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Originally Posted by AllenPetersen
You kidding? Maybe your just used to BC code. I dont see any problem with that show. If anything, they go way overboard especially with mold. I still think its great for noobs to watch. You can have a better understanding of the concept of how things get put together. Unless the show has changed. Been a while.
But you are right on the home owners. Home owners will always have messed up ideas because they just dont understand most of the concept. Not just the ones on the show but in general.
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In some ways I've benefited tremendously from Mike Holmes, I'm a insulation contractor and I've had home owners tell me that they called after seeing the show recommend attic insulation upgrades. It's great that Holmes advocates updates to building code, but a lot of what he says makes absolutely no sense and it indoctrinates home owners with wrong information.
Holmes insists on using Roxul for instance, because of that I now routinely have people asking me to insulate their entire home with it and are steadfast in their belief that it's better than fiberglass insulation. It's not, Roxul is good for very specific circumstances where fiberglass will not meet the requirements and for everything else it's garbage. It won't burn with a blow torch against it, but it contains an extremely high content of formaldehyde that affects indoor air quality.
Also, whats with his instance on using screws, does he not realize that nails are stronger?..