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Old 05-16-2021, 11:33 AM
 
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Hi there,

We‘re considering buying a house and were wondering what the insulation requirements have been in 1990 particularly. Same goes for the mid 80s/90s.

Does anyone know where I find the building codes and how I can figure out if the home has got insulated appropriately? I‘m a little bit worried about buying homes that age in terms of energy costs for heating / cooling. We do live in a home from 1992 and are curious if there are big differences compared to 1990 or even older one‘s from the 80s.

Does anyone know what have been used and if you can suggest to buy such older homes?
Thank you!

Any other things we should pay attention to? Roof, AC, Furnace is new
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Old 06-06-2021, 03:48 PM
 
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Hi there,

We‘re considering buying a house and were wondering what the insulation requirements have been in 1990 particularly. Same goes for the mid 80s/90s.

Does anyone know where I find the building codes and how I can figure out if the home has got insulated appropriately? I‘m a little bit worried about buying homes that age in terms of energy costs for heating / cooling. We do live in a home from 1992 and are curious if there are big differences compared to 1990 or even older one‘s from the 80s.

Does anyone know what have been used and if you can suggest to buy such older homes?
Thank you!

Any other things we should pay attention to? Roof, AC, Furnace is new

I remember looking at new homes in another state in 2000. They really were cutting corners and there was that Chinese drywall scare. Seemed not so good quality.

Ended up buying a 1980s home.
Compared to other homes I had owned, I preferred the ones that were not brand new, but less than 10 years old. The two new homes I bought required lots of $ for landscaping, fencing, window coverings, etc.

The furnace, roof and AC needed to be replaced on the 1980s house a short time after moving in. Check the age of the roof, and have the inspector look in the attic to be sure it's supported correctly.



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https://www2.illinois.gov/cdb/busine...gulations.aspx
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