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From a quick search: "The 2012 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau shows that on average it takes about 7 months from obtaining a building permi
by xyzzy4 10y ago
From a quick search: "The 2012 Survey of Construction (SOC) from the Census Bureau shows that on average it takes about 7 months from obtaining a building permit to completing a new single-family home."
- blablablame 10y agoYes, but it takes something like 30 people working on it (honestly no idea how many are required)? so 7 months * 30 and we are getting close to 18 man years.
- maxerickson 10y agoFor a modest house you wouldn't have much more than 5 people on site at any given time.
- bobwaycott 10y agoThat doesn't negate the parent's point, of course.
- StavrosK 10y agoYou aren't counting the work that went into creating bricks, tiles and two-by-fours. You have to start from trees, clay and marble.
- mrob 10y agoIn many places there are rules designed to make housing more expensive, such as requiring houses to be bigger than they need to be. Poor people living near you reduce the value of your house, so there's a strong incentive to make new housing less affordable.