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  1. Chad Fabry
    I think he had to do that to maintain pitch
  2. Chad Fabry
    Yours is nice bordering on OCD. My photo was tongue in cheek.
  3. Chad Fabry
    A true craftsman spares no effort to properly return the tile at the corners. All four corners had this level of workmanship.
  4. Chad Fabry
    Congrats on the cause of your maternity leave! That didn't sound right. Good luck with your new baby!
  5. Chad Fabry
    My mother is 92. She is the best mold detector I've ever known. You can't smoke or swear around her... what's this gig pay? I have to tell you though, before you can report the mold, she'll clean it up.
  6. Chad Fabry
    Yes. Clearly there are other issues. FWIW, I tried calling you but I couldn't get past the person who answered the phone. I even dropped the phrase, "close, personal friend".
  7. Chad Fabry
    Did you see the picture? Who else would you call?
  8. Chad Fabry
    That's what threw me for a loop. I metered the panel and there was 240v between any of the terminals. Luckily, Douglas Hansen answered his phone and told me what I was looking at- once he explained it, I sort of understood it- I had to see the schematic to get it.
  9. Chad Fabry
    No 120 v loads, it served only roof top HVAC Equipment. It made my brain smoke when I got to the basement and didn't find any 3-phase panels.
  10. Chad Fabry
    Corner grounded three phase in a single phase panel. Notice they re-identified the grounded conductor black.
  11. Chad Fabry
    I was a mechanic for a long time. Many of you have heard me say, "I'm still a better mechanic than I am anything else." Even though I fixed every single thing that came into my shop, I couldn't have fixed any of it without tools. Many inspectors simply do not have the proper tools in their box to enable them to produce quality reports. If you can't write, you can't write a great report.
  12. Chad Fabry
    To make the flame yellow, you have to have incomplete combustion which means a fuel-rich mixture.
  13. Chad Fabry
    Wow.
  14. Chad Fabry
    That's really cool. A little nerve wracking, but cool.
  15. Chad Fabry
    Even from here I can hear people copying and pasting Jim's explanation into their boiler.
  16. Chad Fabry
    it is *heater hose*.
  17. Chad Fabry
    This why I come to TIJ. Good thread, good information.
  18. Chad Fabry
    Supporting roof, ceiling, and one center bearing floor, the IRC says that 2 2x4's can span 27 inches. with a 50# snow load. Where you are, they can span 32 inches. 3 2x4's aren't in the chart but they're likely up to that task. Look at the plans.
  19. Chad Fabry
    So Mike, do you have any mushrooms left?
  20. Chad Fabry
    Me again, I covered passive voice, basic punctuation, misplaced modifiers (thanks to Bonnie Trenga's book), third person and run-ons. What common issues do you folks see that drive you nuts?
  21. Chad Fabry
    I was going to post something, but now I forgot. I figured it was a conspiracy. Thank you, Mike
  22. Chad Fabry
    No
  23. Chad Fabry
    I am grateful to Impaler of Horizons for reviving this thread. I'm writing a course on report writing and this provides fodder. In spite of my gratitude, I cannot help but think, Impaler of Horizons? WITAF is that all about? We're home inspectors, pretty much any nom de guerre will suffice. May I suggest Bruce?
  24. Chad Fabry
    I'm presenting at KREIA this fall and I need to do 3 hours on report writing. Truthfully, I could probably find enough material in my own reports (both good and bad) to use, but it'd be way better if some of you shared a report or two with me. I have a lot of confidence in this group's abilities and skills. I will cleanse your content and redact any identifying information for both you and your clients. If you would, please send them to me chad@structuresmart.com If you think it's too much trouble, think about about me... I have to read home inspection reports from people who are likely to be better writers than me.
  25. Chad Fabry
    Yes they do!
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