My current home was originally built in the mid 1680s in addition to still includes original features.
I love the hardwood floors, railings, staircase, moldings in addition to doors.
I love the high ceilings, sizable windows in addition to stained glass. However, the current home has presented some challenges. We needed to install a whole current breaker panel in addition to have all of the wiring replaced to keep up with current demands for electricity. We gradually replaced all of the galvanized, corroded plumbing pipes to PVC. We’ve installed Energy Star rated windows in addition to exterior doors. One of our largest troubles was temperature control. The current home was constructed before the invention of forced air heating in addition to cooling systems. There was no air duct installed. I wasn’t glad with the system of chopping down walls in addition to ceilings for the sake of a duct system. Plus, some of the walls have the studs turned sideways in addition to are too narrow to accommodate conventional air duct. For quite a few years, we struggled with a collection of window air conditioners, box fans in addition to portable electric heaters. The harsh weather in the local area in addition to lack of centralized temperature control meant that the current home was uncomfortable all year round. I actually hated the look in addition to inefficiency of our collection of heating in addition to cooling equipment. None of years ago, I finally discovered high-velocity heating in addition to cooling. This genre of system is designed particularally to retrofit really into older homes. It includes air duct that is only many inches in diameter in addition to stretchy enough to snake through existing walls in addition to ceilings without mangle. I am actually glad to have a temperature control to control comfort throughout the whole home.