These homes, generally three-story in height, usually are surronded by secondary buildings like barns,storage rooms or small guest homes. The primary residence were occupied by extended families. Housing layout is generally in clusters, not isolated houses. Farms, in particular, are often groups of houses and connected extended family lines. Villages and small towns are of typical southern European organization.
Collective living is important in region.
Some villages had electricity and few had indoor plumbing. Cooking was usually done outside, on a wood-burning stove. Homes sometimes had wells for water supply but reports of Serbian forces poisoning of the wells have begun to emerge. At the moment it is too early to give an accurate number to the damage inflicted on homes in Kosovo. Early indications are serious devestation.