/r/homeimprovement on reddit can have some bright spots too. As a general note, house construction varies a lot throughout the US due to the climate variances.

/r/homeimprovement on reddit can have some bright spots too. As a general note, house construction varies a lot throughout the US due to the climate variances. E.g. someone moving to the bay area from the midwest is going to find the insulation in houses there comical. Here in Colorado we have almost no vinyl siding (because of the increased UV exposure, I presume), and mold is less of a concern than elsewhere. Full basements are the norm in the midwest, but rare in Texas and nearly impossible in Florida.