Re: Looking for a builder in Houston, TX

[Guest guest]

Dear Mr & Mrs Nieser,

I don't know any builders in the Houston area. However, I wanted to

get you information on the FloodStopper System in case you have a new

home built. This revolutionary system detects plumbing leaks and also

controls the situation by automatically turning off the water supply

to the home. If you are interested maybe you can get the builder to

put it in. We have 1 builder in San , Mann Custom Homes,

that puts it in every home that they build. For additional

information please visit us at www.floodstopperoftexas.com

Good luck,

Rod Mc

FloodStopper Systems of Texas

> Hi--

> We are new to your group. We live in an 80 year-old house in

the

> Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, TX. We recently had the

City

> Health Dept come out to check our house for lead and mercury

> contamination and they found both. I imagine we have toxic mold as

> well. This greatly concerns us as we have an eight-year old son who

> suffers from autism.

>

> We are interested in either finding a builder in the Houston

area

> who builds safe, toxic-free homes, or better, if possible, a way of

> finding out where there are toxic-free homes on the market in the

> Houston area. Can anyone help us???

>

> Thanks,

> Ken and Ivon Nieser

[Guest guest]

Do you really need a new house? Are you certain your house has significant

health hazards? Virtually every home built prior to 1960 has lead paint,

most houses built before 1975. Yet most occupants are healthy. Mercury?

Small amounts of mercury are probably a consequence of broken thermometers.

This has also been an issue from some old gas meters. Try to know what the

real issues are, and try to correct them, unless you really need or want to

move.

But is new better? Most builders use plywood, particle board, or wafer

board for sub-floors and exterior sheathing of homes. Formaldehyde

outgassing from these materials is a minor problem when homes are new,

particularly if there is any moisture problem. Other new home problems over

the past few years have included Dryvit Systems synthetic stucco causing

enough mold in walls to induce occupant illness, and in some cases to rot

structural components. New HVAC sometimes uses fiberglass ductboard, a great

dust trap, leading to significant mold growth. Even new brick can be a

problem if not properly installed. This was a major factor in the bankruptcy

of Zaring homes in Ohio, trying to remediate about 100 homes with

significant mold due to improperly installed brick.

New can be very nice, but be aware that new is not always better. Good

luck in your decisions.

From: Ivon Nieser <airlina2001@...>

Reply-

Subject: [] Looking for a builder in Houston, TX

Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 23:45:03 -0600

Hi--

We are new to your group. We live in an 80 year-old house in the

Houston Heights neighborhood of Houston, TX. We recently had the City

Health Dept come out to check our house for lead and mercury contamination

and they found both. I imagine we have toxic mold as well. This greatly

concerns us as we have an eight-year old son who suffers from autism.

We are interested in either finding a builder in the Houston area who

builds safe, toxic-free homes, or better, if possible, a way of finding out

where there are toxic-free homes on the market in the Houston area. Can

anyone help us???

Thanks,

Ken and Ivon Nieser

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