That's not particle board. That's strand board.
This is particle board.
This is strand board. It's actually stronger than regular plywood.
House didn't have no brick, stone, or cement siding.
He still has a point though, homes today are built way cheaper. There was an article I read a couple years back that pointed out in a study how newer homes burn down 40% faster compared to homes built prior to the 90's.
Supply and demand.Thats what I'd be mad about.... man they've got some new homes popping up in Strongsville a pretty nice $$$uburb south of Cleveland....these mfkrs going for low-mid $300K, not a brick or stone in sight...all wood/strand board and vinyl siding....now do we have to worry about hurricanes / tornadoes...not not really. But its the principle
hes right tho. Florida folks know all too well about this. Now Florida is trying to make all new homes built to be Hurricane proof but its too late. tens of thousands of homes have been built like this
There are homes in Jamaica and the islands that have stood tall through all kinds of hurricanes. My brother told me they put steel beams deep in the ground to secure the foundation.
Well I think he has a point, I remember people telling me this back in the 90's & 00's how cheaply built these newer homes are. There was a class action lawsuit here in Atlanta about homes made out of stucco.
They dig 6 foot trenches. PUt down steel beams, filled with concrete. Thats how houses should be built when in a Hurricane zone. The roofs in the third world tho....thats a real issue.
Yea I can co-sign, my peeps getting a home build in Trinidad at the moment. A 2 story house, it been crazy watching that happen.
My banker just told me yesterday it was a buyers market.Plus its a sellers market right now low inventory due to the pandemic
Interest rates are down from what I hear but inventory is down alsoMy banker just told me yesterday it was a buyers market.
Him and his wife just got into a home for right under 2%.
He still has a point though, homes today are built way cheaper. There was an article I read a couple years back that pointed out in a study how newer homes burn down 40% faster compared to homes built prior to the 90's.
Been asking that for years, most houses for about the last few years cost around 50 to 55K(basic with no basement) to build but are sold for 250k. All the material is pre-fabricated to cut building time down. The house they built next to mine(4 bedroom 1 car garage)was built in less than a month but with a small backyard., been noticing instead of fixing up old houses they tear them down and building these new cheap to build houses in their place.
My banker just told me yesterday it was a buyers market.
Him and his wife just got into a home for right under 2%.
Interest rates are down from what I hear but inventory is down also
There also use cinderblock and rebar to build, not woodThere are homes in Jamaica and the islands that have stood tall through all kinds of hurricanes. My brother told me they put steel beams deep in the ground to secure the foundation.
That dude was obnoxious to listen to.
This ain't the 40's and 50's where all homes were brick and a buick was made out of steel and weighed 7,000lbs.
Shit is lighter and more cost effective than back in the day.
Somebody tell gramps to STFU!
That's just poor workmanship. He was talking about the frame of the home.He has a point. My sister's house was built about 10yrs ago and the siding is warping, carpet is bunching up, sheetrock is thin as fuck,
You wouldn't even believe my 6 family..... 1929 and filled with solid oak..... it would cost a fortune to use the same materials today.....That dude was obnoxious to listen to.
This ain't the 40's and 50's where all homes were brick and a buick was made out of steel and weighed 7,000lbs.
Shit is lighter and more cost effective than back in the day.
Somebody tell gramps to STFU!
Your sister got robbed macHe has a point. My sister's house was built about 10yrs ago and the siding is warping, carpet is bunching up, sheetrock is thin as fuck,