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To: Ahda who wrote (1025)2/15/2001 12:54:04 PM
From: GraceZRead Replies (2) of 24758
 
you know darn well that you are trying to build to last not refurbish every two years.

Commercial interior construction is not built to last primarily because it has an extremely short usable life due to the nature of business trends, it is designed to be temporary. Businesses tend to restructure and move on a much faster schedule than in the past, it is foolish to sink a lot of costs into an interior because then you are married to your building. The need to be flexible is paramount.

Commercial carpet and flooring is far superior and more expensive than that which is offered to the consumer, but this is because it has to handle a much heavier use cycle in it's short lifetime. Believe it or not, if there is one place where materials science has made tremendous strides it is with flooring. They have the ability to make flooring that will last several lifetimes, but it would be as senseless as building a car that would last several lifetimes because taste changes, most people prefer the latest fashion. People in my area have even started to refer to existing homes as "used" the way you would differentiate a used car from a new one.

If you think new construction has created more maintenance than I have to say that perhaps you have never owned a nice old traditional house. I have owned several and while I prefer the look of an old house there is no comparison in maintenance costs to a newer one. New houses can have completely maintenance free windows and doors (ever re-glaze a double hung nine over nine wooden window?) and completely maintenance free siding and soffets. My current house has almost no paintable surfaces on the exterior.
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