A single-family detached home, or single-family home or detached house for short, also variously known as a single-detached dwelling or separate house is a free-standing residential building. Most single-family homes are built on lots larger than the structure itself, adding an area surrounding the house, which is commonly called a yard in North American English or a garden in British English. Garages can also be found on most lots.
In older homes, they are typically detached, standing as a separate building, either near a driveway or facing an alley in urban areas. Newer homes in North America favor attached garages, often facing the street, as most recent developments do not include alleys.
A single family live in this type of house, yet in the wider sense it refers to a single party of people. The counterparts to single-family homes are apartment complexes, condominiums, duplexes, semi-detached houses, or townhomes/terrace houses, where several families live in the same structure.The entire space around the building is private to the owner and family, in most cases add on to the existing house if more room is needed and there are generally no property management fees such as the ones associated with condominiums and townhomesdisadvantages to owning a single-family detached home.
All maintenance and repair costsinterior, exterior and everything in betweenare at the owner's expense. There is often a lack of amenities such as pools and playgrounds Landscaping and lawn upkeep costs are at the owner's expenseMike Oldfield's Single" is the debut authorised single by musician Mike Oldfield, released in 1974 The A-side is a variation of one of the themes from Oldfield's 1973. Tubular Bells, and was made in response to an American single .
American distributors of Oldfield's label, Virgin Records, and was made from bits and pieces of the first 8 minutes of the album, often resulting in abrupt transitions that did not occur in the original version. The abruptness of the edits is a combination of the choice of excerpts, and physical tape splice editing. This version also suffers from a loud hum, which is clearly audible in the quiet opening section, and is not heard on the album. It ends with a return to the opening, which fades out. On the album, there is no return to the opening. This edited version is often referred to as "Now the Original" in reference to the advertising sub-title, which is printed on the label in larger.
The USAMike Oldfield was displeased when he learned this version had been made without his knowledge or input, and refused its release in the UK. A UK test pressing of this record existsMike Oldfield was already recording his next album, Hergest Ridge, when he produced this new piece to be released outside North America, in place of the American single. Instead of using either of the 2 popular excerpts from that single.
