X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 X-Mozilla-Status2: 00800000 X-Mozilla-Keys: Message-ID: <5410792A.5070806@sbcglobal.net> Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 09:15:38 -0700 From: Richard Childers User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; FreeBSD i386; rv:10.0.3) Gecko/20120327 Thunderbird/10.0.3 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: ray.smith@co.humboldt.ca.us Subject: What Is The Lifespan Of Drywall In Humid Coastal Environments? Moisture, Mold, Mildew & Mycelium. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Ray, It occurs to me that the policy of giving rental property owners so much slack has served the owners well, but it has not served the local construction industry well at all. The rental property owners aren't always locals - but the occupants of the properties, and the (under-employed) construction workers that maintain the properties, are all residents of Humboldt County. Their interests should be foremost in Humboldt County's public policy on this matter, I think. Requiring rental properties to - due to higher humidity along the coast - replace drywall, in rental properties, every, say, twenty years, or whenever there is moisture/mold/mildew/mycelium - or face fines - would generate some serious employment opportunities - and provide Humboldt County with some badly-needed revenue, too. There must be some sort of a kit that can be used to test drywall for moisture content as well as detect mold, mildew, or mycelium - that would make detection, and enforcement, a snap. I mention this you because of the mold/mildew/mycelium aspect of it - otherwise it would be a straightforward building issue, and I'd save it for Gary. Regards, ~richard