A question about Pakistani houses

[313ghazi]

I came across a Youtube video showcasing Pakistani houses and I've been looking at properties on zameen.com and i've noticed a few things...

1. Why do so many houses have expensive materials like marble, or tile everywhere?
2. Why is the woodwork so elaborate, all the doors have carvings and designs on them?

Is this normal? Is this typical of Pakistani houses? I know it's typical of villas in AJK but i thought that's because it's British pounds being spent by people who didn't have to earn them...lol
Also why are there so many lights?!

 

[pak-marine]

I came across a Youtube video showcasing Pakistani houses and I've been looking at properties on zameen.com and i've noticed a few things...

1. Why do so many houses have expensive materials like marble, or tile everywhere?
2. Why is the woodwork so elaborate, all the doors have carvings and designs on them?

Is this normal? Is this typical of Pakistani houses? I know it's typical of villas in AJK but i thought that's because it's British pounds being spent by people who didn't have to earn them...lol
Also why are there so many lights?!

marble is abundantly available in pakistani markets , its actually out of fashion now tiles are more in style now , we use marbles in our drive ways and stariways

 

[313ghazi]

marble is abundantly available in pakistani markets , its actually out of fashion now tiles are more in style now , we use marbles in our drive ways and stariways

Isn't it expensive though? Surely it's cheaper to put down laminate flooring or something like that?

 

[pak-marine]

Isn't it expensive though? Surely it's cheaper to put down laminate flooring or something like that?

We have hot summers so tiles or marbles are relatively cooler , as for laminate its rare but wooden yes its considered luxury and expensive , marbles are not expensive at all availalble abundant and they are cheap

 

[313ghazi]

We have hot summers so tiles or marbles are relatively cooler , as for laminate its rare but wooden yes its considered luxury and expensive , marbles are not expensive at all availalble abundant and they are cheap

ok cool. I never thought of marble as affordable before.

 

[Imran Khan]

tiles have one issue if they are branded and spainish italian we can get them from market anytime . about chinese tiles they are as per stock avilibility .once containers finish you can not find them back . about marbles me and my country people love them . they are best you just need polish them and they look like new . there are wooden floors and others but not for us our way of living is not like in west UK .

 

[peagle]

I came across a Youtube video showcasing Pakistani houses and I've been looking at properties on zameen.com and i've noticed a few things...

1. Why do so many houses have expensive materials like marble, or tile everywhere?
2. Why is the woodwork so elaborate, all the doors have carvings and designs on them?

Is this normal? Is this typical of Pakistani houses? I know it's typical of villas in AJK but i thought that's because it's British pounds being spent by people who didn't have to earn them...lol
Also why are there so many lights?!

I have been to few cities around Pakistan, not many but few, and I've found that above a certain income bracket, not even that high, most if not all houses will have marble or tiles. Elaborate woodwork has varied applications, most likely it's the bed or cupboards but less widespread with doors. At least that's been my experience.

I've also noticed a sense of a uniform Pakistani design or similarities in taste and a typical Pakistani existence.
The foods are becoming more similar, the Urdu accent also has started to sound very similar, largely among the the educated class, degree and above, especially the women seem to have the same kind of Urdu accent.
Salwar Kameez is already worn in every corner of the country, among every section of the society which is very rare for most countries. Plus, people are travelling more often, there's more video content available online, I'm sure these things are playing a part in creating similar tastes.

 

[Dawood Ibrahim]

I came across a Youtube video showcasing Pakistani houses and I've been looking at properties on zameen.com and i've noticed a few things...

1. Why do so many houses have expensive materials like marble, or tile everywhere?
2. Why is the woodwork so elaborate, all the doors have carvings and designs on them?

Is this normal? Is this typical of Pakistani houses? I know it's typical of villas in AJK but i thought that's because it's British pounds being spent by people who didn't have to earn them...lol
Also why are there so many lights?!

People cry in our area of not having money and than suddenly they build a house with marbles tiles etc + the house looks UGLY and they put a big sign saying MASHALLAH and also they don't think about drainage system

 

[Eight Pass Charlie]

Marble get used at service station toilets it's that cheap in Pakistan.

 

[Valar.]

500 sq. yard house.
4 bedrooms - all marbles
Drawing/dining/kitchen - tiles
All bathrooms - tiles
Parking space/small sitting space outside - marbles
Stair case - marbles.

Another flat - all marbles except bathrooms which are tiles.

All relatives/friends houses - same marble + tiles ratio.

Only seen once laminate flooring in a friend's cousin's flat once. Man spent a lot of money.

So yeah, marbles/tiles are cheap+cultural

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Carvings on doors are old fashioned now and give more of a classic or rural look . Now a days doors are pretty simple.

Anything wooden is much more expensive now thanks to environemntalism and people getting more trendy. Usage of wood has reduced alot from dining tables to chairs to sofas to even beds. Heck, now a days even old style wooden closets/cupboards are not used anymore. Which is good for environment.

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Fanoos (Chandliers) are always there in drawing rooms. Bedrooms don't have them. They are just there to show off which are only used when some guests are there. lol

 

[waqasmwi]

I am against expensive houses. I believe the house should be simple in construction and design etc but with max facilities