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Housing has a quality issue in most countries, so the way houses are built is definitely problematic.
by nextos 2y ago
Housing has a quality issue in most countries, so the way houses are built is definitely problematic.
- shiroiushi 2y agoFor new-build houses? I haven't heard that, but then again I haven't heard otherwise for other western nations. The way the US builds houses seems positively primitive and backwards, but I don't know much about how they're built in places such as UK or Germany. Here in Japan, single-family homes seem to be largely pre-fab, and assembled from modules on-site. Here's an interesting article about it: https://www.dwell.com/article/japanese-prefab-homes-e1f1b65c https://www.dwell.com/article/japanese-prefab-homes-e1f1b65c One notable quote from the article: "The country’s population is roughly twice that of the UK, yet over six times as much new housing is built in Japan than in the UK each year."
- nextos 2y agoJapan has nice brand new houses with decent quality control. In the UK, brand new houses tend to have terrifying issues. See this article for instance: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/21/cracked-tiles-wonky-gutters-leaning-walls-why-are-britains-new-houses-so-rubbish https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/oct/21/cracked.... In mainland EU, things are a bit better, but housing is definitely one of the worst industries in terms of customer satisfaction. I don't think I have ever seen a new build that didn't have some serious problems, like roof leaks.