09-04-2013, 06:35 PM
I am saddened to hear that there is so much shoddy work to be seen with the present laws in place. It does make me ponder briefly what it would be without those laws.
There are some extremely competent people out there in the homeowner/builder category.
There are also some extremely incompetent people out there in the same category. There is nothing on earth that would convince the latter group that they and their unique ideas and their "that was the way my daddy taught me" ways are as incompetent as they really truly are.
Often their ways do work just fine but have nothing to do with industry standards. Zip cord in the walls actually works so does scabbed together 2X4's.
We all pay the price for individuals out there screwing up. Owner/builder allowance works just fine when there is a surrounding infrastructure that weeds out the knuckleheads. Is the that going to happen in a low tax laid back melting pot where east meets west?
There are some extremely competent people out there in the homeowner/builder category.
There are also some extremely incompetent people out there in the same category. There is nothing on earth that would convince the latter group that they and their unique ideas and their "that was the way my daddy taught me" ways are as incompetent as they really truly are.
Often their ways do work just fine but have nothing to do with industry standards. Zip cord in the walls actually works so does scabbed together 2X4's.
We all pay the price for individuals out there screwing up. Owner/builder allowance works just fine when there is a surrounding infrastructure that weeds out the knuckleheads. Is the that going to happen in a low tax laid back melting pot where east meets west?