Is Any Else Having New Construction Issues With Weyerheauser Trusses Treated with Fire Retardent

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Belinda Spillman, Colorado Living! (Aspen Lane Real Estate Colorful Colorado)

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Fred Griffin Florida Real Estate

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We had a class action suit some years ago over insulation that was giving off formaldehyde. Sounds similar.

Aug 09, 2017 01:33 PM

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Bob Crane

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First I have heard of this issue.

Aug 09, 2017 08:17 PM

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Debbie Reynolds, C21 Platinum Properties

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Have not heard of a problem in Middle TN and we are building houses.

Aug 09, 2017 07:33 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Dorie Dillard Austin TX

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Haven't heard a thing in our area about this.

Aug 09, 2017 07:29 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Belinda,

Not a peep in our neck of the woods. A

Aug 09, 2017 04:37 PM

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Wayne Martin

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Not aware it was an issue! Going to investigate

Aug 09, 2017 03:07 PM

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Barbara Todaro

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most of our homes are stick framed .... builders don't use trusses....many want a walkup attic....cheap space to finish and it adds to the square footage....

Aug 09, 2017 02:49 PM

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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

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Interesting. I have not heard about this being an issue in my area.

Aug 09, 2017 02:11 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Susan Jacobsen

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good grief Belinda - I'm going to read your blog - I have no idea about this but will reach out to some other folks around here that primarily sell new construction and will also see if builder reps are willing to admit they even use those trusses. Perhaps you've become the 'canary in the coal mine'

Aug 09, 2017 10:47 AM

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Anna "Banana" Kruchten

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Belinda this is a good place to ask this question. After reading your blog post about it it did get to wondering if this issue is more wide spread than we know.

Aug 09, 2017 10:26 AM

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Belinda Spillman

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Thanks for weighing in everyone. It seems that this must be an isolated issue which is good to know. I will keep everyone posted as to progress. Of course, there isn't much online about this as you can imagine.

Aug 10, 2017 11:30 AM

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Thanks for the alert. I had heard that marijuana smoke can be corrosive to certain materials...

Aug 10, 2017 11:17 AM

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Lise Howe

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Praful Thakkar

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Belinda Spillman - I have not seen this in MA - yet.

Aug 09, 2017 10:13 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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William Feela

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WE do not use that brand

Aug 09, 2017 08:58 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Debe Maxwell, CRS

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I haven't heard a thing about this in the Charlotte area, Belinda. I hope how soon this is resolved in CO though.

Aug 09, 2017 08:01 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Joe Pryor

The Virtual Real Estate Team - Oklahoma City, OK

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I don't know what manufacturer my builder uses but we don't have any report of problems.

Aug 09, 2017 01:40 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Ryan Huggins - Thousand Oaks, CA

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Haven't heard of this either, but then again not a whole lot of new construction either.

Aug 09, 2017 01:25 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Jeff Dowler, CRS

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I haven't heard about this being an issue here, but will check out your post and perhaps do a little investigating

Aug 09, 2017 12:56 PM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Will Hamm

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Bryon Rose has found them in lots of Richmond and Tolls Brother homes in since Dec. 2016. FYI

Aug 14, 2017 08:58 AM

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Joan Cox

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Closed two new construcions in the last 3 months, and checked - no issues.

Aug 12, 2017 09:10 PM

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Lise Howe

Keller Williams Capital Properties - Washington, DC

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seriously? I thought they stopped fire retardent use years ago.

And just for the sake of stirring the pot a little, I am glad you pointed us to your blog in your question since i missed the original post and didn't know about the issue. It was good to get more information - thanks

Aug 12, 2017 09:01 PM

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Peter Mohylsky, Beach Expert

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I am not familiar with this issue.

Aug 11, 2017 04:03 AM

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Gita Bantwal

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No.

Aug 11, 2017 02:25 AM

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Nathan Gesner

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I've never heard of it so they're probably not available in my area.

Aug 10, 2017 06:55 AM

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Tony and Suzanne Marriott, Associate Brokers

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News to me!

Aug 10, 2017 05:33 AM

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Gabe Sanders

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I haven't run into this.

Aug 10, 2017 05:11 AM

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Nina Hollander, Broker

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Oh wow... first I heard of this.

Aug 10, 2017 04:07 AM

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Lyn Sims

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Not good blogging ettiquette pointing a question to your blog.

Aug 09, 2017 12:34 PM

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Roy Kelley

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Thanks for telling us about this issue.

Aug 09, 2017 11:13 AM

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We had a class action suit some years ago over insulation that was giving off formaldehyde. Sounds similar.
Have not heard of a problem in Middle TN and we are building houses.
most of our homes are stick framed .... builders don't use trusses....many want a walkup attic....cheap space to finish and it adds to the square footage....
Interesting. I have not heard about this being an issue in my area.
good grief Belinda - I'm going to read your blog - I have no idea about this but will reach out to some other folks around here that primarily sell new construction and will also see if builder reps are willing to admit they even use those trusses. Perhaps you've become the 'canary in the coal mine'
Belinda this is a good place to ask this question. After reading your blog post about it it did get to wondering if this issue is more wide spread than we know.
Thanks for weighing in everyone. It seems that this must be an isolated issue which is good to know. I will keep everyone posted as to progress. Of course, there isn't much online about this as you can imagine.
Thanks for the alert. I had heard that marijuana smoke can be corrosive to certain materials...
I haven't heard a thing about this in the Charlotte area, Belinda. I hope how soon this is resolved in CO though.
I don't know what manufacturer my builder uses but we don't have any report of problems.
Haven't heard of this either, but then again not a whole lot of new construction either.
I haven't heard about this being an issue here, but will check out your post and perhaps do a little investigating
Bryon Rose has found them in lots of Richmond and Tolls Brother homes in since Dec. 2016. FYI
Closed two new construcions in the last 3 months, and checked - no issues.
seriously? I thought they stopped fire retardent use years ago.

And just for the sake of stirring the pot a little, I am glad you pointed us to your blog in your question since i missed the original post and didn't know about the issue. It was good to get more information - thanks
I've never heard of it so they're probably not available in my area.
Not good blogging ettiquette pointing a question to your blog.