[NegativeLatency]

Metal brackets and hangers required in new construction make new houses much stronger

[doubled112]

Do those brackets and hangers make up for the particle and pressboard my stairs are made out of?

Seriously, they could have come out of a flatpak. I assumed cost cutting, because the risers are a different board than the tread.

[RyanCavanaugh]

Using the same material for load-bearing and non-load-bearing parts seems like the definition of overengineering.

[bombcar]

Those metal things they use to hold prefab trusses together are hated by firemen, because once it starts burning they just curl off and the strength is gone.