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"demolished and rebuilt them long ago (boo)." I mean, I like heritage as much as the next guy but as the owner of a rinky dink tiny thatched cottage that would
by CalRobert 7y ago
"demolished and rebuilt them long ago (boo)."
I mean, I like heritage as much as the next guy but as the owner of a rinky dink tiny thatched cottage that would cost 100k to really fix up or maybe 30k to replace with a much more comfortable, safer, cheaper to heat, modern dwelling with doors where I'm not whacking my forehead - you can hardly blame people. Oh, the lead paint isn't awesome either.
I mean, I'm just a crazy eccentric, but as actual structures to live in old houses, especially the ones the poor lived in, can be kind of horrible.
- AnimalMuppet 7y agoI suspect that the canal houses weren't where the poor lived, though...
- thijsvandien 7y agoThey surely don't live there now either.
- boudewijnrempt 7y agoThe cellars of my house date back to around 1000, and gradually, the higher you get, the newer the floors are. The roof is C19. The front facade was once removed and replaced, I guess around C18. We still have the sockets and the pipes for gas light, though, of course, they've been superceded by electric wire, three times at least. It's still a pretty good place to live :-)