Posted by LJD on November 28, 2012 at 10:07:18 from (75.251.72.147):
In Reply to: Re: Old farm houses posted by johndeerefan on November 28, 2012 at 06:41:18:
I disagree. Rehabbing an older house can be much more cost effective then building new. Note I said "can be" and did not say "always." Mainly because you don't get tied to all the newest code requirements of a new house. Also because your taxes will be a lot less. I know that me, and many others cannot stand the feel of a new house.
I was in the business that specialized in older buildings at one time. Mostly specialized in retrofitting newer materials that did not look new. Funny thing is - many of our jobs were older homes that got gutted and modernized. Then some new owner would come in and want the "modernized" house turned back to look more like it did originally. We had to rip out a lot of sheet-rock out and do some plaster work. Also stripped many roofs of asphalt an put on standing seam steel or copper.
To each his own but I prefer the smell and feel of real wood and old plaster. I also really like low taxes.
Too many contractors now adays know how to do very little themselves and sub everything out to some bozo. That does make an old house too expensive at times.
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