Is a worker trapped behind the wall of your home? Don’t laugh, according to a recent National Association of Home Builders survey, 74% of workers inadvertently end up walling themselves in. As if there wasn’t enough to worry about with building a new home, now this….
“A review of home construction projects since 1995 shows that in roughly three of every four cases, workers inadvertently erected drywall or laid bricks and mortar around their bodies, trapping themselves inside the barrier where they remained until someone heard their desperate cries for help,” said lead researcher Mark Vander, adding that, on average, there is a minimum of three contractors stuck inside any given newly constructed home. “During the building phase, many workers accidentally put the last piece of Sheetrock into place before realizing that they’ve made a huge mistake and didn’t provide themselves with a way out. Without any doorways or other exits, the contractors roam inside the walls frantically searching for an escape, sometimes for up to several weeks or months.” 
What?? The cause of such inattention wasn't revealed but the survey seems to point at a simple lack of attention; trapping yourself inside a wall?
The study also found that entire construction crews are often trapped on the top floors of skyscrapers because they forgot to build stairs.
The point is clear, never - EVER - go into a new build without an agent representing your interests. This alarming trend of trapped workers is a mere tidbit of what can go very wrong if the build isn’t closely monitored. HMT has at least seven reasons why buyers need representation when building a home, this is now the eighth…
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