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Differences in Time
If I had a dime for every time I heard it said, “they don’t make things like they used to”, I’d be retired lounging on a warm beach sipping a tall, frosty adult beverage. The previous statement is supposed to mean everything built today or at least the subject of the declaration is inferior to something made from yester year. The way I see it all the crap that was made long ago has gone where all junk ends up, in the dump. The well made and well cared for are still around, but remember this, time and nature always has the final word.
I was reminded of how buildings have improved over the years when during an inspection I saw a dichotomy right in front of me.
The trend has been and continues to be for improved energy efficiency in homes. Many years ago energy was cheap and no one really though about insulating homes. Generally from what I have seen through inspections and energy audits is that homes were first starting to be regularly insulated in the 1950s. The insulation was minimal and usually only in the ceiling and sometimes inside the exterior walls. Over the years houses have ... more

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