From: Bill Seurer 
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Implied warranty on new home?  Will it cover...
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 18:15:23 -0600

Greyhound wrote:

> Bill Seurer  wrote in message 
>  
> 
>>If it worked OK for a few years and then stopped what happened is that 
>>your house settled or the wood warped some.  This happens with every 
>>house.  The workmanship could have been just fine.  This is why often 
>>doors stick or don't latch in "older" homes.
> 
> 
> Good point!  I hadn't thought of that.  Warpage seems a less likely
> cause to me though -- what would cause wood to rather suddenly warp
> after around 5 years?

When we moved to our current house our old house sat empty for a few 
months during the winter.  The top of one of the doors warped incredibly 
during that time, like several inches.  The house was 10 years old and 
we'd never had a problem with it.  The door closed but you could see 
into the room (a bathroom) so I had to replace it.  What happened?  I 
mentioned it to the builder of my current home and he said it was 
probably due to low humidity.

A while after we moved into our new house we had the opposite problem. 
It was incredibly hot and humid (for here) one summer and our AC failed 
(was fixed under warranty).  The week it was out a couple doors started 
sticking.