My condo community is still being built, so I took a few pics of the way they are being built.

anyone know much about this stuff?

it appears to be some kind of particle board for the outsides, the roof and the flooring. You can see there are some small area's with plywood. Is that normal to use the cheaper stuff for flooring/ roofing / etc....?

They "nailed" everything instead of "screwing" the flooring in, so i would guess the house will squeek within a few years? (i thought flooring was to be "glued and screwed").

It also appears they used a really low grade 2x4 for the studs... most of them have the corners cut, etc...... that all gets hidden behind drywall, but is that normal? Just seems like everything is subpar for what people are paying.

 

that type of ply is normal. The other chit is expensive.

 

i should take pics of my basement project....you'd be surprised how good that is compared to this.

and this is just for a finished basement - all interior, no exterior.

that's what you get for bein' cheap - buy a *nice* place nigga...don't hate on yourself.

 

ahhah... ya, i bought quickly and for convience..... but the sign does say "luxury".. ahha... idiots (actually that would make me the idiot).

it is okay.... as long as no one knows and they all keep buying, then maybe i can at least sell my craphole for what I paid or close in a year....

 

Luxury= molding on thin drywall = lipstick on a pig.

 

you are "screwed", Scot..kakak

 

don't you have better things to take pictures of?

 

I have better pictures, but I wasn't the taker.

 

insert a certain picture here........

 

Oriented Strand Board (OSB)- pretty typical stuff in construction