07-28-2009, 02:46 PM
.RJ Wrote:The ones I built were fine, and I was building 14 houses at a timeWRXtranceformed Wrote:You think the construction was better 30 years ago than it is now? What are you smoking son?!
Most houses I've been in that went up during the housing speculation boom are pretty poorly built. The house we're in now in falls church is a prime example - shitty parts (windows, hvac, water heater, etc), doors are not square, electrical fiascos, moldings/counters/pipes/hvac/etc not installed correctly, and on, and on, and fucking on. Its really a disaster - and its supposed to be a $600k house with the prime location. If i were buying I'd probably leverage on at least $20-30k to get all this shit fixed up.
Again it depends on the builder. Some were noticeably better than others.
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Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks