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Ha ha ha...that sums it up. Don't forget about the hot meal and coffee.

There's an old saying if you want a repair to last for another 10 years, then buy a new replacement. If you want a repair to last for ever then use duct tape.

The ugliest, gerry rigged make shift repairs always last for as long as the house is still standing. Where as new materials for a repair always has a timed expiration date.

I bet a lot of that has to do with all the cheap materials used these days. Cardboard and plywood just doesn't last like real wood. Although laminate floors are really getting really good these days.

In our area there a lot of flips, and it's fun occasionally to see open houses and see the remodels. But most flippers use the cheapest materials they can get from Home Depot. Plywood and cardboard instead of real wood, and it looks good for a few years until it deteriorates and must be replaced. A few extra bucks would have made that last for years, but why spend it if buyers don't really know or pay attention to that stuff.

I know in our place we use better quality materials, and they last I tell you, doesn't require much repairing.

FortWayne says

Although laminate floors are really getting really good these days.

just don't let them get wet.

FortWayne says

In our area there a lot of flips, and it's fun occasionally to see open houses and see the remodels. But most flippers use the cheapest materials they can get from Home Depot. Plywood and cardboard instead of real wood, and it looks good for a few years until it deteriorates and must be replaced. A few extra bucks would have made that last for years, but why spend it if buyers don't really know or pay attention to that stuff.

That fits in well with the uneven floors and out of plumb walls in my neighborhood.