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My duplex was built then and despite being nearly 20 years old, it feels similar to the stuff being built today. The only thing about it that gives away its age is the old fashioned phone jacks in the wall.
My duplex was built then and despite being nearly 20 years old, it feels similar to the stuff being built today. The only thing about it that gives away its age is the old fashioned phone jacks in the wall.
Has it been lived in? if so it is not a 'new' house. Seriously it is 18 years old. Is the heating/AC up to the latest efficiency standards? What percentage of the life of the carpets, appliances, roof are left.
Do they even put landline phone jacks in new homes? I mean like homes built in the 2010s.
Yes, unless you don't want them. What is good about a landline is that if the power goes out you stll have a way to make a phone call. Not always so if the power goes out at the cellphone company.
And yes, it's a fairly new house, regardless if the codes have changed. Codes can change from one year to the next. Carpets, AC units and the rest are things that can be replaced as needed, and to do so cost factor is taken into consideration. For example, is it cheaper to replace the AC with a "more efficient unit" than just leaving the old unit alone for five or ten more years? Would it be cheaper to replace the older boiler and spend $12,000 for a newer and more efficient unit that would payback the cost in 10 years?
I voted not new, because 20 year old mechanicals, if they haven't already been replaced, are nearing the end. My last house was incredibly expensive at around the 20 year mark. We replaced the roof, the HVAC system, and kitchen (just dated). The windows and driveway were next, if we hadn't moved. The bathrooms were dated, but we never did those.
No, not new. Cosmetics aside........it's an old house.
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