books or magazines for building

[Guest guest]

Hi Everyone,

My daughter's partner wants to build a home. The one they are in is very old and

in CT. that means mold one way or another although they are trying very hard to

keep it in control.

I would like to get him a book or magazine subscription of some type where he

could get ideas on building a healthy home. Are there any good books or

magazines that you could recommend? He is not a contractor but he is quite

handy. I am sure he will do well building his home. But it would be nice for

them to get some ideas on the healthiest type of home they can build. Thanks

cathy

[Guest guest]

A lawyer I met in NM said he had a mold victim client who wanted to build a

green house, and he wrote the contract. He said 3 months into the construction,

she could not even visit the site, and that she was never able to live in the

house. Green construction does not always work for moldies, as some of the

natural products are mold chow, or have been contaminated. Moisture Manegment is

an industry magazine I bought for my contractor , for all the good it did.

Insulation is the real issue in my opinion, and building with wood period. CMU ,

or other cement construction , with a totally metal roof IMHO, is the best way

to go.

>

> Hi Everyone,

> My daughter's partner wants to build a home. The one they are in is very old

and in CT. that means mold one way or another although they are trying very hard

to keep it in control.

> I would like to get him a book or magazine subscription of some type where he

could get ideas on building a healthy home. Are there any good books or

magazines that you could recommend? He is not a contractor but he is quite

handy. I am sure he will do well building his home. But it would be nice for

them to get some ideas on the healthiest type of home they can build. Thanks

> cathy

>

[Guest guest]

My cousin bought a mobile home and lives in it for many years now. I went to

visit. It had had lots of various problems but I felt fine there and it smelled

fresh but all the walls were exposed, i.e., they had torn out the insulation and

interior walls and only had the shell left. They didn't do it because they are

mcs or mold victims but because they had a problem there, tore it out and

couldn't afford to put anything back. I was there on a hot summer day and it

was fine. They had fans going. I don't know what it is like in winter but it

is small. A relative gave them some sort of heater for the living room that

looks like a hearth. Anyway, point is that they used to have insulated walls,

it was obvious but they don't anymore.

>

> A lawyer I met in NM said he had a mold victim client who wanted to build a

green house, and he wrote the contract. He said 3 months into the construction,

she could not even visit the site, and that she was never able to live in the

house. Green construction does not always work for moldies, as some of the

natural products are mold chow, or have been contaminated. Moisture Manegment is

an industry magazine I bought for my contractor , for all the good it did.

Insulation is the real issue in my opinion, and building with wood period. CMU ,

or other cement construction , with a totally metal roof IMHO, is the best way

to go.

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Very true experience and once that can get confusing to people like us. Green

has alot of meanings. Very often it is about sustainability, smaller foot-print,

recylced or reclaimed items. We have worked with a very reputable green builder

in our area, who was honest enough to admit that to me and that he had little

experience with non-toxic building materials, which is really what we are

looking for. Some green products, can and do off-gas.  

--- On Tue, 7/20/10, carondeen <kdeanstudios@...> wrote

A lawyer I met in NM said he had a mold victim client who wanted to build a

green house, and he wrote the contract. He said 3 months into the construction,

she could not even visit the site, and that she was never able to live in the

house. Green construction does not always work for moldies, as some of the

natural products are mold chow, or have been contaminated.