Square feet versus number of children

[3peasinapod]

Poll coming. Disregard other post. Hopefully I don't mess this one up!

 

Just wondering how big you home is in comparison to the number of children you have. Don't include your garage; just the living space. :)

 

Rats, I still won't know which house goes with which number of kids. I'm no good at polls.

Edited July 20, 2011 by 3peasinapod

[Entropymama]

Maybe do a poll of how many square feet per kid/person? We have 3200 sf and 5 kids, so roughly 600 sf per kid.. Know what I mean?

[Aelwydd]

Do you count the entire household or just the child? I have one child, but obviously, he doesn't get the entire place to himself. ;)

[FlyingMOm]

2600 sq. feet, 4 kids

[Ksol]

900 sq feet, 3 kids

[Chelle in MO]

Around 1200 sf, 4 kids.

[zookeeper]

2400sqft, 7 kids

[Carrie12345]

1150sf., 5 kids. 2 adults, 2 large dogs, 2 cats.

[WishboneDawn]

2800 although much of that is unfinished but usable. 2 kids so far.

 

Previous house was 760 sq feet with two kids. :)

[Satori]

Maybe do a poll of how many square feet per kid/person? We have 3200 sf and 5 kids, so roughly 600 sf per kid.. Know what I mean?

:iagree: That would be more helpful to decipher.

 

We have 6000 sf per kid, as we planned to have more but couldn't.

[swellmomma]

1000 sq ft 4 kids

[Soror]

1800 upstairs, 1200 in unfinished basement(working on finishing the basement currently). 3 kids and plans for more.

[swellmomma]

We have 6000 sf per kid, as we planned to have more but couldn't.

 

 

WOW that is a huge amount of space per kid :D

[angela in ohio]

2700 sq ft with three kiddos

 

We moved from our old home with under 900 sq ft a few years ago, so we have done both sides.

[Cassy]

4000 sq ft, 4 children. The space is nice, but does add to the work.

 

Cassy

[RahRah]

:iagree: That would be more helpful to decipher.

 

We have 6000 sf per kid, as we planned to have more but couldn't.

 

We're in 5400sf and until January had only one, and had figured another just wasn't in the cards - then baby-DS surprised us :) - so now we're at 2700 sf per kid. The this much space is, honestly, a love-hate thing for me, on the one hand I love we have so much room, on the other, it's a pickle to clean and I finally gave up and hired someone to help after baby-DS was born!

[Kathleen in VA]

My oldest is married and no longer lives here, but for about 10 years it was 1100 sf and 5 children. It's snug but doable.

[Tutor]

Right now, we have just over 1200 square feet and 4 kids. In two weeks we are moving and will lose about 150sq feet but will keep all the kids. :D

[Parrothead]

2400, 400 or so of which we don't use, with 1 child and one husband.

[Pamela H in Texas]

The house is about 2000 sq ft.

 

My 18 and 16yr olds each have their own rooms.

Then my boys share a room.

The five yr old has her own room.

And the baby is in our room.

 

I'm hoping that the next house will be a little larger with at least one more bedroom.

(btw, not that *I* care, but CPS has their rules regarding sq ft per room, # of kids per room, sq ft per X# people, etc.

Plenty of big families have smaller homes and are just fine).

Edited July 20, 2011 by 2J5M9K

[kokotg]

3 kids, about 1800 square feet.

[butterflymommy]

We have 3700 s.f. excluding the basement, and 8 people in the house (6 of them kids). We used to (all 8 of us) live in a 1200 s.f. where only about 900 were usable.

[My3Monkeys]

1700 sq. feet, 3 kids but soon to be 4.

[CatMomof3]

1599 square feet - 4 kids, 3 bedrooms.

This past weekend we gave the Master Bedroom to the girls, I am going to post pictures in a couple months. The beds that we got are awesome and are working great :D

 

link to beds

 

http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/30080316

[laughing lioness]

When our house is finished we'll have about 2700 sq.ft. Right now we are living in 1600.

[jenL]

2100sf, 2 kids

[happypamama]

4 kids, 2 adults, approximately 2300 square feet. However, it's not the square feet that makes the difference; it's the layout. Our house has some weird flows and is lacking in closet space.

[LaxMom]

We have 2400 and some change, 4 kids when everyone still lived at home ( 3 now). But the footage includes a "finished" attic we use as, well, an attic, so we live in around 1900 sqft.

 

So 380sqft / person livin space.

[Renee in NC]

I messed up, but we have 6 dc at home and 1200 square feet. The house is the perfect size and layout for us!

 

ETA: It works out to 150 square feet per person.

[edelweiss]

5500+ sq. ft. and 2 children

[twoxcell]

Our house is about 1,100 Sq f, and we have 4 kids.

[ColoNative]

We have four boys plus one on the way with 4300 of living space. My husband works from home as well as we homeschool, so we all take up lots of space! I'd like to have triple bunks, but our ceiling aren't tall enough:lol:.

[Desert Rat]

1490 sq ft. 2 kiddos. I do have a great layout with decent size bedrooms (3 + office). We have a living room and a huge (400 sq ft.) eat in kitchen. No formal space. So our house is small but doesn't feel it.

[busymama7]

2000 sq ft. 7 kids. 4 boys in 1 room, 2 girls in the other. 1 year old girl with us. Her clothes/diapers are in the girls room though. Its tight. Less than 1/5 acre too so not alot of outside space.

[AlmiraGulch]

I used to have a good amount of space. My house is 1890 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 people were living here.

 

Now....same house, but two more adults (ex-husband and fiancee.....don't ask).

 

I spend a lot of time in my bedroom, which also serves as my office (I work from home). Feeling a bit cramped....

[Audrey]

I didn't vote because I think it would throw off your poll. We only have one child, but we live in a 2400 sq/ft farmhouse. We have closed off a portion of the house because it is just a stupid amount of space for 3 people. When we have company, we open up those rooms and dust like maniacs. I am the kind of person who likes a cozy home. Some people might think my 2400 sq/ft is shamefully tiny, but for me it is a shameful waste of space. I don't like huge expanses of house. I think that drives people apart (just my opinion).

 

FWIW, this farmhouse was built for a couple, their 14 children and their 3 parents/in-laws, and it was plenty of house for them. :D

[myfatherslily]

1700 sq ft, 3 kids, 1 adult.

[HRAAB]

2400 sq. ft., five children (when all were home - only three now), and two adults.

[Hwin]

2000 square feet, 1 child with one on the way. I think it is more than enough space for our size family.

[Audrey]

2400, 400 or so of which we don't use, with 1 child and one husband.

 

 

Oh! Now I don't feel so alone! This is like us, too, except I don't know how much square footage is unused. I just know it is 3 bedrooms and a parlour that go unused. We use 2 bedrooms, 1 parlour, the living room and the kitchen and dining (and bathroom, of course).

 

There is a hole under the house that some might call a basement, too, but really it more of a root cellar, and gives us a lot of grief rather than useful space. :glare:

[Running the race]

1700 sq ft. 3 kids.

[Chelle in MO]

I used to have a good amount of space. My house is 1890 sq ft, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3 people were living here.

 

Now....same house, but two more adults (ex-husband and fiancee.....don't ask).

 

I spend a lot of time in my bedroom, which also serves as my office (I work from home). Feeling a bit cramped....

 

I won't ask ;), I'll just say that *any* size house would be more than a bit cramped for me with an ex and fiancee in it!

 

For your sake, I hope it's not for long!

[mamato4girls]

Almost 2500 sq ft, downsized a few years ago on purpose from 3500. Kids are in my siggy.

[King Alfred Academy]

594 sq. ft with 2 kids. It's tight, but we like it (most of the time).

[Annie Laurie]

3800 sq ft w 5 kids. I have read the argument that smaller homes make for a closer family, but it isn't true in our case. My 3 middle kids spends most of their free time together playing in one person's room or the playroom. My 7 yr old moved in with my 10 yr old, they wanted to share a room. Our family spends most of our time, when we're all home, in the kitchen/living room area together. Before this, we had 4 kids in 1200 sq ft and that just made me crazy!

[beck]

1900 and change with 5 kids, 2 adults, 4 dogs, & 2 cats. Sometimes it feels like I'm wading through a herd of sheep as I walk through the house, but mostly it's ok.

[chrissymama]

We just moved from 3,100 square feet to just under 2,000. So far, I really prefer the smaller house. We do have a MUCH bigger lot here, and that makes a big difference. I think it also matters that my kids are relatively young- about to turn 2, 4, 6, and 9. I think when they're bigger, we might need more room.

[Dustybug]

I have to giggle a bit when some of referring to 2000+ sq ft. as "small."

 

We live in around 900 sq ft., 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, no basement. 3 kids.

[catz]

Some people might think my 2400 sq/ft is shamefully tiny, but for me it is a shameful waste of space. I don't like huge expanses of house. I think that drives people apart (just my opinion).

 

We are in just over 2000 sq ft w/2 kids. We have quite a bit more if you count unfinished/storage/basement/porch. We live urban though, so this is a BIG house for in the city compared to many in this area. I prefer a cozier space, and there are plenty of days our house feels like too much. We used to live in 3500 sq ft in the burbs and it was too much to take care of and we drove everywhere. Much prefer the current set up.

[craftyerin]

Roughly 2400 sq ft, 2 adults, and 3 preschoolers. We never use the guest room, though, unless we have guests, or I hide out in there to sew.