| ▲ | SubiculumCode 13 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I bought a home a few years ago. We chose an older 1940's wood home near downtown in a California town. Its solid. Meanwhile, friends of ours have bought newly constructed homes with all the modern features, and the horror stories they have... | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | topgrain2 13 hours ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
It’s tricky. Buy 1970s or earlier and risk asbestos and lead issues (look how late asbestos was still used in a few things! It’s surprisingly late). Buy later than about 1985 and all the good old-growth wood was gone so it all sucks in different ways. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | matheusmoreira 12 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
I wonder what exactly about the 1940's home made it solid. I want to build my own home one day, and I don't want it to fall apart the minute the builder's liability expires. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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