Chad Fabry

I'm pretty sure there is zero intact UFFI left. Everything I've seen is crumbling and the surface of exposed UFFI is 40 years old now and so it always has a substantial layer of dirt and rodent scat. The photo looks like wet-spayed cellulose.

I was always under the impression that flexible connectors had to be protected by a bushing if they passed through a cabinet wall. The directions for the last boiler I installed provided a part number for the bushing.

It's aluminum. I'm curious, what will you report?

That's funny in an ironic sort of way.

Things work until they don't. A roof doesn't start leaking all over all at once.

Why is that strange? There's a roof leak.

On a properly installed roof, the underlayment never gets wet save for the rare wind event that drives water uphill for 5 inches. There's a nail between tabs, a nail worked up through the cover or two seams are aligned.

Our house is almost done. I never would have gotten approval to proceed if we weren't 90% complete.

They're coal burners. The surrounds are painted gaudy colors but we'll tone them down.

Tall narrow radiators in corners or lower wider jobs around perimeter? Mix? I'll bet there's tons of iron in there. Judging from the pipe diameters, it's always been hydronic. The room with the arches has under the floor radiators with wooden grilles above to preserve wall space for book shelves. All the other rooms have pretty nice tall/skinny radiators. What appear to be pilasters on the exterior are actually chases for chimneys. There were four chimneys each with two flues serving eight fireplaces. All the chimneys have been removed at the roof line but all the fireplaces are intact each with a different cast iron surround and mantle.

Two ordinary Dunkirk boilers hooked up in parallel with one set a tad lower than the other.

Yes, I keep the stone statue. I plan on giving it to you, Kurt. I also plan to use the room with the arches for a small inspector school and will also make it available to the public.

Swan That's the link to the listing. The pictures don't do it justice. I wrote a press release and Jimmy edited. I copied it and pasted it below. I already got a hit for rental space- it's a depressed area and I wasn't positive it would work, but I feel better now. "Residential construction expert and local resident Chad Fabry recently committed to purchasing the landmark Swan Library building at 4 North Main St. in Albion, across from the County Court and clerk offices. Fabry works primarily as a home and building inspector, but restoring and stewarding historic properties has long been his passion. William V. Barlow built the Fabry family home, an 1860?s Italianate villa near Holley, NY. Barlow also designed and built the Swan Library building. In 1851 Albion?s then-wealthiest resident, Roswell S. Burroughs, commissioned the Swan Library to be built as his family home. One of Burroughs? employees, William G. Swan, later acquired the structure. On March 17, 1900 (coincidentally, this is also Fabry?s wedding anniversary and the scheduled closing date for the transaction), Swan generously donated the structure to the Orleans community to use as a library- a use that would last for the next 112 years. The exterior of the building retains much of its 1850s Greek Revival roots, but the interior is a substantially intact time capsule from the late Victorian era remodel that changed the structure from a home to a public building. The Swan Building is an important part of Albion history and Fabry plans to make as few changes as possible; taking care to make all changes reversible so that the building can be restored to its current condition in the future. Tentative plans involve creating the most prestigious, high-end professional offices available in Orleans County, although Fabry is eager to hear reader ideas for uses that will benefit the community. ?My wife, Alana, and I welcome any suggestions on how to best use this building,? Fabry said. ?It's on the national historic register; we respect the architecture and its history. We want to make the best decisions we can for the building and the Orleans community. Please, share your great ideas.? Fabry can be reached at chad@structuresmart.com" Tom Breslawski, you can inspect it if you bring paint brushes and a good attitude.

http://www.orleanshub.com/news2015/Albi ... nesday.htm

I hear the agents like foot rubs.

I'd suggest replacement. To be honest though, on my house I'd give it two wraps with 3m #77 Electrical tape and paint to match.

Is that your wife's hand?

Anecdotally, I've seen a dozen or so leaking faster than water evaporates.

I call Phillip Smith. If he smells it, it goes in the report.

Can't go wrong with Stabila. That said, the new Fat Max has a rafter hook.

I've used tankless heaters for radiant heating. The only concern is keeping the input temperature at or below the recommended maximum and the output at or below 135 degrees Fahrenheit. The heater doesn't care that it's heating the same water over and over and the circulator provides enough flow to start the firing sequence.

HA HA HA HA HA HA, Lord, you crack me up

That's not incompetence, that's intentional thievery.

The corrosion all but certainly won't affect function. That said, I bet there's a drafting issue and the valve is exposed to combustion by-products on a regular basis.

I originally told the electrician I was almost certain that the scenario was not allowed, but that I'd check. I called him today and told him he was right and I was wrong. The guy just started laughing- he thought it was hilarious. When he stopped, he told me that even though he knew he was right, he never thought I'd admit I was wrong so he sent guy back to change the wire from the panel to the receptacle. Apparently he's used to BIs being full of crap and sticking to it.