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It took me two and a half bloody hours to get this successfully uploaded. I gave up putting it on hp_britglish where the questions was originally posted 30 mins ago. *raises fist at lj*
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Most houses tend to have basic layouts as they are mass produced by a building firm(s) who tends to use a generic layout. The layout depends on the size of the house.
British houses are built either as terraced, semi-detached or detached, where the terraced house is the smallest.
House Layout
The living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom tend to be downstairs and the bedrooms upstairs or the
bedroom and bathroom are upstairs. In big houses the study/library is downstairs whilst in normal sized houses a spare bedroom upstairs may be used as a study.
Living Rooms
Most living rooms tend to have a fireplace in its epicentre with everything else (like sofas, TVs, etc)
arranged around it example.
In some homes where the bathroom is upstairs, there is an extra toilet in or near the living room, that way
guests don’t have to traipse upstairs to use the toilet plus it allows the home owners some privacy i.e.
especially when having a party, and you don’t want people snooping into your bedrooms.
Most people have one living room/lounge where the kids would play their video games. Game rooms are not
common in most homes unless you own a huge home with many rooms to play with. A house could contain two
living rooms, where one is for everyday use (You could call this the games room) and the other for guests,
special occasions, etc.
Living Room/Dining
If the house has a living room/dining then the living room is often on the side of the house where the
fireplace is and the dining is often towards the end of the room and closer to the kitchen.
Kitchen
Our kitchens are often laid out against the wall in a U or L shape. For example
From my experience older houses (pre-war) tend to have pantries.
The kitchen is often also the laundry room because that is where the washing machine is. Some houses have an extension against the kitchen which is used as a laundry room or some use the basement.
Kitchens that can’t fit a dining table or houses with separate dining rooms have breakfast bars with stools/chairs.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms are normally 3 piece i.e. bath/shower, sink and toilet. Some houses have a separate toilet.
Other closets
Another kind of closet we have is the airing cupboard (which I assume is what you mean by linen closet).
This is a warm cupboard where you put clothes to dry and it could reside in the hallway, bathroom or bedroom.
Bedrooms
Similar layout to what you have in the states but in terms of size ours is much smaller.
Some bedrooms have a built in wardrobes (closets)
House Layout
The living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom tend to be downstairs and the bedrooms upstairs or the bedroom and bathroom are upstairs
In big houses the study/library is downstairs whilst in normal sized houses a spare bedroom upstairs may be used as a study.
Living Rooms
Most living rooms tend to have a fireplace in its epicentre and everything else like sofas, TVs, etc is arranged around it e.g. example .
In some homes where the bathroom is upstairs, there is an extra toilet in or near the living room, that way guests don’t have to traipse upstairs to use the toilet plus it allows the home owners some privacy i.e. especially when having a party, and you don’t want people snooping into your bedrooms.
Most people have one living room/lounge where the kids would play their video games. Game rooms are not common in most homes unless you own a huge home with many rooms to play with. A house could contain two living rooms, where one is for everyday use (You could call this the games room) and the other for guests, special occasions, etc.
Living Room/Dining>
If the house has a living room/dining then the living room is often on the side of the house where the fireplace is and the dining is often towards the end of the room and closer to the kitchen.
Kitchen
Our kitchens are often laid out against the wall in a U or L shape. For
example
From my experience older houses (pre-war) tend to have pantries.
The kitchen is often also the laundry room because that is where the washing machine is. Some houses have an extension against the kitchen which is used as a laundry room or some use the basement.
Kitchens that can’t fit a dining table or houses with separate dining rooms have breakfast bars with stools/chairs.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms are normally 3 piece i.e. bath/shower, sink and toilet. Some houses have a separate toilet.
Other closets
Another kind of closet we have is the airing cupboard (which I assume is what you mean by linen closet). This is a warm cupboard where you put clothes to dry and it could reside in the hallway, bathroom or bedroom.
Bedrooms
Similar layout to what you have in the states but in terms of size ours is much smaller.
Some bedrooms have a built in wardrobes (closets)
I'm off to the gym now to work out my stress at lj
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Most houses tend to have basic layouts as they are mass produced by a building firm(s) who tends to use a generic layout. The layout depends on the size of the house.
British houses are built either as terraced, semi-detached or detached, where the terraced house is the smallest.
House Layout
The living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom tend to be downstairs and the bedrooms upstairs or the
bedroom and bathroom are upstairs. In big houses the study/library is downstairs whilst in normal sized houses a spare bedroom upstairs may be used as a study.
Living Rooms
Most living rooms tend to have a fireplace in its epicentre with everything else (like sofas, TVs, etc)
arranged around it example.
In some homes where the bathroom is upstairs, there is an extra toilet in or near the living room, that way
guests don’t have to traipse upstairs to use the toilet plus it allows the home owners some privacy i.e.
especially when having a party, and you don’t want people snooping into your bedrooms.
Most people have one living room/lounge where the kids would play their video games. Game rooms are not
common in most homes unless you own a huge home with many rooms to play with. A house could contain two
living rooms, where one is for everyday use (You could call this the games room) and the other for guests,
special occasions, etc.
Living Room/Dining
If the house has a living room/dining then the living room is often on the side of the house where the
fireplace is and the dining is often towards the end of the room and closer to the kitchen.
Kitchen
Our kitchens are often laid out against the wall in a U or L shape. For example
From my experience older houses (pre-war) tend to have pantries.
The kitchen is often also the laundry room because that is where the washing machine is. Some houses have an extension against the kitchen which is used as a laundry room or some use the basement.
Kitchens that can’t fit a dining table or houses with separate dining rooms have breakfast bars with stools/chairs.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms are normally 3 piece i.e. bath/shower, sink and toilet. Some houses have a separate toilet.
Other closets
Another kind of closet we have is the airing cupboard (which I assume is what you mean by linen closet).
This is a warm cupboard where you put clothes to dry and it could reside in the hallway, bathroom or bedroom.
Bedrooms
Similar layout to what you have in the states but in terms of size ours is much smaller.
Some bedrooms have a built in wardrobes (closets)
House Layout
The living room, dining room, kitchen, and bathroom tend to be downstairs and the bedrooms upstairs or the bedroom and bathroom are upstairs
In big houses the study/library is downstairs whilst in normal sized houses a spare bedroom upstairs may be used as a study.
Living Rooms
Most living rooms tend to have a fireplace in its epicentre and everything else like sofas, TVs, etc is arranged around it e.g. example .
In some homes where the bathroom is upstairs, there is an extra toilet in or near the living room, that way guests don’t have to traipse upstairs to use the toilet plus it allows the home owners some privacy i.e. especially when having a party, and you don’t want people snooping into your bedrooms.
Most people have one living room/lounge where the kids would play their video games. Game rooms are not common in most homes unless you own a huge home with many rooms to play with. A house could contain two living rooms, where one is for everyday use (You could call this the games room) and the other for guests, special occasions, etc.
Living Room/Dining>
If the house has a living room/dining then the living room is often on the side of the house where the fireplace is and the dining is often towards the end of the room and closer to the kitchen.
Kitchen
Our kitchens are often laid out against the wall in a U or L shape. For
example
From my experience older houses (pre-war) tend to have pantries.
The kitchen is often also the laundry room because that is where the washing machine is. Some houses have an extension against the kitchen which is used as a laundry room or some use the basement.
Kitchens that can’t fit a dining table or houses with separate dining rooms have breakfast bars with stools/chairs.
Bathrooms
Bathrooms are normally 3 piece i.e. bath/shower, sink and toilet. Some houses have a separate toilet.
Other closets
Another kind of closet we have is the airing cupboard (which I assume is what you mean by linen closet). This is a warm cupboard where you put clothes to dry and it could reside in the hallway, bathroom or bedroom.
Bedrooms
Similar layout to what you have in the states but in terms of size ours is much smaller.
Some bedrooms have a built in wardrobes (closets)
I'm off to the gym now to work out my stress at lj