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To: haqihana who wrote (713245)	11/15/2005 12:17:10 PM
From: Geoff Altman	Respond to of 769670

Haqi, thanks for the advice, it rings true. but today they just throw up any old pile of trash that looks good from the outside, but might fall apart in 10 years, or less. Drat, I thought that was just a California thing. I should have known better since I used to be a rough/finished carpenter myself. When looking at a house, always have a stud finder, and a measurer of some sort, along with you. 16" center to center, is the proper distance between studs, and some sellers will cheat on the room sizes. You can also tell a great deal of how well a house was thrown together by checking the square of walls, especially in the kitchen and bathrooms........