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Originally Posted by stampsx2
So basically all houses are built with equal quality. I doubt any builder hires contractors that suck. The builder has a reputation to uphold and i'm sure the contractor wants to stay with the builder. If a builder gets too many complaints about the framing of their houses, chances are they'll fire that contractor and find someone else. It all comes down to how picky the buyer is.
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Basically you get what you pay for. If you buy a starter home, you're going to get mass produced cabinets and low cost carpet and cheap chinese lights. Some of the things installed in new homes are manufactured elsewhere, and they could have defects. Any decent builder will make sure to correct these kinds of things, but the fact that something isn't perfect doesn't mean the builder cut a corner. Some things get missed, and then fixed when noticed.
Not every tile and every corner of every room is going to be 90.000 degrees. A house is man made. It is not built in a factory by robots with laser guidance. If a wall has a bowed stud causing a bulge, it will get fixed. But if one of the tiles on the backsplash is 1/16 closer to the next tile, it's ridiculous to tear apart the backsplash to fix something that you need a magnifying glass to see, and that is going to be blocked by a toaster anyway.
If you want a custom home that is perfect down to the millimeter, then by all means, hire a custom builder, and pay for it. If you want a nice house for a good price, then go with pretty much any of the reputable builders in the city, and simply pay attention to your build.
No builder wants to rip you off and sell you a piece of crap. That would just mean headaches for them. Builders just want to make money, and sell as many houses as they can, and the best way to sell more houses, is to have happy customers that recommend them to their friends and family.