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I have created a problem or now I have run into a problem I have educated myself so well I know more about some of the homes I look at than the salesmen do. I viisited a retailer this afternoon and asked about what they use for a headers over the doors and windows? He didn't have an answer except whatever HUD requires. Then I asked what they use for floor decking he replied cresdeck. And I said oh basically a treated particle board he said "ahhh yah". I asked if it could be upgraded to plywood he flat out said no. I thought after reading Randy's books I could get a retailer to upgrade almost anything. Am I wrong about this? This was a Karsten Dealer by the way. His attitude changed quickly when I started with these questions. This concerns me. Should try to deal with a manager or go somewhere else. They also only had three models to look through which weren't what we had in mind at all. I really like the Karstens but this has turned me off.

I have done a lot of indepth research into the Karsten home. They do use Cresdeck or something similar and I have been told that they WILL NOT make an option change for either plywood or OSB. This has also turned me off as far as the KARSTEN goes, unfortunately.

Thanks for the info. I think I will go for the silvercrest or just a beffed up champion. I had my heart set on the Karsten too but their unwilling attitude towards the upgrade may have changed my mind.

We visited the Karsten factory in Sacramento and the manager there told us they could use plywood instead of Cresdeck for the subfloor. He seemed surprised that I asked. Obviously he doesn't follow this message board!