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3. A contractor doing work for me told me to never buy

Sat Jan 25, 2025, 05:45 PM

Jan 25

a house built after 2009. He said that was the year it all went down hill.

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The Sh*tification Of Everything & New homes won't last more than 20 years - Here's why [View all] bucolic_frolic Jan 25 OP

I call them particle board death traps. (But more likely cork Wood.) GreenWave Jan 25 #1

Yep. Been in several. Not hard to imagine. Disposable houses Raven123 Jan 25 #2

A contractor doing work for me told me to never buy madaboutharry Jan 25 #3

That's utterly frightening. MissB Jan 26 #5

New cars are outrageously expensive milestogo Jan 26 #7

ok showing my age here Kali Jan 26 #8