Most of the construction workers that work on brand-new homes, don't realize the problems that they could be creating later for homeowners and even the home builders that they're working for.

Construction defects eventually lead to home repairs and the biggest problem with this is the inexperienced workforce that is building homes today. The new home building process has become mechanized and workers are like robots going through the process.

Most of the labor is skilled at one specific task and if they run into a problem that they're not familiar with, they often cover it up or leave it for another trade to deal with, only to find out that the problem was never dealt with by anyone.

Today's homes are being built faster than ever and it seems like they can build a home twice as fast as they could 20 years ago. I don't really know if the speed that they're building these homes with is going to create more home repairs in the future or less, but I do know one thing, it's never good to cover up construction defects that could eventually lead to home repairs.

Home repairs of course eventually lead to financial problems and sometimes these financial burdens turn into lawsuits. Today's home builders have different methods of dealing with construction defects and sometimes their solutions are simple Band-Aids and don't really fix the problem correctly.

It's never a good idea to hire a home builder who uses inexperienced and cheap labor. Find a home builder who only uses qualified construction labor to build your house. This will prevent a lot of frustration in the future.