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11. Ilsa, if you only knew...

Residential (home) construction is so shoddy these days it is a wonder that they can withstand wind. Really,combine the high cost of lumber with the inexperience of most residential "carpenters" (in my area they are paid from $6- $10 hrly and considered "independent contractors" for tax purposes) along with the profit the actual contractor makes from each home and there is no incentive to build a structure that will last.
If you live in a typical vinyl siding home ( and if they used o.s.b. corners as required) you can use a knife or a utility knife, after 48 inches from either corner, easily cut through the thin siding and either kick or cut through the styrofoam insulation (if used) and drywall and be inside a home within minutes. Hell, it is easier than breaking in through a door or window..... you will have either a 16 or 24 inch space between 2x4's to enter......
Nothing like the "balloon framing" of the past.