Don't Mess with
Mother Nature Letters
Thanks for Index
To the Editor:
To the Editor:
I just finished reading the February
1987 issue. As a home inspector and
a member of the American Society of
Home Inspectors (ASHI), your
articles "Wood Basics," "Engineered
Lumber," "Rx for Wood Decay &
Insects," and "A Rotting Timber
Frame" were all excellent and a must
reading for other home inspectors.
Some of the problems I see out in
the field, especially with newer
homes, are caused by engineered
lumber and juvenile wood. It's not
nice to fool Mother Nature and she
will always win out!
The articles on wood decay and
rotting timber frames bring to light
what ASHI recognizes as the most
common problem in residential
construction,