Browse Forums Old Home Restoration / Renovation Re: Typical life expectancy of a home 3Jul 02, 2020 8:56 pm alexp79 It all depends on how well the house is built and maintained, i.e. the quality of the materials and worksmanship in addition to any environmental factors which can seriously affect the projected life expectancy too (droughts, floods, earthquakes, landslides, etc.). There is really no specific differences based on the construction technology, e.g. there are timber framed homes out there which lasted hundreds of years and there are double brick homes which haven't lasted even 20 years. Thanks for your inputs. So if the building inspection report comes out OK, and everything else is good, then there's no reason to hesitate in investing more money to make it your own? You should pressure clean your roof first and make sure the paint you buy also is anti mould. 4 18578 We already paid for somfy motors for the blinds. The quote above was purely for “pre-wiring” so the blinds company can install the motors and blinds. That’s why we… 5 16288 From what I know about water tanks (I've been working with a client on them for a few years now) is this - The concrete can last a lifetime if they don't crack for some… 2 10639 |