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+title: It Was Built In The 1970s
+author: Kenny Robinson
+posted: 2024-05-07
+category: lifestyle
+keywords: home improvement, public speaking, toastmasters
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+This is the outline for a Toastmasters speech that I gave about homes that were built in the 1970s
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+* asked about has house always been this way; looks like two houses that were put together based on framing
+* hot water tank installed the wrong way in attic; have to crawl or squat to adjust the controls
+* outlet did not work; aluminum wire connected directly to copper during renovation
+* roof line on back matches, not on front
+* insulation not staying in knee walls because there's no back; excess heat and cold into living space
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+* older houses are typcially built better; wood was different
+* they do have some things that aren't allowed now, but were the norm back then
+* houses during that time, weren't cookie cutter; builders were more creative
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