Well, some states are much more excessive with their laws than others. Here in Alabama we’re not yet building coded to death.
You could make some good money down South making small houses, I believe, and you wouldn’t have to deal with excessive regulations.
But all that’s changing or gonna change.
Folks from up North coming down here and then DEMANDING that the government “do something” whenever they don’t feel it’s enough like back home.
And I’ve heard some construction people like movin’ up to a government job. Then they can be hard-asses to all their fellow peers when they get that inspector title.
I worked on volinteer crews after Katrina in Mississippi. Some of the stuff I seen made no sense. Like the requirement for steel bracing from foundation to truss or rafter. Seen it put in but not connected fully and still passing inspection.
Or the requirement for 6 nails for high wind application when most roofs failed because of improper nail placement. 3 nails per shingle instead of 4 nails because of laziness by the installer.
I guess my point is to many people not following code and then the government increasing the requirements when the construction fails. Truthfully if the code inspector had done his job these problems would not have happened.
I understand the reason for code office but if they did their job failures would not happen. But some of the new regulations just make no sense. Like the air exchange I mentioned or the size requirement.
Or here is another good one r21 walls when your windows are like a quarter of that value. Just to make the greenies happy but really not helping. And raising the cost out of some peoples range.
I just see so much in building that just does not need to be there. And it is getting worse. No wonder the young people cant afford a house.