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(Created page with "==Why== In some parts of the world (such as Canada & USA), houses are traditionally quite big but there's a housing shortage. There's also a mismatch: Single people outnumber single-person-sized homes by 3-to-1. Subdividing is one way to increase the housing supply without so much expensive{{x|and resource-intensive}} new construction. ==How== * Subdivide houses into duplexes * Subdivide into studios ==See also== * Lower the cost of housing") |
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A potentially low-cost way to create more homes. | |||
In some parts of the world (such as Canada & USA), houses are traditionally quite big but there's a housing shortage. There's also a mismatch: [[Single | * Context: In some parts of the world (such as Canada & USA), houses are traditionally quite big but there's a housing shortage. There's also a mismatch: [[Single adults vs single-sized homes|Single adults outnumber single-person-sized homes by 3-to-1]]. | ||
==Case examples== | |||
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TODO: Explore low-cost ways to do any of the following: | |||
Cases worth covering: | |||
* [[Add more bedrooms to a home]] - should cover cases with private vs shared bathrooms | |||
* [[Turn a house into multiple bachelor homes]]<!-- or should we say 'studio apartments'? --> | |||
* [[Turn a house into a duplex]] | |||
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==Discussions== | |||
* [[Add more electrical outlets without destroying walls?]] | |||
* [[Add more plumbing without destroying walls?]] | |||
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TALK: | |||
I want the following discussion to be somewhere on the wiki, but feels weird to have it on this page. Maybe it could go elsewhere? Anyway, here's the discussion: | |||
* {{p2|Is a private bathroom/kitchen a depression hazard?|~ On one hand, it allows spending more time isolated in your room.{{pbr}}~ On the other hand, it allows you to better take care of your physical needs. Living with a shared bathroom can lead to not drinking water as often, not using the bathroom as often, due to feeling unpresentable and not wanting to be seen by roommates on the way to the bathroom (a catch-22 if you need to use the bathroom to make yourself presentable in the first place).{{pbr}}{{pbr}}If you live in a home with a shared bathroom: Ideas / tricks for not having to wait for the bathroom: A bit weird but it can work:{{pbr}}1. Keep big water bottles in your room, so you can stay hydrated without leaving your room. You '''can''' re-use disposible plastic water bottles for this (despite a lot of {{p2|fearmongering|{{empty}} }}). Refill them when you do go to the bathroom - if the sink is too small to refill the bottle, try the bathtub faucet.{{pbr}}2. Keep another bottle or jug to pee in. When you do get to the bathroom, dump it in the sink and rinse it down.{{pbr}}3. Don't confuse the piss jug with the water bottles!}} | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Lower the cost of housing]] | * [[Lower the cost of housing]] | ||