>> No dwelling in the UK over 30 years old has not had substantial sums of
>> money spent on maintenance renovations or alterations. Over 20 years I have probably spent £40k
>> on mine. This is just one of those cycles.
Thirty years ago was 1990. There'll be more than a few with at least one or two rooms still in builder's magnolia. Original heating and kitchens etc. If I drive round the areas of London where I lived in HMOs nearly 40 years ago there's still a lot of single glazing and net curtains.
The main estate in this village was built in the seventies. I think the last of the softwood windows have gone but I'd be amazed if there were not still plenty with the original warm air heating. They were mostly built by Colroy to the standards of the time. Outer skin is red or 'local colour' brick. Inner is block work. No cavity insulation and little in the loft.
We had one from 90 to 98. I put additional insulation in the loft but never did anything with the walls. Once the ventilation of ill fitting wood windows/doors went we had issues with condensation.
They tend to be occupied sequentially by people with new/expanding families for whom projects priced in £k, unless added to the mortgage, are out of reach.
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