Once again, The Word invites you to travel into the dark realm of subjects that may be of interest to home inspectors. The Word hopes you will find this trip informative and maybe a little entertaining. Our subject this month is plastic building materials. The Word finds this subject interesting because these materials can be a fire hazard. They can ignite easily and, if they ignite, the flame can spread quickly. Smoke developed by plastic building materials is thick and toxic, which makes it particularly dangerous to occupants and to firefighters. There are, therefore, rules about coveri ...
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