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What should you look out for when buying an Older Columbus Home? Everything.
January 21st, 2011 categories: For Home Buyers, Real Estate News
Take care of your old home and it will take care of you.
I love homes with character. They don’t have to be built in 1886, like my own home, but they have to have something that says love, attention, detail and thought went into the building or rehab of the home.
Since I often work inside the Outerbelt, in Columbus’ older neighborhoods and first-ring suburbs, most of my buyers purchase old homes -be it in German Village, the Short North, Bexley, Olde Towne East, Grandview or Worthington-each home has it’s own issues and every older home has a set of items to look out for.
My Friend Richard Taylor, Principle of Richard Taylor Architects in Dublin, Ohio, posted about an experience he had with a new owner of an older home and her concern over her door sticking and subsequent floor settling.
He noted that, “Problems in older homes are often well hidden. More often than not, serious damage doesn’t show any symptoms until the damage is significant and expensive. There are clues, but even trained eyes sometimes have difficulty telling normal wear and tear from the signs of serious underlying problems.
Most old-home problems, however, have predictable causes and if you know where to look you can find hints that might lead you to discover concealed damage. Find the problems early enough and you might be able to fix them relatively easily, or keep yourself from buying into unexpected expensive repairs.”
Read the rest of Richard’s post here and learn the cause of that sticky door as well as a few things to look out for when purchasing your next home.
