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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love this debate on DCUM.  The most heated proponents on both sides are so absurd.  It all comes down to materials, craftsmanship, and stylistic preference.  A new build doesn't automatically have better or worse materials than an old build ... it's all a function of how much the builder/buyer put into it.  At different price points, one's preferences may vary.  I live in a 1940s updated & expanded colonial - it's close to $1.5mm and for the same price , I do not like the higher-end craftsman new builds nearly as much.  On the other hand, I've lived in a ~$650k 1960s rambler, and I would take a new build at that price all day over the old model a/b/c neighborhoods that sprouted post-WW2.  [/quote]

Today's building codes greatly exceed those of 20 years a go. That's a fact. Whether you used vintage finishing etc... that is all taste and style.[/quote]

I'm the 90's home poster and, I'm asking because I don't know, but in what tangible ways that a homeowner would notice are the building codes better?  Do you mean like the insulation is better?

I guess the other thing I like about the 90s homes is that most people have done updates and usually they use higher quality materials than you would find in a new house.[/quote]

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