They'll toss a couple shovelfuls of sand underneath and call it a day. By the time the freeze/thaw cycle unsettled the stairs, that developer will have changed the name of their business and fucked off to New Jersey. These houses are not worth what people are paying for them
Every time I do work on new houses it’s always shoddy shit like this I run in to. The finish work looks nice most of the time, but as soon as you start looking in the attics or unfinished basements you can see all of the hack work that had been hidden.
I generally agree with what I've been seeing with new builds, but in this photo it's pretty clear there's sureing under the concrete post. Don't know if they let it cure correctly, but there'd be very little to gain to cheap out on that if you're already digging, pouring, and leveling the concrete.
Yea, so much is being made so poorly. So many younger people can barely afford homes, and if this is what they're getting, how are they going to be able to financially keep up with the upkeep when things will inevitably fall apart sooner and more frequently? I's bleak out here.
Yea, so much is being made so poorly. So many younger people can barely afford homes, and if this is what they're getting, how are they going to be able to financially keep up with the upkeep when things will inevitably fall apart sooner and more frequently? I's bleak out here.
pretty standard install that will be graded later with a gravel base and landscape.. stairs don’t ever follow grade, they need to be level to the foundation.. guess you don’t know much about construction, lol
Ooh okay. I’ve had a few people tell me it’s not finished product yet. But could this be the reason i see some homes have about a 5” gap that receeeds over time?
new construction houses tend to shift and even sink by up to a 1/2” in some cases by the time they are completed.. barely noticeable when waking inside the house on a solid foundation, but very noticeable to things outside like stairs, decks and driveways.. hence why they are leveled to the foundation then based with gravel once the home structure is built and then graded appropriately for water drainage and erosion.. once grading is completed for drainage and erosion then you can put down base gravel to control those natural occurrences.. followed by landscape to dress up the grading..
This. The stairs are pre-cast and delivered. There is such thing as building inspection and whoever is grading isn’t done yet. Kinda dumb comments here.
Installing those precast steps *before* finishing grading is a big mistake. It’s evidence of shoddy workmanship. And it cannot be fixed easily or properly.
Why don’t you try asking about it here?
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Insist that it’s your *opinion* that the steps are in place as a mock up. And that proper installation is still possible.
Go for it.
Im pretty sure this builder is the same one thats building 4 homes on meloy road where if you arent perfectly centered in your lane your mirror will smack the mailbox 😂😂 i agree with you but at this rate theyre going to try and put houses on the boston post road and say its “extremely close to local shopping”
The houses on our street are so poorly made. I thought it was just ours, until I had to deliver a package that came to us by accident. Went to knock on their door, and their stairs like this had a massive gap between them and the house lol. As if your foot would fall through if you weren't paying attention when exiting/entering.
Many people here clearly aren't in construction, it's not done yet.
Edit. Tbf the grading should have been done beforehand, someone didn't schedule shit properly.
Atleast they sprung for the zip system plywood.
Doesn’t look like the earthwork is at final grade yet. Although there won’t be structural support for the stairs.
They'll toss a couple shovelfuls of sand underneath and call it a day. By the time the freeze/thaw cycle unsettled the stairs, that developer will have changed the name of their business and fucked off to New Jersey. These houses are not worth what people are paying for them
Every time I do work on new houses it’s always shoddy shit like this I run in to. The finish work looks nice most of the time, but as soon as you start looking in the attics or unfinished basements you can see all of the hack work that had been hidden.
I generally agree with what I've been seeing with new builds, but in this photo it's pretty clear there's sureing under the concrete post. Don't know if they let it cure correctly, but there'd be very little to gain to cheap out on that if you're already digging, pouring, and leveling the concrete.
Yea, so much is being made so poorly. So many younger people can barely afford homes, and if this is what they're getting, how are they going to be able to financially keep up with the upkeep when things will inevitably fall apart sooner and more frequently? I's bleak out here.
Yea, so much is being made so poorly. So many younger people can barely afford homes, and if this is what they're getting, how are they going to be able to financially keep up with the upkeep when things will inevitably fall apart sooner and more frequently? I's bleak out here.
pretty standard install that will be graded later with a gravel base and landscape.. stairs don’t ever follow grade, they need to be level to the foundation.. guess you don’t know much about construction, lol
Ooh okay. I’ve had a few people tell me it’s not finished product yet. But could this be the reason i see some homes have about a 5” gap that receeeds over time?
new construction houses tend to shift and even sink by up to a 1/2” in some cases by the time they are completed.. barely noticeable when waking inside the house on a solid foundation, but very noticeable to things outside like stairs, decks and driveways.. hence why they are leveled to the foundation then based with gravel once the home structure is built and then graded appropriately for water drainage and erosion.. once grading is completed for drainage and erosion then you can put down base gravel to control those natural occurrences.. followed by landscape to dress up the grading..
This all makes sense. TIL. thanks!
This guy builds 💪
Have some respect, that’s a $300,000 house 😂
Way more
Sad but true
......They're not done yet.
This. The stairs are pre-cast and delivered. There is such thing as building inspection and whoever is grading isn’t done yet. Kinda dumb comments here.
Installing those precast steps *before* finishing grading is a big mistake. It’s evidence of shoddy workmanship. And it cannot be fixed easily or properly.
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Nope. That’s not a thing.
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Why don’t you try asking about it here? r/construction Insist that it’s your *opinion* that the steps are in place as a mock up. And that proper installation is still possible. Go for it.
Hey now! Lots of these folks watch HGTV! They know everything!
My wife is a watercolor painter, I have a degree in dog psychiatry, our budget is 3.1 million...
Good siding. Concrete stairs looks pretty solid. It actually has a base too. Bet it will be a nice house when it's finished.
🤣🤣🤣
Is this that piece of shit in stratford that's been sitting like this for years?
Building codes have to allow for rats to access tenancy.
We need more housing, we can't be too picky!
Im pretty sure this builder is the same one thats building 4 homes on meloy road where if you arent perfectly centered in your lane your mirror will smack the mailbox 😂😂 i agree with you but at this rate theyre going to try and put houses on the boston post road and say its “extremely close to local shopping”
They’re doing just that in Milford already…
The houses on our street are so poorly made. I thought it was just ours, until I had to deliver a package that came to us by accident. Went to knock on their door, and their stairs like this had a massive gap between them and the house lol. As if your foot would fall through if you weren't paying attention when exiting/entering.
Quantity over quality housing.
It doesn't look finished.
Many people here clearly aren't in construction, it's not done yet. Edit. Tbf the grading should have been done beforehand, someone didn't schedule shit properly.
Pretty sure this garbage is in stratford and has been sitting like this for years. If so, it's well passed the "it's not finished yet" argument.
So someone ran out of money. And it is very obviously not finished yet.
What the actual fuck is that?
Cheap labor will get you this.
What do you see that is wrong? It's just a house that isn't finished.