Happy Birthday

Did you know that if your refrigerator just turned 14 years old it has already outlived its life expectancy? Also, if your dishwasher turned 9 years old this year, it could be on its last leg. Your alarm system may function for 20+ years, but the technology will have changed well before that. Once your new home is completed each part of it will start to be consumed at different rates. Much depends on the quality of the item and what type of maintenance you give it. Of course some items will never need replacing, the brick fireplace should last longer than you do! This Old House has posted a compilation of life expectancies for various things in your home, or used to build your home. Read it here; It’s not too early to start planning for routine replacement, no matter when your home was built.