What exactly is a McMansion?

[Anonymous]

I see the term thrown around a lot and was wondering if there is a commonly understood definition.

[Anonymous]

A very large home on a postage stamp lot. It is made to look like a classic home. Tudor, or Colonial. It will only have brick on the front and hardiplank on the rest. It will have vinyl windows and a two story foyer. It will have shoddy construction and materials. It WILL have granite countertops, and laminate flooring and stainless steel appliances. Also it will have no storage. A tiny fireplace that the owner puts candles in, and many empty rooms.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A very large home on a postage stamp lot. It is made to look like a classic home. Tudor, or Colonial. It will only have brick on the front and hardiplank on the rest. It will have vinyl windows and a two story foyer. It will have shoddy construction and materials. It WILL have granite countertops, and laminate flooring and stainless steel appliances. Also it will have no storage. A tiny fireplace that the owner puts candles in, and many empty rooms.

Sometimes it is faux stone--not just brick/hardiplank combos. Also--I think any large, cheap new construction...even when on a larger lot is a McMansion in my book.

[Anonymous]

It will be the mirror image of the McMansion next door (8 feet away). It will be painted several shades of beige (by HOA law). The windows will have plastic mullions that fall apart within the first year.

And, if you're lucky, it will have a palladian window set deep over the front door that forms a shelf you cannot reach to dust. Be sure to have your decorator put a big silk flower display there.

[Anonymous]

Wikipedia's definition is as good as any http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMansion

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see the term thrown around a lot and was wondering if there is a commonly understood definition.

A McMansion is a term used by jealous people living in a small old house.

[Anonymous]

Personally I really like this type of house. Minus the postage stamp sized lot and shoddy construction. I don't think shoddy construction is necessarily part of the description. My DH and I set out to find a house like this and we did, only our lot is 1.5 acres.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I see the term thrown around a lot and was wondering if there is a commonly understood definition.

A McMansion is a term used by jealous people living in a small old house.

Dreamer. Now for the reality check: google the term yourself. It's a perjorative.

[Anonymous]

It's like p*rn, you know it when you see it.

[Anonymous]

I see it:

http://franklymls.com/AR7833372

[Anonymous]

McMansions and brass-n-glass doors go together like Skinnygirl margaritas and Pirate Booty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see it:

http://franklymls.com/AR7833372

BARF. What's with the PINK sink on the kitchen island???

[Anonymous]

"Although study after study has shown that the public prefers traditional architecture by overwhelming margins, most non-preservation architects and builders veer away in an attempt to cut costs and also due to lack of knowledge. Instead historic homes consist of misshapen pieces of modern or Disneyland interpreted traditional architecture stitched together with no clear vision of what the result should be.

The same is for current construction stitched together with semi-traditional pieces or architecture. Most people probably can't explain exactly what is wrong with this sort of building because there are just enough traditional pieces thrown in to make it look vaguely traditional at first glance just as Frankenstein looked vaguely human at first."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I see it:

http://franklymls.com/AR7833372

sadly in most of america the lower middle class can own homes that size because it's not considered large the rest of america



http://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/109-Rivendell-Dr-37_Lexington_SC_29073_M68167-46556

[Anonymous]

A picture-perfect example: