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A Community about large, cheaply built, suburban homes with design flaws and a lack of architectural integrity also known as “McMansions.” On Thursdays we celebrate the opposite: good suburban architectural design.

Based off the famous subreddit r/mcmansionhell, we will essentially do all the same here, as is over there. Please do your best and crosspost if you need too!

We need mods!! Please please help!

A Short Guide

Friends at c/badrealestate!

Here are the rules:

  1. Posts can be about ugly houses in general
  2. Post appropriately and with correct tags WITHIN the title so it is easy to search. -->Tags: "Thursday Design Appreciation" or "HouseTDA", "Just Ugly", "Shitpost", "Certified McMansion™", "Discussion/Debate", and "Interior" are available.
  3. All post subjects must be single family homes -->Only post suburban, single family homes. No apartments or duplexes, etc. The community is focused on specifically traditional suburban architecture.
  4. Don't post addresses or other easily identifiable information unless it is publicly listed. -->Keep the information about the property you are posting basic and general. However, if the home is listed on a public website you are permitted to post a link to the public listing.
  5. Direct Images Only, no links please. -->Post correctly cropped, direct images and not links to websites. Image hosting links, such as Imgur, are an exception, but we still prefer a direct image. Zillow house page, for example, is ok if it directly links to the photos and such.
  6. No Spam -->No posting an excessive amount in a row on the same day or posting the same comment on several posts at once. We have seen it, we just didn't react to it. Please understand that.
  7. No Screenshots -->Crop your photos correctly.
  8. Thursday is special. To celebrate that, you can post nice houses you appreciate.

Helpful links:

Kate Wagner's Guide to McMansions

Architectural Guides

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Slam dunk McMansion. About as McMansion as it gets without just having an entire grass outside and zero other plants. Ugh, these kinds of houses cause me pain. So much wasted space and resources and water...

Zillow link!

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Guh!!!! PAIN PAIN PAIN!!!!

reddit post!

Zillow!

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This one is feeling like it'll whither away in the storms and water updraft. That's just me, though. Pain.

Also the inside is waaaaay too ostentatious.

reddit post!

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

It's some kind of retreat, hotel, spa, museum... with FOUR kitchens????

Reddit post

Zillow post

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I'm not sure if this is a McMansion per se, but I think it's very....ostentatious. Lmao. I don't like it!!

It's from ZillowGoneWild!

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

They liked one thing, and one thing only! It looks like it's full of mold in its castings...

zillow post!

reddit post!

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Sims, NC - Just Ugly (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

I don't think I would call this a McMansion fully, but it's very very close. If you don't agree, I can change the title!!!

It's mostly the roofing and needless columns.

Edit:

thank you mihnt for the listing link and location info!

reddit post

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I love this home too! I wish it said where it's from though. (unless I'm blind.)

here's the link, it's the Ethereal Camelot house

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Oh yes, a double A-frame, lovely!!!

If anyone can find the zillow link/realtor link, please let me know! post in the comments!!!

Reddit post

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This one has a whole story!!

"The guy who owns all the construction equipment next door built it for his daughter. The town gave a stop work order on it because he didn't follow the building code or bylaws. For example he cleared all the trees right to the edge of the pond which is against the rules. That's the story/rumor that I heard. "

Basically it's just sitting there now because the guy wont get rid of it and the city won't let him finish it. I hate that he ruined a lot of natural wetland, that pisses me off.

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No landscaping, can't find the front door, open sprawl... yeah not great.

here's the listing

reddit crosspost

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Alden, MI (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

Something something expecto pratrona

Zillow link

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You like bricks? You like pillars strangely placed for a view of your driveway? You'll love this... thing.

here's the zillow listing

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

This is... not good.

Jesus christ.

Article here

They call it a "sand castle."

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Yikes! Very yikes!!!

Here's the zillow link

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Help.

Listing here

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Disney Castle, but worse! It even has a mullet just accentuating how fake and stupid it looks. Texas, give me a break.

Here's the listing

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This just isn't good. At all. All of that wasted space makes me upset. Those trees that could still be here, too.

Listing here

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Looks good to me!

Zillow listing

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This house is just a mcmansion all around, and it's quite ugly. I dunno who built it but it makes me upset just how much wasted space and lack of design there is. Also, the horses? Jesus.

It's 2.5 mil btw

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It's quite... cheap looking, despite how big it is. The essence of a mcmansion really.

Here's the listing

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A nice craftsman home from ~1900.

Very tasteful, very comfy, very nice.

Reddit link

Listing link

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

It's the interior that really kills this home for me, but the outside is way too garish I think.

Zillow gone wild!

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

Such a nice colonial type home!

Redfin listing

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