re: DR Horton new construction framing finds by home inspector

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While I agree this is true there are some of us that did quality work and took pride in what we built as late as the 90s and 2000s. I was a frame and trim carpenter for many years and worked for some people that were hard as Marine Corp drill instructors and demanded good quality work and taught how to do it. Very seldom did an inspector find anything wrong. We knew every code and adhered to the rules. When I built my own home I went overkill on everything that truly mattered. I prided myself on being a true craftsman. Influx of cheap laborers can be thanked for the fall of this. I'm not gonna call anyone out, illegals.......

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Part of the problem is adhering to codes that are written to enrich manufactures while actually driving down the quality of the end product. Codes are written by various entities with a financial interest in the industry. They often times are written to favor one method of choice of material over another based on someone on the boards financial interests instead of public safety or quality. Graded lumber is a fine example. The only difference between 2 identical pieces of Douglas fir is the stamp on the one from the mill...a stamp placed there by a mill employee. Every jurisdiction in the nation will accept that stamp while the vast majority will turn down the unstamped version. The stamp is the result of company training based on industry standards developed by a small group of manufacturers and the hypocrisy in that is about as evident as anything I can think of.