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How Old is My House? A Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection Primer Pt 1, St Charles, IL
Greater Chicagoland Home Inspection's new blog, "Life at the OLD Homestead"  is meant as a primer for those interested in intricacies of old homes.   I love old homes...I love inspecting them, I love restoring them, I love living in them.  This is dedicated to that passion, and hopefully will shed some light on some of the finer points of these time capsules.


Determining the Age of a Residence Part 1 
It is relatively easy to date modern buildings, in the St Charles area, and other Illinois suburbs through the use of city construction and zoning records and historical data.  While record keeping can instantly, there are many turn of the century or earlier buildings, which may not have as detailed records.  Some construction dates of early town residence may be "circa", or approximate, due to the lack of or loss of early record keeping.  This mainly happened in rural areas, but with suburban sprawl over the last half a century, older existing suburban homes are also suspect. When this is the case, some fun detective work can help the owner find out some really great information.
 
Building materials are one of the most common ways to date a ... more

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