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They spec cheap insulation and whatnot because after every party that they're legally required to do business (a dozen item long list of licensed trades and gov
by throwaway0a5e 4y ago
They spec cheap insulation and whatnot because after every party that they're legally required to do business (a dozen item long list of licensed trades and government entities) with gets their pound of flesh that's all there's money left for.
- giantrobot 4y agoSo the poor builder is being gutted by regulations and paying licensed labor? If not for those obscene costs they would use better more expensive materials? How can you possibly believe such a thing? That is just an outright foolish assertion. The labor cost to build something to code is the same regardless of the quality of materials. Builders skimp on materials to pad their margins. Even if they used cheaper unlicensed labor there's no impetus to use more expensive materials.
- throwaway0a5e 4y agoIf Brad the electrician wants to benefit from artificial barriers to entry that keep his job out of reach of Jose that raises the cost floor of a building. Now apply the same effect for every trade. Now add in the cost of dealing with obstinate government. Suddenly there's no money left to spruce up the building beyond the bare minimum and still come out the other side with an end result within the scope of "what the market will bear".