re: People who went from nice older home to newer one

I've bought 3 houses in my lifetime so far and 2 of them were older homes.

The first was over about 80 years old when I bought it in the mid 70's and the one I'm now in is getting close to 100 years old. Both of them were built with true dimensional 2 x 4 wall studs and the wood is a bear to nail into it is so dense.

Plaster and lath is the norm in old houses like this, but there is no insulation in most cases unless it is put in by the owners as the houses are sold over the years.

My house is very solid, clad in cypress weatherboards and trim and they are dead straight down the length of the house. I can't see many houses built in the last 20 years still being here in another 80.