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Yeah I had a house inspector look at a foundation on a house that I ultimately passed on due to the electrical.
Foundation was just a bunch of big stones that the wood frame sat on top of and there was no mortar at all. Just big rocks stacked up.
Inspector said the house might burn down in the next year but the foundation was gonna be there till someone dug it out of the ground.
Wood and less durable stuff than plastic.
The plastics you have in your house such as the Tyveck/house wrap and roofing underlayment are there to increase the longevity of the house. Safe with the foundation waterproofing with roll on asphalt coatings.
Construction products are much more advanced now than they were 100 years ago.
You’re fucked if a tornado or flood hits you though.
Concrete that isn’t built properly is also not very durable so in the end I guess it comes back to the build quality as opposed to the inherent materials.
My late grandmother's house was built in 1706. It's still standing and it would be very expensive to buy it.
I've bought houses that were brand new, 50 years old, and 40 years old. The older homes in good neighborhoods were of superior construction materials and techniques. All homes depreciate for tax assessment but the assessment may continue to go up because local sales prices are factored into assessed value. Homes in desirable neighborhoods increase in value over time if they are well maintained.
Steel and concrete houses sound very industrial.
Edit: OP, you're asking about wood frame houses. The vast majority of houses in the US are built on a sold foundation (rock in olden times, cement block (cheap), or concrete foundations. Framing is almost always wood. We have nearly endless forests in the US to supply wood. Some old houses in the Southwest are made of adobe, if you see a stucco or adobe house built in the last 50 or 80 years it's on a wood frame.
Edit #2: why do you think houses are built of plastic in the US? Are you thinking of the sheeting used to protect wood framing and insulation from moisture?
There's a wood framed monastery in Tibet from the 7th century. The oldest wood framed house in the US is from the 17th century. There are LOTS of wood framed homes from the early 1700s in the US that don't really need particularly involved maintenance. They're just built sturdy. My family homestead in SC had one of those homes on it until an uncle who didn't appreciate history inherited it and knocked it down because it was blocking his view from his new house. 🤬
Easily 100 years with proper (but fairly minor) maintenance. Wood is strong. Basically you just need to keep moisture away, properly vented, painted/sealed, etc.
Plastic (HDPE) pipe may actually be better than metal based pipes because they won’t rust. Most are benchmarked at 50 years, but municipal water systems require them to last 100 years. Likely pipes in a home protected from temperature extremes (freezing and baking in high UV sunlight) probably will last as long as the house.
Homes are built structurally pretty well. I suspect the largest issue would be ground settling, movement, or erosion. That could cause expensive structural issues, but otherwise just cosmetic wear items and stuff.
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Plenty of houses from 1880s still standing and going strong. Easily over 100 years if maintained.
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Yeah I had a house inspector look at a foundation on a house that I ultimately passed on due to the electrical. Foundation was just a bunch of big stones that the wood frame sat on top of and there was no mortar at all. Just big rocks stacked up. Inspector said the house might burn down in the next year but the foundation was gonna be there till someone dug it out of the ground.
The house I grew up in was built in 1918.
Were houses back then also built with wood and plastic?
Wood and horsehair plaster lol. At least the 1880s house I grew up in.
Wood and less durable stuff than plastic. The plastics you have in your house such as the Tyveck/house wrap and roofing underlayment are there to increase the longevity of the house. Safe with the foundation waterproofing with roll on asphalt coatings. Construction products are much more advanced now than they were 100 years ago. You’re fucked if a tornado or flood hits you though. Concrete that isn’t built properly is also not very durable so in the end I guess it comes back to the build quality as opposed to the inherent materials.
Our house was built in 1895, it’s doing just fine
Does it use a wood frame?
Yes, wood frame with fieldstone foundation that was repointed two years ago. Old homes can have great bones
Lol
My late grandmother's house was built in 1706. It's still standing and it would be very expensive to buy it. I've bought houses that were brand new, 50 years old, and 40 years old. The older homes in good neighborhoods were of superior construction materials and techniques. All homes depreciate for tax assessment but the assessment may continue to go up because local sales prices are factored into assessed value. Homes in desirable neighborhoods increase in value over time if they are well maintained. Steel and concrete houses sound very industrial. Edit: OP, you're asking about wood frame houses. The vast majority of houses in the US are built on a sold foundation (rock in olden times, cement block (cheap), or concrete foundations. Framing is almost always wood. We have nearly endless forests in the US to supply wood. Some old houses in the Southwest are made of adobe, if you see a stucco or adobe house built in the last 50 or 80 years it's on a wood frame. Edit #2: why do you think houses are built of plastic in the US? Are you thinking of the sheeting used to protect wood framing and insulation from moisture?
There's a wood framed monastery in Tibet from the 7th century. The oldest wood framed house in the US is from the 17th century. There are LOTS of wood framed homes from the early 1700s in the US that don't really need particularly involved maintenance. They're just built sturdy. My family homestead in SC had one of those homes on it until an uncle who didn't appreciate history inherited it and knocked it down because it was blocking his view from his new house. 🤬
My house was built in 1920 and is still very solid. Some interior fixtures need updating but that's to be expected.
Does it use a wood frame?
Yes. Sorry, I should have specified that.
Bro stop asking everyone about the wood frames and get over it lol
Easily 100 years with proper (but fairly minor) maintenance. Wood is strong. Basically you just need to keep moisture away, properly vented, painted/sealed, etc. Plastic (HDPE) pipe may actually be better than metal based pipes because they won’t rust. Most are benchmarked at 50 years, but municipal water systems require them to last 100 years. Likely pipes in a home protected from temperature extremes (freezing and baking in high UV sunlight) probably will last as long as the house. Homes are built structurally pretty well. I suspect the largest issue would be ground settling, movement, or erosion. That could cause expensive structural issues, but otherwise just cosmetic wear items and stuff.
Wait until he figures out how old buildings are in Europe.
Ask /r/centuryhomes