en-us Mon, 12 May 2008 00:40:15 +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 (dcmeagle) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7365&REPLY_ID=52112 Sun, 11 May 2008 15:55:40 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7365&REPLY_ID=52112
As many of you already know, I help out on several of the other forums with any website or computer related questions guys have. I've also written quite a few articles directly for home inspectors on how to improve your website rankings. If you have any questions or want a quick review o...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (drw) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7363&REPLY_ID=52104 Sun, 11 May 2008 08:23:16 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7363&REPLY_ID=52104
He has a son who is a pretty good basketball player. The son practices dribblin...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (veitenm) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7358&REPLY_ID=52099 Sat, 10 May 2008 20:56:57 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7358&REPLY_ID=52099 info@inspectorsjournal.com (Brian G) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7357&REPLY_ID=52050 Sat, 10 May 2008 20:39:25 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7357&REPLY_ID=52050 info@inspectorsjournal.com (Neal Lewis) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7356&REPLY_ID=52052 Sat, 10 May 2008 20:22:43 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7356&REPLY_ID=52052
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First thing comes to mind is post fire painting.
Never...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (mridgeelk) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7348&REPLY_ID=52035 Fri, 09 May 2008 15:42:12 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7348&REPLY_ID=52035
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But, lets say you open a panel and see a screw like this....]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (AZHO) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7319&REPLY_ID=51976 Thu, 08 May 2008 10:21:59 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7319&REPLY_ID=51976
I have a question regarding cracks in a slab foundation. The cracks were hidden under the carpeting and heavy padding. Would a home inspector typically find these? We didn't really notice during the few times we went to the home duing the buying process. The homeowner disclosed "minor cracks...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (ambrosia) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7317&REPLY_ID=51918 Thu, 08 May 2008 05:48:05 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7317&REPLY_ID=51918
I have visited a house recently. The house was built in 1963. The house use a oil furnace with forced air. I've noticed that the furnace has two exhaust pipes that are exiting through the basement wall. Around one of the exhaust pipe there is a fair amount of efflorescence.

Do you have...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (professionalroofer) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=7316 Wed, 07 May 2008 23:08:42 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=7316 http://www.chicago-roofer.com]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Jim Katen) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7315&REPLY_ID=51908 Wed, 07 May 2008 22:45:02 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7315&REPLY_ID=51908
The HVAC tech, who says he's a Rheem factory-authorized tech, says that the...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Brandon Whitmore) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7313&REPLY_ID=51893 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:44:40 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7313&REPLY_ID=51893
Quote: A lot of things done right would make houses damn near indestructible in high winds.

Simple things like gluing framing together instead of relying on (really crappy) nail connections. Glue joints, properly applied, are stronger than the wood pieces they connect...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (pjkelly) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7312&REPLY_ID=51972 Wed, 07 May 2008 17:40:06 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7312&REPLY_ID=51972
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I already have forgotten where, but there is a petition online among XP users, which I signed, petitioning Microsoft to extend its support of XP past a coming deadline.

Most of the "pro" level laptops being offered these days still offer XP as OS, because it appea...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (dtontarski) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7293&REPLY_ID=51929 Tue, 06 May 2008 04:48:25 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7293&REPLY_ID=51929
Model Number: MKPS334680
Serial Number: N2AHD14A06A

Thanks.]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (CheckItOut) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7292&REPLY_ID=51992 Mon, 05 May 2008 15:26:15 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7292&REPLY_ID=51992 info@inspectorsjournal.com (Phillip) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7288&REPLY_ID=51789 Sun, 04 May 2008 19:40:53 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7288&REPLY_ID=51789 Image Insert:
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I have priced asbestos pipe insulation and floor tile removal but not vermic.]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (mridgeelk) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7278&REPLY_ID=51732 Fri, 02 May 2008 17:07:56 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7278&REPLY_ID=51732 info@inspectorsjournal.com (NJinspector) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7269&REPLY_ID=51748 Thu, 01 May 2008 12:54:51 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7269&REPLY_ID=51748


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Had another inspector tell me I should have recommended moving the unit as the temperture in the attic in the winter gets very cold.

It would be a big job in this house!]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (jodil) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7263&REPLY_ID=51769 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:46:43 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7263&REPLY_ID=51769 info@inspectorsjournal.com (jodil) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7262&REPLY_ID=51687 Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:53:46 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7262&REPLY_ID=51687
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Make you can help me out. I was told by an alleged HVAC "expert" that 90% of split level homes in the North East do not provide air conditioning to the grade level because cold air descends.

Is there any truth to that?

Thank you,
Jason

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Diolch i bob lwc Bill.

We had quite a bit of rain yesterday afternoon and evening, which wasn't too bad as I got to see the football and have a beer or two.

This morning after walking the 'ghost' I went to check out the pond to get some more photos. I nearly had an MI, the pond w...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (jrhansen) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7256&REPLY_ID=51566 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:53:10 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7256&REPLY_ID=51566 info@inspectorsjournal.com (Brandon Whitmore) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7255&REPLY_ID=51536 Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:29:25 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7255&REPLY_ID=51536
I am looking for a reason to write up this furnace return air duct above the wood stove. It is one of 3 return air ducts in the home for a new electric funace install (older return air). The house was built in 1978.

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I've got one or two problems with my garden.
We bought our house last year from two elderly people who haven't been around for a while () and the garden was left to grow wild for a few years. The garden is on an incline and the plan is to cut everything down (which I've done and pulled...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (jodil) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7248&REPLY_ID=52029 Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:05:59 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=7248&REPLY_ID=52029


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Attic. Overall ventilation is ok (power vents, gable vents). This is the only piece in the entire attic that is deteriorated at all, and it looks like something out of a sci-fi flick.

Thanks in advance for any help.

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