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To: gitmo
There are dozens of examples in this thread of conflicting advice from people who claim to know what they're talking about.

As one of the people in question, I sympathize with your problem.

May I suggest a couple of excellent resources?

Moisture Control Handbook by Joe Lstiburek. Available from Amazon for less than $20.

www.buildingscience.com

If you understand the concepts discussed in these resources, you will be able to tell whether your architect, builder or inspector also does.

Good luck, almost none of them do. And that includes highly educated architects and very experienced builders, even when they're highly ethical.

Their training and experience has just been in other areas. An example is the architect on this thread who claims that insulation is a cure-all for moisture and mold problems.

I am aware of one builder in OH was forced into bankruptcy because he switched to a wall system which increased the R-factor by about 20%. That small increase tipped the assembly over the edge, and structures began literally decaying in a couple of years.

400 homes later, at an average remediation cost of $30k, he was out of business and the buyers were out of luck.

221 posted on 11/30/2002 8:08:18 AM PST by Restorer
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To: Restorer
Good advice. I appreciate it. :-)
223 posted on 11/30/2002 8:16:32 AM PST by gitmo
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