Comments on: The Decatur Old House Fair is Back!! http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/08/the-decatur-old-house-fair-is-back/ Decatur Georgia News, Events, Atlanta News Mon, 15 Sep 2014 01:05:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0 By: AMB http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/08/the-decatur-old-house-fair-is-back/#comment-184908 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:25:23 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22184#comment-184908 You can buy a house in Decatur and have no money to renovate or buy a great home just outside the city limits and have renovation money plus lower taxes. For people with no children, it’s a no brainer to me.

]]> By: Regina Brewer http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/08/the-decatur-old-house-fair-is-back/#comment-184894 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:00:26 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22184#comment-184894 Been there done that! My tub just has the weird pink finsih showing in patches underneath my less than successful glazing job. Sigh……

]]> By: Regina Brewer http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/08/the-decatur-old-house-fair-is-back/#comment-184893 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:59:19 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22184#comment-184893 contact me at regina.brewer@decaturga.com. Or call me at 404-371-8386. Lots of great benefits to ownning a historic home. some challenges too.

]]> By: At Home in Decatur http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/08/the-decatur-old-house-fair-is-back/#comment-184561 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:10:35 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22184#comment-184561 IMHO, it’s a wash. Older houses were built better but they’ve had more time to degrade in one place or another. Plus they may have had some weak renovations with all the problems of new construction. And what is old? To get the more sound construction of “older” homes, you have to go back aways, at least before the 1970s. The 1970s were a very bad decade in terms of home architecture and building!

The ideal for me would be a classic, even historic, home with charm that has just been completely updated, painted, and refurbished with care by someone knowledgeable with high standards. Of course, anyone who just sunk all that money and effort into such a home in Decatur probably wants a real high price for it. But that’s my dream….. Given that that’s not happening anytime soon, my second choice is a condo. IMHO, the basic ecology of home ownership in Atlanta is that water, mold, mildew, bugs, settling, wear and tear from children and/or pets, not to mention the occasional tree falling, ensure that you will always have a home project to do!

]]> By: Aisha http://www.decaturmetro.com/2012/02/08/the-decatur-old-house-fair-is-back/#comment-184509 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:51:01 +0000 http://www.decaturmetro.com/?p=22184#comment-184509 We’re looking to purchase in Decatur, how much work is an old house?I had a house before this built in 1996 and we had a ton of work such as repainting the hardiplank, replacing appliances, HVAC system, Water heater, sealing the deck, etc etc what additional work is required in managing an old house? We were told old homes were sturdier and could endure more and were considering it for that reason since our newer build had felt like it was made of a stack of cards in terms of its fragility.

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