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It’s not just the inside that molds, but the outside. Going to an even more humid place like Hong Kong or Taiwan, you’ll see most buildings, bridges, signs, and
by fiblye 7y ago
It’s not just the inside that molds, but the outside. Going to an even more humid place like Hong Kong or Taiwan, you’ll see most buildings, bridges, signs, and virtually everything covered in a permanent cake of black mold.
It’s bad around the US south, but it’s really far worse in Asia. Few structures are considered permanent.
- jdc 7y agoFew structures are considered permanent. Not sure if this is meant as hyperbole, how do you explain Japanese buildings built during the 7th century still standing today?
- njepa 7y agoThey are reconstructed. https://blog.gaijinpot.com/problem-with-wooden-buildings-in-japan/ https://blog.gaijinpot.com/problem-with-wooden-buildings-in-...
- throw0101a 7y agoIMHO this is failure of layering: * https://www.buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-001-the-perfect-wall https://www.buildingscience.com/documents/insights/bsi-001-t... Moist areas should not be able to come in contact with cold areas: if they do, you have a problem with thermal bridging, which leads to condensation.