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Midex88:
This is true and it has solid explanations in building science, materials behavior, and maintenance dynamics.
houses are designed to be lived in. When they aren’t, small protective processes stop, and deterioration accelerates.

Here’s why

1. Moisture is no longer controlled
Humans unintentionally manage moisture in a house.

When a house is occupied:
• Heating and cooking dry the air
• Windows get opened occasionally
• Bathrooms and kitchens get used (and ventilated)
• Small leaks are noticed early

When a house is empty:
• Humidity builds up
• Condensation forms on walls, ceilings, and pipes
• Mould, mildew, and rot start developing
• Wood swells, warps, or decays
• Metal parts corrode

Moisture is the number one enemy of buildings.


2. Temperature swings stress materials because Occupied homes have relatively stable temperatures.

Empty homes:
• Get very cold at night and very hot during the day
• Experience repeated expansion and contraction

This causes:
• Cracks in walls and ceilings
• Tile grout failure
• Paint peeling
• Sealants drying and splitting

Over time, these micro-failures add up.


3. Plumbing systems degrade when unused as Water systems are meant to move.

When water sits:
• Sediment settles in pipes
• Seals dry out
• Traps evaporate, letting sewer gases in
• Rubber components harden and crack

You often don’t notice until water is turned back on—and then leaks appear everywhere.


4. Electrical and mechanical systems stagnate

Unused systems fail faster than lightly used ones.

Examples:
• Contacts corrode
• Circuit breakers stiffen
• Fans seize
• Pumps fail due to inactivity

Regular use actually keeps these systems healthy.


5. Pests take over
Humans deter pests just by being present.

An empty house:
• Attracts rodents, termites, ants, and insects
• Becomes nesting ground for birds or bats
• Suffers unseen damage to wiring, insulation, and wood

Once pests settle, damage accelerates rapidly.


6. Small problems go unnoticed and become big ones
This is critical.

In an occupied house:
• A small leak is fixed
• A crack is sealed
• A blocked drain is cleared

In an empty house:
• A minor issue can run for months
• Water damage spreads
• Structural elements weaken
Buildings don’t usually “collapse suddenly”—they decay quietly.

7. Houses are systems, not static objects
A house is like a living system:
• It “breathes”
• It responds to use
• It relies on feedback (human attention). Remove the feedback loop, and entropy takes over.

This is why people say:
“A house that isn’t lived in starts to die.”
It’s not mystical—it’s physics, chemistry, biology, and neglect combined.


In summary

A house deteriorates when empty because:
• Moisture accumulates
• Temperature fluctuates
• Systems dry out or corrode
• Pests invade
• Minor issues become major damage

Human presence acts as maintenance.

Thank you for this. It really made sense to me

Dispatch riders, always riding as if they have spare lives at home

That one don come learn work for here

Dem say he pound am like pounded yam every day with mighty gbola, come drink burantashi join. The woman no fit bear am again

VladimirTheGrea:
Four billion Naira per month


If you no shoot gun for this country like Bello Turji, Asari Dokubo, Tompolo, or Ateke. Make no mistake about it, you no go chop. No forget to fine better juju Pam yourself oh

The only language they understand. I can bet you, government people dey follow chop inside that money

They’re pussay sweet die and they’re not stingy with it. Very reliable and free donating beauties. Just like Olumba girls

Make una just wait for that South African kpoms first. If she get mind release that bombshell wey she talk, una go know

alizma:
Na na na, he said no pain

E get the one wey dey sweet, no dey pain. E be like na that one him go arrange for himself

Been doing that for years now. No skin pain

The almighty gonocacus

All of them there are the same. They all know themselves

I should rather be blamed

mysticwarrior:
You no see sexual penetration for the writeup abi you no know the meaning of sexual penetration.

Either of the two

As in, he dey finger them abi he dey suck bobi. I no understand

Diamond098454:
Hmmmm hmmmm

You fine die!

brain54:
The west is their problem...

France is behind and sponsoring most of these terrorists attacks!

Spoken with so much confidence. Abi na the ISIS tell you this one or the French confessed to you?

Dem go come award like 10k to am. If na people wey dey knack on National tv, dem go give prize of 100m

Nothing sweet pass make babe come your house, you carry hand feel the nyash. No pant!! . I dey almost wan run mad

That means the love and support that DSS boys’ Monday closure

cooly419:
What of disease caused by lack of money

Poverty
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See as I rush open the thread. I thought it was for humans

Linda used to pooh pooh men and relationship too until she carry belle

Diamond098454:
Is like you have feelings for this guy (your male friend)
Else you wouldn't let him come close to you talk of giving you a neck kiss

And he finger am. She no mention that side

We dey for only C, but the time we reach J, we go see shege for Dangote hand. Just like cement

Perfectnumber6:
I go still knack her vbjjt

Yea, very important

Seeing her picture, I can understand why

This means this girl must have been coming from the back in class position. So she’s surprised her daughter is up front now

yarimo:
that is if you have any brands in the first place

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Biodun556:
They said bookharam and they using medicine with books written on it

It’s not about book or education, else they won’t be using these medications and even their guns. They just have inborn wickedness, amplified by their religion. So the book haram is just a front to perpetuate their wickedness

aworatak:
Speaking while receiving the Rule of Law and Courage Award from the Garki branch of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Abuja, Maina said the authorities have only scratched the surface, adding that more can and should be recovered from Malami.

Hmmmm.
So a well known corrupt figure is receiving an award from a so called prestigious body like the NBA?
This entity called Nigeria has gone to the dogs.

They say if they explain Nigeria to you and you understand, then you’re the one who has a problem