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Old 05-15-2021, 06:30 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!
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Old 05-20-2021, 09:41 AM
 
Location: Illinois
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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!
Every home from whatever era is going to have differences from another of the same era. I would suggest reaching out to a licensed inspector to advise you on your particular situation.
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