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  1. Chad Fabry
    I thumped on the windows and the brick. Nothing budged at all. The odd junctures are caused by the faux columns on either side of the window.They're just standing there looking contrived.
  2. Chad Fabry
    The brick veneer is pulling away from the house below the window on the left. That's a pretty common failure. What's not common is the sill soldiers are broken below both sides of the window. The same condition exists under both sides and the center mullion of the window below the porch roof. It sure seems like the window framing and veneer have become de facto load bearing components. There is no overt sign of structural movement inside. Doors closed square, floors felt flat, walls looked plumb. I couldn't test the casement windows because they're 30-year-old builder grade windows and all the hardware was stripped or broken.
  3. Chad Fabry
    I've seen it in old granaries with walls built of stacked (the flat way) 2x12's and floors of bins built the same way. I think the name of the system is "robust".
  4. Chad Fabry
    503.10.10 Chimney connection. Where entering a flue in a masonry or metal chimney, the vent connector shall be installed above the extreme bottom to avoid stoppage. Where a thimble or slip joint is used to facilitate removal of the connector, the connector shall be firmly attached to or inserted into the thimble or slip joint to prevent the connector from falling out. Means shall be employed to prevent the connector from entering so far as to restrict the space between its end and the opposite wall of the chimney flue
  5. Chad Fabry
    Who are you and what have you done with Les VanAlstine?
  6. Chad Fabry
    When you're dealing with an esoteric subject matter and you're writing for a broad audience, it's very challenging to make an article readable enough to compel any but the most ardent reader to finish it. I think "unbridled" is exactly the right approach. The article is understandable to a very broad audience. If he clenched his ass cheeks, pursed his lips and scowled while he wrote it, nobody would read it.
  7. Chad Fabry
    I'm sure you've heard about the fire in London. Here's Listiburek's take on the whole thing. Joe Listiburek is really smart. He's highly educated and he deals with complex subjects. While you're reading about the fire, I urge you to take note of his writing style- it is exactly what Jimmy was talking about in his series of excellent tutorials. Lstiburek's thoughts
  8. Chad Fabry
    The instructions I've read always specify the diameter change in the vertical portion so that condensate does not accumulate.
  9. Chad Fabry
    What you should see is no flashing and no caulk. Caulking the bottoms of any clapboard is a really bad practice. An even worse practice is caulking the bottom of the bottom clapboard. Around here the water tables are angled as Jim pointed out but most of them have a profile that mimics the depth of the clapboard and precludes the need for a flashing.
  10. Chad Fabry
    What Bill said. (as always)
  11. Chad Fabry
    Yes.
  12. Chad Fabry
    I have one. It's silent and effective. After an hour it's too hot to touch.
  13. Chad Fabry
    The straps are adhered to the wall using an awesome epoxy product. The repairs typically come with lifetime warranties. I've seen dozens and I haven't yet seen a failure.
  14. Chad Fabry
    Occasionally, I'll say, "if you're backing out of this deal, we can stop now and I'll give you a discount on your next inspection".
  15. Chad Fabry
    It doesn't hold nails well, so yes, it's a bad thing. Here, it'd be responsible for 40# a sf. I bet it's not much different in Chi Town.
  16. Chad Fabry
    I also vote Lennox.
  17. Chad Fabry
    "Attached to" is different than "supported by". If it's "supported by", it's wrong. I can't think of any prohibition against "attaching to".
  18. Chad Fabry
    I didn't inspect this place- I noticed it as we were driving along the Hudson River in the Town of Athens. There's a firm in my area who would say, "typical for a home this age".
  19. Chad Fabry
    In NY, AHJ's have zero latitude to overlook a requirement. You cannot indemnify negligence. Anecdotally, I haven't seen any nuisance tripping issues with the most recent wave of AFCI's.
  20. Chad Fabry
    I suspect Erby's opening statement was tongue-in-cheek. The roof should have been replaced ten years ago.
  21. Chad Fabry
    Trent, Is it service equipment? Please show the entire panel including the GEC.
  22. Chad Fabry
    I added it to the calendar- use the "create" button at the top. Select "event".
  23. Chad Fabry
    It's a guess but I think the scratch coat cured too quickly causing shrinkage cracks. The subsequent coats covered the cracks but they telegraph through. Let us know if it's only on the southern exposure.
  24. Chad Fabry
    That was funny.
  25. Chad Fabry
    Where it freezes, the vent diameter must be at least three inches to prevent frost closure. I'm not bothered by the change in size and I couldn't find anything that prohibits it- if water is running down the pipe it flows from smaller to larger. What probably limits the size is the number of fixture units. If I'm right and that's 2-1/2 inch pipe, just 6 FU's are allowed. If it's 3-inch pipe 12 FU's are allowed and it's probably OK for any normal modest house. All that said, it probably works fine.
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