We are going to go look at two houses tomorrow. One is older, and one is newer. There are pros and cons to both. Do you have an older house or newer house? Do you like it?
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We live in an older condo right now. I love that the walls are super thick that we never hear our neighbors. I hate that the plumbing is old, we can't have a washer and dryer in our unit.
That said, we are closing on a house from 1953 on the 1st. So no experience with it yet. Luckily the current owners have renovated it, so everything is done for us. There are a couple older galvanized pipes we need to replace, but they did the majority of them already. I do love the original hardwood floors.
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Ours was built in 1950. I love it. For an old house it has a good amount of closets and what not. We were able to do some things to make it more of what we wanted too. We took out a wall and added recessed lighting. I love the character of it. My dad owns his own construction company and always comments on how sturdy older houses can be if they were taken care of well. Good luck tomorrow!
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We have a newer house (built in 2002). I wanted a new house because I didn't want to have to do any major renovations or updates. However I would have much preferred an older home that was already renovated, they are so much more unique and have that added charm!
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Our home was built in 2012 and our condo was built in 1900. We love both.
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Our house was built in 1946, so it's on the older side, I guess. So far (knock wood) we haven't had any major issues. We believe the roof had been replaced prior to our purchase, though. And we did have to replace the water heater when it sprung a leak. Otherwise, though...no major issues. Most of our complaints are with the fact that the walls are plaster, so it's hard to nail/screw things into them (even with anchors, sometimes the wall just crumbles!). And none of the walls are at perfect 90-degree angles, so laying down our new flooring was entertaining!
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@creativemomma15: Thank you
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our house was built in 1937. it was relatively updated when we purchased it (electric, plumbing, etc.), so we haven't had any problems with that. our biggest complaint is that there is little to no closet space, and the bedrooms are super tiny (like, my queen bed almost touches wall-to-wall)
but for all that, i really do love it, and its pretty charming
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Our house was built in 2012.
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1964!
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Our house is around 100 years old. We love it but the only downside is no central A/C.
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Built in 1890. We were originally told 1905, but when we pulled the documents from the city we were surprised to discover that it was much older. We love our house, but it has been completely remodeled in the past few years with lovely updates while still retaining the old charm.
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Our's is older, it was built in 1954 I think!
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@Bao: i have newer/modern house. IDK exactly when it was build but i love it ... it was ready to move in and it had everything we wanted. I think it all depends of what you are looking for, my BIL house is an oldie, but its such a nice house too, he fixed a lot of the house to make it look more modern, but left some of the oldie charm.
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Our house was built in 1998, so new, just needed all the finishes updated to get ride of gold and other ugly choices
I think it would be fun to have an old bungalow or cape code
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@Mrs. Jacks: wow that's pretty old, does it come with a lot of issues? The one we are going to look at was built in 1920, so also pretty old.
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Our house was built in 1940. We bought it almost 4 years ago and love it. Granted, the previous owners had updated quite a few things (new furnace and central air, etc)...but we haven't had any major problems so far (knock on wood). We do need to get better insulation...it costs more than we'd like to heat the house in the winter, but we live in Minnesota so that also kind of comes with the territory.
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Ours was built in 2005. We were looking at older houses, but new house =new wiring & plumbing. If you get an old house you never know what you'll end up with!
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Ours was built in '89. I like it because around here in the 90's everything was built to look the same - pink stucco w/ pink tile roofs. What I dislike about it is we have single pane windows and poor insulation. However, we couldn't afford a new build and the newer the houses out here, the smaller the lot. Ours is old enough that we have a really nice size back yard and front yard.
So, I guess most of my likes and dislikes are specific to our area, except for the windows/insulation.
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1980. I prefer older houses, I just don't like modern things.
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@Bao: It breezed through the inspections because it's been fully renovated. All the pipes are new, new heating, new AC, new hardwoods in the downstairs, new kitchen with modern appliances, new roof.
Older elements that remain are the mouldings, stained glass windows, old fireplaces-- all the charm elements remain.
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Our was built in 1959. I try to avoid houses that were built during a boom, especially if they were built in the suburbs. I find the construction to be a bit questionable!
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@Mrs. Jacks: My dream home! I love when owners maintain the character of the home while upgrading all the important aspects.
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about 18 years old
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@caffeinated: We were not planning on moving, but when we saw it, we knew we had to make it ours!
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Our house was built in 1942...we love it!
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@runnerd: ours is a Cape Cod!
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We have a 12yo house in a development. It was poorly maintained, so we have a lot of $$$ repairs even though it's "new." It's a ridiculously long list for a house of this age, including two new AC units and a new front door. Ouch.
New houses often have poor/cheap construction, so that's something to keep in mind when assessing costs.
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@sheskrafty: I would die. Where do you live?
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Our house was built in 1984. We haven't had any issues with it.
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Our rental was built in 1982. It super dated (think brown EVERYTHING), but has decent storage and big rooms. I'd like to buy either a new house or an older one renovated -- as long as their is lots of character I'm fine with whatever!
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Built in 1982 and we're still rocking the old school furnace!! We've had our fair share of aches and pains of an older home.
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Ours was built in 1997 so it just needs some cosmetic updates. @runnerd: what is with all the gold and brass in the mid-late 90's?!? lol! We also have a lot of mirrors that are framed with beveled mirror pieces UGH!
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Our house was built in 1970, but I think it was renovated sometime in the 1990's. One downside is that it has aluminum wiring, but we are aware of it and keeping an eye on our electrical collections, with plans to COPALUM the system in the next few years.
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Ours hit the 10 year mark this year, I wanted a newer house so we didnt' have to worry about upkeep and appliances/big stuff breaking down. We will build our next one.
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1951! We recently remodeled the whole house and have really only had problems with the new fixtures/plumbing. I wouldn't hesitate to buy an older house (after a good inspection) because things just used to be built better.
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Our house was built in 1915, we love character homes so it's right up our alley. The only downside is it doesn't have central air (this kills DH as he grew up in an ice box!) - we're contemplating putting it in. We had to change out the knob & tube wiring when we bought which was $15K, we knew it had to be done going into it though.
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@prettylizy: that was one of the first things I did when we moved into our house, replace all the gold cabinet knobs with satin nickel ones in the kitchen, bathroom, and closet doors - something like 40 little pull knobs
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Ours was brand-new when we bought it (2010). Nice parts about having a brand new house? : brand new carpet, all new appliances, knowing you're the first ones to ever touch anything in the house, very energy efficient. I'm glad we bought a new house, but I also like the charm of older homes. Ideally, I'd like to buy an older home that has been completely renovated. Best of both worlds
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Ours was built in 2006 and we love it. Pro to a newer home was that if any issues with ANYTHING, paint chips or appliances, misc in the first year it would be fixed for free.
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