en-us Wed, 16 May 2012 21:45:57 +0200 info@inspectorsjournal.com 60 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/ The Inspector's Journal is an interactive webzine written by home inspectors for and about the home inspection industry. TIJ's mission to inform and educate home inspectors, thereby helping them to become better inspectors and ultimately increase their bottom line. This site consists of inspection-related news briefs, a calendar of coming events of interest to home inspectors and a variety of discussion forums moderated by various industry subject matter experts. http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/ http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/images/TIJ144.jpg 144 35 info@inspectorsjournal.com (Denray) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15935&REPLY_ID=125359 Tue, 15 May 2012 12:38:38 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15935&REPLY_ID=125359

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Here we are, more than a decade after Herner vs. Housemaster and the franchises still haven't learned their lessons about client/inspector versus inspector/agent relationships.

If real estate toadies put you waay off your feed, it's probably not a good idea to visit the link below.

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You're all a bunch of Mutha's, and I want to wish you a Happy Day!

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Anyone speak spanish? I was thinking I could Email the body of the report to a spanish speaking in...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Mike Lamb) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15895&REPLY_ID=125070 Sun, 06 May 2012 15:40:41 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15895&REPLY_ID=125070 http://www.inspectorsjournal.c...ads/mike lamb/tn/tn_201256184021_Lady in Rust jpg.jpg
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I never kn...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (RickSab) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15880&REPLY_ID=124921 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:05:52 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15880&REPLY_ID=124921 info@inspectorsjournal.com (RickSab) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15879&REPLY_ID=125015 Thu, 03 May 2012 15:03:39 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15879&REPLY_ID=125015 info@inspectorsjournal.com (Jim Morrison) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15877&REPLY_ID=124920 Thu, 03 May 2012 05:56:55 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15877&REPLY_ID=124920
He then launched into a diatribe about how he has no respect for home inspectors. He's seen too many rotten reports, had friends who had been ripped off by home...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Mike Lamb) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15876&REPLY_ID=125073 Wed, 02 May 2012 20:42:22 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15876&REPLY_ID=125073 http://www.inspectorsjournal.c...ads/mike lamb/tn/tn_20125223421_nobody cares.jpg
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I put a little fabric softner in the bathtub, filled it with warm water and soaked the skin overnight and it got really soft. Left it laying o...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Mike Lamb) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15854&REPLY_ID=124854 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:38:16 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15854&REPLY_ID=124854 http://www.inspectorsjournal.c...ads/mike lamb/tn/tn_2012427183720_Bathroom Sink small jpg.jpg
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I couldn't see why they didn't simply leave the same way they came in, but apparently my brain doesn't operate well on a reptilian level.



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It's sanded grout with 3/16" width.]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Jim Morrison) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15837&REPLY_ID=124592 Tue, 24 Apr 2012 17:28:38 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15837&REPLY_ID=124592
Jimmy]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Darren) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15832&REPLY_ID=124562 Mon, 23 Apr 2012 03:03:31 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15832&REPLY_ID=124562
http://www.youtube.com/v/VLrDguuEZ80

]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (John Kogel) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15824&REPLY_ID=124534 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 21:00:06 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15824&REPLY_ID=124534 I need to clean rust from a 60 year old steel grill that used to be brass plated. I'm wondering if the last of the brass will peel off with the rust.

http://1bad6t.com/rust_removal.html

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Something like, I urge you to contact a qualified heavy equipment operator and have them advise you of the best option for bulldozing this shack?


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I hadn't realized it until I sat down to the computer this morning, but yesterday was the 16th Anniversary of my getting into this gig.

Where the hell did all the time go and why ain't I stinkin' rich by now like all of those full-page magazine ads said I'd be back in 1996 with their...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Nolan Kienitz) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15803&REPLY_ID=124388 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 10:31:05 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15803&REPLY_ID=124388
Redneck Retirement]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (John Dirks Jr) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15800&REPLY_ID=124498 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 06:06:51 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15800&REPLY_ID=124498
I'm mudding the walls now. How should I handle the joint at the ceiling of the shower area where the tiles will go up to the ceiling? This is where Hardie Backer and drywall come together to form the inside corner joint at the ceiling.

I was planning on finishing all the drywall an...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (kurt) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15796&REPLY_ID=124275 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:54:17 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15796&REPLY_ID=124275
Of course, now there's folks that want to hang stuff on the siding (the odd planter, memorabilia, etc.). I've gone through the site, but can't find any recommendation or guidance about hanging things on t...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (zoolzoo) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15795&REPLY_ID=124420 Sun, 15 Apr 2012 16:00:31 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15795&REPLY_ID=124420
The only place I can imagine it coming from is around my kitchen cabinets...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Mike Lamb) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15792&REPLY_ID=124362 Sat, 14 Apr 2012 20:04:34 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15792&REPLY_ID=124362 http://www.inspectorsjournal.c...ads/mike lamb/tn/tn_201241423314_Chimney Tall jpg.jpg
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Dump was closed due to Easter so the rest of the crap piled up...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (pan2) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15764&REPLY_ID=124039 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:48:08 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15764&REPLY_ID=124039
We're having some duct work done at our house and eventually this lead to an asbestos inspection and the discovery that we probably have asbestos tape inside the return air duct of our heater / AC system. As you can see from these pictures (http://imgur.com/a/7vX09#m5WZ8), some of this tape is i...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Steven Hockstein) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15762&REPLY_ID=124041 Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:28:44 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15762&REPLY_ID=124041
In the year 2012 the lord came unto Noah, who was now living in the United States, and said once again, the earth has become wicked and over-populated, and I see the end of all flesh before me. Build anot...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Brandon Whitmore) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15761&REPLY_ID=124020 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:03:37 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15761&REPLY_ID=124020
I've got a few weeks before I need to know Ohm's law like the back of my hand. Any of you have any suggestions?]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (John Dirks Jr) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15760&REPLY_ID=124023 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 21:00:50 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15760&REPLY_ID=124023
On to the mortar bed. Well, they put a crap load of roofing nails through the lath before they put the bed in. This is making it a very labor intense task. I'll get it done but not without some...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (John Dirks Jr) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15757&REPLY_ID=124010 Sun, 08 Apr 2012 08:19:49 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15757&REPLY_ID=124010
How much (if any) spacing do I leave between the panel edges?

1) drywall

2) plywood subfloor

3) cement based backer boards

Blocking, gluing and screwing, I got the rest of the idea down pat I believe.]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (John Dirks Jr) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15751&REPLY_ID=123956 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:07:28 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15751&REPLY_ID=123956
Questions;

1) On the insulation to go in the walls prior to putting up wall coverings, is fiberglass batt with paper backer all I need or do I include additional or other vapor barrier methods?

2) We have sw...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Charles) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15750&REPLY_ID=123997 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 06:28:16 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=15750&REPLY_ID=123997