APPLIANCES |
YEARS |
Normal 0 0 1 2 15 Selkirk Films 1 1 19 11.1282 0 0 0 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 |
Kitchen & Bathroom Cabinets |
50+ |
Closet Shelves | 100+ |
Entertainment Center/Home Office | 10 |
Garage/Laundry Cabinets | 70+ |
Medicine Cabinet | 25+ |
Modular (stock manufacturing-type) |
50 |
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 |
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 |
---|---|
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+ |
FOUNDATIONS |
YEARS |
Baseboard Waterproofing System |
50 |
Bituminous-Coating Waterproofing |
10 |
Concrete Block |
100+ |
Insulated Concrete Forms (ICFs) |
100 |
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 |
Permanent Wood Foundation (PWF; treated) |
75 |
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 Networks |
5+ |
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 |
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 mineral/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 |
Well Pump |
15 |
Water Softener |
20 |
Whirlpool Tub |
20 to 50 |
ROOFING |
YEARS |
Aluminum Coating |
3 to 7 |
Asphalt Shingles (3-tab) |
20 |
Asphalt (architectural) |
30 |
BUR (built-up roofing) |
30 |
Cellulose Fiber |
20 |
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 |
30 |
SIDINGS, FLASHING & ACCESSORIES |
YEARS |
Aluminum Siding |
25 to 40+ |
Aluminum Gutters, Downspouts, Soffit and Fascia |
20 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 Siding | 60 |
Vinyl Gutters and Downspouts |
25+ |
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 |
Vinyl Liner |
10 |
Pool Water Heater |
8 |
Waterline Tile |
15+ |