Re: Upgrading Services in 1908 original Craftsman home.


<elensari@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I and my husband are considering purchasing a beautiful Original 1908,
2416 sqft. craftsman style home. It is 2 stories with basement and
attic. All, and I say all, of the fixtures are original. I am excited
about the woodwork and the bones not being messed with, but original
copper wire and pipes does not excite me. I was wondering if anyone
could give me a non-biased idea of what that would potentially cost to
upgrade. My guess is that it could easily be another $100,000, but I
am really not sure. I would very much like some help if possible, and
I really appreciate the information.
Thanks

p.s. this is the house.

http://www.rmlsweb.com/WEBPHOTOS/05000000/90000/1000/5091576-1.jpg


With out a site inspection you might be off by a factor of 10 either way.

I helped my parents do a turn of the century farm house in Iowa. No
plumbing and or electrical when we started. Dad wanted to maintain the
exterior so we cut 3 inch holes in the plaster and fished the wires
vertically. Not exactly the way you would do a new home. The NEC in the
1960's was pretty lax compared to now. I was the grunt to the electrical
contractor. We were living in an apartment in town for a year before we
moved out to the farm. Contractors did all of the plumbing. We installed
heating wires in the ceilings, electricity was $0.02 back then. I did a lot
of wall paper steaming and floor sanding. It was a project.

Call the pros where you live and get guestimates.


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