Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I have both a 2 story family room and a lawyer foyer. I agree with a PP that said they're hard to decorate and heat. I will never buy a home like this again. During winter I have a fan on the upstairs breezeway (which is probably 20 degrees warmer than downstairs) and the ceiling fan running full speed on backwards to pull the cooler air up plus a space heater as backup. It's the only way to maintain any warmth downstairs.
Also we have to keep all of the doors upstairs closed at all times because the heat rising from downstairs messes with the upstairs thermostat (located in the master right next to the door) whether the heat or AC is on resulting in the AC running all day or the bedrooms freezing because it's just warm enough next to the panel it doesn't kick on.
Never. Again.
This sounds like a thermostat/hvac issue. My old house had a huge two story living room and foyer and never had any of these issues. It was also up in Vermont where it got VERY cold all winter long. People like it cold up there, though, so maybe the style of house isn't appropriate for people who like a deep-south style climate.
Anonymous wrote:I have both a 2 story family room and a lawyer foyer. I agree with a PP that said they're hard to decorate and heat. I will never buy a home like this again. During winter I have a fan on the upstairs breezeway (which is probably 20 degrees warmer than downstairs) and the ceiling fan running full speed on backwards to pull the cooler air up plus a space heater as backup. It's the only way to maintain any warmth downstairs.
Also we have to keep all of the doors upstairs closed at all times because the heat rising from downstairs messes with the upstairs thermostat (located in the master right next to the door) whether the heat or AC is on resulting in the AC running all day or the bedrooms freezing because it's just warm enough next to the panel it doesn't kick on.
Never. Again.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Two story foyers and two story great rooms are not out of style. It's a space constraint for new homes built closer in. New homes that are 4000 sf and larger will have a two story foyer, and homes larger than 5000sf will have both.
I hope you are right because I want to sell my house that has both in a few years. I never heard the phrase lawyer foyer... Perfect.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Sorry that should have been *bungaloes
Best. Typo. Ever.
OMG. LOVE this. Thank you autocorrect! Thank you OP!
Lol. Apparently I have the sense of humor of an 8 year old boy.
Forevermore on DCUM, they shall be bungholes to me.
Anonymous wrote:LOL is this home out dated?
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mclean/938-Peacock-Station-Rd-22102/home/17525477
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Anonymous wrote:I have a two story foyer and 10 foot ceilings on the main level. We have three zone heating and cooling system. I would never own a large home with only one zone.
Anonymous wrote:LOL is this home out dated?
https://www.redfin.com/VA/Mclean/938-Peacock-Station-Rd-22102/home/17525477
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