Why do people hate new builds?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Race does play a part in the conversation as well as ethnicity.

Asians, particularly Chinese, will not buy old houses because they don't want to inherit other's misfortunes that may have been experienced in the house. G

Oh lord, please don't talk about what you don't know!

For me I like certain aspects of new construction - the obvious being that everything is new (appliances, plumbing, electrical). But that is IF they are done well and correctly. We've had two friends buy new construction - one with major plumbing issues (flooded basement first big rain) and one with some strange electrical issues. That said, the down side of the new construction that we saw while shopping around was that there is no longer an interest in architectural detail. A builder actually bragged to me his "trick" for making moldings look bigger than they are - basically leave a gap between the molding pieces and have the drywall show through. He was bragging about it!

Those issues would be assessed under the builders warranty and fixed where as old homes they would be passed to the next buyer. You are referring to two piece molding with a paint gap, that in fact is a design style. Many old homes have painted molding which is terrible.

[Anonymous]

It's a design style that is CHEAPO. Real wood molding is beautiful so not sure what you're talking about.

Yes, technically the warranty covers both our friends' issues but getting the builder to respond in a timely manner while you're basement is flooded is another story altogether. I think you are looking at thing too simplistically. For anyone who has dealt with insurance policies and warranties, you know what I'm talking about. My point is that new build doesn't always guarantee you solid construction despite the permits that are required.

[Anonymous]

Good Lord. 27 pages? A handful of people who think their disdain for new homes marks them as having good taste really have too much time on their hands.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good Lord. 27 pages? A handful of people who think their disdain for new homes marks them as having good taste really have too much time on their hands.

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Good taste, my arse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a design style that is CHEAPO. Real wood molding is beautiful so not sure what you're talking about.

Yes, technically the warranty covers both our friends' issues but getting the builder to respond in a timely manner while you're basement is flooded is another story altogether. I think you are looking at thing too simplistically. For anyone who has dealt with insurance policies and warranties, you know what I'm talking about. My point is that new build doesn't always guarantee you solid construction despite the permits that are required.

The chances of make issues not being addressed are very small with a new build . New builds are built up to code.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's a design style that is CHEAPO. Real wood molding is beautiful so not sure what you're talking about.

Yes, technically the warranty covers both our friends' issues but getting the builder to respond in a timely manner while you're basement is flooded is another story altogether. I think you are looking at thing too simplistically. For anyone who has dealt with insurance policies and warranties, you know what I'm talking about. My point is that new build doesn't always guarantee you solid construction despite the permits that are required.

Most of the old homes have no crown molding and small baseboards. You act like these old homes are all masterpieces, most are cheap small tract homes of yesteryear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a design style that is CHEAPO. Real wood molding is beautiful so not sure what you're talking about.

Yes, technically the warranty covers both our friends' issues but getting the builder to respond in a timely manner while you're basement is flooded is another story altogether. I think you are looking at thing too simplistically. For anyone who has dealt with insurance policies and warranties, you know what I'm talking about. My point is that new build doesn't always guarantee you solid construction despite the permits that are required.

Most of the old homes have no crown molding and small baseboards. You act like these old homes are all masterpieces, most are cheap small tract homes of yesteryear.

Maybe at your price point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's a design style that is CHEAPO. Real wood molding is beautiful so not sure what you're talking about.

Yes, technically the warranty covers both our friends' issues but getting the builder to respond in a timely manner while you're basement is flooded is another story altogether. I think you are looking at thing too simplistically. For anyone who has dealt with insurance policies and warranties, you know what I'm talking about. My point is that new build doesn't always guarantee you solid construction despite the permits that are required.

Most of the old homes have no crown molding and small baseboards. You act like these old homes are all masterpieces, most are cheap small tract homes of yesteryear.

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Most of them are. Most people don't realize there was little money in this area until very recent years. That, and they probably wouldn't know a quality build if they saw it. But don't bother trying to argue with know it all know nothings, just be glad you aren't married to them!

[Anonymous]

pfft, philistines the lot of you. I only fuck with pre-war builds.

that's pre-thirty years' war. all stone construction bitchez.

ya'll not white enough for that shit.