TypesOfHouses

All About the Shotgun House

by Josie Swindler, Posted Nov 12th 2009

A shotgun house is so named because you can stand at the front door, fire a shotgun and see your slug fly straight through the house and out the back door. Shotgun houses are generally under 12 feet wide and have three to five rooms in a row, starting with a living room, with bedrooms in the middle and ending with a kitchen at the back.

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All About McMansions

by Josie Swindler, Posted Nov 11th 2009

McMansions are very large homes with disparate architectural elements.

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All About A-Frame Houses

by Josie Swindler, Posted Nov 10th 2009

An A-frame house looks like it sounds: two sides of a steep roof meet high in the middle, forming the shape of a capital letter A. The inside of an A-frame house is open, exposing the roof's angles and the ceiling's rafters. The sloping roof has several benefits: because the roof reaches the ground, there is less outside maintenance required on the house, wind resistance is reduced and heavy snowfalls can't pile up and weigh down the roof.

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