About to conclude missives, and feeling queasy.

BrandNewDay

BASFORDLAD wrote: »

u say non traditional build . what type is it do you know?

I forget the "brand" name of what was done, but it's got steel beams holding up the roof. The four walls do not have steel in them, just the roof. I know that steel on concrete in a wet climate can be bad, but this steel is not touching anything porous - they come up from the floor and fan out to the roof, with only the ends touching the roof. As long as the roof is maintained, there should be no problems.

The stigma of nontraditional build is really kinda bizarre. I'm trying to google it up, now, but I found a pretty cool document discussing the issue. While some building methods are problematic, most of it is just self-perpetuating stigma. Which means, while I can justify buying it as a sound shelter for my family, at the end of the day, it's never going to be worth very much on the market, no matter how much I explain the foolishness of the stigma.

WildHaggis

reformedEffortMaker wrote: »

p.s. what is a missives?

In Scotland you 'conclude the missives'
In England you 'exhange contracts'
In Dubai you 'buy the building'
In South Africa you 'complete the offer'

same thing, different terminology...