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Originally Posted by sacrifice333
How are buildings in Europe lasting 2,3,4,500 years?! And we're talking about EOL Condos that aren't even 50 years old?!
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Building from brick and stone, which doesn't rot like wood.
I don't think most buildings are that old. But all of the houses I ever lived in from childhood until moving here were stone or brick, and were at least built from the early 20th century - when there was a huge middle-class home building boom.
Yes there are older homes that are a century or more old. Again, built mostly of stone, or brick/mortar. The tudor homes (the wooden ones) are mostly destroyed (wood rots), but the preserved ones have become "desireable" for their history, but are often needing of all the mod-cons (e.g., they are draughty, cold and wet). So upgrading them means removing the "historical" look and feel.
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Bottom line - wooden condos will eventually fall apart and need very expensive renos. Concrete ones will fare much better, but still will need renos. The strata model is a big long-term headache. It's fine for short-term and can work OK for a medium-term investment in the right building.