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hi everyone its Paula Roper Bacchas
your real estate pro here in Jamaica
where I can assist you to buy sell rent
lease residential and commercial
properties island wide and it would be
my pleasure to assist you today today I
will be discussing the things you will
need to consider when purchasing an
older house in Jamaica first I'd
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another one of my uploads number one you
should consider the age of the structure
of the house that you will be purchasing
how longer will this structure have left
in its lifespan before it will require a
full renovation or possibly being torn
down this is extremely important because
everything else that I will be
addressing will depend on the structure
being in sound or good condition number
two how old is the wiring in the house
are you going to need to rewire the
house now or can it wait
better question is should you wait are
there any wiring issues that you should
have addressed immediately are there
enough electrical outlets in the house
older houses did not come with a lot of
electrical outlets so this area is
something you should pay very close
attention to especially if you are
someone who has lots of appliances and
electronics that you will want to plug
in or to use this would not only be
dangerous this may also be a fire hazard
so I would make sure that you have this
checked out before you start to do your
renovation I would also suggest looking at all the other electrical fixtures in
your house and having them assessed you may also need to get these updated as well
my best advice to you is to contact a
certified electrician and have them give
your house a thorough inspection it is
better to be safe than sorry
especially when it comes to electrical
number three does your plumbing need
repairing is the plumbing in your house
working correctly you need to correct
any plumbing issues that you may have
will you need to correct any plumbing
issues that you may have inherited from
the previous owner will you need to
upgrade your plumbing system possibly
run new pipes number 4 upgrading or replacing the
flooring in this old house
this may get expensive especially
depending on the type of material that
you would like to use and also how
high-end that material is examples of flooring
materials that are very common right now
are porcelain slate marble ceramic tiles
hardwood or laminate just to name a few
number five do you need new windows for your
old house older houses in Jamaica tend
to have very inefficient windows
especially if you plan to put in an AC
unit you will definitely need to get
yourself some new windows to definitely
think about installing energy-efficient
windows so that if you install AC units
into your home they will help you to
conserve on your energy consumption I
would also suggest checking if the
windows leak when rain falls remember we live in a tropical marine climate and we
also experience hurricanes in here in
Jamaica so I would definitely encourage
you to definitely upgrade your old
houses windows and make sure that you
get impact grade windows that will
protect you against shattering
number six how is the layout of your
house how is the flow of your house do
you find the house "boxy" older houses
tend to be more closed off and do not
have good traffic flow or a good layout
for modern times so you may have to
consider tearing down some of the walls
in this old house to make it more
accessible and free-flowing you should
also consider doing more of an open
concept layout which is very popular in
modern home design consulting a
structural engineer may be your best bet
number seven do you need a new roof is
this roof leaking is the material that
was used on the roof become outdated or
obsolete these are all good questions
that you should be asking yourself at
this time now maybe the best time to
correct any issues that you may be
having with the roof or that you
anticipate to have with the roof in the
near future number eight do you have an
infestation issue does this matter need
to be addressed urgently is there a rat
roach ants termites issue in this house
this may be dangerous to you and your
family's health now is the time to get
in the necessary professionals to do
their checks to make sure that you do
not have any of these issues a great company the contact is carib pest they work
island-wide and they would be happy to
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