I know it’s still cheaper but don’t forget to factor in labor cost to build it. That being said it would be interesting to see what the differential is.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Also don't forget the land itself! That can be a huge cost depending on where the house is.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Figure $250-$350 /sf current building costs, depending on finishes. So better part of a million.

[+] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world -10 points 4 days ago (5 children)

It's 104 years old. It should be near needing to be demolished.

[–] ramble81@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Tell me you’re from the US without telling me you’re from the US. In Europe a 100 year old house isn’t uncommon and isn’t even close to needing to be demolished.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You're not wrong, but the houses you're referencing probably weren't prefab.

[–] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Yeah, 60-80 years is average for the survival of a wooden framed house if it is taken care of. Yes some will last till 200, but for every 1 that does, hundreds have been torn down.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago

US also has houses that old, mostly on the East Coast.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago

I live in a 121 year old house. it's doing ok.

the only problems I have right now is the below sub par contractors that come to work on it.

any work I've had done I have had to go back and repair damages because they did it cheaply or incorrectly.

point is, it's not the house that's wrong, it's the talent is lacking.

[–] Horsey@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

If it’s poorly made… there are houses in Europe that have been continuously owned longer than the USA has existed.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

I was looking at a 1920s house 15 years ago. Owner said the wood had become so hard over the years he had to buy special drill bits to work on it and nails were mostly out of the question.

Lived in a 100-yo house in college. It would have been nice if the landlord was dumb to start with then went senile. Looked online last year and it's still there and all cleaned up!

I think it was around $30K. That hood exploded and now that house is probably north of $400,000.

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

Fuck you the home I live in is over 100 years old.

[–] Usernamealreadyinuse@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Nice, even then the price would fluctuate

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Came to say that's not a Sears house! Boy was I wrong.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

I thought there was no way!

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

I wish we could get all the blueprints for these houses and recreate this business. That's crazy that is a Sears home.

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I know they have these, there's a house in my old neighborhood that was a sears mail order house, but its a modest sized ranch. Not a 10 room colonial.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 21 points 4 days ago (3 children)

Its not quite "getting it in the mail", but getting a complete house plan and kit of materials is still around today. You pay one price and have it delivered to your piece of land:

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(if prices aren't showing up for you select a store in the upper left corner of the screen, I just picked a random store for these screenshots to get the prices to populate)

[–] Lighttrails@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 days ago

Save more money at Menards. Don’t forget to mail in those 11% rebates

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

The McLaren is DOPE! LOL, looks like it'd fit in my backyard.

All I see are plans for sale. ?

[–] waterSticksToMyBalls@lemmy.world -2 points 3 days ago

🤮

[–] GorGor@startrek.website 15 points 4 days ago (1 children)

My family home started off as a catalog house (not sears). My dad built it when I was 2. They, now I, have continued to change and add on to it over 45 years.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

That's so cool. I bet you feel a real connection to that house.

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Keep in mind that such a house was very affordable, too.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago

They still do this. It's actually a great way to save money.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 8 points 4 days ago

And those houses now sell for hundreds of thousands of dollars because bullshit.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago (2 children)

We went from Sears to IKEA.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago

IKEA Släkt: contains several tons of particle board, ~2.5k wooden pegs, 500 pages of pictured, wordless instructions, and one allen wrench.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

Do you think marriages were ruined by assembling a Sears house too? 😉

[–] onslaught545@lemmy.zip 10 points 4 days ago (5 children)

Do people really have that much trouble assembling IKEA furniture?

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 3 points 3 days ago

Some people are very stupid.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Seems like most people can't handle basic tools these day. The shit I find and fix that got tossed is amazing.

[–] sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I believe so.

[–] CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 days ago

IKEA is one thing. It’s the not ikea kits that suck!

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Some people do.

If it ruins their marriage then they clearly aren't able to work together to overcome adversity.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Ex-wife when I went to fuck with the computer rack, "Is this going to involve a bunch of screaming and cussing? If so I'm going to the bedroom."

"It'll also involve blood."