The new building methods and materials are genuinely better.

(Criticizing OSB and glazing plywood is crazy. They're both just composite wood products. OSB is totally fine for what it's used for.)

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SoftTalker a day ago | parent | next [-]

Having seen OSB fall apart when it gets wet vs plywood which can delaminate but is still solid wood, I would disagree. OSB works if you can ensure it stays dry.

	▲	cucumber3732842 a day ago \| parent [-]
		>OSB works if you can ensure it stays dry. Plywood is getting to be almost as bad. The glue changed and got categorucally worse 10-20yr ago.

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Danox a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Not better just faster to put up, all those expensive cheap track homes and luxury apartments going up they are not made or built better not by a longshot.

	▲	loeg a day ago \| parent [-]
		Faster and cheaper to put up is better! Modern insulation is more comfortable and saves you on utility bills; modern electric is safer and supports more usecases; it's easier to attach things to drywall walls than plaster; etc, etc, etc. "The old ways were better" is rosy retrospection.