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Old 09-05-2024, 11:41 AM   #23 (permalink)
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R. B. Fuller always said a house should cost as much as a car, but he was trying to bring the price of a house down.
The way to bring house costs down is to not have bespoke everything. Every time a material is cut, it is bespoke. Homes should be modular pieces built to the exact dimensions at the factory (or on site with automation), which makes working with wood an unlikely material.
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