Building Codes must change

[Guest guest]

Hello everyone;

There is one question at the bottom of this letter to everyone on the

list. Since joining the list I've been fortunate to make the

aquaintence of a few people going through this same situation my husband

and I are going through (leaving the mold house behind). Cherry

Haughton and I have spoken quite a bit about the mold problems beginning

even before homes are nailed together. and Cherry brought this to

my attention and I know most of you have witnessed this and might not

have realized the beginning of a disaster right before your eyes until

it happened to you; Building materials are laying out for weeks, even

months on the building sites. being rained and snowed on then nailed

together and tightly sealed into the walls of homes. In the past few

weeks my husband and I have witnessed homes in process, with nothing

protecting the untreated wood framing or plywood roof sheeting without

shingle, being exposed to the severe moisture at times. Is there a

building code against this in your township or city (no this is not the

question mentioned above)? There is NOT likely such a code for sate or

local authorities to uphold, but there should be! Maybe its time we get

together with our local officials for a friendly visit and leave them

some information about mold and the type of materials it thrives on and

the dangers molds pose to human health. Maybe with a boost from some of

us living this nightmare we can help make such codes.

When we ( and I) finally get out from under this nightmare and

build our home, there will be one HUGE CREW putting the roof and

exterior walls up over a two day period of DRY weather, to enable

completion before moisture can take its toll. Also, all building

materials will come from a company that stores the wood INDOORS and I

will check this out with the wood manufacturer also. It does not take a

rocket scientist to figure out how to avoid building a mold motel such

as the one built for the previous owners of the house we now have to

deal with.

Question: What precaution would you take when building a home

today, given your knowledge of the problems created by moisture/mold

indoors?

Please write me in private or to the list mail and I will post all of

the answers together after answers have stopped so this can be easily

accessed and utilized by someone in the future.

Sears

Michigan