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Delta-Wye
Sep 29, 2005
Why the gently caress is one page backwards? :psyduck:

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Delta-Wye
Sep 29, 2005

sixide posted:

Any Alaskan goons around? I got to see some of the fantastic construction in our lovely 49th state when I visited. Unfortunately, most of the horror stories weren't open to the public.

Tyvek siding ought to be on the state flag. Also, I've never before seen 3 derelict trailers and some polytarp used to build a single family home until going to Alaska.

Hey buddy, them aren't no derelict trailers! They're someone's home.

I've done a bit of construction here and there in AK, and my favorite is the general dislike of getting building permits. I have no doubt the professionals get them, but I've worked on a couple houses helping people out and the general consensus is always 'I don't give a gently caress what the [city/borough/etc] thinks, they don't have to live here!' That said, the construction always seems pretty well done and solid.

My favorite is when people get as far as the Tyvek and then it gets cold so they say screw it til meltdown and you have a tyvek-decorated house for 4 or 5 months.

Delta-Wye
Sep 29, 2005

Bad Munki posted:

Oh man, I should dig out my pictures from when I was home shopping this spring. One house in particular was insaaaaaane. It was roughly 60 years old and I think had a new "addition" put on every 5 years.

I don't care what you say, that shower is cool and the backsplash is banging.

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