Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

I haven't seen this at the job sites I've been on. Most of the wasted wood is a small pile of cuttings from the oddly sized parts of the build, but it's surely less than 5% of the whole build, probably even less than 1%. Any scraps more than a foot long will usually get used for something.

The incentives are aligned here, contractors don't want to buy more wood than necessary.



I've seen large houses framed out and the scrap loss didn't fill a trashcan. Running jokes about the tags weighing more than the actual wood scrap.


Exactly.

It isn't like walls are 8'2" high. There's a great deal of standardization built into modern home design.




Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: