Quality of new houses

[Stuff It_IHB]

I am curious about the quality of houses during boom/bust. Is the quality of building bad when the boom is occurring since the builder is stretched thin or is the quality bad during a bust when a builder cuts corners due to finances?

 

[PadreBrian_IHB]

From what I have seen in San Diego, the houses being built right now are BETTER than than the ones build during the crazy boom time. They take 6 months to build and there's no rush. During the boom times a lot of immigrant workers that knew nothing about construction were hired off the street. Slab to keys was 4 months. Now builders have laid off the chaff and just have just have the best workers left.

BUT, that said someone that bough a new house during 1991-1996 should give us a heads up.

 

[asianinvasian_IHB]

Now builders have laid off the chaff and just have just have the best workers left.

They've laid off staff alright, and now have people doing double and triple duty. Construction workers are the new customer care.

 

[PadreBrian_IHB]

eeps, that's bad too.