My house is probably a century old, or close to it. Maybe more. Nobody really knows. My friend works for the county tax assessor's office, and he said that the listed year for my house is basically what they say for every house of unknown age.
Anyway, I'm slowly trying to fix the old place up, and I swear... everything is odd-sized, custom, or simply ancient. My doors are all weird sizes. Door knobs are from the Civil War era (not really... maybe.) Wiring has been converted from oldschool knob and tube to modern stuff, but I'm pretty sure the electrician that did it was drunk or senile. Walls are almost all plaster, with cracks emerging (that'll be fun to fix...) Even my fairly new furnace requires an 18x18 filter, which is in stock NOWHERE. Had to order it online, which is annoying, because changing the filter was the thing I was going to do today!
My wife and I are always looking at houses to get an idea of what we want when we move in a few years. We both love the older styles, but man... old houses are such a pain in the ass, unless you want to spend a lot of time, money, and effort doing a full update! Even then, room sizes and layouts are often weird when compared to modern houses.
Just venting.
Anyway, I'm slowly trying to fix the old place up, and I swear... everything is odd-sized, custom, or simply ancient. My doors are all weird sizes. Door knobs are from the Civil War era (not really... maybe.) Wiring has been converted from oldschool knob and tube to modern stuff, but I'm pretty sure the electrician that did it was drunk or senile. Walls are almost all plaster, with cracks emerging (that'll be fun to fix...) Even my fairly new furnace requires an 18x18 filter, which is in stock NOWHERE. Had to order it online, which is annoying, because changing the filter was the thing I was going to do today!
My wife and I are always looking at houses to get an idea of what we want when we move in a few years. We both love the older styles, but man... old houses are such a pain in the ass, unless you want to spend a lot of time, money, and effort doing a full update! Even then, room sizes and layouts are often weird when compared to modern houses.
Just venting.
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