Indeed. My house is ~150 years old and made of wood, much of it original. Even large sections of the hardwoods are believed to be original or relatively close t

Indeed. My house is ~150 years old and made of wood, much of it original. Even large sections of the hardwoods are believed to be original or relatively close to it. Certainly the newest section of hardwood predates the addition of radiator based heat (based on scorch marks from a wood burning stove) In my neighborhood, the #1 reason for similarly aged wooden houses to be torn down is simply because developers want to build multi-level, multi-unit condo buildings.