I see the maintenance and replacement here the same as other homes we have lived in, except the sun seems to be rough on painted exterior parts.
Light fixtures and other accessories should be replaced about every twelve years because they look out of style. We had 57 windows in our last house and they were wood casing and a good brand but several lost their seal and had some dry rot happening here and there. We built the home and I think it was well built...but when we were here during the winter, a woodpecker made a hole and a nest. Types of hardwood flooring go in and out of style. Skinny boards are out right now. Flooring in general change even if it doesn't wear out.
Carpeting gets VERY Dirty here. You can see evidence of the dirt in the air by how often things have to be wiped off on the lanai, that makes the exteriors look dingy. Houses will settle and we have a lot of sand under us...and limestone that water eats at.
We have had many homes. We built all but one. This is on par with most of them.
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