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Things you're much more likely to get in a new house: * Central A/C * Fire safety (can't put a price on your family's safety) * Attached garages * High ceil
by dcolkitt 6y ago
Things you're much more likely to get in a new house:
* Central A/C
* Fire safety (can't put a price on your family's safety)
* Attached garages
* High ceilings
* High capacity electrical circuits (Victorian homes weren't built for modern gadgets)
* Swimming pools
* More bathrooms
* Larger windows
* Better insulation
* Tighter seals to stop bugs and pests creeping in
* Better lighting
- arethuza 6y agoMost older properties in the UK have walls made of solid stone - which is pretty resilient in a fire. Also, at least where I live, it hardly ever gets above 25C and if your house has thick solid stone walls the inside doesn't get too warm so no real need for AC either. Edit: I'm 55 - I've never lived in a property that wasn't at least 100 years old and some were closer to 300 years old. Edit: I would agree that heating in some older properties can be a challenge, but my parents told my that having to chip ice out of the bath before getting washed was character building.... ;-)