> ... [M]any avoidable defects are caused by business practices that focus on building and selling quickly, with minimal concern for repeat business or quality control, according to Robert Knowles, president and founder of the National Association of Homeowners and a licensed professional engineer who said he has inspected thousands of new builds.

> “There is no bonus for building the house to code, for quality,” Knowles said, to his knowledge. “There’s only bonuses for speed … and volume.” Knowles estimated 100% of all new builds probably have multiple code violations.

This leaves the home buyer having to very quickly assess the quality of the structure and account for this in their offer price. It feels like there's a business in here somewhere... Perhaps do a video call with a home inspector while you attend an open house?

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_aavaa_ 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> There is no bonus for building the house to code

Why in the world should there be a bonus for following the law.

If you want to talk incentives this is one where a stick should be used.

	▲	ddavis 9 hours ago \| parent [-]
		I don’t think the person quoted is implying that it should be that way, merely pointing out a discovery that builders have made: they _can_ get a symbolic bonus. One can skip building to code… do a quick and bad job and move on to the next job, saving cost and moving onto the next paying job more quickly. That “bonus” doesn’t exist if you build to code (and of course it shouldn’t exist, but neither should the bonus that does exist, your stick should prevent it).

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bearjaws 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

It's easier to watch tiktoks of home inspections than to offer this as a service.

Just two hours of doom scrolling you will learn all the cut corners.

You won't be able to evaluate foundation or walls via a call anyway.