only boosts a home’s return on investment (ROI) but also improves organization and comfort, making these spaces a prime target for home renovation projects.