Chad Fabry

I agree about "an historian". It's clunky. The problem with me lecturing is I run out of stuff I know in about 8 minutes.

I inspected a Greek Revival house last week to provide the owners with a repair/ restoration strategy. It had the following combinations, and as best I could tell, they were all original. Mill straight sawn joists Hewn beams Cut nails but screws w/o gimlet point ( so pre 1835-ish) Riven lath Milled floorboards Balloon frame with 2x6 studs bearing directly on the foundation supporting a 6x10 beam under the 4x4 rafters on 30-inch centers It's a weird combination of materials and techniques for this area- by my estimate for them all to come together it must have been built almost exactly 1828-1830. Balloon framing with riven lath is something I've never seen. It's the only pre-1840 house I've seen w/ balloon framing. The framers must have been leading edge folks.

I don't think there is a requirement that the switch be *in* the room. E3903.2 Habitable Rooms At least one wall switch-controlled lighting outlet shall be installed in every habitable room and bathroom. [210.70(A)(1)] I don't know when the wall-switched lighting outlet rule was put into effect.

John, The explosive force of at least 125 PSI paired with a structurally compromised vessel that has a lot of square inches of surface area adds up to an undesirable outcome. I was filling a split rim truck tire assembly in 2001- the split rim broke at 65 PSI. The force of the resulting explosion ruined the tire cage and rocketed two, foot-long pieces of the ring through a twelve inch block wall. I am convinced that had I been filling the assembly sans cage I and a few employees would have been killed.

They have excellent scrap value.I'd guess you're looking at nearly 3 bucks worth of stuff.If you take a half day and separate the metals, you'll net $5

No. It's less powerful than any of my hand-held drills.

We got back from Portland on Sunday night. We spent the first two days in Oregon in a little cottage on Netarts' Bay then we saw Oregon's biggest Sitka spruce with a trunk diameter of 15 feet. It was pretty darn fantastic. The next day we drove 6 hours one way to Jedediah Smith State Park in California to see the redwoods which were humbling, primordial and awe-inspiring. But between the two tree days, we had a wonderful dinner with Jim Katen and Les Van Alstine at Mother's Bistro. Jim was smart and funny. He also has an idea or two about how to get rich inspecting houses. Les was philosophic and spoke directly to my wife. (see the second photo) I couldn't always hear him but I think he was saying that he's already rich from inspecting houses. It was like a bonus that I got to see Don Norman and Charlie Sessums. And after 15 years, I was lucky to meet Mike O'Handley as well.

That's very cool.

The seventh then.

Thanks, Jim. I appreciate the help! It'd be great to meet you. Maybe we (including Les) can get together for dinner on Friday the 8th?

It's fine. The 100 amp breaker is just a switch. Nice to hear from you. Stop by and visit more.

We'll be in Portland, Oregon for four days in early September. Anyone have some *must do* suggestions?

Slicing/ shearing the end of a log like slicing bologna would be the first step to produce produce chips like those ... so would agressive cross grain planing.

Dennis, Please explain why high humidity causes a white powder with gas furnaces.

It's not sex unless someone ends up with cooling fin imprints on their butt.

Consider the installation has the same effect as slope and 3/8" on that 10-inch tread would exceed 2%. Regardless of whether it's compliant, it's a shit-ass set-up. What did the installation do to the nosing?

It would. No matter what, it's not the simplest way to accomplish whatever they did.

I suppose the energized white wire is feeding the bottom cable black wire. The upper white wire is the neutral for the black wire. I wonder if the ground wire was acting as a neutral for the bottom black load. The single breaker could control two loads anywhere in the house from the one location. I can't think of any compelling reason to wire it that way.

I was a Sherwin-Williams fan, but now I've changed to Benjamin Moore. Their Aura line like John said, is fantastic.

It wouldn't stink under sink if it was that. #Plumber wrong.

I'm voting something dead under the cabinet.

Evaporator icing up

You're smart.

The house is in 1928 story and a half. It's a rubble foundation that has been parged. There are newer (about 10 years old) vinyl windows in place in the basement. The photo shows the bottom of the window pushed upward. It's moved enough so that the window is jammed shut and the sash itself is distorted. I didn't see any signs of significant movement anywhere in the structure. Except for this wall, all the walls were covered in finished surfaces. That said, the floors felt flat, the doors closed square in their frames, and the house looked level and plumb. I'm not coming up with any plausible explanation for the issue. It affects three of five windows. The guy that I usually rely on for foundation issues asserts that it's from saturated masonry freezing. I'm not sure that explains the condition.

I like the UC35...usb rechargeable, 1,000 lumens. Fenixstore.com gives my little inspection school a 15% discount. Code=chad15