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200 year old house
« on: April 30, 2008, 09:51:20 PM »
Going to look at and price work on a 200 year old house tomorrow I love old houses you never know what will turn up.
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2008, 01:17:53 AM »
i love old houses, too.  i don't think i could live in a modern house, although i am thinking of a self-build eco house when i next move.  i'll make it look old, though.  ;)

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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2008, 05:50:24 AM »
have you ever seen the ones partially built underground on a hillside to take advantage of the natural heating and cooling of the earth?  This is one of the things that I am very inerested in. My business is making houses more efficient energy wise
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2008, 06:17:09 AM »
have you ever seen the ones partially built underground on a hillside to take advantage of the natural heating and cooling of the earth?  This is one of the things that I am very inerested in. My business is making houses more efficient energy wise

i have, yes, and there's always frank lloyd wright's stuff, although that's less about energy efficiency. 

i'll be going for a timber-framed number though, i suspect, unless i can get hold of any recycled stone.  if i ever get round to doing it, of course.  ::)

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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2008, 10:16:46 AM »
In New England there is a big market for the old barns and houses to reclaim the timber for new ones.  Many of the beams are sizes and types of wood unavailable today
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #5 on: May 01, 2008, 11:05:21 AM »
Love old houses.

Like the earthships though too, they appeal to the tightwad in me.

http://www.earthship.net/

I love the "bottle walls".

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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #6 on: May 01, 2008, 11:13:38 AM »
Love old houses.

Like the earthships though too, they appeal to the tightwad in me.

http://www.earthship.net/

I love the "bottle walls".

how cool are they?!  :heart:

 :plus: for introducing me to them.  :-*

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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #7 on: May 01, 2008, 02:17:03 PM »
Love old houses.

Like the earthships though too, they appeal to the tightwad in me.

http://www.earthship.net/

I love the "bottle walls".


I like traditional homes but always figured if I had to change I'd go all out like that
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #8 on: May 01, 2008, 02:26:36 PM »
I have a friend who rents a 150-yo house. Eco it's not--the heating costs a fortune because there are still some windows to be replaced with modern ones--but it's very cool.
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #9 on: May 01, 2008, 02:30:35 PM »
One of the things I do for work is energy audits on older homes and give ideas on how to make them more energy efficient
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #10 on: May 01, 2008, 02:31:48 PM »
One of the things I do for work is energy audits on older homes and give ideas on how to make them more energy efficient

My friend would probably need your services. And so would I, come to think of it.
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #11 on: May 01, 2008, 02:34:58 PM »
With energy prises on the rise everybody needs it.  It one of the construction industries that does well in times like these
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #12 on: May 01, 2008, 02:53:08 PM »
With energy prises on the rise everybody needs it.  It one of the construction industries that does well in times like these

not to speak of global warming, and needing to use less energy.   :police:

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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #13 on: May 01, 2008, 03:52:31 PM »
With energy prises on the rise everybody needs it.  It one of the construction industries that does well in times like these

not to speak of global warming, and needing to use less energy.   :police:

Global warming and all most people won't do anything till it hits their pocketbook and now that it is it's beginning to happen
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Re: 200 year old house
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2008, 04:35:41 PM »
With energy prises on the rise everybody needs it.  It one of the construction industries that does well in times like these

not to speak of global warming, and needing to use less energy.   :police:
Speaking of global warming, have you seen this weeks Apprentice? :LMAO: