One of the many reasons older homes (especially pre WWII) are way better built. Older homes use bigger timber of old growth. Newer homes used smaller diameter t

One of the many reasons older homes (especially pre WWII) are way better built. Older homes use bigger timber of old growth. Newer homes used smaller diameter timber of new growth. There’s no comparison. Provided it was taken care of I’d take a pre WWII home over something much newer all day long. You can always update cosmetic issues but you can fix the inferior structural construction of newer homes. There’s a reason why “This Old House” is a popular thing in places like the Northeast.