how many people really live in a 8000sqft house?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:growing up in the west coast, I have to admit I never seen so many 6000-8000 sqft house before I moved to mclean

so I wonder do those families really have like 5 kids or live with 3 generations in those 8000 sqft mansion?

I always get this dilemma when I talk to people about building a house, I think 4000 sqft would be the right size for a regular family, but then people would tell you 4000 sqft is too small for mclean and not good on the value

well whats u guys' take on this?

I saw way more 6,000 plus square foot houses on the West Coast....Silicon Valley suburbs like Atherton, some LA suburbs, etc...housing stock is newer out there in general and you have tech and entertainment money going crazy building their new dream homes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Ours is about that size, just across the river from McLean. We're a family of 4.

It's not that difficult to fill. You end up with rooms for a specific purpose, like his and hers home offices; exercise room; children's playroom, and so on. Then we have 2 guest rooms since we have visitors from abroad who visit every few months.

I agree. We have 7200 feet with three elementary school aged kids and a dog. One working parent one SAH parent. Most of our friends are the same.

That's a big box you've got there.

You are jealous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours is about that size, just across the river from McLean. We're a family of 4.

It's not that difficult to fill. You end up with rooms for a specific purpose, like his and hers home offices; exercise room; children's playroom, and so on. Then we have 2 guest rooms since we have visitors from abroad who visit every few months.

I agree. We have 7200 feet with three elementary school aged kids and a dog. One working parent one SAH parent. Most of our friends are the same.

That's a big box you've got there.

You are jealous.

I've never understood the rudeness about large houses. 99% of the country wants them.

[Anonymous]

6500 sq ft custom build here, but just 5 bedrooms. Master, 2 kids rooms, guest room. His and her offices, huge master suite, downstairs bar/pool room and home theater, plus exercise room and two huge storage rooms. it adds up quick.

[Anonymous]

Why call it a butler’s pantry if you don’t have a butler?

It’s just a plain pantry if you don’t have a butler.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours is about that size, just across the river from McLean. We're a family of 4.

It's not that difficult to fill. You end up with rooms for a specific purpose, like his and hers home offices; exercise room; children's playroom, and so on. Then we have 2 guest rooms since we have visitors from abroad who visit every few months.

I agree. We have 7200 feet with three elementary school aged kids and a dog. One working parent one SAH parent. Most of our friends are the same.

That's a big box you've got there.

You are jealous.

Not in the slightest

/ prefers urban living

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why call it a butler’s pantry if you don’t have a butler?

It’s just a plain pantry if you don’t have a butler.

It's generally a butlers pantry if you can prep or prepare food in it - even with no butler - say for instance you have some help for a holiday party

[Anonymous]

I never thought I would live in a 10,000+ plus house. They always sound so large when I read about them on the celebrity websites.. Now we're building one and it doesn't feel that large.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours is about that size, just across the river from McLean. We're a family of 4.

It's not that difficult to fill. You end up with rooms for a specific purpose, like his and hers home offices; exercise room; children's playroom, and so on. Then we have 2 guest rooms since we have visitors from abroad who visit every few months.

I agree. We have 7200 feet with three elementary school aged kids and a dog. One working parent one SAH parent. Most of our friends are the same.

That's a big box you've got there.

You are jealous.

Not in the slightest

/ prefers urban living

Sure

[Anonymous]

I have a 6,100 square foot pied a tier it is so cute and cozy. My main house is 75,000 square feet on a million acres.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours is about that size, just across the river from McLean. We're a family of 4.

It's not that difficult to fill. You end up with rooms for a specific purpose, like his and hers home offices; exercise room; children's playroom, and so on. Then we have 2 guest rooms since we have visitors from abroad who visit every few months.

I agree. We have 7200 feet with three elementary school aged kids and a dog. One working parent one SAH parent. Most of our friends are the same.

That's a big box you've got there.

You are jealous.

Not in the slightest

/ prefers urban living

Sure

NP. We live in small house in the city with two children. I do prefer urban living. Once our kids are gone, we won't have a huge house to maintain and we can walk or metro to stores, doctors and events. We've watched our elderly parents try to maintain homes and downsize and I don't want to spend our retirement years that way. When you live in a small home, you end up buying a lot less. It's definitely not for everyone but it works for us.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours is about that size, just across the river from McLean. We're a family of 4.

It's not that difficult to fill. You end up with rooms for a specific purpose, like his and hers home offices; exercise room; children's playroom, and so on. Then we have 2 guest rooms since we have visitors from abroad who visit every few months.

I agree. We have 7200 feet with three elementary school aged kids and a dog. One working parent one SAH parent. Most of our friends are the same.

That's a big box you've got there.

You are jealous.

Not in the slightest

/ prefers urban living

Sure

NP. We live in small house in the city with two children. I do prefer urban living. Once our kids are gone, we won't have a huge house to maintain and we can walk or metro to stores, doctors and events. We've watched our elderly parents try to maintain homes and downsize and I don't want to spend our retirement years that way. When you live in a small home, you end up buying a lot less. It's definitely not for everyone but it works for us.

Why are you posting on this thread? Do you think every thread is about you?

[Anonymous]

Does a home this big have to be cleaned constantly, or is it less work because all the use is spread out?

[Anonymous]

^^it’s not hard to manage. The cleaning lady does the main floor and bedroom levels on Tuesdays and the main floor and lower levels on Thursday or Friday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ours is about that size, just across the river from McLean. We're a family of 4.

It's not that difficult to fill. You end up with rooms for a specific purpose, like his and hers home offices; exercise room; children's playroom, and so on. Then we have 2 guest rooms since we have visitors from abroad who visit every few months.

I agree. We have 7200 feet with three elementary school aged kids and a dog. One working parent one SAH parent. Most of our friends are the same.

That's a big box you've got there.

You are jealous.

Not in the slightest

/ prefers urban living

Sure

NP. We live in small house in the city with two children. I do prefer urban living. Once our kids are gone, we won't have a huge house to maintain and we can walk or metro to stores, doctors and events. We've watched our elderly parents try to maintain homes and downsize and I don't want to spend our retirement years that way. When you live in a small home, you end up buying a lot less. It's definitely not for everyone but it works for us.

Why are you posting on this thread? Do you think every thread is about you?

Oh, sorry, are you the moderator? I was responding to the eyeroll poster who evidently has a hard time believing that anyone could be happy living in less than 8000 sf