https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 23:04:40 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/3#post-1792657 Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:00:03 +0000 rawrasaur 1792657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for the info. Assuming everything goes smoothly, we will be buying a house that was built in 1989 from the original owners. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/3#post-1780277 Thu, 24 Jul 2014 21:13:43 +0000 kayakgirl73 1780277@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1963. It's had some renovations but still needs some. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/3#post-1769897 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 11:14:59 +0000 skibobrown 1769897@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours is 1952. There are some issues, but we were aware of them from the home inspection. The house needs a new roof (nothing abnormal, but it's time for that to happen). The biggest annoyance that will probably come up if we do any major renovations is that the electrical service needs to be updated. It's fine for the house right now, but if we ever add on at all it will need to accommodate a larger load. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769894 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 11:08:17 +0000 PastaAndPotato 1769894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>ours was built in 1934 and is solid as a rock. the only problems we ran into were those done by the previous owner. we knew we were in trouble when we found his "wiring 1-2-3" book when we moved in. we have since replaced all of the wiring and plumbing (more as a result of sandy-flooding than his shoddy work) and couldn't be happier with it. </p> <p>where we live, its nice that it has a little more character than the cookie-cutter houses that have been springing up since the 80s - there are entire blocks that all have exactly the same house over and over </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769874 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 10:45:00 +0000 prettylizy 1769874@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1997 and that's probably as old as we'll go... DH is terrified of poorly cared for older homes even though he's super handy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769870 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 10:35:27 +0000 ustechie 1769870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2004. Older homes aren't our style. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769833 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 09:39:04 +0000 PurplePumps 1769833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Lion: haha! Yeah, it's definitely really different depending on where you are. Ours is 80's too and people around here consider that to be "newer"! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769808 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:55:53 +0000 babycanuck 1769808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2008 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769792 Sun, 20 Jul 2014 08:35:43 +0000 krispi 1769792@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ours was built in 1929 but was completely renovated before we moved in. We haven't had any issues so far in almost 2 years, but my husband also got a really thorough home inspection.</p> <p>My previous house was built in 1974, and I never had any major issues with it either in the 6 years I lived there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769401 Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:28:21 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1769401@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is so surprising to me! Almost all of the homes where I live have been built within the last 30 years. We actually live in an "older" home, as it was built in the 80s. So interesting to hear about how different it is in other parts of the country. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769382 Sat, 19 Jul 2014 18:04:02 +0000 Sparkler 1769382@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1917. Aside from the small closets in the kids rooms, I love it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769336 Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:23:24 +0000 Ra 1769336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1915. I loooove our house. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1769330 Sat, 19 Jul 2014 17:15:56 +0000 AmeliaBedilia 1769330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2001. We get most of the new home joys but not as many new home problems. So far in the 5 years here- garage door electics needed a repair, garbage disposal died, and fridge died. We had some storm damage from a huge thunderstorm, but that was the same for everywhere. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761720 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 09:12:18 +0000 rawrasaur 1761720@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: Ahh, man I was hoping for some insight into the area :wink: Yeah, everyone is always says oh you can just go to Disney anytime and I'm like...yeah... after a 10 hour drive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761707 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 09:08:43 +0000 MrsADS 1761707@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rawrasaur south Florida. Like a 12 hour drive from the panhandle. LOL. I think up there, it is pretty much like the rest of the south (Georgia, Alabama, etc). South Florida is like a different country. I would MUCH rather live in the Panhandle! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761692 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 09:02:42 +0000 illumina 1761692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2004. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761664 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:54:21 +0000 rawrasaur 1761664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MrsADS: What part of Flordia? We are going to be moving to the panhandle (FWB). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761637 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:46:33 +0000 LulaBee 1761637@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1939. It is SOLID brick and has very good bones and tons of character. We have run across some minor electrical when replacing a fixture and the plumbing isn't great. If we didn't have a kid with another on the way, I would stay there forever (it's too small). I do love older houses. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761574 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:29:40 +0000 pui 1761574@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't know exactly. Sometime in the 60s, which was a good era for houses in our area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761566 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:27:44 +0000 MrsADS 1761566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1965. We just bought it and are moving in now, sooo... I'll let you know. Haha. The inspector seemed to think it is in pretty good shape. There have been some "renovations" that are getting pretty dated and horrible (pink sponge painting in the bathroom?!?!). But we are lucky that the previous 2 owners did MAJOR upgrades within the past 6 years: new roof, new AC, new water heater, new carpet upstairs new glass shower doors, new granite counters in kitchen. </p> <p>I can tell some of the "old house" stuff we are going to have to fix eventually is going to be $$. For example, I think the windows are still original (we are in FL, so don't have to worry about heating). The inspector said they are really solid, but they are just old looking and that will be crazy expensive to replace. And the downstairs floor (terrazzo) needs some work which will be expensive, but it will be gorgeous once it's all fixed up.</p> <p>I also think the washer/dryer are older than me :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761541 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:21:22 +0000 mrsjyw 1761541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1999 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761510 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:12:07 +0000 Alivoo01 1761510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>2011, but our old house we just sold recently was built in 1982 and it had all sorts of problems. It was still rocking the original a/c unit, the house insulation was terrible so it got effing hot in the summer and flipping cold in the winter no matter how we adjusted the thermostat, the lining for house ducts had eroded away over time, windows were single pane which didn't help with the house insulation and condensation was building up, etc.</p> <p>We started taking steps to rectify some of those issues but each one cost $$$ so we had to save up and tackle each project, then something else would break and we had to focus our attention and money on that instead of the original plan. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761502 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:09:34 +0000 bunnylovesbear 1761502@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@bushelandapeck: wow!! How cool!</p> <p>Ours was built in 1930 with the second floor added on in the 80s (according to neighbors). No major issues so far, but we haven't tackled any major renovations that involved knocking down walls or anything yet. Just updated both bathrooms and some other cosmetic stuff. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761472 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 08:00:52 +0000 lamariniere 1761472@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1880s. It's an apartment. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761355 Wed, 16 Jul 2014 06:11:24 +0000 ValentineMommy 1761355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1947. We haven't run into too many issues, other than things caused by the previous owner, who really thought he was handy (and he really really wasn't). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761230 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:25:23 +0000 jhd 1761230@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Late 60s. We just bought it last fall but we have had no issues at all and the home inspector thought it was in excellent shape. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761225 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 22:17:39 +0000 Weagle 1761225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1947. It has its pros and cons. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761060 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:51:43 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 1761060@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>1890. I'm happy to answer any questions. We love our home! The bones are great and it was remodeled 2005-2009. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1761046 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:43:57 +0000 Meltini 1761046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The original part of our house was built in the early 1900s. We completely renovated it 5 years ago though. Old houses are fun if you have DIY skills and a decent savings account. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-year-was-your-house-built-1/page/2#post-1760980 Tue, 15 Jul 2014 20:13:25 +0000 photojane 1760980@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're currently living in a home built in 1983. The AC &amp; water heater are relatively new (in the last few years). Everything has been great. Solid construction, no issues.</p> <p>Before buying this house we rented a 1954 bungalow. Super cute, lots of character... money pit. It had some cosmetic upgrades (kitchen and baths), but everything else was just not good. I feel bad for our landlord. The electric really needs to be replaced, needs a new roof, needs new windows, etc. I used to want to buy a mid-century bungalow, but that changed my mind for sure. </p>