The Benefits of New Houses

Aug. 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Energy Efficiency of Houses
New houses are built with energy efficiency in mind, the cavities between the outside walls are wider to allow more insulation to packed in to the space which keeps the cold out and warmth in, in real terms this means your house will stay warmer so you are not paying for the heat to simply escape through the walls and your house once heated will stay warmer for longer.

Older houses typically have these cavities so heat will escape through the walls and to keep the internal temperature up the heating will be on for much longer periods because the house will cool very quickly once the heating is turned off.

New Central Heating System
Naturally a new, modern boiler is going to be more energy efficient than an old one, will cost less to run and develop more heat per unit of fuel consumed, modern radiators throw out much more heat than old radiators, hot water tanks will keep the water hotter for longer thus saving you from re heating the same water over and over again.

Modern Living
Lifestyles have changed  over the years and we have all come to expect a higher standard of living, 30 years ago only very large one off build houses had en-suite bathrooms, today we have come to expect them as standard within the family home, strange that families are generally smaller today than they used to be.

Utility rooms, again another area of a house that was once only seen in very expensive and large houses, todays modern living families often use their kitchens as focal points of the home and also use them as entertaining or relaxing areas so washing machines and clothes ect are preferred out of sight, new build houses are incorporating utility rooms in to the design when possible and even if space is short the appliances are being built in to hide them.

Smooth Plastered Walls
Decorating a new house with its smooth emulsion walls is a breeze compared to spending hours with a scrapper and a wall paper stripping machine. Not only does it take hours or days to remove the old wallpaper you are then faced with the prospect at best of filling holes with poly filler or similar in an attempt to get a smooth finish, more often than not in an old house you will either have to re wallpaper the walls as they will be to rough and uneven to just paint or if your set on having painted walls only then you’ll be calling in the services of a plasterer.

Safety Of Old Houses
One thing that is sometimes over looked when comparing new houses against older ones is not just about structural or energy efficiency it’s about the reliability and safety of the electrical and gas systems throughout the house. For example would you budget for a new central heating boiler, how old is the one fitted to the house your considering, any guarantees with it. On a more important note is that of the electrical wiring, buying an old house can bring some expensive remedial work, years ago houses and regulations on electrics wasn’t as strict as today, and given we are more reliant on electrical equipment toady the strain on the circuits is greater yet older houses often have poor earthing and years of add on wiring by DIY home owners.

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