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Brad Pitt's charity houses begin to rot
Financial Express ^ | 1/2/14

Posted on 01/02/2014 9:36:57 AM PST by SoFloFreeper

O ver two dozen houses which were built by Hollywood star Brad Pitt's charity for the victims of 2005 Hurricane Katrina have started to rot from the inside out.

While the blame-game is on between the Pitt's charity 'Make It Right New Orleans' and the house building company, the owners of the houses, which are situated at the Ninth Ward in New Orleans, are worried about the deteriorating condition of their homes, reported Radar Online.

"The wood turned gray and it was also black," a homeowner, who has been living in the house for four years, said.

"Also some parts it was buckling and it had mushrooms growing out of it. Different neighbourhoods saw it too."

A representative for the charity has responded to the complaint and held the company responsible, which provided a plumber for the house that sits on a moist land.

(Excerpt) Read more at financialexpress.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Louisiana
KEYWORDS: bradpitt; environmentalism; kook; wastedmoney
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These were apparently hyped by Pitt and the media as "environmentally friendly" homes because of the type of wood treatment used.

See what happens when you worship the earth?

1 posted on 01/02/2014 9:36:57 AM PST by SoFloFreeper
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To: SoFloFreeper

Were they build out of compost?


2 posted on 01/02/2014 9:38:10 AM PST by fwdude ( You cannot compromise with that which you must defeat.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

But he “CARES”, that’s all that matters.


3 posted on 01/02/2014 9:39:10 AM PST by dfwgator
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To: SoFloFreeper

what are they complaining about? it is returning to the soil

they should dance around in a circle and pray to Gaia


4 posted on 01/02/2014 9:39:11 AM PST by Mr. K (If you like your constitution, you can keep it...Period.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I’m surprised that mushrooms don’t grow out of everything on the Gulf Coast.


5 posted on 01/02/2014 9:39:17 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: SoFloFreeper

When they took the arsenic out of treated wood I noticed more warping on the green treated lumber.

(Meaning we get to rebuild the deck again and use even more wood.)

Gaia is going to be pissed.


6 posted on 01/02/2014 9:39:20 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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To: SoFloFreeper

So what did they build these houses out of....paper?


7 posted on 01/02/2014 9:40:13 AM PST by Timber Rattler (Just say NO! to RINOS and the GOP-E)
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To: SoFloFreeper

sounds like a good reality show in the making...


8 posted on 01/02/2014 9:40:15 AM PST by bigbob (The best way to get a bad law repealed is to enforce it strictly. Abraham Lincoln)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Who wants to bet that the occupant of the house didn’t even Windex the windows?? Probably sitting on their ass expecting a monnthly service to come in and take care of upkeep.


9 posted on 01/02/2014 9:40:16 AM PST by Fedupwithit (Your opinion: It's all yours....don't expect me to listen to it, or even acknowledge it..)
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To: Timber Rattler

I think they’re referring to “green” gypsum board-AKA sheetrock.


10 posted on 01/02/2014 9:41:43 AM PST by TurboZamboni (Marx smelled bad and lived with his parents .)
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To: SoFloFreeper

If global warming had gone the way it was predicted the Mississippi would have dryed up and there would be no moisture problem,

Bush`s fault !


11 posted on 01/02/2014 9:42:30 AM PST by Einherjar
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"Were they build out of compost?"

That would explain the mushrooms.

12 posted on 01/02/2014 9:42:32 AM PST by DannyTN (A>)
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To: SoFloFreeper

Maybe they should try some asbestos :)


13 posted on 01/02/2014 9:43:11 AM PST by LS ('Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually.' Hendrix)
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To: SoFloFreeper

If they were given a house, did they think they wouldn’t have to take care of it?


14 posted on 01/02/2014 9:43:23 AM PST by marron
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To: SoFloFreeper
I'd like to see Mike Holmes go through one and critique it.


15 posted on 01/02/2014 9:43:32 AM PST by tioga (Wise men still seek Him.)
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"When they took the arsenic out of treated wood I noticed more warping on the green treated lumber. (Meaning we get to rebuild the deck again and use even more wood.) Gaia is going to be pissed."
Yeah, they had to take the arsenic out of the wood cuz those who eat carpet got a little to close to the wood.
16 posted on 01/02/2014 9:45:05 AM PST by AdamBomb
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To: fwdude

They were built with good intentions and that is all that counts to a collectivist!


17 posted on 01/02/2014 9:45:52 AM PST by Jack Hydrazine (Pubbies = national collectivists; Dems = international collectivists; me = independent conservative)
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To: Mr. K

So they are biodegradable?


18 posted on 01/02/2014 9:46:49 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: SoFloFreeper

I can’t believe I would side with Pitt or his envo wackos, but this is a bit of piling on.. Yes, we know and so should anyone that believes in this Mother Earth religion, that it’s bogus, but thats their problem.. I believe he was trying to do something his celebrity could accomplish, however stupid for all involved..


19 posted on 01/02/2014 9:46:50 AM PST by carlo3b (Corrupt politicians make the other ten percent look bad.. Henry Kissinger)
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To: TurboZamboni

The arsenic (CCA) treated lumber that killed young children even if they just looked at it is still available. You just need to go to a lot of trouble to get your hands on it. The stuff previously found in big box stores was .4 or .6 pcf. The really good stuff is 2.5 pcf. That was never in the big box stores. It’s still available too.

The marine grade, 2.5 pcf, is a very dark green, almost black color. If you’re near a coastal area, it’s easier to find.


20 posted on 01/02/2014 9:47:35 AM PST by meatloaf (Impeach Obama. That's my New Year's resolution.)
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