Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Stacey, Beacaus I want to crazy for a bit. Next time you go out for a drive look at some new construction, especially of office buildings but notice all the pressed wood used, then notice how many rainy days it sits wet then covered up by sideing and sheetrock. I am sure you know what happens to pressed wood when it gets wet. but my point is never feel " safe " about new construction. Example; there was a post not long ago about forclosed homes and one in particular, a subdivision where building was halted due to lack of funds, buyers or whatever the reason was. So these homes will sit exposed to the rain and eventually bought and finished and sold. I have often wondered which is worse, old or new....... Chris... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 I have thought the very same thing each time I see new buildings going up. Around here they are going up almost everywhere due to a military base relocation to Aberdeen. One is a medical building the last time I saw it the windows had not been installed and it was pouring down rain, right into the building! Within just a few days the windows were in and closed! I'm sure the drywall was going in next so I know what's going on between the walls. I'll be sure NEVER to go into that building. It happens everywhere, once I saw a house being built and the roof was open and it was snowing right into the home! Truly amazing that they are allowed to build this way. Should be some guidelines one would think but I guess that's too easy! Sue Stacey, Beacaus I want to crazy for a bit. Next time you go out for a drive look at some new construction, especially of office buildings but notice all the pressed wood used, then notice how many rainy days it sits wet then covered up by sideing and sheetrock. I am sure you know what happens to pressed wood when it gets wet. but my point is never feel " safe " about new construction. Example; there was a post not long ago about forclosed homes and one in particular, a subdivision where building was halted due to lack of funds, buyers or whatever the reason was. So these homes will sit exposed to the rain and eventually bought and finished and sold. I have often wondered which is worse, old or new....... Chris... **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Aberdeen.. That is where I went to A.I.T. Military school. Isnt it all sad. I mean really. I have also watched an entire subdivision of 500,000 $ + housed be built directly in the same flood plain my house was in. It really is a crying shame. Chris... From: ssr3351@... <ssr3351@...> Subject: Re: [] Re: Old house vs. New Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 3:07 PM I have thought the very same thing each time I see new buildings going up. Around here they are going up almost everywhere due to a military base relocation to Aberdeen. One is a medical building the last time I saw it the windows had not been installed and it was pouring down rain, right into the building! Within just a few days the windows were in and closed! I'm sure the drywall was going in next so I know what's going on between the walls. I'll be sure NEVER to go into that building. It happens everywhere, once I saw a house being built and the roof was open and it was snowing right into the home! Truly amazing that they are allowed to build this way. Should be some guidelines one would think but I guess that's too easy! Sue Stacey, Beacaus I want to crazy for a bit. Next time you go out for a drive look at some new construction, especially of office buildings but notice all the pressed wood used, then notice how many rainy days it sits wet then covered up by sideing and sheetrock. I am sure you know what happens to pressed wood when it gets wet. but my point is never feel " safe " about new construction. Example; there was a post not long ago about forclosed homes and one in particular, a subdivision where building was halted due to lack of funds, buyers or whatever the reason was. So these homes will sit exposed to the rain and eventually bought and finished and sold. I have often wondered which is worse, old or new....... Chris... ************ **Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos. aol.com/used? ncid=aolaut00050 000000007) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 I've thought about this, too. Also, I don't think I could handle new construction due to my asthma and chemical sensitivities. My sister moved into a new house years ago and told me that all she ever vacuumed up the first year she was in it was plaster dust. Also, unless you go with green construction, the materials they use these days are laden with chemicals that off-gas for years and years to come. Ginger aka allergy girl : D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Very good point Chris...I never thought of it like that... > > Stacey, Beacaus I want to crazy for a bit. Next time you go out for a drive look at some new construction, especially of office buildings but notice all the pressed wood used, then notice how many rainy days it sits wet then covered up by sideing and sheetrock. I am sure you know what happens to pressed wood when it gets wet. but my point is never feel " safe " about new construction. Example; there was a post not long ago about forclosed homes and one in particular, a subdivision where building was halted due to lack of funds, buyers or whatever the reason was. So these homes will sit exposed to the rain and eventually bought and finished and sold. I have often wondered which is worse, old or new....... > > Chris... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Probably some truth in that. Ever since I lived in Germany and saw a construction crane building a one story house I wondered why the US insists on building with wood and not concrete. We don't build to last here, and obviously that means building materials (wood) already starting to decay, rot, or be tainted before they even finish the building. Good point... Norm > > Stacey, Beacaus I want to crazy for a bit. Next time you go out for a drive look at some new construction, especially of office buildings but notice all the pressed wood used, then notice how many rainy days it sits wet then covered up by sideing and sheetrock. I am sure you know what happens to pressed wood when it gets wet. but my point is never feel " safe " about new construction. Example; there was a post not long ago about forclosed homes and one in particular, a subdivision where building was halted due to lack of funds, buyers or whatever the reason was. So these homes will sit exposed to the rain and eventually bought and finished and sold. I have often wondered which is worse, old or new....... > > Chris... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2008 Report Share Posted July 1, 2008 Ya, and since I dont know enough about it I wont even start with the formaldahyde and other chemicals the wood is treated with here. It sickens me that this great country of ours is so far behind or jaded by money in this stuff. From: Norm <NormJC72@...> Subject: [] Re: Old house vs. New Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2008, 10:22 PM Probably some truth in that. Ever since I lived in Germany and saw a construction crane building a one story house I wondered why the US insists on building with wood and not concrete. We don't build to last here, and obviously that means building materials (wood) already starting to decay, rot, or be tainted before they even finish the building. Good point... Norm > > Stacey, Beacaus I want to crazy for a bit. Next time you go out for a drive look at some new construction, especially of office buildings but notice all the pressed wood used, then notice how many rainy days it sits wet then covered up by sideing and sheetrock. I am sure you know what happens to pressed wood when it gets wet. but my point is never feel " safe " about new construction. Example; there was a post not long ago about forclosed homes and one in particular, a subdivision where building was halted due to lack of funds, buyers or whatever the reason was. So these homes will sit exposed to the rain and eventually bought and finished and sold. I have often wondered which is worse, old or new....... > > Chris... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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