Quote Originally Posted by Eden View Post
uh... my house is nearly 100 years old.... I tend to think in many ways old homes were built better. It's no longer possible to get the quality of wood that you find in old homes around here. The trees just aren't that big anymore... I will admit that you with some old homes you may find a lot of systems that require updating, but IMHO a well cared for older home is a treasure.
I love older homes too. Ours is over 40 years old and when we ripped off all the siding to have it replaced last fall, I was in awe of what was underneath. The entire home is built with solid cedar boards and they were all in perfect condition (despite the nasty, wet, rotten, siding). Every day we find another quality feature of our home due to the era in which it was built. It's great too, because my husband, who was terrified of an older home (I really liked the 100 year old plus one but he wouldn't hear of it) is starting to be won over as well.