Posted by CenTex Farmall on February 18, 2021 at 12:54:05 from (107.242.125.49):
In Reply to: Texas houses posted by cjunrau on February 18, 2021 at 11:25:10:
There's a lot of new construction that is being built as rapidly as possible. Much of it looks impressive once the decorating and finish work is done. Unfortunately, on the inside, what I have seen is quite shoddy!
BIL has a giant house in a gated neighborhood. There's an upstairs room with a door where you can walk onto a landing, an unfinished closet basically, and see the inside of the roof: 2x4 rafters on 24" centers on long spans with little tie in, 7/16 roof decking, wires vomited all over the place, A/C ducting is glorified dryer vent hanging all over the place.
My own house, built in 1962 and 1/4 the square footage: 2X6 joists and rafters on 16" centers, every other joist and rafter set is diagonal braced into a truss using drop from the lap siding, 3/4" 1X8 roof decking, rigid steel A/C ducts wrapped in insulation. There so much structure up there that you can hardly crawl around. Biggest improvement I made was replacing the single pane aluminum windows. Huge difference.
I've looked at other houses being built, not just that one and haven't been impressed with what I've seen. Some builders take pride in their work, others just want a fast buck and then gone.
I believe a lot of the pipes above the insulation are PEX which my understanding can freeze without damage, although frozen pipes of any kind don't do you much good.
I see spray insulation being used mainly on the barndominiums but there may be some now in stick built that I haven't seen. The good of the spray insulation is that is seals air leaks as well. However, if one is running a wood stove then you need exchange air coming in somewhere to replace what's used by the stove. My house leaks plenty of air so not an issue.
I believe our electricity cost is average. I'm afraid people just run the air as much as they please and pay the bill. My highest bill in the last 20 years was $150 dollars during August heat. Hard to compare with others due to different thermostat settings and square footage variables.
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