somewhat. people who can't do, can't be damned to do, or don't have the right tools around to do proper joinery have been compensating using exessive hardware that they had for ages. the balloon framing that lead to modern stick framing has been around since the mid 1800s. there's just survivorship bias going on there too. poorly built houses don't last as long so there aren't as many old poorly built houses as old well built ones. not even getting basic bitch cuts like that right and just running with it is some exceptionally sloppy craftsmanship though and outside amateur self home repair work that becoming so common is relatively new. quality new construction exists but you're very unlikely to get it if you're buying a copy pasted suburban mcmasion slapped up by the dozens. > t. apprentice restorationist and timberframer who hears old carpenters bitching about this stuff daily.
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