posted on September 5, 2005 04:28:08 PM new
Sparx - look at lumber companies and the complanies that are making aluminum and high dens resin products suitible for framing. Even the houses that survived the storm atre not going to survive the base of the frames sitting in bacteria riddled water for a month. When rebuilding begins, builders are going to look to materials that will be able to withstand that type of treatment in the future.
The day after the huricane I heard that Mississippi has no uniform building code, look for that to change and see what types of things are going to be required in the new code.
Also - short term I would look at Waste Management Inc. They are the ones with those monster commercial dumpsters and are going to be some very busy bees when it comes both the clean-up and the rebuild.
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posted on September 5, 2005 05:07:29 PM new
You're absolutely correct, Fenix. Many houses that look o.k. structurally will have to be bulldozed and the remains burned or disposed of in other ways. The bacteria will breed forever when it seeps into the wood. And we're not talking about small time bacteria and viruses. E-coli, hepatitis, typhoid, cholera and a few others come to mind. Also, don't forget the mold threat. The climate in Lousiana and the rest of the Gulf Coast area is much different than what you and I have here. It supports the growth of mold big time. Wonder how many square yards of carpet will need to be replaced? Those with stock in DuPont will do well.
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