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Your city's historic district isn't worth the lumber it's framed with

I went to visit the old town district in Savannah last weekend and walked through some of their famous carriage houses. Everyone raves about the craftsmanship, but I noticed half the joists had obvious moisture damage and some of the new roof trusses were nailed with galvanized nails instead of proper structural screws. For the money they charge for tours, they could afford to bring in a real framer instead of a handyman. Has anyone else noticed the construction quality in historic districts slipping?

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the_harper16d ago

Right, because nothing says "preserving history" like a half-rotted beam held together with Home Depot nails. Maybe they're just trying to stay period accurate with the 1970s handyman specials.

jordangibson16d ago

I mean, Home Depot nails are stronger and cheaper than anything they had back then so isn't that actually better?