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  1. Chad Fabry
    James PW, don't take this wrong but it's clear that you're some kind of a geek specialist. Literally, 2 feet of gutter will fix the issue. You're overthinking it. The house is 20 years old with a recent issue. It's not a building science solution involving sling psychrometers, it's just a roofing issue. Spend $10, install 2 feet of gutter
  2. Chad Fabry
    But does it say, "You shall not install gutters." Because if the valley is the cause, a gutter will solve the issue.
  3. Chad Fabry
    I can't prove it, but I think I read in the book that the maximum allowable size is 9/16"- I'm pretty sure it's in EIED by Hansen and Katen
  4. Chad Fabry
    Reading a report an inspector wrote for a house where the sill plate, the band joist and some of the studs are completely rotted. The house has settled so much that the bottom course of siding is bulging. Nothing in the report about the condition. I included the insulation section for your reading pleasure.
  5. Chad Fabry
    Is it coming off the ugly coping goo joints?
  6. Chad Fabry
    I'm am at the point where I'd rather wash dishes or change oil than visit a FB page for home inspectors.
  7. Chad Fabry
    You knew it was a word and what it meant. I pointed out the typo because I remember images of words and I figured others might too.
  8. Chad Fabry
    I just Googled hypeathral and this thread was the 4th return. When I queried "define hypeathral, the return was, "did you mean hypaethral"
  9. Chad Fabry
    Welcome back, Randy!
  10. Chad Fabry
    I've seen a number of them. They were semi popular in Central NY.
  11. Chad Fabry
    It's humor. It is the crest.
  12. Chad Fabry
    I think it's earlier. I had a Richmond Air Conditioner with similar styling that was 1952. The chrome accents mimic 50's cars.
  13. Chad Fabry
    I report it if they're not listed on the panel label.
  14. Chad Fabry
    I didn't know to cut the top corner when I did my first roof ever. It leaked during wind driven rains. The factory rep schooled me. I find and report it on about 80% of the roofs I inspect with closed cut valleys.
  15. Chad Fabry
    That is the combustion air... or wait, is that the exhaust that also heats the garage?
  16. Chad Fabry
    I'm pretty sure you just said you agree that a loose connection at the thermocouple will affect the operation?
  17. Chad Fabry
    When you're talking 3 milliamps- loose is everything.
  18. Chad Fabry
    Insurance inspections paid less than $100 the last time they called my a couple years ago.
  19. Chad Fabry
    Are you suggesting that an 18" deep trap with a P style sediment bowl isn't adequate?
  20. Chad Fabry
    I've never done insurance inspections- around here they don't pay. I've done other things though, that at first glance, didn't seem like real money makers but turned out to be profitable. I found it's about having enough time to complete the task so that you can group a bunch of small jobs into one day or weekend. I did quality control inspections for a solar company that paid $350 each- usually with a lot of driving. I could stuff 12-14 into a weekend and get to spend quality time with my dog.
  21. Chad Fabry
    No it is not. But that wouldn't stop the guy that installed the current set-up.
  22. Chad Fabry
    The light and ventilation portion is pretty forgiving if you consider the exceptions to §303.1. If the openings are not required for egress, operable sash may be avoided altogether if their is a whole house ventilation system. (see M1507) As for 8%, if there is an alternative artificial light source that can provide adequate (place esoteric number here) light then one can avoid meeting the requirement.
  23. Chad Fabry
    What Jim said: either scissor trusses or attic trusses.
  24. Chad Fabry
    Fiberglass w/o a vapor barrier in that location is plain useless. A nicely fitted 1" thick EPS foam board would be a far superior solution and thicker would be better still.
  25. Chad Fabry
    I laid 300 sf of 3x14 in our foyer in a herringbone pattern. It was a hellish experience. The pricks that bought weren't flat and they weren't uniform .
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