9 tweets showing why American homebuilders should go to Sochi

Buddy toilets? Not on their watch

Reports from Sochi of shoddy construction in unfinished hotels have been rampant on social media, and lead us to one unmistakable conclusion — American builders should have been drafted to help build there.

Super tight deadlines with high expectations? See Houston in the middle of an oil boom. Lots of pesky reporters to keep happy? Washington, D.C. can show you how it's done. Need to impress people from all over the world? Hello, Vegas.

Need more convincing? Here are the top 9 pieces of evidence, with visuals, of why Sochi needed a punch list.

9.Spying is an upgrade

8.Jobsite safety

OSHA would have something to say about this.

7.Water features

Not really the builders fault, but this should be somewhere in the inspection list.

6. Interior design

Hotel room or holding cell? You decide.

5. Manhole covers

 A neighborhood is not complete if you can disappear into the sewer system every block or so.

4. Exposed wiring

The good news: you have cable. The bad news? It's in the hallways.

3.Finish out

It's the little details, like door handles and bathroom fixtures, and oh yeah — floors.

2. Plumbing

1. Buddy toilets

This is not what a builder means when they list "2/2". Thankfully.

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