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I was sure new builds were a bad deal until I talked to a guy at a show home in Summerside
I met this older guy named Dave while looking at a show home in Summerside last month. He was a retired plumber, and we got talking about the house's PEX piping. He said, 'Look, I've fixed leaks in 50-year-old houses in Bonnie Doon. The peace of mind from a 10-year warranty on all this new stuff is worth the price tag for me now.' He showed me the access panel for the main shutoff, something my 1980s bungalow in Mill Woods doesn't even have. I always thought you paid a big premium for a new house and got less yard. But he made me see it as paying to avoid the surprise $8,000 foundation job. Has anyone else bought new here after years in an older home?
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wood.john2mo ago
Maybe, but I get what he means about avoiding surprise repair bills.
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rowan_butler931mo ago
Totally fair point about the peace of mind thing. My uncle bought a new townhouse in Glenridding a couple years back after spending like 15 years in a 70s rancher in Capilano. He spent the first year just walking around checking everything out, not because anything was wrong, but just because he could actually see where all the pipes and electric ran. I remember him telling me about the time his old water heater blew in Capilano and he had to tear out half a wall to even get to the valve. New builds might have smaller yards but not having to rip open drywall for a simple fix seems like a solid tradeoff.
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