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Wow! so these bricks made it to the middle part of the country and maybe farther. I talked to an old timer in my area and he seemed to think they were just a local thing but I guess not. And it seems like they do not hold up well in other climates either. If anyone else has them in their state or has any info on them feel free to reply. Thanks.

Hi all, here in Chester County, (eastern PA) there are buildings from the 1920's thru 1950 made from a brick that is light red to almost a "pinkish" color, they are rather heavy but don't hold up as well as common red bricks. sorry I don't have a pic of them but I have been searching. They have been used to build homes as well as garage buildings. My question is are these common to anywhere else in the country? and does anyone know anything about them, name, etc. maybe Bill or someone from PA could help. Thanks.

Jerry, That was my question (above). I guess like I said, a water heater technically heats cold water to make it hot, so it is not a HOT water heater, it makes the COLD water hot. I know from going to court for a friend of mine that the other person's attorney will disect every word you say on tne stand so you have to speak precisely.

OK let me see if I understand why you can't say hot water heater vs. water heater. Would it be because the water heater heats COLD water not hot water?

Paul, sounds like that customer got over on you, I didn't know that we had to inspect trees!

Somebody did a nice job of detailing that old Rudd water heater!

Looks like a rather neat wiring job, but I can't say the same for all that junk on the outside wall of the house.

Danny, Did you report the cans?

Phil, Somebody somewhere has to have control over that county, town, etc. plus that builder must be a real jerk, after the buyer pays x amount of dollars for the house why can't the builder make it "complete". what else was missing?

Here's a similar story to Steve's. I recall reading somewhere about a HI that was asked to inspect a house in a bad part of a town on kind of short notice. He had a gun but not a permit to carry it, so that was out, he couldn't get a security gaurd lined up for 2 weeks (too long), and he definitely didn't want to be there by himself. He went to a temp labor agency nearby and asked for a big strong gentlemen to help him move some equipment, they said they had just the fellow, and he was available on short notice. 2 days later he went to pick up this fellow for the job, he was 6'3" and about 240lbs. and lifted weights, and on top of that had a scary look to his face (perfect!) he took him to the site and told him he wasn't going to lift anything just be a "supervisor". He was thrilled and just strolled around the property, turns out he knew some of the "knuckleheads" in the area and when they tried to approach the house he told them he was "working" and sent them on their way. The inspection was completed peacefully and the gentlemen's cost was added to the job. I could picture this happening in my town and thought it was kind of a funny story.

Well you got me, at least it's UL listed! let's see who knows.

Don't you just love folks that post a topic for reply and never return?

Did you ever see a seller that admitted that there were things wrong with their house? Everything is always fine because "so and so" said it was.

Joe, Did the prospect buy the barn? Seems like it needs a lot of work.

Yeah, apparently the homeowner or his brother in law was a electrician and used what ever they had laying around. I would tell the buyer either plan on replacing the whole mess or every morning when he gets up head for the crawl space door and check for leaks.

That thing at the top is an air bleed valve commonly seen on hot water furnaces, never saw one on a hot water heater before. just unscrew the cap and take a nail (or similar object) and push down on the valve core and any air will come out along with a shot of water. be careful

And wouldn't you think that a heavy rain would send a lot of water down that hill towards the garage door? They are going to have to get that fixed before they ever sell that house. build a driveway and possibly a retaining wall next to it.

My grandfather was a stone and brick mason from Italy, came to USA in the 20's he built many a stone wall around homes in my town back then and driving by some of them today they are still almost 100% perfect. It still amazes me the skills the old timers had back then.