Been in the construction industry for a good number of years and I have never seen a home built by a construction company man that
gets built in the same manner with the same shabby methods used in general construction-or the buyers market. !
You would label such a project a custom built home but what it is ,is a structure built the way it should be using quality materials .
All phases of construction in such an endeavor take as long as is required in the interest of quality and perfection, as it once did in the old days. For a craftsmen, it's a rare opportunity these days to turn yer hand in yer craft when yer not fighting the clock or forced to cut corners.
OK, so what it comes down to is the big name construction outfits will build mile long rows of houses on end for market sales,but
living in such a thing is out of the question for them !
When expense is not spared on the material end and the time it takes to do quality work is not sacrificed to meet the budget,you will have an end result that is more-so a likeness to that old house built in 1907 -of a type where the buyers had some money to spread on quality. In effect you get what you pay for.
On the other hand it you don't do your research and you don't know much about quality construction verses built it fast and sell it fast,
than you get what is there .
So yes ,a lot of pre fab these days, build it quick.
This is why quality custom home design and construction has emerged in market.
What it comes down to is you get what you pay for.
But you have to know exactly what you want and how you want it.
A good master builder can also design.
Myself, I'll agree with N.Y. Skp. the old house stands firm and solid, but, it's a lot of work.
So yes, quality has dropped off in the building industry.I won't go into the why's and what the hells.
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