how are modern houses in old days?
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Explanation:
Homes built in the 1700's typically were timber framed (aka post and beam) using nearly intact trees for the frame structure.
Electricity and indoor plumbing were nonexistent at this point and all heating was done with fireplaces.
During the industrial revolution period, advances in steam driven sawmills produced something closer to what we see as modern dimensional lumber. This was when a 2x4 was actually 2"x 4" and not 1 1/2"x 3 1/2". During this period, while timber framing was still fairly common, construction method began to adapt to the newer dimensional lumber.
A method called "balloon framing" began to take hold and eventually became the norm. By the early 1900's, most new homes were built this way and it stayed like that until the mid to late 1900's.
With the advent of electricity some of these homes were wired with what's known as "knob and tube" wiring. Indoor plumbing was also being developed at this time so very few homes at this point were built to accommodate it. Heat was still generally fireplace or wood stove, though use of coal furnaces with hot water radiators became popular as well.
At that point the "modern" method of building began to develop into what is now common practice as did the modern dimensional lumber (where 2x4's are now actually 1 1/2"x 3 1/2").
Electricity was everywhere by then and was put in using what's called BX cable (commonly called armored cable) which in turn was replaced by modern Romex wiring. Indoor plumbing was also the norm and the materials used improved as time went on. Fireplaces, wood stoves, and coal furnaces were replaced by all electric, oil, or gas furnaces supplying baseboard radiators or forced air ducting. Also central cooling was added. All that gives us what we consider modern homes.