Caveat emptor! Ain't capitalism grand? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by frorider
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Caveat emptor! Ain't capitalism grand? :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by frorider
Doesn't code require sheathing?Quote:
Originally Posted by skaredshtles
Still dog shit but...that LP SmartSide is OSB so it doesn't suprise me that it plus the let in 1x4 rack bracing meeting the engineering requirements. Plywood or OSB sheathing is a relatively new tech.
i'm a big fan of smartisding. bomber product and easy to install, shame it's lumped into this.
but yeah, zip sheething or gtfo.
Not according to the description in that clip, but I'm no Texan home builder.Quote:
Originally Posted by dan_pdx
there's like a 1x4 inlayed diagonally on the exterior framing which I think gives it the sheer strength which may be code in tx idk.Quote:
Originally Posted by skaredshtles
All I see is a bunch of interior bracing. And I'm sure they will flash/seal those openings correctly. That's fucking wild if that is code. I mean tar paper and siding is how they did it 100 years ago but at least the siding was 3/4 instead of thin LP.Quote:
Originally Posted by NBABUCKS1
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Don't make code what it isn't.
It's neither a list of best practices nor does being built to code ensure it is not a piece of shit.
I'm guessing that is a production home and and production home builder probably worked with the permiting municipality to get it approved.
On the flip side of that video are the over the top codes around here- it makes it very difficult to build anything even semi-affordable
That Texass clip is amazing. So I could just punch through the exterior wall? That cannot be IBC compliant!
Are you talking about minimum design standards that mountain towns often have? Or has your local adopted ordinance that has higher code requirements than the IRC/IBC?Quote:
Originally Posted by goldenboy
*IRC*, and yes, let in bracing is allowable.Quote:
Originally Posted by The SnowShow
Haven’t y’all heard of structural tar paper?
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In case anyone's still thinking about buying abroad...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2eomFAYjug
https://www.aplaceinthesun.com
I'm sorry, I just saw boobs.Quote:
Originally Posted by fomofo
Broad in the beam, too...
Yes and yes. It really doesn't matter if the house is objectively better if it drives the build cost above $500/sq. ft. "Affordable Housing" is something the tax payers subsidize so the Puffy Coat Mafia can keep on keeping on and get to happy hour by 3pm. The permitting municipalities don't have a vested interest in broadscale affordability as it competed with their subsidized product and reduces assessed values.Quote:
Originally Posted by zion zig zag
Energy Codes with little to no energy savings
Prohibition of cheap Natural Gas in favor of Electric Everything
No wood burning
A development process that requires an HOA because of open space requirements. HOA DRCs then enforce things like square foot minimums and expensive roof design
The list goes on
There's a shocker! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Barron DeJong
Yeah, but just wait till they all sit vacant because they don’t have enough parking to accommodate all possible future needs.Quote:
Originally Posted by skaredshtles
No shit, that there is a woman.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
That is an issue we discussed previously. Dense housing needs parking somewhere. In my hood they go underground.Quote:
Originally Posted by J. Barron DeJong
Guess I should have added one of these :fmicon:Quote:
Originally Posted by liv2ski
LOL, not trying to be a dick, just stating the obvious