I have a house in Pinal County, Arizona that was built in 2003. It has a stucco finish.
When I moved in several years ago, the cable guy had to run a new coax line into my house for my internet. At the time, he made some offhanded comment that "The walls of these houses are all foam" and just punched a hole through the wall, into the garage near the bottom of the house, for the new line.
Could this house have been built with EPS or XPS Polystyrene insulating sheathing attached to the wood frame with no structural sheathing like OSB or Plywood? Another possibility could be SIPs (Structurally Insulated Panels), but I wouldn't think a hole could just be punched through those with a hand tool.
I've tried to find blueprints and search the county website for construction documents, but have run up short. I've contemplated removing a piece of drywall on the inside of an exterior wall to see what's behind it.
I'm not sure if there were lax building codes in the region during that time. I feel like if this wasn't disclosed by the seller or found by the home inspector I hired before purchase, I should have some recourse. It's hard for me to believe that houses in the SW are constructed with exterior foam walls but nothing surprises me anymore.
Any information is highly appreciated as I'd like to get to the bottom of this mystery.
When I moved in several years ago, the cable guy had to run a new coax line into my house for my internet. At the time, he made some offhanded comment that "The walls of these houses are all foam" and just punched a hole through the wall, into the garage near the bottom of the house, for the new line.
Could this house have been built with EPS or XPS Polystyrene insulating sheathing attached to the wood frame with no structural sheathing like OSB or Plywood? Another possibility could be SIPs (Structurally Insulated Panels), but I wouldn't think a hole could just be punched through those with a hand tool.
I've tried to find blueprints and search the county website for construction documents, but have run up short. I've contemplated removing a piece of drywall on the inside of an exterior wall to see what's behind it.
I'm not sure if there were lax building codes in the region during that time. I feel like if this wasn't disclosed by the seller or found by the home inspector I hired before purchase, I should have some recourse. It's hard for me to believe that houses in the SW are constructed with exterior foam walls but nothing surprises me anymore.
Any information is highly appreciated as I'd like to get to the bottom of this mystery.
