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GP poster lives in Switzerland. US construction quality is weak, and building code would be nice to have. It may come as a surprise to those who have never been
by HarryHirsch 9y ago
GP poster lives in Switzerland. US construction quality is weak, and building code would be nice to have. It may come as a surprise to those who have never been to the States to see just how awful housing in America is, on the contrary, those in America who have never been to Europe will be surprised to see how nice a multifamily building can be when it's properly constructed.
This one is emblematic of US construction: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Lake-Whitney-Cliff-House-May-Be-Burned-Thursday-262911821.html https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Lake-Whitney-Cliff-House-M...
- pault 9y agoWhat?? Surely you can come up with a better example than a house built on a collapsing cliff that was intentionally burned down. Edit: your comment would be more helpful if it referenced improved construction techniques and materials that are commonly used in Europe that haven't been adopted in the US.
- HarryHirsch 9y agoThe point is that even at that price point it's still wood frame and sheetrock. It's just fancier finishings, but nothing like the anhydrite floor with soundproofing layer that decouples the floor from the rest of the building that someone further up had mentioned.
- tyu100 9y agoSpent a month last year in Spain and didn't see anything special about their construction. I'll resist making ludicrous generalizations though.
- tormeh 9y agoSpain is Spain. It's closer culturally to Romania than to Switzerland.