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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a fan of new homes because they are built with so much glue and plastic. Beams are are no longer solid wood - they are boards made out of little pieces of scrap wood glued together, and then bound together in 3's to maybe simulate the strength of a solid piece of wood. Go on a construction site during the rain and the chemical smell is overwhelming, and you see the leaks. Go around a neighborhood that was built 5 years ago and you'll see siding that blows around in the wind. None of this can be good.
I understand that this is a generalization, and some new homes may be quality - but you have to know what's in them and how they were built. Maybe custom homes built by a known contractor? All the rest seems like crap.  [/quote]

This is such a conundrum to me! I have an older home, not historic but a well-built 30+ year old house, and even that seems to literally have something that needs to be done at all times. I daydream about having a new, low maintenance house, but I don't think that exists. Every new thing we get is far inferior to the old items. Just one example: the HVAC unit. The 30 year old one was actually better than the new one that seems to require an expensive repair down every season. Add to that the inferior construction materials and craftsmanship of a new build.
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