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Perhaps we agree in terms of aesthetics, but that's in the eye of the beholder. In terms of the quality of the actual build, see the article below. Newer is gen
by davidw 3y ago
Perhaps we agree in terms of aesthetics, but that's in the eye of the beholder. In terms of the quality of the actual build, see the article below. Newer is generally much better in terms of energy efficiency and other metrics.
- bombcar 3y agoAnyone who says house a hundred years ago were better built is free to buy one and discover all the fun money pits they come with.
- JohnFen 3y agoI've owned two houses now that were older than 100 years, and both of them were the best houses I've had. No money pits that were any worse than the money pits new houses are.
- JohnFen 3y agoI'm specifically ignoring aesthetics here. Newer housing is indeed better in certain ways, but is worse in others. I suppose whether or not it's better overall depends on how much you value those different things.