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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, builders are trying to sell open floor plan because it reduces their costs (fewer walls, fewer interior doors), not because it is functional or desirable.  [/quote]

I've designed and built many kitchens. Walls make them cheaper. Drywall and framing are the cheapest materials in the building, and walls give you places to run plumbing and electrical. What gets expensive is having to figure out how to get a sink or an outlet onto an island with no walls nearby. Without walls you still want to divide the space, you end up doing that with cabinetry, and cabinetry is way more expensive than a simple partition wall. Plus you have to get cabinetry that is finished on all sides which adds to the cost considerably. [/quote]

And it's way cheaper to have a bearing wall than to have a beam holding up the second floor. [/quote]

No one said “no walls”.  People said “fewer walls”.  Builders are smart - smart enough to put in just barely enough wall to avoid having an expensive beam, but no more walls than that.

And to PP, no door is still lower cost than any door.  And a lot of these open concept floor plans merely have paint in lieu of lots of expensive cabinetry; paint is very low cost…[/quote]

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