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that sounds like it has got to be an outlying situation though, and things like this tend to work on population averages.
by Grimblewald 2y ago
that sounds like it has got to be an outlying situation though, and things like this tend to work on population averages.
- jfengel 2y agoThe UK has a ton of old dwellings. Like, a three century old home isn't even a local landmark. It's just a house. They have of course been retrofitted with electricity and plumbing and gas and modern insulation (usually), but exactly what you get depends on how recently it's been renovated. And "mid 20th century" is a very common answer.
- physicsguy 2y agoNot really, the U.K. has some of the oldest housing stock in the world. For e.g. my house is pretty typical, built in 1912, it has a double skin wall of bricks but with no cavity. It has three original fireplaces which are all very draughty. I have timber sash windows, and though I recently got double glazing my neighbours on either side do not have it.
- londons_explore 2y agoBuy a "chimney sheep". Made a huge difference to me.
- protocolture 2y agoI had a look at their home town on google maps, and it looked like 1/2 to 1/3 of the town was still made up of old terrace houses. I imagine it would be tricky to selectively demolish them.