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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by rootusrootus on Monday October 11, 2021 @06:12PM (#28833685)
At least with a house the timeline is long and it's easy to hire someone to do it for you. Even galvanized pipes last 40-50 years without much problem, and newer pex pipes may last indefinitely. Roofs are 25+ years.
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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by llbeansandrice on Monday October 11, 2021 @06:32PM (#28833838)
Not soaking your house in salt water really helps with longevity I've found
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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by rootusrootus on Monday October 11, 2021 @09:39PM (#28835096)
For sure. Even then, the techniques used by builders at the beach seem to allow houses to endure a long time.
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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by joshuagross on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:27AM (#28836690)
You’ve gotta replace some stuff yearly on those houses by ocean spray, it’s actually a bigger problem than it might seem
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Re:Solar-powered aircraft flown for nearly three weeks witho... by jacquesm on Tuesday October 12, 2021 @02:31AM (#28836718)
Absolutely. I once looked at an apartment on IJmuiden beach, it was only a few years old and it looked as if it was 50 years old (and had not been maintained in those 50 years).
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