| If you've read a few of my articles, you know that I | | | | never grew on the wallboard. What would we do |
| have worked in the construction business for over 30 | | | | about the other building products that are either |
| years. I've seen building products come and go as | | | | attached to this product or that this product |
| manufacturers of these products change their | | | | attaches to? If we're attaching our mold resistant |
| names, start making different building materials or | | | | drywall to wood framing, wouldn't our wood framing |
| simply vanish and go out of business. Could mold | | | | suffer from mold problems, even though the |
| resistant wallboard be one of these products? | | | | wallboard wouldn't? |
| I want you to picture yourself as an intelligent | | | | I'm just giving you something to think about here. |
| consumer. Not the average consumer who gets | | | | The plaster or joint compound used to finish the |
| caught up in all the hype. We're going to try to get | | | | drywall might not be mold resistance, so we could |
| to the bottom of this and find out what the | | | | end up with mold growing on our mold resistant |
| advantages and disadvantages of mold resistant | | | | wallboard, because of our plaster or joint compound. |
| wallboard could actually be. | | | | That's not it though, what about the paint. I've seen |
| The word mold resistant to a building product | | | | mold growing underneath paint also. What about the |
| manufacturer is like money in the bank. Water | | | | wall texture? In other words, to make a long story |
| resistant is another word that works great to. Mold | | | | short, I think we need to give it a little more thought, |
| resistance and water resistant word phrases give the | | | | the next time we purchase any mold resistant or |
| consumers an illusion that these products are mold | | | | water resistant products from our local lumber yards |
| and waterproof. Clever word phrases like these | | | | or home improvement centers. |
| often paint pictures in people's minds that might be | | | | Smart consumers usually purchase products that |
| confusing. | | | | make sense. |
| If you're using mold resistant wallboard and mold | | | | |