Common Regions

• Hartford
•  Litchfield
• New Haven
• Fairfield

• True craftsmanship: plaster walls, hardwood, thick trim, solid framing.
• Stone or poured concrete foundations that have endured.
• Beautiful brick or fieldstone chimneys.

• Knob-and-tube wiring (insurance issue).
• Lead paint & asbestos insulation, tile, and siding.
• Buried oil tanks and outdated heating systems.
• Poor insulation and drafty original windows.

• Torrington
•  Bristol
•  Wallingford
•  Meriden

• Quality framing, hardwood floors, masonry fireplaces.
• Simple, solid layouts easy to modernize.
• Strong neighborhood infrastructure (sidewalks, schools)

• Galvanized plumbing (corrosion).
• 60-amp electrical service.
• Asbestos siding & insulation.
• Minimal attic insulation.

• Cheshire
•  Southington
•  Windsor
• Torrington (Torringford)

• Solid wood framing and floors.
• Spacious lots and maturing neighborhoods.
• Many walk-out basements and larger garages.

• Aluminum wiring (late ’60s).
• Cast-iron drains & galvanized supply lines.
• Lead paint, asbestos floor tiles.
• Poor attic ventilation.

• Avon
• Simsbury
• Glastonbury 
• Southbury

• Strong framing, large rooms, attached garages.
• Early dual-pane windows, better layouts.

• Aluminum wiring (pre-1975).
• Asbestos popcorn ceilings & duct wrap.
• Masonite siding or paneling prone to rot.
• Low insulation and drafty attics.

• Glastonbury
•  Tolland
•  Farmington Valley
• Danbury

• Copper plumbing and solid insulation.
• 100-amp+ electrical systems standard.
• Energy efficiency improved.

• Polybutylene (PB) plumbing — gray tubing, leaks easily.
• Masonite siding & roof flashing issues.
• Leaky skylights.

• Southington
•  Farmington
•  Ellington
•  Trumbull
•  Bethel

• Vinyl siding and windows (low maintenance).
• 150–200 amp service.
• Open floor plans, two-car garages.

• Cheap builder materials.
• Improperly flashed chimneys & decks.
• Settling cracks from fast builds.

• Newington
•  Rocky Hill
• South Windsor
• Newtown

• PVC plumbing, architectural roofs, better HVAC.
• Energy codes improved (R-38 attic, R-13+ walls).

• Chinese drywall (2001–2009).
• Complex rooflines with leak risk.
• Builder shortcuts during housing boom.

• All major CT counties

• PEX plumbing, high-efficiency furnaces, smart wiring.
• Superior insulation and tight envelopes.
• Fire safety & carbon monoxide systems integrated.

• Laminate floors that lift in humidity.
• Poor ventilation in over-sealed attics.
• HVAC sizing errors in energy-efficient builds.

Wells & Septics: Common outside city limits — check flow, age, and tank location. 

Basement Moisture: Hilly, high-water-table towns (Torrington, Thomaston, Barkhamsted, etc.) often need sump pumps or drains.

Oil to Gas Conversions: Check if tanks were properly removed. 

Lead Paint Disclosure: Required for pre-1978 homes.