Been bugging me for a while, how do they avoid things like water damage while there’s no roofing or protective wrap?
EDIT: I have been enlightened, thanks everyone! From my understanding the TLDR is; They don’t put the damageable stuff in until the shell is good
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A big part of construction is being weather tight. Certain things like foundations, the other walls, the roof underlayments and the core framing are all designed to get a bit wet and that’s A-OK. Bigger concerns would be things like freeze/thaw cycles which is why you wouldn’t be building during the winters.
Things that are sensitive to moisture like wiring and drywall wouldn’t be installed until the structure is weather tight.
Another big word in construction is “acclimatization” as certain materials, like finish wood products (cabinets, tables, wood flooring etc.) will shrink or expand with humidity. This is part of the reason why you would deliver wood flooring to a home and then let it set for a week to get the wood humidity to balance to the home humidity.
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