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> Do we want 100 year old buildings? At least a fifth of the UKs housing stock is over a century old, so the answer to that question is yes, if they're built p

• lotsofpulp 6y ago
  I haven’t been impressed by any of the old UK houses I’ve been in, from rowhouses in London to detached houses in a midlands to mansion in Cotswald. The insulation, pipes, and wiring all are quite inferior to modern standards.
  • pornel 6y ago
    London especially suffers from lots of shoddy conversions. However, buildings built today to today's modern standards (with a little foresight) could easily be fine 100 years in the future. I'm not talking about fragile glass showpieces, but simple properly insulated homes built from durable materials.
  • nemo44x 6y ago
    We call that “character”. My biggest issue with old homes is the layouts tend to be weird for today’s uses. Where I live many of the homes have a lot of small rooms and and narrow doorways instead of larger ones, for instance. This of course goes back to conserving heat. But it makes house hunting difficult when trying to find a house with a layout you like.