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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up in a new build home that was built when I was 2. It was drafty, leaky and had mold issues. I now live in a house that is 100 years old. Pre-1950 homes have quality materials and craftsmanship that is tough to find in homes built after that time. Trouble is they have to have been well-maintained. I was lucky to find an older home in good shape and I vastly prefer living here but it does require extra care.[/quote]

I've found that there were some "growing" pains in the house construction and codes around 2000's.  Like they started using high efficiency heating and compact fluorescent lighting for example.  These were awful.  The older homes were much less efficient but comfortable.  The high efficiency heating sucked the moisture out of the air and also drew in air from the outside, made the house dry and drafty.  If you install a humidifier for the winter and a whole house fan for the summer and seal your duct work, it's fabulous.
Oh and get rid of those compact fluorescent (which progressive thought those were a good idea.).[/quote]

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