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As I have stated before, the problem with the flooring was generated by [redacted] Log Homes when they sent material to the site without making sure the material was dryThe moisture content should have been ay 8% or lowerHaving been a builder for [redacted] since 2002, we had never had a moisture problem, so I did not deem it necessary to check the moisture content in the flooringHad we checked it, I don't know what we could have done with no facility on site, or available to us to dry the material outWe did store the material in the house and protect it until the installationThe handbook that was referred to in the complaint, was a handbook sent to the Owner of the job we went to after the [redacted] jobEven though we have been [redacted] builders for some length of time, that was the first handbook we had ever receivedAfter I read the section regarding installing the second level flooring only after "drying the house in", I called the vice president of design at [redacted] to review that requirement with himAt that time, he stated that he did not agree with that change to their manual, but had been unable to get it changedHe agreed with our approach to placing the flooring, because four major load points had to be supported by the flooring for the roof systemHe agreed that there was no way to construct the roof system without putting the flooring downThe flooring did get rained on after it was installed, but we have done that many times in the past without any negative effectIt is our contention that if the material had been at a satisfactory moisture level, subsequent rain would not have opened up the cracks, because there not have been any place for the swelling of the material to goIt was installed tight and would not have affected by the rain to the extent that it was because it was placed while it was at a high moisture contentIn the new [redacted] construction manual, they also make reference to using the roof sheathing, which is 7/16" thick, as a work surface until the roof system is put in placeIf I was to bring that condition to the attention of OSHA, I believe that the project would be shut downTo me and out fellow workers, that is extremely unsafeWe have seen a log dropped on 3/4" subflooring and the result was an instant hole through the subflooring with the log ending up in the basementI would not allow our workers to work with only roof sheathing as a walking surfaceContrary to what was stated, the material was not ever covered by snow or iceIn the "Observations" section, Several of the statements lead me to believe that whoever made the observations, did not know much about log home constructionThere is never a subfloor placed under the 2nd floor flooring, because the under side of the flooring functions as the ceiling for the first floorAdditionally, there is no way the floor can be maintained completely level because of the nature of the log beams which function as joistsThey move when any one walks across them and several always are twisted, which changes the height from the joist beside itI proposed to Mr [redacted] that our best effort at getting this situation cleared, was to collectively go after Southland, not each otherHe had no interest in pursuing that approach, so here we are without a resolution By the way, I checked the moisture content of the T&G interior siding on the house I am building now, and it was between 5&% moistureThis is where the [redacted] flooring should have beenSomething negative has happened to [redacted] materialIt is my belief that they are cost cutting at the expense of their customers