alt Hacker NewsIt's sort of a blend. For many houses, the walls and roof trusses are delivered pre-built. Possibly even pre-wired, insulated, and drywalled. They are then stood up on site, and a moderate amount of connecting framing and finish work done by hand.
Labor and materials isn't the problem with housing costs. It's onerous permitting and zoning and code requirements.
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rpcope1 • yesterday at 10:21 PM
Can you give me an example of a code requirement on a modern home that you think is wrong or onerous?
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Even the traditional style most of the studs are pre-cut to length. And much of a modern factory happens on the job side - they just move the tools the site each time. Of course houses are not built identical and so there are differences - but the variations are things that are not hard for the factory to deal with.