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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by kube-system on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @05:08PM (#30366451)
There's a lot of ways that the standards have changed, it's not just one dimension.

Complexity and feature set are probably the biggest. New construction single-family homes today are more likely to be customized, not kits, have way more features and way better mechanicals. That 1914 house had no kitchen appliances, no laundry appliances, no driveway, no garage, no insulation, no central HVAC, etc.

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Re:How much do construction costs matter to the price of hou... by anonAndOn on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @06:33PM (#30367349)
No kidding. Brick foundation, exterior plumbing, knob and tube wiring with 1 electrical outlet and 1 ceiling light bulb per room, zero insulation, single pane glass windows, dirt driveway... all features of my "charming, historically accurate" previous residence.
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