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To: Hydroshock

The stuff I see going up is all particle board construction. Here I am in Washington the Evergreen State, where lumber was once King, and their gluing wood chips together to build homes. Sure, slap on the siding, trim and some paint and they may look nice from the street – but I guarantee you that in 40 years they will not be nearly as structurally sound as my 1968 home, which will be a ripe 80 years old by then.


26 posted on 08/23/2007 6:32:32 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: NavyCanDo

What do you expect, when envirowhackos drive up the cost of lumber?


53 posted on 08/23/2007 12:06:43 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (Will I be suspended again for this remark?)
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To: NavyCanDo
The stuff I see going up is all particle board construction. Here I am in Washington the Evergreen State, where lumber was once King, and their gluing wood chips together to build homes.

OSB sheathing is bad enough, but the part that really scares me is the "engineered I-beam" floor joist, which is basically an I-beam made of OSB.

Never ever buy one of those places.

54 posted on 08/23/2007 12:11:31 PM PDT by Petronski (Why would Romney lie about Ronald Reagan's record?)
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