I love old houses, but not every old house is salvageable. It looks freshly painted, but it looks pretty old, 100 years or more, and it probably had a lot of structural issues. If it had termites as well, it was probably impossible to save. Who knows if it even had electricity or plumbing?
How much do you want to invest to fix an old house like this? When does it become a House of Theseus?
I heard a story from a friend in the Canadian military. One of his friends was celebrating Canada’s 125 anniversary in a British pub. The bartender laughed and said their thatched roof was older than that.
In Europe 100 miles is far. In North America 100 years is old. If we built (and maintained) better, our houses would last longer.
I love old houses, but not every old house is salvageable. It looks freshly painted, but it looks pretty old, 100 years or more, and it probably had a lot of structural issues. If it had termites as well, it was probably impossible to save. Who knows if it even had electricity or plumbing?
How much do you want to invest to fix an old house like this? When does it become a House of Theseus?
ah yes, americans. 100 years isn’t THAT old, and by no means implies at all that the house is bad…
I heard a story from a friend in the Canadian military. One of his friends was celebrating Canada’s 125 anniversary in a British pub. The bartender laughed and said their thatched roof was older than that.
In Europe 100 miles is far. In North America 100 years is old. If we built (and maintained) better, our houses would last longer.