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My Dad bought his grandparent's house, an old farmhouse with some victorian characteristics, around 1965 to renovate. My Dad had extensive experience in home construction but this job still required 3 to 4 years working part time.
Examples of things you have not considered but may well discover by converting an old home; failing field stone foundations, inadequate sanitary plumbing and septic systems, wall thickness (will NOT be 3-1/2 inches as is today's customary 2x4 - meaning all added studs will have to be ripped from wider stock, or entire walls replaced with today's standard materials), antiquated (i.e. porcelin knob and post) wiring systems with no ground, rotted wood everywhere, etc.
Rescuing an old home is a noble task, but one which requires much more work than building a new home.
Have you considered "kitted" homes? These arrive either as bundles of lumber or as field erected panels. One manufacturer is Wausau Homes. A panelized home can be erected on your foundation in 2 days, then you have the rest of the sumer to finish the inside. These are common in Northern areas with short building seasons.
posted by 68.40.14...
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Posts in this Thread:
- building a house vs buying a house, nt moore, Sat, 11 Feb 2006 20:28:53
- I have done both, Schu, Mon, 13 Feb 2006 06:34:38
- Another kit home company ..., Urby, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 13:30:30
- Plan, bring money, think it through, etc., Noel, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 09:57:46
- Walker show, bj, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:59:10
- More work than you realize......, MI-Roger , Sun, 12 Feb 2006 08:43:02 <-- Viewing This Message
- kit homes, nt moore, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 10:24:59
- Re: building a house vs buying a house, AlexP, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 06:14:33
- If you build, you can get serious tax breaks..., Chaz, Sun, 12 Feb 2006 03:53:45
- A summer prtoject?! Good luck! . . ., Mike in Anchorage, Sat, 11 Feb 2006 23:24:49
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