Chapter 4 Choosing a Place to Live

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Chapter 4Choosing a Place to Live

• Housing Decisions
• By Evelyn Lewis Carolyn Turner

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Location
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• When choosing a place to live, you will need to
  carefully consider the following
• Region or area of the world, country or state.
• Community-country, suburb, or city
• Neighborhood or section of the community
• Composition of the population
• Site or lot within the neighborhood

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Region

• A region is a specific part of the world,
  country, or state in which your live.

Houston
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Community

• A region is divided into communities.
• A community may be a large city, small village,
  or rural area.
• Cities are high-density areas where many people
  live together.

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• Rural areas the outskirts of towns and cities
  are low-density areas.
• Some communities are for specific groups (i.e.
  retirement communities)
• Some are developed by businesses for employees
  and their families.

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Neighborhood

• Regions communities
• Communities neighborhood
• A neighborhood consists of a group of houses and
  people.
• The buildings in a neighborhood are normally
  similar in age, design, and cost.

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Physical Neighborhood

• Physical neighborhood is determined by the way
  the land and building are used.
• Some neighborhood are residential (houses),
  commercial (shopping, stores, businesses),
  industrial (factories, warehouses and plants).

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Zoning Regulations Other

• Zoning regulations control land use in certain
  areas.
• Housing developers subdivide land and making
  improvements such as streets and street lighting
  before building structures. They set limits
  called restrictions.

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• Planned neighborhood is usually in a zoned area
  with restrictions.
• In a planned neighborhood, the size and layout of
  individual lots are determined before dwellings
  are built.
• All houses must fit into the overall plan.
• Construction types of design are sometimes
  controlled.

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• Many planned neighborhoods include recreational
  facilities.
• Parks playgrounds are built in locations that
  are convenient to the people living in the
  neighborhood.
• Clubhouses are built for meetings/social
  activities.

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Planned Neighborhood
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Population Composition

• Type of people in any neighborhood may be quite
  varied heterogeneous.
• If the residence are very similar to each other,
  the neighborhood is homogeneous.

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Site

• A location within a neighborhood is called a
  site, or lot.
• A site is the piece of land on which the dwelling
  is built.
• Each site has its own character (size, shape,
  contour, soil type).

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Natural Restraints

• Natural restraints are those that come from
  nature.
• Topography is the configuration of a surface
  including its natural and manufactured features
  showing their relative positions and elevations.

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Topography
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• Landscaping is altering the topography and adding
  decorative plantings to change the appearance of
  a site.
• Orientation is placing a structure on a site in
  consideration of the location of the sun,
  prevailing winds, water sources, and scenic view.

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Space Planning Zoning
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Public Zone

• Is the part of the site that can be seen from the
  street or road.
• It is usually in front of the house.

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Service Zone

• The part of the site that is used for necessary
  activities.
• Like sidewalks, driveways, and storage (trash
  cans, lawn equipment, firewood, cars).
• Many, have this area screened from view and
  should be directly connected to the indoor
  service areas (i.e. kitchen /laundry area)

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Private Zone

• This is the part of the site hidden from public
  view.
• It has space for recreation and relaxation.
• Can be separated by using shrubs, hedges,
  screens, fences and/or walls.

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Types of Housing
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Multifamily Houses

• Multifamily house is a structure that provides
  housing for more than one household.
• Examples
• a. High rise apartments
• b. Low rise apartment
• c. Triplex apartment (3 households)
• d. Duplex apartment (2 households)

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Rentals

• Vary in number and type of facility.
• Amenities (laundry, appliances, tennis,
  swimming).
• Examples
• a. Penthousetop of apartment building
• b. Garden Apt one story with landscape
• c. Efficiency Aptone main room, kitchen, and
  bathroom

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Condominium

• Ownership where the buyer owns individual living
  space and also owns an undivided interest in the
  common areas and facilities of the multiunit
  project.

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Single Family Home
Designed to house one family. Can be rented or
owned.
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Townhomes / Row House

• Have at least two floors.
• Attached by a common wall.

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Freestanding House

• Not connected to another unit.

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• Contractor is a person who contracts, or agrees,
  to supply certain materials or do certain work
  for a special fee.

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• Factory Built HouseConstructed in a plant and
  moved to a site.
• Modular Housingcoordinated in a series of
  modules.
• Manufactured Housingbuilt in a factory.

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• Moving to a New Home

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• Changes in lifestyle, occupation, socioeconomic
  status, or other life situations also cause
  people to move.
• Relocating family and possessions is likely to
  cause stress.

• Get rid of items you dont need/want.
• Have a garage sale, recycle, or donate to a
  charity (good for tax deduction).
• Use the moving checklist.

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Moving Yourself

• There are many good reasons for tackling the job
  yourself.
• First the cost is about one-third that of a
  professional mover.
• Second, you can move on your own schedule.
• Third, you your goods arrive at the same time.

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• Plan ahead.
• Estimate the amount of items to be moved. This
  helps choose the correct truck.
• Have on hand, furniture pads, dollies or moving
  cartons.

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Hiring a Moving Company

• Choose only licensed movers and obtain at least
  three written estimates to compare.
• Ask them about insurance. Read the fine print.
  Ask about additional cost.
• Ask about discount moves and nonpeak moving time.

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• How much packing will you do, if any.
• Cost of packing boxes and the service of packing
  unpacking are not included in the actual moving
  expenses.
• Make sure the dwelling is clean and ready for
  occupancy.

• Decide how you want the furniture to be arranged
  supervise.
• Check for damages.
• Bill of landing, the receipt of goods shipped.

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Assignments

• Chapter Notes
• Flash Cards for Types of Houses
• SAG Activity E Choices, pg. 35
• Homework Due ___________________________
• SAG Activity B Evaluating a Place to Live, pg.
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