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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Haha that  Johnny McDeveloper builds a house with “better construction” than a solid brick, plaster, slate, actual stone foundation house from 1930.

I think you meant “better open plan” [/quote]

DCUM is where middlebrows reign. While not all new houses represent improvements in technology, it’s clear that, inter alia, energy efficiency can be wildly better with new construction. [/quote]

Yeah but you’re comparing building an entirely new house to renovating an existing one. At that price point you can replace every window in an old house, rip open plaster walls and add modern insulation bats and replace wall with R-11+ drywall, and completely replace every system. And you will end up with better construction than these poorly built McCraftsman and McModernfarmhouses that well heeled yuppie couples can’t get enough of. [/quote]

Pshaw! Strawman (McStrawman???) arguments! It matters a lot *what* the particulars of the old houses are. AU Park is full of so-so houses from the 30s to 50s, some of which are poorly maintained. At some point, new energy efficient technologies will out compete these (obvious) retrofits that dazzle you, if they haven’t already. [/quote]
I live in a house built in 1936 and sure it has plaster walls, but it’s also a piece of crap.

I’m not sure why people assume that old houses are somehow better. My house is probably still better quality than a late-70s/early 80’s ranch or split level. But homes right are actually built quite well. [/quote]

Yup. There's both good and bad for old and for new. A lot of artisan stuff  (eg, plaster walls)gets pricier with time, but technology gets better/cheaper at the same time. And almost nothing lasts forever.[/quote]

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