Erby

My client was very impressed, as was the realtor who'd identified it as asbestos, with the resources I was able to draw on. YOU GUYS! Thanks. I appreciate it!

Just had to share this photo of a classic toilet I found yesterday in the house with the combed cedar shingle siding. Image Insert: 42.81 KB

So I take Mike's reference to "Combed Cedar Siding" and go googling to see if I can find some pictures that match mine and y'all's description. Ninth item down on the page pops up this reference: "Exterior siding ID please! - The Inspector's Journal ForumsIt's combed cedar siding. Some folks refer to it as striated cedar siding. It's as common around here as liberals at a Democratic party convention. ... www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.a ... Y_ID=52922 - 2 hours ago - Similar pages - Note this " Google Juice or what!

No. (EDIT) Crap, I stand corrected. See below.

A little help with ID of this siding would be appreciated. House is 1960's construction. My first thought was some kind of fiber cement but, as the side view picture shows, it's more flexible than a fiber cement siding piece. Close view Image Insert: 54.26 KB Bottom view. Image Insert: 46.17 KB Side view Image Insert: 47.75 KB Close view Image Insert: 53.24 KB Distant view Image Insert: 98.46 KB

Douglas can be reached at: douglas@codecheck.com www.codecheck.com

I used to stick that in mine. "It's broke. Consult a qualified licensed xxx to determine all needed repairs & best repair method, to estimate costs, and to peform any repairs deemed necessary." Got tired of writing that everywhere. Now I use (one time in the beginning): "As I don't know the qualifications of the seller or the buyer to conduct repairs, I always recommend that you consult a qualified licensed professional in the appropriate trade to determine all needed repairs and best repair method, to estimate costs, and to perform all repairs deemed necessary. That's what I mean when I write "Repair as necessary", "Fix it" or ANY other terms implying the need for repair / replacement. You need to decide for yourself if you or the seller's qualifications, experience and knowledge would allow the repair to be made without using a qualified licensed trade professional." AND "It's broke. Fix it." Erby Former Tilt A Whirl Greaser Former Giver of Free Rides for Girls who put out Jun - Aug 1975 It was a wonderful summer!

Over Engineering!!

Try this one for your state of Mary Land, John. http://www.mde.state.md.us/programs/air ... /index.asp

"I want the wife of the deployed sailor to read it, like it and hire me." Then follow this guy's example!!! Dan The Handyman If you're worth it, you'll be busier than heck![:-slaphap[:-slaphap[:-slaphap

I don't do water testing but some do. Don't know if they use it for that purpose. She got the report because your buyer's realtor probably sold it to her. I wouldn't tell her anything othe than the report is outdated and confidential. If she wanted my opinion, I'd be happy to sell it to the new buyer along with a new inspection. You can get your toes stepped on telling em anything about someone elses inspection. Why didn't you write your recommendation in your report? Verbal doesn't exist when the fan hits the -- or do I have that backwards.

Just in case they have gay sellers!. They just want to make sure they have all their bases covered.

Doug, sorry to hear you moved on. That horizontal crack sounds more like the wall being pushed in from the outside than the kid's basketball hurting it. He probably ought to check what's going on that's making the wall come in.

It'd be the kind thing to do.

I still remember 1986 when I got my hands on an IBM PC XT DOS with a whopping 10 MB hard drive. I wondered what I'd ever come up with that would fill up that hard drive. Now I know!

The best thing about HomeGauge is the customer service. HomeGauge, like the rest comes as an out of the box useable software complete with all the crappy canned comments that others come with. BUT, it's very easily customizable. I looked at it like a pile of bones. YOU get to put the bones together the way you want to and add all the muscles, nerves, skin etc so it comes out looking like you want it to. The software does all the programming stuff for you. I do a narrative version of it instead of the checkbox. HomeGauge has a user support message board on their website. Any thing I can't make it do for myself, their customer service will do fairly rapidly for me. In addition, there's several on-line tutorials on their website and a free one day training seminar if you go to their headquarters. I think it's tops. I have the skills to put together something in Word or similar, but consider my inspecting time more valuable than my programming time and don't think it'd work as slick as HomeGauge does once you get past the normal learning curve. The report upload (and offsite backup), e-mail to customers, and view tracking is very handy. Makes my report delivery real simple. About $30.00 bucks a month with two month discount for annual payment. I switched to it from Palm-Tech 2 years ago. Switch was a pain in the butt for about two weeks but I doubt I'll every change again because I really like it. They also have a pocket PC version that I hear is pretty slick but I choose not to use it. Good luck on your decision. Download trail versions of all of them and spend some time doing actual reports with each one. Pick what's best for you. Sometimes it's better to pay someone else to do something for you (because they do it all the time and it'd take you a lot longer to get it done) so you can spend more time inspecting and with the family.

What works better: Duct Tape - Electrical Tape - Corrugated Drain Pipe. Image Insert: 61.33 KB

I carry two ladders, an LG 17 and knock off LG that goes about 11-12 feet. Almost every attic can be reached with the knock-off. I've never ran into an attic scuttle than one or the other can't get me into, even the one that Randy posted. Even in those little closets and little scuttle holes in old houses. Image Insert: 595.92 KB The tele-steps just don't make me feel comfortable with the sway in them, kinda llike walking on a rope bridge.

I see them in Kentucky from time to time. They "usually" have a drain pan under them. I think a lot of the reason is simply access. Today's water heaters are pretty well insulated.

John, "PVC is ok for a cold water". You might want to doublecheck your reference. Quite a few places won't allow PVC for any potable water lines inside the residence.

Dripping, just dripping on both your parts![:-paperba[:-paperba

Brian, It's not. Jodi, Brush up on FPE Stab-Lock Panels. And if that is one, recommend they dump it all and start over.

It is pretty kewl what they come up. Who would a thunk about them doing ballet. But, did y'all know who leads a "double life" down under. Look closely at the name on the side of the "road train" crossing the bridge at about 1:55.

Sony Cybershot DSC-W55 about $180.00 bucks at Staples. You'll love the little orange beam (has something to do with autofocus but looks like an orange flashlight beam) that shoots out like a light to let you know where your aiming, especially in attics and crawl spaces. I use the VGA setting for home inspection pictures but it goes up to 7.2 megapixels.

Visit a bunch of inspector website for inspectors in your area. View the samples for ideas. Get your lawyer to draft something that's suitable for your specific use and area. Don't skimp on it. It'll save you down the road. Copying a generic one from somewhere ain't gonna do you much good. Did I say get your own lawyer to draft one suitable for your specific use and area.