On Jan 11, 2:38*pm, "Doug" wrote:
"zek" wrote in message

...

All the new homes I see built are for the rich. Screw them.
Contractors
don't want to build cheap houses. They make more money on the big
ones.
All the poorer people have to settle for used stuff. The people that
don't like national
health insurance, don't have many friends that need it.
greg

and your point is?

Doug

Its not only Pa with sprinklers any state following ICC codes need
sprinklers unless they have excluded itand some states did.

Also all new circuits installed in a any residence new or existing
must now be protected by a Arc Fault breaker.
at $35.00 a pop plus all electrical outlets must now be child tamper
proof
as of 2010 NEC
Plus there are new insulation energy code costs and tests as well on
average all the new code things will add 8-10 thousand to the cost of
a new home.