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That picture shows a barrier free wheelchair accessible bathroom. Notice the handrail in the shower and next to the toilet and also the size of the shower itself. That is also why there isn't even a slight delineation on the bathroom floor to stop the water as it also woulld stop the wheelchair.
That particular one in the photo is also not well made.
You shouldn't combine that open shower with wooden cabinets. The cheap suspended ceiling is also not great.
I love it when ancient buildings are still in use, like in Old Sanaa in Yemen.
ohhhhh that does make sense, good eye
and yeah it seems like the water would cause a lot of problems with a bunch of things in that room
this kind of street
i am in love with these kinds of streets
fuck I need to travel again. Yemen, you say? I could do Yemen ...
yeah man!
booooooooo
There exist ceilings like that for wet room climates, it is still the cheapest and ugliest way to go. Other kind of ceilings would of course better. Most common is waterresistant drywall for suspended ceilings.
There are of course as Liiya said wet rooms. I had one at Skjoldhøjkollegiet where I stayed while studying for two semesters. But that was a student home where it makes sense to built something durable and easy to clean (which it was) and that bathroom was really complety waterproof.
maybe don't go to yemen
look if i restrict myself to non-warzones I'll never go anywhere interesting
The lion's share is just supply and demand.
New York, Vancouver and San Francisco are all geographically contained areas, so there's no physical space left to build new houses. With a growing population coming to those areas to work, the prices for housing skyrocket.
Toronto isn't quite as bad as the above three, but the real estate prices here have been rising steadily by 10% a year for about a decade now.
I've been having this argument with the fella for ages, but admittedly his perspective on that part of the world is slightly skewed because of his work
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I'm still in a bit of sticker shock, that's for sure
Need some stuff designed or printed? I can help with that.
They do make ATC for kitchens and the like specifically designed not to mold up or anything. But they're hardly worth it in a bathroom setting like that. Gotta be a show model.
Definitely this. Schools are a huge influence on size. Being in the Wayzata school district here is what everyone wants. It's where the rich people are, therefore the school is both well funded and your children will bump shoulders with people who will be their contacts in the future for their rich and prestigious lifestyles. The name alone, around here, conjures images of wealth.
It's the reason you can go one block over and the price will drop by 50k. Different school district.
Location is a huge factor, typically as population density goes up, or if you live by a nice lake.
The modernity of the property is an issue. It needs to have the fashionable layout. And the fashionable appliances. That or "Charm" as they say, which usually means features you can't find these days, such as nice broad plank hardwood floors, built in shelves and cabinets, stained glass windows, etc.
but they're listening to every word I say
It's strange - the house actually looks smaller on the inside without any furniture.
Im somewhat ashamed to admit i have worked on a few of these types of projects. When it really get bizarre is when you start adding the stripper pole rooms, or the rooms with "all leather walls" or rooms listed as "pillow rooms." Those do exist, and the owners certainly dont give a shit about any of it.
Im not complaining. I would rather do that any day over the required work you have to put into a walmart or a bank, and you get shafted on the bill on those kinds of projects.
I've seen panic room! They always want in to the safe room!
but they're listening to every word I say
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