House for sale in 1964
Ed Gonzalez
to be sure about this decision. This is a huge decision for me as any
home purchase would be. By the way this house is in Rancho Cucamonga,
CA so weather is not really a problem here other than the heat during
the summer months, but overall it's nice here. Thanks again I will
hire a good inspector and I am now a little at ease with this
decision.
Rob Gray
Ed Gonzalez wrote:
> I have the opportunity to purchase a home built in 1964 but friends
> and family are telling me not to purchase it because of the age. Some
> say not to worry others say that there will be problems with this
> house, the plumbing especially. What should I do, purchase the house
> or not?
>
That seems too new to me. My house was built in 1820, and the older they
are, the better built they are, in my opinion. Seriously though, as long
as the house has been maintained, it should be fine.
Matt
> I have the opportunity to purchase a home built in 1964 but friends
> and family are telling me not to purchase it because of the age. Some
> say not to worry others say that there will be problems with this
> house, the plumbing especially. What should I do, purchase the house
> or not?
Not familiar with how homes were built in California in the sixties,
but assuming sound construction, look at the current owners. Are they
the original owners (probably not)? Did they take care of it, or is
there a lot of cheap and recent fixes? Look for how original the
structure is, and what, if anything has been added on, changed, etc.,
etc., and the quality/extent of those changes. We bought a house
built in 1954 from the original owners, all original, that is, no
additions or renovations, period (original salmon pink tile in the
main bathroom!). So we're sure they didn't do any half-assed work on
this place, or much new work at all, but it was well-maintained for a
couple in their late eighties.
Matt
dragonfly
>
>
> > IMHO, any house built after WWII is a new house, and anything built before
> > is an old house. There were building codes in 1964, so what's to worry
> > about?
>
> Indeed! And given some of the shit I see them building all over the place
> these days, I'd sooner have a house from 1964 than one from 1994. In
> fact, my buddy just bought a place built in the 50s and it's built like a
> brick
> shithouse. Same for my place, built over 100 years ago. Real 2x4 studs.
> 1 inch of pine covering both the inside and the outside of the studs.
> They just don't make 'em like this anymore ... not even close!
>
> cheers,
> -Alan
Our house was built in the late fifties, and though we've had a few small
things to fix (see wiring thread), I wouldn't trade it for new
construction. The inside walls and floor are so solid it's hard to hear
anyone elsewhere in the house, even though it's only 2,500 square feet.
Good things in an older home:
No foundation surprises. If it hasn't settled by now, it probably won't.
Room layout seems different than in newly built houses. Space is used
more efficiently -- visitors comment on how large the house is on the
inside (I lived in a WWII frame house for a few years that was the same
way).
Real wood and brick construction rather than plastic and veneer.
Interior: Hardwood floors, wood trim. Knotty pine kitchen. The things
we're going to be working on are largely later renovations (a garage was
turned into a den) where the quality isn't nearly as good.
Less expense for better quality in general. The same money we spent for
this house would have bought a lot less in new construction. The
construction methods and materials in this house have proven their worth
in the past fifty years. New methods/materials may not.
Hope this helps.
--df
heading to home depot for replacement outlets.
Unknown
>and family are telling me not to purchase it because of the age. Some
>say not to worry others say that there will be problems with this
>house, the plumbing especially. What should I do, purchase the house
>or not?
Why are you looking for a house? I thought trolls lived under
bridges...
Jeff
Unknown
Ed aint no troll. Just another of today's society that needs a
stranger to make their decisions for them. Since he doesn't trust
family and friends who can actually view the damn shack firsthand.
Now, you don't really think people take the advice of some stranger in
a usenet group doya?
geez.. if that were the case there'd be hundreds of them walking
around having intercourse with themselves after reading my advice.
Polar
How do you know that is NOT the case...!
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Polar
Unknown
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d.
>>
>>Now, you don't really think people take the advice of some stranger in
>>a usenet group doya?
>>
>>geez.. if that were the case there'd be hundreds of them walking
>>around having intercourse with themselves after reading my advice.
>
>How do you know that is NOT the case...!
There's always the exception. Tell us Bi-Polar, how is it?
Lannie Schafroth
done right the first time and the attic is done very well. My heating and
air bills are always lower then my friends. They have really old and new
homes. It all comes down to how well it was built.
Have it inspected by someone with the proper experience and knows what to
look for.
Lannie
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Eric Lee Green
> "Ed Gonzalez" <ejgonz...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:560d7057.0208...@posting.google.com...
>> I have the opportunity to purchase a home built in 1964 but friends
>> and family are telling me not to purchase it because of the age. Some
>> say not to worry others say that there will be problems with this
>> house, the plumbing especially. What should I do, purchase the house
>> or not?
>
> Have it inspected by someone with the proper experience and knows what to
> look for.
My thoughts exactly. If it was a slam bang thank you ma'am slapped up
with 30 year siding (which gave up the ghost 8 years ago but nobody
has replaced it) then it may be a lousy buy. If it is a well-built
home that just happens to be 40 years old, it may be a good buy
indeed.
Plumbing and electrical are indeed sometimes problematic on older
properties. However, depending upon the home and its method of
construction, they may also be easily upgraded. For example, homes of
that era here in the Phoenix AZ metropolitan area typically were 1
story slab-on-grade ranch houses with the plumbing and electrical run
in the attic and only the DWV going through the slab. Since the DWV
was typically heavy cast iron, it typically still has plenty of life
left even though it's forty years old, and the plumbing and electrical
are both easily upgraded by anybody who's reasonably handy.
In the end you're going to have to take a close look at the home and
how it was constructed, find out from a good inspector whether the
wiring and plumbing have already been upgraded, and if not, decide for
yourself whether you would be comfortable doing so when the time
comes. If it is a particularly well built home (like the 46 year old
home that I just bought), and you are capable of upgrading plumbing
and electrical, you may be able to get a much better home than you
could afford to have built today (a new home similar to what I bought
will start at double what I paid for it, due to the labor costs of
building with concrete block and putting custom touches such as
decorative mouldings and solid wood cabinetry... you can do a helluva
lot of electrical and plumbing work with a 6 figure sum of money!).
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