Remember Utah hosted the winter olympics? 2000 or 2002? They built a lot housing in a short time.
I have a friend that is a painter who lives in Ogden. He said that the construction during the time prior to the olympics was huge with a lot of out of state contractors with little knowledge of the effects of the harsh winters in Utah. The city inspectors were overwhelmed /overloaded with work. He said a lot of poor workmanship went un-inspected or not reported.