Read Further before you call me CRAZY!
Building codes (in most cases) are a MINIMUM requirement. You do not want your home built to minimum requirements. When you work with a builder/contractor require that all materials and products used be installed/applied to MANUFACTURERS SPECIFICATIONS unless that conflicts with code, which it seldom does.
Most manufacturers talk about what great warranties they have. And if you read the fine print, they talk about how their product must be installed/applied as per their specifications or that voids the warranty. I am not advocating their specifications to assure the warranty is good, I am advocating using their specifications because this is their product, they have tested it under certain parameters, and they know the best way to install/apply their product. The manufacturer knows the best installation methods and the best tools to use for installaion. So take advantage of their knowledge, and require it be installed the way they say it should be installed.
This wording in your contract with your builder/contractor will eliminate the problems arising from poor workmanship, and will not give them the opportunity to say 'that standard in the industry'.
You are not asking the builder/contractor to do anything above and beyond what they are supposed to be doing, you are just putting it in writing.
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