ADHESIVES, CAULK & PAINTS | YEARS |
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Caulking (interior & exterior) | 5 to 10 |
Construction Glue | 20+ |
Paint (exterior) | 7 to 10 |
Paint (interior) | 10 to 15 |
Roofing Adhesives/Cements | 15+ |
Sealants | 8 |
Stains | 3 to 8 |
APPLIANCES | YEARS |
Air Conditioner (window) | 5 to 7 |
Compactor (trash) | 6 |
Dehumidifier | 8 |
Dishwasher | 9 |
Disposal (food waste) | 12 |
Dryer Vent (plastic) | 5 |
Dryer Vent (steel) | 20 |
Dryer (clothes) | 13 |
Exhaust Fans | 10 |
Freezer | 10 to 20 |
Gas Oven | 10 to 18 |
Hand Dryer | 10 to 12 |
Humidifier (portable) | 8 |
Microwave Oven | 9 |
Range/Oven Hood | 14 |
Electric Range | 13 to 15 |
Gas Range | 15 to 17 |
Refrigerator | 9 to 13 |
Swamp Cooler | 5 to 15 |
Washing Machine | 5 to 15 |
Whole-House Vacuum System | 20 |
CABINETRY & STORAGE | YEARS |
Bathroom Cabinets | 50+ |
Closet Shelves | 100+ |
Entertainment Center/Home Office | 10 |
Garage/Laundry Cabinets | 70+ |
Kitchen Cabinets | 50 |
Medicine Cabinet | 25+ |
Modular (stock manufacturing-type) | 50 |
CEILINGS & WALLS | YEARS |
Acoustical Tile Ceiling | 40+ (older than 25 years may contain asbestos) |
Ceramic Tile | 70+ |
Concrete | 75+ |
Gypsum | 75 |
Wood Paneling | 20 to 50 |
Suspended Ceiling | 25+ |
COUNTERTOPS | YEARS |
Concrete | 50 |
Cultured Marble | 20 |
Natural Stone | 100+ |
Laminate | 20 to 30 |
Resin | 10+ |
Tile | 100+ |
Wood | 100+ |
DECKS | YEARS |
Deck Planks | 15 |
Composite | 8 to 25 |
Structural Wood | 10 to 30 |
DOORS | YEARS |
Closet (interior) | 100+ |
Fiberglass (exterior) | 100+ |
Fire-Rated Steel (exterior) | 100+ |
French (interior) | 30 to 50 |
Screen (exterior) | 30 |
Sliding Glass/Patio (exterior) | 20 (for roller wheel/track repair/replacement) |
Vinyl (exterior) | 20 |
Wood (exterior) | 100+ |
Wood (hollow-core interior) | 20 to 30 |
Wood (solid-core interior) | 30 to 100+ |
ELECTRICAL | YEARS |
Accessories | 10+ |
Arc-Fault Circuit Interrupters (AFCIs) | 30 |
Bare Copper | 100+ |
Bulbs (compact fluorescent) | 8,000 to 10,000+ hours |
Bulbs (halogen) | 4,000 to 8,000+ hours |
Bulbs (incandescent) | 1,000 to 2,000+ hours |
Bulbs (LED) | 30,000 to 50,000+ hours |
Copper-Clad Aluminum | 100+ |
Copper-Plated | 100+ |
Fixtures | 40 |
Ground-Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) | up to 30 |
Lighting Controls | 30+ |
Residential Propane Backup Generators | 12 |
Service Panel | 60 |
Solar Panels | 20 to 30 |
Solar System Batteries | 3 to 12 |
Wind Turbine Generators | 20 |
ENGINEERED LUMBER | YEARS |
Engineered Joists | 80+ |
Laminated Strand Lumber | 100+ |
Laminated Veneer Lumber | 80+ |
Trusses | 100+ |
FASTENERS, CONNECTORS & STEEL | YEARS |
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Adjustable Steel Columns | 50+ |
Fasteners (bright) | 25 to 60 |
Fasteners (copper) | 65 to 80+ |
Fasteners (galvanized) | 10+ |
Fasteners (electro-galvanized) | 15 to 45 |
Fasteners (hot-dipped galvanized) | 35 to 60 |
Fasteners (stainless) | 65 to 100+ |
Steel Beams | 200+ |
Steel Columns | 100+ |
Steel Plates | 100+ |
FLOORING | YEARS |
All Wood Floors | 100+ |
Bamboo | 100+ |
Brick Pavers | 100+ |
Carpet | 8 to 10 |
Concrete | 50+ |
Engineered Wood | 50+ |
Exotic Wood | 100+ |
Granite | 100+ |
Laminate | 15 to 25 |
Linoleum | 25 |
Marble | 100+ |
Other Domestic Wood | 100+ |
Slate | 100 |
Terrazzo | 75+ |
Tile | 75 to 100 |
Vinyl | 25 |
FOUNDATIONS | YEARS |
Baseboard Waterproofing System | 50 |
Bituminous-Coating Waterproofing | 10 |
Concrete Block | 100+ |
Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) | 100 |
Permanent Wood Foundation (PWF; treated) | 75 |
Post and Pier | 20 to 65 |
Post and Tensioned Slab on Grade | 100+ |
Poured-Concrete Footings and Foundation | 100+ |
Slab on Grade (concrete) | 100 |
Wood Foundation | 5 to 40 |
FRAMING | YEARS |
Log | 80 to 200 |
Poured-Concrete Systems | 100+ |
Steel | 100+ |
Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) | 100+ |
Timber Frame | 100+ |
GARAGES | YEARS |
Garage Doors | 20 to 25 |
Garage Door Openers | 10 to 15 |
HOME TECHNOLOGY | YEARS |
Built-In Audio | 20 |
Carbon Monoxide Detectors* | 5 |
Doorbells | 45 |
Home Automation System | 5 to 50 |
Intercoms | 20 |
Security System | 5 to 20 |
Smoke/Heat Detectors* | less than 10 |
Wireless Home Network | 5+ |
HVAC | YEARS |
Air Conditioner (central) | 7 to 15 |
Air Exchanger | 15 |
Attic Fan | 15 to 25 |
Boiler | 40 |
Burner | 10+ |
Ceiling Fan | 5 to 10 |
Chimney Cap (concrete) | 100+ |
Chimney Cap (metal) | 10 to 20 |
Chimney Cap (mortar) | 15 |
Chimney Flue Tile | 40 to 120 |
Condenser | 8 to 20 |
Dampers | 20+ |
Dehumidifier | 8 |
Diffusers, Grilles and Registers | 25 |
Ducting | 60 to 100 |
Electric Radiant Heater | 40 |
Evaporative Cooler | 15 to 25 |
Furnace | 15 to 25 |
Gas Fireplace | 15 to 25 |
Heat Exchanger | 10 to 15 |
Heat Pump | 10 to 15 |
Heat-Recovery Ventilator | 20 |
Hot-Water and Steam-Radiant Boiler | 40 |
Humidifier | 12 |
Induction and Fan-Coil Units | 10 to 15 |
Thermostats | 35 |
Ventilator | 7 |
INSULATION & INFILTRATION BARRIERS | YEARS |
Batts/Rolls | 100+ |
Black Paper (felt paper) | 15 to 30 |
Cellulose | 100+ |
Fiberglass | 100+ |
Foamboard | 100+ |
Housewrap | 80+ |
Liquid-Applied Membrane | 50 |
Loose-Fill | 100+ |
Rockwool | 100+ |
Wrap Tape | 80+ |
MASONRY & CONCRETE | YEARS |
Brick | 100+ |
Insulated Concrete Forms (hybrid block) | 100+ |
Concrete Masonry Units (CMUs) | 100+ |
Man-Made Stone | 25 |
Masonry Sealant | 2 to 20 |
Stone | 100+ |
Stucco/EIFS | 50+ |
Veneer | 100+ |
MOLDING, MILLWORK & TRIM | YEARS |
Attic Stairs (pull-down) | 50 |
Custom Millwork | 100+ |
Pre-Built Stairs | 100+ |
Stair Parts | 100+ |
Stairs | 100+ |
PANELS | YEARS |
Flooring Underlayment | 25 |
Hardboard | 40 |
Particleboard | 60 |
Plywood | 100 |
Softwood | 30 |
Oriented Strand Board (OSB) | 60 |
Wall Panels | 100+ |
PLUMBING, FIXTURES & FAUCETS | YEARS |
ABS and PVC Waste Pipe | 50 to 80 |
Accessible/ADA Handles | 100+ |
Acrylic Kitchen Sink | 50 |
Cast-Iron Bathtub | 100 |
Cast-Iron Waste Pipe (above ground) | 60 |
Cast-Iron Waste Pipe (below ground) | 50 to 60 |
Concrete Waste Pipe | 100+ |
Copper Water Lines | 70 |
Enameled Steel Kitchen Sink | 5 to 10+ |
Faucets and Spray Hose | 15 to 20 |
Fiberglass Bathtub and Shower | 20 |
Gas Lines (black steel) | 75 |
Gas Lines (flex) | 30 |
Hose Bibs | 20 to 30 |
Instant (on-demand) Water Heater | 10 |
PEX | 40 |
Plastic Water Lines | 75 |
Saunas/Steam Room | 15 to 20 |
Sewer Grinder Pump | 10 |
Shower Enclosure/Module | 50 |
Shower Doors | 20 |
Showerheads | 100+ (if not clogged by minerals or other deposits) |
Soapstone Kitchen Sink | 100+ |
Sump Pump | 7 |
Toilet Tank Components | 5 |
Toilets, Bidets and Urinals | 100+ |
Vent Fan (ceiling) | 5 to 10 |
Vessel Sink (stone, glass, porcelain, copper) | 5 to 20+ |
Water Heater (conventional) | 6 to 12 |
Water Line (copper) | 50 |
Water Line (plastic) | 50 |
Water Softener | 20 |
Well Pump | 15 |
Whirlpool Tub | 20 to 50 |
RADON SYSTEMS | YEARS |
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Air Exchanger | 15 |
Barometric Backdraft Damper/Fresh-Air Intake | 20 |
Caulking | 5 to 10 |
Labeling | 25 |
Manometer | 15 |
Piping | 50+ |
Radon Fan | 5 to 8 |
ROOFING | YEARS |
Aluminum Coating | 3 to 7 |
Asphalt (architectural) | 30 |
Asphalt Shingles (3-tab) | 20 |
BUR (built-up roofing) | 30 |
Clay/Concrete | 100+ |
Coal and Tar | 30 |
Copper | 70+ |
EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) Rubber | 15 to 25 |
Fiber Cement | 25 |
Green (vegetation-covered) | 5 to 40 |
Metal | 40 to 80 |
Modified Bitumen | 20 |
Simulated Slate | 10 to 35 |
Slate | 60 to 150 |
TPO | 7 to 20 |
Wood | 25 |
SIDINGS, FLASHING & ACCESSORIES | YEARS |
Aluminum Gutters, Downspouts, Soffit and Fascia | 20 to 40+ |
Aluminum Siding | 25 to 40+ |
Asbestos Shingle | 100 |
Brick | 100+ |
Cementitious | 100+ |
Copper Downspouts | 100 |
Copper Gutters | 50+ |
Engineered Wood | 100+ |
Fiber Cement | 100+ |
Galvanized Steel Gutters/Downspouts | 20 |
Manufactured Stone | 100+ |
Stone | 100+ |
Stucco/EIFS | 50+ |
Trim | 25 |
Vinyl Gutters and Downspouts | 25+ |
Vinyl Siding | 60 |
Wood/Exterior Shutters | 20 |
SITE & LANDSCAPING | YEARS |
American Red Clay | 100+ |
Asphalt Driveway | 15 to 20 |
Brick and Concrete Patio | 15 to 25 |
Clay Paving | 100+ |
Concrete Walks | 40 to 50 |
Controllers | 15 |
Gravel Walks | 4 to 6 |
Mulch | 1 to 2 |
Polyvinyl Fencing | 100+ |
Sprinkler Heads | 10 to 14 |
Underground PVC Piping | 60+ |
Valves | 20 |
Wood Chips | 1 to 5 |
Wood Fencing | 20 |
SWIMMING POOLS | YEARS |
Concrete Shell | 25+ |
Cover | 7 |
Diving Board | 10 |
Filter and Pump | 10 |
Interior Finish | 10 to 35 |
Pool Water Heater | 8 |
Vinyl Liner | 10 |
Waterline Tile | 15+ |
WINDOWS | YEARS |
Aluminum/Aluminum-Clad | 15 to 20 |
Double-Pane | 8 to 20 |
Skylights | 10 to 20 |
Vinyl/Fiberglass Windows | 20 to 40 |
Window Glazing | 10+ |
Wood | 30+ |