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Eyeball Chambers

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Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« on: May 18, 2009, 10:19:12 AM »
Are homes built with plaster, and good wood work really that much more expensive to build than these new homes that go up everywhere covered in shitty looking Aluminum siding and drywall?

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #1 on: May 18, 2009, 10:21:10 AM »
RPF, actually the aluminum siding holds up better and is much easier to maintain.  Wish I had it.  :-\

More of the shotty construction goes on where you don't see it....thinner subfloors, etc....

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2009, 10:21:35 AM »
With codes and standards being more strict it just ain't feasible for the builder to make significant returns with these custom style houses.

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #3 on: May 18, 2009, 10:23:20 AM »
craftmenship is a thing of the past.  builders sell u BS for a better profit margin.  2nd one can be glued together faster too.
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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #4 on: May 18, 2009, 10:25:43 AM »
it depends on who is building the subdivision. most of the time its a guy with very limited funds, trying to turn "just enough money" into a big profit. So he is cutting corners and using the cheapest materials in order to meet codes and regulations.

there are some developers who do take pride in their houses though, and build fantastic homes with tons of extras on nice plots of land.

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2009, 10:53:34 AM »
America....the land of the wooden houses.

We Europeans don't understand that man.


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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #6 on: May 18, 2009, 11:07:39 AM »
America....the land of the wooden houses.

We Europeans don't understand that man.


Neither do many of us.  We live in a "maximize profit" country...and it's not always a positive.

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #7 on: May 18, 2009, 11:15:25 AM »
America....the land of the wooden houses.

We Europeans don't understand that man.



No, because the vast majority of you live in what we would call "walk-in closets..."  8)

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #8 on: May 18, 2009, 11:19:08 AM »
newly built homes will not last the test of time. By 2100 these homes will be torn down or rebuilt were homes built in 1900 will still be standing.  My folks home built in the 1920's is built like a rock.  Underneath the drywall is cross studs and main studs and cinder block.  Todays homes have 2X4 studs and sheetrock and thats it.

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #9 on: May 18, 2009, 11:21:02 AM »
newly built homes will not last the test of time. By 2100 these homes will be torn down or rebuilt were homes built in 1900 will still be standing.  My folks home built in the 1920's is built like a rock.  Underneath the drywall is cross studs and main studs and cinder block.  Todays homes have 2X4 studs and sheetrock and thats it.

Agree, I live in a neighborhood of 1920's homes.  I'd welcome a tornado to try and do any damage here...   ;D
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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #10 on: May 18, 2009, 11:30:39 AM »
reptilian built homes.

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #11 on: May 18, 2009, 11:33:18 AM »
some beauties :)








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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #12 on: May 18, 2009, 11:35:55 AM »
some beauties :)









a beauty house, for a beauty like you.

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #13 on: May 18, 2009, 11:39:10 AM »
a beauty house, for a beauty like you.

Den Haague is where it is at!
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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2009, 11:43:43 AM »
a beauty house, for a beauty like you.

thank you!  :-*

more...  :D






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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2009, 11:44:50 AM »
thank you!  :-*

more...  :D







You're definitely an all around cool girl...  8)
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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2009, 11:47:27 AM »
newly built homes will not last the test of time. By 2100 these homes will be torn down or rebuilt were homes built in 1900 will still be standing.  My folks home built in the 1920's is built like a rock.  Underneath the drywall is cross studs and main studs and cinder block.  Todays homes have 2X4 studs and sheetrock and thats it.

And you get out of town a little way and those studs even have 24" centers when code is not an issue.

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #17 on: May 18, 2009, 11:52:05 AM »
You're definitely an all around cool girl...  8)

thank you! likewise RPF. :)
I too hate that shit they build nowadays. My dream is to own an old well maintained 150-200 year old brick or tudor style home.. 2-3 stories. Doesnt have to be huge... but have lots of character. Even kinda spooky or a bit haunted.  :D Preferrably something on the historical registry.

Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow 10 minutes north of me are perfect for this... right along the Hudson and not too far from the city.

Another beauty.  :)



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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #18 on: May 18, 2009, 12:24:21 PM »
materials used to be more expensive than labor.

now labor is much more expensive than materials.

so everything's slapped together shittily.

the shitty houses started after WWII when houses needed to be slapped together quickly because of the population boom.  same with the recent boom, you couldn't build houses fast enough.

you can still find/make houses of excellent quality, just get ready to pony up big bucks.  also, today's average stay in a house is just over 5 years so even when someone builds a house for themselves they just have it last long enough til they get the fuck out, whereas before it was meant for generations to live in it.

protein, carbohydrates.  now this thread is bodybuilding related.
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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #19 on: May 18, 2009, 12:28:48 PM »
houses here in ireland are always built with brick

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #20 on: May 18, 2009, 12:29:43 PM »

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #21 on: May 18, 2009, 12:33:11 PM »

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #23 on: May 18, 2009, 12:54:37 PM »

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Re: Why don't they build decent homes anymore?
« Reply #24 on: May 18, 2009, 12:56:03 PM »
here's the interior :)





Your living room??