Why isn’t water damage from rain a big concern when new homes and buildings are under construction?
In: Engineering
It is a concern. Thats why we try to avoid wet weather in the time between getting the frames delivered from the factory to to the roof being finished. Sometimes it is not possible and we have to dry out the frames before cladding the house. I was on a job where it rained non stop and the frames still didn’t dry out enough by the time the inspector came around to moisture test, so we stapled on the vapor barrier and rented a bunch of electric heaters and dehumidifiers to heat the house and dry out the timber.
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