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Roxann died today, memorial donations accepted. Download Attachment: RIP_Roxann05-03-2006.JPG 126.73 KB Yep, that my standard size Zippo she's on.

fyrmnk i had the same thing happen on 2 jobs last year only difference is both were noted in my reports. it is not uncommon for the evaps to be 1/2 to 1 T less than condensers around these parts. r.e. agent stepped in with his broker and told the warranty service they would discontinue sending new clients. response was we made a mistake in both policy reviews and will replace the units for our normal $50.00 sevice fee. these vendors are no different than insurance companies that deny claims until someone grows balls, disputes denials, stands up to them, or contacts someone higher up the food chain. when dealing with bottom feeders start at the top and work your way down. the bad taste doesn't last near as long. i'd contact the components manufacture to get their spin on this specific set up before i would cave.

DL, http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txherps/snakes/ MarkSnake appears to be http://www.zo.utexas.edu/research/txher ... ciata.html

no dancing here just search, identify, and destroy when necessary Pest Control Gazette www.usapco.com http://www.pestworld.org/Consumer/pest.asp?Mode=Search

mike, the page has been moved could you please post the direct link or search heading thanx,

do any of you have experience with these or other systems? http://www.watercop.com/ http://www.thehydroguard.com/ thanx,

Danny, I'd have to defer this one to the AHJ just to be safe. Regional opinion will most likely be different. Codes interpretation is a tricky business and there are opinions galore, just look at these boards. Mine wouldn't matter in Jacksonville, FL.

Attic plumbing insulation absence was in the report. Buyers walked today because the builder said "your inspector has picked this to pieces" I guess for a brand new condo stucco below pavement-soil, 34" wide stairways, current plumbing leaks at service stop valves, accessible parking, inactive under ground garage sump, absent AFCI's at 2 of 3 bedrooms, neutrals mutli tapped... I am too nit-picking.

Thanks to all for the links and other info. The circulation pump sounds like the ticket for a 3-story condo. This is not a Grundfos circulator. I'm sure of that. Even during a senior moment I'd remember that name once seen again. I'll be going back if the clients don't back out for other reasons and will get the mfg. ID this time I'll put it in my money clip where I wont loose it before I can do the research. There's plenty of room in there I'm married. I did call out the unsecured pipe on unsecured 2x4 blocking. They ran all of the plumbing and the gas lines in the same manner, lazy. What is controlling the pump? Good question and I wont know without mfg. specs. 2Bcontinued...or it's on to a new property for these folks. They are not happy campers. Neither of their current vehicles can enter the parking garage. Approach is down a single lane alley hard left over a speed hump, under a 6’9â€

Anyone know who's this is and what it does? I found this electric supplied valve on what appears to be a segregated water supply with a hose bibb termination located in the attic next to the water heater. Of course I took notes, name, model #...and left them between first, second inspection, and home, can't remember the name except I think it ended with 'man. Download Attachment: mysteryvalve.JPG 72.95 KB Download Attachment: mysteryvalve2.JPG 72.27 KB Thanks in advance for any help.

M. COME OUT OF THE LIGHT INTO THE DARK http://www.theatrecrafts.com/humour_darksuckers.html

If you've never been close enough to hear these guys in action check out http://www.homesafeinspection.com/index ... Itemid=112 Turn the volume up. We have become a disposable society. Consumers will accept crap and inferior products everyday knowing full well there is a bigger, better, latest, and greatest just around the corner. Therefore industries are happy to oblige providing them just what they think they "need" at less expense. Look at your own market aren't older home sales in a slump compared to new home sales? Around here the PB are high end and no more shields hell it's hard to locate a pretreat certificate on a lot of the new builds. Maybe the 6 mil under slabs is good enough???

http://www.gaf.com/General/GafMain.asp?Silo=ARCH&WS=GAF There is a one time registration. I've only had 1 email to thank me for registering.

Don't be so quick to judge. I'm dyslexic and at first glance thought that said POT maybe that's the problem here, too much POT. Ignorance is bliss, but stupidity winds up costing. This aint gonna be cheap.

And here's the Simpson Strong Tie code reports to connect all of that material http://www.strongtie.com/literature/cod ... urce=hpnav they also have free CD's and a 4"x6" booklet Installer's Pocket Guide I find this invaluable information on phase and construction draw inspections

No sir, by definition the lady of the house holds title to that position. See 1 a-b Main Entry: pet Pronunciation: 'pet Function: noun Etymology: perhaps back-formation from Middle English pety small -- more at PETTY 1 a : a pampered and usually spoiled child b : a person who is treated with unusual kindness or consideration : DARLING 2 : a domesticated animal kept for pleasure rather than utility Actually Roxann is more of an interest or hobby I have with observing all things in nature and in no way meets the domesticated requirements for 2.

She's at it again! Started this at 7 am CST this is an hour and twenty minutes of her effort. 300+ eggs again. The sac to the right is from last year, it's empty. I'll try to catch the spiderlings exiting in 20-30 days. Download Attachment: RoxannEggSac03-05-06.JPG 74.16 KB

Mr. Kelly, I’d delete the portion of your post about the “peelingâ€

Absofrickinlutely I have a friend that is an Entomologist with the local university we be buggin’ A note to all please do not think or be fooled that cold weather has slowed these critters down. When in attack mode like you entering their space they may look stunned, slow acting, but beware they have the ability to strike quickly remember that’s how the survive. It has only gotten down to +17F this winter and ROXANN had a cricket that morning, hadn’t seen her move an inch for days, then BAM hit that sucker from a foot away in the blink of an eye. Brown recluse are the really bad boys on the block much harder to spot and the bites cause flesh-eating wounds that take weeks or months to heal, very nasty.

The orange sac to the left of MGB's photo is her egg sac 25-900 younguns per lay. I've watched and counted 357 coming out of a pinhole in the sac, one by one, until it was empty. Mama laying the eggs and spinning the sac takes about 1 1/2 hours. Fellas meet ROXANN, ROXANN meet the fellas. Had her since summer '05. She's had over 1,500 offspring that have devoured one another down to her and 2 other females. Download Attachment: ROXANN.JPG 94.65 KB

Les, Make that 17 You-fee=UFFI The CDC Mold Work Group recently published (OCT. 2005) a guidance document entitled “Mold: Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Ritaâ€

I took these courses a few years ago and received the full AIA credits and certificates. They register your form B information with the University of Oklahoma, AIA/CES records if you are an AIA member. http://www.parex.com/educate.html

O.K. so when I first saw these they are basketball size and similar in shape just irregular surface. Once bumped they crumbled as depicted. So this is how UFFI acts on the first date. I'll never ask it out again!

OK, interior EIFS without cement, mesh, and acrylic = UFFI

Mike, I’m not into collecting samples. But may in the future if these encounters persist on other inspections. As far as yours and Les’s theory of a foam or urea formaldehyde insulation. I’ve seen much of this and this is not what I think I saw. These were more along the puffball theory but much larger. Very light and fluffy, easily disturbed from original shape, semi exploded upon contact as depicted. Chris, seen lime but usually hardens not softens and never seen lime fluff up like this stuff. What would one use lime for in the attic? Paul, you’re thinking like I was fungus. And yes I reported as an unusual unidentified mass further sampling and testing required for specific identification. After hundreds of crawls this was a "first encounter" therefore unusual to say the least considering the crawl was dry. Jim, I’m not familiar with the term UFFI but if there is no copywrite can I use in future reports? Swarga, do albino cows really crap white or were you just pulling my leg? I don’t think it was dried Burma. The alien egg thing would work for me but then I’d have nightmares of killing another life form on first contact. As I’ve aged I’ve tried not to kill things intentionally or unintentionally unless I was hungry. These neither appealed to my appetite at the time or my normal cuisine habits.