> Mike: > > > > On the EIFS, my guess is that design accounts for maybe 85% of the > problems > > or even higher. > > > > In construction in general I would put material failure at 5% or > less. > > (this does not include the selection and use of the wrong material > for a > > particular application. That would fall into either design or > workmanship.) > > > > I would then put the blame about even as to 1/3 design , 1/3 > workmanship > > and 1/3 poor decisions by owner in their efforts to be a penny wise > or > > mis-informed ......... > > > > So without editorials, that's what I think, > > > > Bryan Material failure on the order of 5% would seem an astronomical figure to me. I can remember going through a period where we were getting a lot of UPS damage to our small shipments, and when I told the UPS rep that it was only about 1% of our shipments for that month, his response was that 1% would be enough to put them out of business. I don't think any manufacturer could survive with material problems as high as 1%, although I guess I have seen at least one do it. Edison Coatings, Inc. M. P. Edison President 3 Northwest Drive Plainville, CT 06062 USA Phone: (860)747-2220 Fax: (860)747-2280 email: [log in to unmask] Internet: www.edisoncoatings.com -- To terminate puerile preservation prattling among pals and the uncoffee-ed, or to change your settings, go to: <http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/bullamanka-pinheads.html>