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> margins are better on "nice" things anyway Not really. Nice construction is generally not valued highly. Builders construct to code because higher R-values,
by dpark 8y ago
> margins are better on "nice" things anyway
Not really. Nice construction is generally not valued highly. Builders construct to code because higher R-values, better house wrap, pressure treated cladding, etc. don’t really raise the sale price of the house. If you’re talking about multimillion dollar custom homes, sure, this stuff starts to matter, mostly because the people buying multimillion dollar custom homes will sue you for only building to code because they expect better.
- rossdavidh 8y agoAll true but I think the more central issue is, whether or not the person who will live in the house (or drive over the bridge) is present during construction, and knowledgeable enough to notice whether things are being done well. In general, the answer to one or the other is "no". The only exceptions are, as you say, in multimillion dollar custom homes, and then only sometimes.