Two story homes are enjoyed by families of any size. However, you won’t only find two story houses in the suburbs. Many people are deciding to build new homes within city limits that are ranging in size from cozy cottages to large modern designs. Pricing can also be a surprise to some. Two story homes can be cheaper to construct than one story homes when compared by square foot. Custom home designs are found in various prices since homeowners are able to have more of an input on what characteristics they want their home to display.

More Spacious Common Living Areas are found in Two Story Houses

You can easily create a two story home on a smaller plot of land without losing the interior space you want. Since you’re building on more than one level, you don’t have to find a piece of land that is large enough to handle each room to be spread out on one layer. Instead of having the rooms stretch out on a single level, two story houses give you the chance to place some rooms upstairs.

The most common trait two story floor plans have in common is to have bedrooms located on the upper floor. This creates a larger area on the first floor for entertaining guests and to accommodate regular living activities. Many floor plans will bring the master suite to the lower floor for various reasons. One benefit of doing this is that older adults are able to access their room easier than if it were located upstairs. Plus, older children and adults may enjoy the division of bedrooms so everyone has a better sense of privacy.

If you are interested in a certain residential style, you can usually incorporate it into a two story floor plan. Custom home builders are experienced to listen to your wants and needs so they can design your two story dream home. Designing a new two story floor plan can easily integrate various features from different home styles. Custom home designers will help you decide which qualities work best with others and will blend nicely together.

Two Story Homes can be Built Cheaper than Single Level Floor Plans

One great advantage to building a two story house is that it can be cheaper to construct than one story homes. This is because the materials for the upper floor are less expensive than those that are used for ground floors. Two story houses don’t need as much cement for the foundation, materials for the roof, or land to be excavated. When comparing prices to one story homes, the cost per square foot is less with two story buildings.

Two story houses have several reasons for why people all across the country are choosing them over single story houses. Since they don’t have to take up as much land, two story homes can be enjoyed within inner city limits. For those that want to stretch their dollar, spending less money per square foot may be the deciding factor. Building a custom two story home allows you to place each room strategically so that it fits your lifestyle; whether it’s for entertaining guests or to have an intimate setting for family.

First, lets look at the demand on housing. Over the previous decades people have started to marry later in life, get divorced more often and live longer. All of which have meant an increase in single person (and parent) households – either by choice or situation!

The increase in the general population (now 60 million in the UK for the first time) has been aided by an influx of Polish and EU immigrants in recent years that has lead to further pressures of housing, although it has to be noted that they tend not to live in single households and live in shared households to keep costs low. Immigration and the demand on housing has been highlighted by the British National Party and the other far-right wing political parties in the UK.

But, if you fly by air over the UK you will see miles and miles of beautiful countryside, so is it that people choose to live in crowded cities not realizing that space is plentiful in the countryside? The problem with country homes is the lack of amenities and the high prices due to the beautiful location and this is not helped by those rich city people that have bought second homes in the countryside and only visit at the weekends and holiday times. This pushes the prices up for the current village residents that may not have the incomes to match the rising house prices. This often leads to resentment by local residents as some villages in the UK are half empty though out the winter and non-holiday times leading to local facilities such as shops and pubs closing down.

Some people are now living in caravan style homes and buying flat pack homes are increasing in popularity due to the cost savings involved. Houses made of straw are another eco method becoming popular due to its insulating properties. Other schemes involve two strangers buying a house together so that they can get a foot on the housing ladder. Some housing associations allow you to buy a percentage of the home 25-75 percent normally and then pay rent until you can afford to buy the remaining share. This would be a good deal for the housing associations as they could recover the cost of the build via a 75% cost sale and make money on a weekly basis due via the rents. Then again, they could just make a profit by selling 100% of the house and they wouldnt have the administrative duties of collecting the weekly rents. Maybe this is something the government could make more attractive to house builders in the way of tax incentives to help first time buyers get on the housing ladder.

I am lucky in that myself and my partner earn enough to buy our first home but still money is tight and I just hope that interest rates dont continue to rise which could make it difficult for us and thousands throughout the UK that already struggle with high mortgage repayments due to the increasing prices. I sometimes wish that I had trained as builder then I would never be short of work….or money!

Ninth House

In Indian astrology, Nava (ninth); Acharva (guru or preceptor); Pithru (father); Subham (auspicious); Poorva bhagyam (Previous luck); Pooja(worship): Tapas (Penance); Dharma (Virtue) ; Pauthra (grndson); Japa(prayer) ; Daiva Upasana (spiritual intation); Arya vamsa (noble family), Bhagya fortune).This is the house of faith, wisdom and divine worship. It is considered to be an auspicious house as it shows one’s fortune in the present lire as a result of past actions. Luck being closely linked to merit, every one will reap only the fruits or the acts dome in the previous birth. So a look at the ninth house would enable one to know what ‘bhagya’ (fortune and prosperity) one has accumulated as result of the meritorious deeds done in the previous birth.

Since the 9th house of Indian astrology rules philosophy, religious and philosophical beliers, if Jupiter, the philosophical planet, is in 9, well expected, the philosophical planet, is in 9, well expected, the native may be religious, devoted, orthodox, and kind hearted. Even Saturn in this position receiving favorable aspects makes one deeply religious, methodical and meditative. Jupiter even Saturn in this position receiving favorable aspects makes one deeply religious, methodical and meditative Jupiter or Saturn receiving good aspect from Sun or Mercury gives one  intuition and forethought. He will be much esteemed in religious circles and will occupy coveted positions in religious and philanthropic institutions. But if these planets are adversely expected, one is liable to extremes in religious and other matters,

All affairs are concerning temples, churches, mosques, and all religious institutions including those devoted to promoting the people’s spiritual welfare, are to be ascertained from this house. Hindus have attributed to the 9th house pilgrimage to holy places, wells, circular reservoirs, sacrifices and charity.The third house is the house of intuition and pure reason. If the third house is concerned with ordinary mental inclinations, the ninth house is with higher knowledge and higher collegiate, academic, philosophical, religious, literary, artistic or scientific- is to deduced from this house. The ninth house presides over research, invention, discovery, exploration, and submission of thesis.

Hindus attribute the 9th house of Indian astrology to father because the ninth sign of the zodiac Dhanus (sagittarius) is ruled by ‘Guru’ the preceptor and spiritual teacher. In ancient times, the father was invariably the spiritual preceptor or guru of the children to whom he did initiate Brahma Upadesam and transmit his siddhis or psychic powers. Counting the 9t house as the 1st, we find that the fifth there from indicates the native. Some persons advocate the fourth house and the tenth house for father. It is incorrect.  Always take the 9th house for father.To this house is ascribed law, legal arbitration spiritual initiation, teaching and everything connected to it, probably because the 9th sign of the zodiac is owned by the wise Jupiter Hindus term the 9th as the house of dharma or virtue and of an occult and metaphysical mind.

Dreams and visions come under the purview of this house; also communications with spirits and the like. Neptune, the planets of dreams in the 9th, denotes peculiar dreams.The 3rd and the 9th, indicate change or journey away from the permanent residence. The mind is related to long journey, sea voyage, air travel, etc. It determines the amount of travel in far-off places or countries and the success achieved there. Strangers and foreigners and also their relations come under the influence of this house. The ninth house governs publishing, volumes of intrinsic value especially those relating to religion, science, law, philosophy, travel, international to religion, science, law, philosophy, travel, international affairs, etc, in contra- distinction to the third house which relates to lighter reading, news and matters of ephemeral nature. One ought to seek information regarding one’s success in such matters by an examination of the ninth house.

Association with good people, reverence and devotion to God and elders, the medicine most constitutionally suited, previous berth and punya and the blessings received fro the family deity ate to be divined from this house. ‘Providential Help is due to the ninth lord is favorably placed. In satya samhita the author says that the rest house and favor from others are to be investigated from the ninth house.In state Astrology the ninth house relates to all forms of long distance travel and communications such as sea voyage and all kinds of shipping long distance air and land travel; also legal departments judges, matters relating to religion, temples, etc., religious and philosophical thought in the nation science, and text-book publishing universities and those connected with them, emigration and immigration, import-wave radio and long distance communications cables and wireless.One is to judge the following matters from the 9thhouse, says kalidasa:-

Charity: virtue; visits to holy places; association with good people; Vedic sacrifice 1 good conduct; purity mind; reverence to elders; penance; medicinal drug; one’s policy ;God worship; acquisition of hither learning ; dignity, mythology moral study; long travel; ancestral property; horses; elephant ; and buffaloes (connected with religious purposes); coronation hall and circulation of money.According to Bhattotpala in prasanagnana, wells, lakes. Tanks, water-sheds, temples, monetary vows, pilgrimage and meritorious deeds are to be judged with reference to the ninth house.The ninth house of Indian astrology governs short travels of the wife or husband or the business partner being the third reckoned from the 7th house; the servant’s vehicle and landed property being the 4th being the 5th to the 5th house; mother’s illness, her servants etc., being the 6th to the 4th house; younger brother’s wife or the younger sister’s husband or his or her competitors, rivals, etc, being the 7th counted from the 3rd house. It is the house of friends to the elder brother and indicates the elder brother’s accomplishments being the 9th to the 10 house