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Originally Posted by Liquid_o2
I also noticed that they have restarted work on the 33rd Avenue property. Used to drive past it everyday and it was just sitting there rotting away. Doesn't it need to pass some type of inspection prior to resuming work?
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an inspector will stick a moisture meter into the walls and get a reading, but not much else.
It's not uncommon to build/seal up a building in the winter/rain (personally if i was building a custom home i'd time it so that the framing and sheathing was done spring/summer for sure) As once the exterior cladding is installed, you can run heaters and dehumidifers inside the building to try the internal framing etc. out until it meets the 10 or 15% moisture requirements.
However, that 33rd build sat out in the elements for at least 2 years of constant rain, snow, etc. with no progress. Knowing what we know from basic drive by's, I wouldnt buy there.
I probably mentioned this before as well but air quality testing is all but useless in the PNW because we live in a rain forest. Generally, air quality testing uses the "base line" of outside air, which again, we live in a rain forest filled with mold spores, etc. So unless you're physically seeing black mold growing, it's very unlikely a air quality test would ever show any readings that indicated anything. Also, if you dig deep into how mold actually effects people, a huge portion of the population are actually uneffected by mold
Obviously you dont want a baby sleeping in a room filled with black mold, but for the most part people are hyper sensitivie to shit like mold but they dont actually understand how/if it actually effects them.