Why do you hate my close in teardown brick "McMansion" with vinyl siding on sides

[Anonymous]

I don't understand why people get so upset on this board. When we bought a new build a few years a go. we were very excited and actually liked the brick over the hardieplank.

We live in a teardown area in Mclean with many original homes. We always keep our lawn nice with and upkeep our landscaping.

Why do you dislike my house and maybe me or family?

[Anonymous]

Vinyl siding is ugly and hurts the environment. For example:
http://homerenovations.about.com/od/greenremodeling/a/DeadlySinsofVinylSiding.htm

Please choose less toxic building materials for your health and others'!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people get so upset on this board. When we bought a new build a few years a go. we were very excited and actually liked the brick over the hardieplank.

We live in a teardown area in Mclean with many original homes. We always keep our lawn nice with and upkeep our landscaping.

Why do you dislike my house and maybe me or family?

OP, think of it this way: Do you ever see wealthy, successful, truly accomplished, happy people going on about what other people have or do not? Answer: no. Wealthy people do not care what other people are doing - they are too busy making money and being successful. Think about it - the gossips in your neighborhood - what are their positive traits? I would bet none of the aforementioned.

So, if you do live in a shiny, big, new home in McLean (which I doubt, because not one I know who does, would bother coming here to ask your question) - WTF do you care about the little people? Let's face it, you don't. It is our job to worry about you, and how you are driving our taxes up, and how we can make our makeshift add-ons out (behind our houses) -not up, because that would be too.....well, expensive - let's face it. And we much prefer the homage to trailer trash from whence we came.

We are not going to like you, because we will never be you. Get it?

Any more questions?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people get so upset on this board. When we bought a new build a few years a go. we were very excited and actually liked the brick over the hardieplank.

We live in a teardown area in Mclean with many original homes. We always keep our lawn nice with and upkeep our landscaping.

Why do you dislike my house and maybe me or family?

OP, think of it this way: Do you ever see wealthy, successful, truly accomplished, happy people going on about what other people have or do not? Answer: no. Wealthy people do not care what other people are doing - they are too busy making money and being successful. Think about it - the gossips in your neighborhood - what are their positive traits? I would bet none of the aforementioned.

So, if you do live in a shiny, big, new home in McLean (which I doubt, because not one I know who does, would bother coming here to ask your question) - WTF do you care about the little people? Let's face it, you don't. It is our job to worry about you, and how you are driving our taxes up, and how we can make our makeshift add-ons out (behind our houses) -not up, because that would be too.....well, expensive - let's face it. And we much prefer the homage to trailer trash from whence we came.

We are not going to like you, because we will never be you. Get it?

Any more questions?

Yeah, you certainly don't sound like one of those happy, wealthy people either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people get so upset on this board. When we bought a new build a few years a go. we were very excited and actually liked the brick over the hardieplank.

We live in a teardown area in Mclean with many original homes. We always keep our lawn nice with and upkeep our landscaping.

Why do you dislike my house and maybe me or family?

OP, think of it this way: Do you ever see wealthy, successful, truly accomplished, happy people going on about what other people have or do not? Answer: no. Wealthy people do not care what other people are doing - they are too busy making money and being successful. Think about it - the gossips in your neighborhood - what are their positive traits? I would bet none of the aforementioned.

So, if you do live in a shiny, big, new home in McLean (which I doubt, because not one I know who does, would bother coming here to ask your question) - WTF do you care about the little people? Let's face it, you don't. It is our job to worry about you, and how you are driving our taxes up, and how we can make our makeshift add-ons out (behind our houses) -not up, because that would be too.....well, expensive - let's face it. And we much prefer the homage to trailer trash from whence we came.

We are not going to like you, because we will never be you. Get it?

Any more questions?

Yeah, you certainly don't sound like one of those happy, wealthy people either.

I did not say I was! A plus on your reading comp!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people get so upset on this board. When we bought a new build a few years a go. we were very excited and actually liked the brick over the hardieplank.

We live in a teardown area in Mclean with many original homes. We always keep our lawn nice with and upkeep our landscaping.

Why do you dislike my house and maybe me or family?

OP, think of it this way: Do you ever see wealthy, successful, truly accomplished, happy people going on about what other people have or do not? Answer: no. Wealthy people do not care what other people are doing - they are too busy making money and being successful. Think about it - the gossips in your neighborhood - what are their positive traits? I would bet none of the aforementioned.

So, if you do live in a shiny, big, new home in McLean (which I doubt, because not one I know who does, would bother coming here to ask your question) - WTF do you care about the little people? Let's face it, you don't. It is our job to worry about you, and how you are driving our taxes up, and how we can make our makeshift add-ons out (behind our houses) -not up, because that would be too.....well, expensive - let's face it. And we much prefer the homage to trailer trash from whence we came.

We are not going to like you, because we will never be you. Get it?

Any more questions?

Yeah, you certainly don't sound like one of those happy, wealthy people either.

+1, and to OP: I don't like the combination of brick and siding, newly built or not, but I don't hate your house or you. I've never been to McLean, and I live in a neighborhood in NWDC that has very few teardowns. So I don't have any hard feelings about your type of house, I just don't like them aesthetically. To each their own.

[Anonymous]

Because people don't like the look of those houses. If one went up in my neighborhood of old homes I would not be happy. It would stand out like a sore thumb and I prefer for people to renovate the well built old houses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't understand why people get so upset on this board. When we bought a new build a few years a go. we were very excited and actually liked the brick over the hardieplank.

We live in a teardown area in Mclean with many original homes. We always keep our lawn nice with and upkeep our landscaping.

Why do you dislike my house and maybe me or family?

OP, think of it this way: Do you ever see wealthy, successful, truly accomplished, happy people going on about what other people have or do not? Answer: no. Wealthy people do not care what other people are doing - they are too busy making money and being successful. Think about it - the gossips in your neighborhood - what are their positive traits? I would bet none of the aforementioned.

So, if you do live in a shiny, big, new home in McLean (which I doubt, because not one I know who does, would bother coming here to ask your question) - WTF do you care about the little people? Let's face it, you don't. It is our job to worry about you, and how you are driving our taxes up, and how we can make our makeshift add-ons out (behind our houses) -not up, because that would be too.....well, expensive - let's face it. And we much prefer the homage to trailer trash from whence we came.

We are not going to like you, because we will never be you. Get it?

Any more questions?

Yeah, you certainly don't sound like one of those happy, wealthy people either.

+1, and to OP: I don't like the combination of brick and siding, newly built or not, but I don't hate your house or you. I've never been to McLean, and I live in a neighborhood in NWDC that has very few teardowns. So I don't have any hard feelings about your type of house, I just don't like them aesthetically. To each their own.

It sounds like OP is referring to the huge disparity found, once one settles into McLean as a resident: old knock down house, vs. new big house; and few in between. Hence the animosity within many neighborhoods (not that it would be admitted, of course).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because people don't like the look of those houses. If one went up in my neighborhood of old homes I would not be happy. It would stand out like a sore thumb and I prefer for people to renovate the well built old houses.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because people don't like the look of those houses. If one went up in my neighborhood of old homes I would not be happy. It would stand out like a sore thumb and I prefer for people to renovate the well built old houses.

OP here. interesting I would never have thought people actually hated new homes. Would the hardi plank variety appeal to you more? I honestly didn't think people get upset because I would think more new homes would enhance the neighborhood. On the other hand I don't really think that old homes are a negative, in fact I really think it's great to have multiple types of new homes and old homes next to each other. It's what makes this country great many different styles and people living side by side.

[Anonymous]

Hi, OP. Two thoughts from someone in on old neighborhood with lots of add-ons but so far no tear-downs.

1. The brick front-vinyl side look kind of looks cheap. Like you want it to look really big and impressive and expensive by going with brick, but then didn't really have the money to really be impressive and expensive so then used cheap vinyl for the rest. Think the great and powerful Oz "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain". I don't care for vinyl but all-vinyl would look less McMansion-y than the brick front.

2. What I don't like about in-fill generally is that it doesn't fit the scale and style of the neighborhood. Yes, sometimes neighborhoods are filled with ramshackle homes that need to be bulldozed and started from scratch. But often, in Arlington where I live, people buy smaller older homes that fit the lot and the overall neighborhood style but then build to within practically inches of the property line. There are some gorgeous new builds that I drive by every day, but based on location the 3-story 4,000sf craftsman looks like the giant in the land of 1,500 colonial or split-level lilliputians. So even if I love the house itself, to me it looks ridiculous plopped onto a tiny lot surrounded by houses a quarter of its size.

I don't mean to be rude or unkind, but since you asked this is my opinion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because people don't like the look of those houses. If one went up in my neighborhood of old homes I would not be happy. It would stand out like a sore thumb and I prefer for people to renovate the well built old houses.

OP here. interesting I would never have thought people actually hated new homes. Would the hardi plank variety appeal to you more? I honestly didn't think people get upset because I would think more new homes would enhance the neighborhood. On the other hand I don't really think that old homes are a negative, in fact I really think it's great to have multiple types of new homes and old homes next to each other. It's what makes this country great many different styles and people living side by side.

Forgot to add, since we as voicing displeasure, the only thing I don't like is homes that are is disrepair or that have poorly maintained lawns and yards regardless of new, old, big or small home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi, OP. Two thoughts from someone in on old neighborhood with lots of add-ons but so far no tear-downs.

1. The brick front-vinyl side look kind of looks cheap. Like you want it to look really big and impressive and expensive by going with brick, but then didn't really have the money to really be impressive and expensive so then used cheap vinyl for the rest. Think the great and powerful Oz "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain". I don't care for vinyl but all-vinyl would look less McMansion-y than the brick front.

2. What I don't like about in-fill generally is that it doesn't fit the scale and style of the neighborhood. Yes, sometimes neighborhoods are filled with ramshackle homes that need to be bulldozed and started from scratch. But often, in Arlington where I live, people buy smaller older homes that fit the lot and the overall neighborhood style but then build to within practically inches of the property line. There are some gorgeous new builds that I drive by every day, but based on location the 3-story 4,000sf craftsman looks like the giant in the land of 1,500 colonial or split-level lilliputians. So even if I love the house itself, to me it looks ridiculous plopped onto a tiny lot surrounded by houses a quarter of its size.

I don't mean to be rude or unkind, but since you asked this is my opinion.

IRT brick front we bought what was there and it seemed that most of the homes are brick front with siding. In fact we have had no maintenance issues with the siding and brick over the past years. I hated having to paint the exterior and my relative is already kicking herself because she needs to paint her hardier plank after 10 years. Of course my spouse likes the hardi plank craftsman look but I would hate to have any maintenance or repair issues.

One more point, most of the houses that I see around the USA are this brick front and vinyl siding. I never heard of people hating it until I read dcum.

[Anonymous]

Hah I forgot more points, I have a front facing garage, open floor plan, 2 story foyer, the house is 6000sf inc basement, I am sure that will be more strikes.

[Anonymous]

Any chance someone could put a link to a brick front side vinyl house so I understand what you are talking about exactly ? I have in mind the box/square model with brick at the bottom added level of vinyl on top but it doesn't look like you are talking about that ?