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Originally Posted by SebC
I would assume that older houses are actually massively overbuilt - less engineering to ensure that only the minimum material is used.
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I think in some cases yes, in some cases not at all. For example, we added onto our 103 year old house this year. The trusses for the addition were stick framed out of 2x8. I think the existing was 2x4 or 2x6.