what are some different types of houses??

Question

i just need some ideas on what kind of houses there are out there...umm i'm looking to buy land and build a home back in the woods..what does everyone suggest?

Answer 1

A-frame, so-called because of the appearance of the structure
Brownstone: see rowhouse
Caravan
Cape Cod: Popular in the Northeastern United States
Colonial house: a traditional style house in the United States
Cottage: Usually refers to a small country dwelling, but weavers' cottages are three-storied townhouses with the top floor reserved for the working quarters.
Craftsman house:
Detached (free-standing): Any house that is completely separated from its neighbours.
Bungalow: Single story house (not including optional basement)
Backsplit: Multilevel house that appears as a bungalow from the front elevation
Frontsplit: Multilevel house that appears as a two story house in front and a bungalow in the back. It is the opposite of a backsplit and is a rare configuration.
Sidesplit: Multilevel house where the different levels are visible from the front elevation
Link-detached: Adjacent detached properties which do not have a party wall, but which are linked by the garage(s) and so forming a single frontage.
Two-story, three-story
Ranch: Single story house, usually with garage and basement.
Prefab, a house where the main structure is prefabricated (common after WWII).
Lustron house, a type of prefab house
Farmhouse: Building serving as the main residence on a farm.
Linked: Rowhouse or semi-detached house that is linked only at the foundation. Above ground, they appear as detached houses. Linking the foundations reduces cost.
Geodesic dome, pioneered by Buckminister Fuller
Faux chateau: (1980s - 90s) Inflated suburban house with non-contextual French Provencal references.
Foursquare house:
Igloo, constructed of ice
Log cabin, a house built of unsquared timbers
Mansion: Very large/expensive house
McMansion (1980s - 90s) Inflated suburban house with classicizing references.
Manufactured home
Mews property: A Mews is an urban stable-block that has been converted into residential properties. The houses are converted into ground floor garages with a small flat above which used to house the ostler.
Mobile home
Patio home
Rowhouse: (USA); also called "terraced home (USA); also called "townhouse"; ": 3 or more houses in a row sharing a "party" wall with its adjacent neighbour. In New York, "Brownstones" are rowhouses. Rowhouses are typically multiple stories. The term townhouse is currently coming into wider use in the UK, but terraced house (not "terraced home") is more common.
Split-level house: A style popular in the 50's and 60's.
Sears house: Sears houses were owner-built "kit" houses sold by Sears, Roebuck and Co. through its catalog division from 1906 -1940.
Semi-detached: two houses joined together, often called a "duplex" in the USA.
Storybook Houses 1920s houses inspired by hollywood set design
Tent, usually a lightweight, moveable structure
Terraced house: Since the late 18th century is a style of housing where (generally) identical individual houses are conjoined into rows - a line of houses which abut directly on to each other built with shared party walls between dwellings whose uniform fronts and uniform height created an ensemble that was more stylish than a "rowhouse". However this is also the UK term for a "rowhouse" regardless of whether the houses are identical or not.
Back-to-back: Terraced houses which also adjoin a second terrace to the rear. They were a common form of housing for workers during the Industrial Revolution in England.
Treehouse A house that is built among the branches or around the trunk of one or more mature trees and does not rest on the ground.
Townhouse: also called rowhouse (US). In the UK, a townhouse is a traditional term for an upper class house in London (in contrast with country house), and is now coming into use as a term for new terraced houses, which are often three stories tall with a garage on the ground floor.
Stacked townhouse: Units are stacked on each other; units may be multilevel; all units have direct access from the outside
Shack: A small, usually rundown, wooden building.
Victorian house:
Shotgun house: term referring to two distinct styles of long, narrow house common in the Southern United States.
Travel trailer (alternative to caravan in British English)
Tudor style refers to the style of architecture and decorative arts modelled on the original Tudor architecture produced in England between 1485 and 1603.
Mock Tudor refers to a modern emulation of Tudorbethan architecture.
Vernacular Homes: Homes which are constructed in a native manner; close to nature, using the materials locally available. As far as such houses are concerned; in India these gel with the communal structuring

Answer 2

There are townhomes, duplexes, manufactured homes (mobile homes), modualr homes (which are similar to regular stick-built homes), and stick built homes. Most lenders prefer to lend on a stick built single family home (regular house) because it gains value instead of loosing value (mobile homes decrease in value just like a car).

As far as stick built homes there are literally hundreds of different floor plans, styles, and builders to choose from. Talk it over with the builder (who will be building your house) and look at what different floor plans they offer. If you don't have a builder yet, contact a real estate agent to help you locate one. You can then choose which builder has the best floor plans that suite your needs for the best price and your real estate agent can help you negotiate.

Answer 3

detached, semi detached,backsplit, sidesplit, bungalow, townhouse, duplex. I would suggest a log cabin. That would be absolutely beautiful backing onto the woods. With a real woodburning stove. With a huge front porch and back deck.

Answer 4

If you are going to live back in the woods, why not a log cabin? They are beautiful now days. There are many designs to choose from.

Answer 5

Colonial (box-ish, but nice)
Cape Cod (short and rectangular)
Ranch (short and super flat)
Raised Ranche (two-level rectangle)
Victorian (tall and ornate)
Contemporary (go nuts, your design)

Try this site, looks cool...

http://www.dreamhomesource.com/?source=PPC&referrer=google&sid=search&kw=house_blueprints

Answer 6

colonial....victorian....country...gothic.....contomperary.....if you are going to live in the woods go for a cabin or a country house

Answer 7

*Cabin
*Mansion
*Victorian house
*Brick house
*Stone house