stupidest idea ever!

[Groo]

I don't know how common this is in the mobile home industry, but what I found when taking out some rotting floor reallt blew my mind.

to build the home, they first built the floor, with crapeting, then put the exterior walls, then interior walls. I don't really have a problem with that. what I couldn't believe is that they ran the 70's shag carpet to the outer edge of the floor, then put the walls on top. this caused a leak in the siding to wick its way in, and hold the moisture. end result, it caused way more damage than it should have, a soft spot near the door spread to a ruined rim joist and damaged floor edge running over 15'. all that just to avoid buying a tack strip. even after the old carpet was cut out and replaced, the "spounge" was still under the walls, causing more damage.

does this type of thing still go on?

[GraceNC]

Yep! That carpet is a sponge! But remove it and your wall will sink 1/2"....got to shim up the wall if you remove the flooring hidden underneath.

[MsFixIt]

I understand that when you build a home, you want it to your liking. However, one would think that most people building a home would think logically. What I've always been told by my Uncle was "structure first. decorative second." I can't even imagine the odor that rug must have produced during construction. ACK! O_O

[Greg S]

It's all to do with the process of building affordable homes in a factory in a cost efficient manner. Building a entire floor then laying all flooring materials without having to work around walls, cabinets, etc saves a great deal of money in labour. Very fast, very efficient and the end result looks good. Unfortunately quality and affordable do not necessarily go hand in hand.

[Greg]

You have to remember that that is a pre HUD home. That is the reason that HUD called for & mandated standards. There were many builders that exceeded the standards, but there were also those that did not. Greg