en-us Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:01:34 +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 (hmpimages) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12620&REPLY_ID=94707 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:09:04 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12620&REPLY_ID=94707 info@inspectorsjournal.com (msteger) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12619&REPLY_ID=94727 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:12:54 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12619&REPLY_ID=94727 info@inspectorsjournal.com (Rocon) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12618&REPLY_ID=94712 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:43:24 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12618&REPLY_ID=94712
http://www.greenbuildingadviso...l-siding

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OT - OF!!!

M.]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (palmettoinspect) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12610&REPLY_ID=94629 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:15:44 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12610&REPLY_ID=94629 Thanks,
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I see this about once a year: It's a rural property. About 20 feet from the back porch is a utility pole with a step-down transformer and a service drop from the transformer to the house. The pole is probably 21 feet tall +.-. Primary and neut...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (matto) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12607&REPLY_ID=94693 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:16:58 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12607&REPLY_ID=94693 info@inspectorsjournal.com (hausdok) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12606&REPLY_ID=94574 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:30:47 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12606&REPLY_ID=94574
Those of you who're environmentally conscious and reluctant to rinse caustic chemicals into your yard, you (and your clients) might be interested in Stain Stealer, a concrete cleaner that uses live microbes to literally consume the oil that seeps into a concrete floor.

It uses a foam...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (AHI in AR) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12604&REPLY_ID=94582 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:49:39 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12604&REPLY_ID=94582
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ie. the attached.

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I have heard a recommendation to change the refrigerant every 2 years. Is there any truth to this and/or what is the reason?

Thank you all for your help

I have read on cars that some people recommend replacing the dryer after 2 years because...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Rocon) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12599&REPLY_ID=94540 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:28:57 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12599&REPLY_ID=94540
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Someone probably thought they were very creative with this solution.



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Not this time.



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This laundry tub is in an attached garage - an addition. The original attached garage was converted to a recreation room.

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You where ask just to inspect the roof of a home.

Would you just inspected the roofing material and it flashing or would you also go into the attic to look at the decking and framing?]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (blazenut) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12590&REPLY_ID=94453 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:27:26 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12590&REPLY_ID=94453 info@inspectorsjournal.com (mgbinspect) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12589&REPLY_ID=94398 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:43:15 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12589&REPLY_ID=94398
Anyone willing to cough up some current reliable generous pricing for the following:

Square foot prices for deck construction...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Tripleshoe) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12587&REPLY_ID=94432 Sun, 29 Aug 2010 07:59:49 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12587&REPLY_ID=94432 info@inspectorsjournal.com (Mike Lamb) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12584&REPLY_ID=94325 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 13:13:30 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12584&REPLY_ID=94325
All the glazing I have seen in exterior doors is visibly marked as safety glass but the etching is not a requirement, right? R308.1. I am not missing an exception that exterior doors need a pemanent label?

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I've been toying with this Chrome browser since I read about Kurt dinking about with it the other day.

Not sure if I see the advantage of it over IE and I never really saw the advantage of Firefox over IE because of the way it displayed. I do like that fact that it makes TIJ stuff display...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Richard Moore) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12582&REPLY_ID=94499 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:36:14 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12582&REPLY_ID=94499
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I hav...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (John Dirks Jr) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12579&REPLY_ID=94299 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:14:39 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12579&REPLY_ID=94299
Are these guys the "best practice" type or what?



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The fascia is starting to...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (palmettoinspect) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12576&REPLY_ID=94371 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 13:12:54 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12576&REPLY_ID=94371
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Did an attached town home the other day that had a rain screen siding system on it. Unlike most of the homes with these systems that I've seen, this one looked more or less "normal" until I got up close and could see that the trim around the windows was spaced out from the sheathing and t...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Nolan Kienitz) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12572&REPLY_ID=94278 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:18:12 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12572&REPLY_ID=94278
That is a multi-part question I'm sending in an attempt to collect a wide berth of data if possible.

This is not necessarily connector related (IE: 2007 Class...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (AHIS) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12571&REPLY_ID=94240 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 13:33:35 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12571&REPLY_ID=94240
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This one though is resting on about 4 inches, then has another block shoved under it for support. I'm certain the blocks/bricks/mud/hope&prayer are not o...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Ben H) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12569&REPLY_ID=94236 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 11:14:39 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12569&REPLY_ID=94236
The windows concrete sill had broken and settled lower on the left.

The lintels where rusted, but not REALLY bad. No other sings of movement any...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Bain) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12568&REPLY_ID=94268 Thu, 26 Aug 2010 10:17:33 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12568&REPLY_ID=94268
Don't ask me what was going on in there. We probably don't want to know.



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At least they left some slack in the wiring for the trees to grow!


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I bought this place as a rental, and when times got tough, I unloaded my bigger home and moved into this little 1040 SF pad.

The old folks that lived here were "old school". They painted the bathrooms with gloss or semi-gloss pain...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (MPdesign) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12561&REPLY_ID=94158 Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:29:21 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12561&REPLY_ID=94158
Many of these are very old but they also usually last a long time.]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Robert Jones) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12556&REPLY_ID=94124 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:14:00 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12556&REPLY_ID=94124 info@inspectorsjournal.com (palmettoinspect) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12554&REPLY_ID=94189 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 13:30:42 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12554&REPLY_ID=94189 info@inspectorsjournal.com (AHI in AR) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12553&REPLY_ID=94095 Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:56:57 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12553&REPLY_ID=94095 info@inspectorsjournal.com (John Kogel) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12551&REPLY_ID=94261 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 21:00:48 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12551&REPLY_ID=94261
Should they be replaced with footings and posts?

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Click...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Mark Underwood) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12549&REPLY_ID=94016 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 18:47:05 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12549&REPLY_ID=94016 info@inspectorsjournal.com (NJinspector) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12548&REPLY_ID=93941 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:10:06 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12548&REPLY_ID=93941 Anybody have info on how to date an oil fired Bock Water Heater?

Serial# 02021389T

thanks in advance]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (blazenut) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12546&REPLY_ID=94062 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 15:46:42 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12546&REPLY_ID=94062 info@inspectorsjournal.com (gtblum) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12544&REPLY_ID=93949 Mon, 23 Aug 2010 11:34:21 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12544&REPLY_ID=93949
Sorry about the lousy pic.

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"Domestic open-top broiler"?

Does a 'normal' gas fired cook-top fall under this category?]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (mgbinspect) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12542&REPLY_ID=94130 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 20:15:40 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12542&REPLY_ID=94130 http://www.inspectorsjournal.c...8491.JPG
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Got a question about this Rinnai Continuum 2902. I think I know the answer myself, but I want to make certain that my assumption is correct.

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Anyone have real world experience with this system?

The reason I ask, is that my client is moving in with his ELEVEN physically challenged children adopted from all over the...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (tonykaz) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12540&REPLY_ID=93895 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:36:35 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12540&REPLY_ID=93895 info@inspectorsjournal.com (palmettoinspect) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12539&REPLY_ID=94265 Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:47:40 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12539&REPLY_ID=94265 http://www.ryobitools.com/cata...ools/...]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (AHIS) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12536&REPLY_ID=93950 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 14:29:17 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?whichpage=-1&topic_id=12536&REPLY_ID=93950
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Vacant house. This ceiling near the north side had large moisture stains in about 4 areas....]]> info@inspectorsjournal.com (Jim Baird) http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=12532 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 05:24:55 +0200 http://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=12532
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