Comments on: Building Enclosure Control Freaks Still Needed

By: Marc Descoteaux

Marc Descoteaux — Fri, 26 May 2017 15:30:17 +0000

Thomas ,JC, & Bob I agree!
Thomas ,JC, & Bob I agree! Unfortunately there are to many builders and/or workers who don't care about quality, only money. With new crew members I use the very simple analogy of the house being a balloon, if there's holes it won't work.

By: Bob

Bob — Wed, 17 May 2017 17:51:51 +0000

It's a shame that builders
It's a shame that builders aren't more conscientious about this, and that homeowners don't know what to look for. I saw it so many times when customers would ask why their heating or AC bills were so high, and they thought they were well-insulated, only to find out there were spots like this!

By: JC

JC — Wed, 17 May 2017 11:33:13 +0000

Mudrooms(sp?) usually come
Mudrooms(sp?) usually come with large homes. I wonder if this is a case of building the largest house possible for the lot size so that the project will appraise out? Building a single family dwelling on an infill lot is usually a very expensive proposition.

By: Thomas A. Peterson

Thomas A. Peterson — Tue, 16 May 2017 21:19:53 +0000

Control freak? How about
Control freak? How about just a good quality builder. I built my “first” house (energy efficient – 2×6) in 1979 with no prior construction experience and did not come close to making these types of mistakes.

Perhaps there is a need for a licensed builder to have a basic understanding of building science – – not the in-depth engineering, but the basic principles that need to be followed (pen test, etc.). Perhaps the local code enforcement officers also need such an understanding. The house that you describe here certainly would not pass my inspection and after the builder had to do some expensive rebuilding perhaps they would eventually learn to become a “good” builder. Just a thought.