Brandon Whitmore

Also, where would you place the second nail per stud? I noticed this note on James Hardie's installation instructions: Face Nailing should only be used where required for high wind areas and must not be used in conjunction with Blind Nailing I'm trying to think of one installation where no face nails were installed when the system was blind nailed. Doesn't that mean that we should see no face nails anywhere in the system (when blind nailed as is typically the case)?

Can anyone tell me why they specify 2 nails per stud for face nailing under note w, while requiring only 1 nail per stud for concealed fastening? This is in regards to fiber cement lap siding......... Thanks,

If you're talking about that vertical member, it is turned the wrong direction by 90 deg. I wouldn't think that was a truss member as a result. Also, is there a bearing wall where the bottom chords/ floor joists rest in the center of that photo (that would make it not a truss system). Oh yeah, what Mike said too.................. can't really see much.

None that I can recall.

Just wanted to let you know they have been updated/ changed as of August. The only change I see after a quick review is that they no longer recommend caulk at butt joint treatment (use flashing).

If it failed, it ain't correctly built for it's needs.

Jim, believe it or not, I've seen a couple of sunken tubs. One was in a daylight basement about 2 months ago. On this recent one, they had built the Master bath up a few feet off of the slab grade level. They also sloped part of the tiled bathroom flooring back into the tub which was pretty cool. I wish I could remember whether they had poured concrete or framed in the raised area. I can't tell you how they built it, because there was not access to this area. I was curious as well. I think it was a 1960's home, and I couldn't find any signs of problems. It looked like it had been well done. The other one was a couple of years ago at least, and I can't remember the details.

Richard, beat you by 20 seconds. Great minds think alike.

Uhhhh.... could be to urinate in while keeping it off of your feet? [:-graduat Apparently y'all haven't been to rodeo's where the men's restroom's have trough's instead of urinals where all the men just line up...

Matt, Whenever I see something strange like that, I will write down the model #, etc. for the unit and look up the installation instructions at home. That is, unless the instructions happen to be tucked in beneath the unit. Question for all....... How many of you will/ will not light a pilot on a gas lot unit?

I think that the fence is too close (pure speculation), but you need to rely on the manfacturer's installation instructions.

Derbigum (at least todays material) looks like the standard modified bitumen product. It must take a lot of wear to show like the one on this post............... http://www.derbigum.com/US/US_products_derbigum.html

Looks like a built up roof where they forgot to put the tar on it? What's the roof slope on that thing? It looks like it has a pretty steep slope for a flat roof membrane.

So, what's a snow load? In my inspection area we had better watch out, we may get a couple inches of build up for a couple of day's.

In Oregon, vent pipes only have to be 6" high. Is the 12" height a state requirement, or model building code requirement in your area? We have a manufactured home building code in this state, but I have never read it to find out if the 6" requirement exists. (I just write them up anyway's-- it is pretty simple to extend a vent pipe)

http://www.culturedstone.com/technical/ ... etail4.asp Here's Ownen's Corning's best practice detail for this installation showing flashing at this area.

Just thought someone might find this site interesting. http://www.coolgreenenergystore.com/id1.html

Not accessible ones, but newer manufactured homes have ventilation provided. Maybe instead of saying attic, I should have said air space between the roof and ceiling? Bill, thanks for the breather vent pic, I am yet to see one of those on an inspection. I only see a flat roof system once every few months at the most. I almost turned down this mobile home inspection, but things aaaarreee sllllllooowwwww right now. The place was selling for about 20k furnished. I am guessing that most people purchasing these things opt to not have them inspected.

Thanks guy's .......I pretty much knew that wasn't the right way, I just wanted to know what the right way was. These vents are actually being used as the bathroom exhaust openings. Which brings me to another question......... Did they originally provide attic ventilation for these older mobile homes with the domed roof's?

Is there a proper way to install a standard roof vent on a EPDM roof? I checked a couple of sites and couldn't find anything showing a roof vent detail. Image Insert: 118.12 KB This is my first ever EPDM roof-- they just don't use them much around here. It has been installed on a 1980 mobile home, and was installed over the existing domed style metal roof

Your concerns are legitimate.

From my common sense stand on this, to heck with the fire separation when you have a fire sprinkler system installed (when functional). I am super picky on separation issues in garages (99 of 100 written up). Super heated gases can squeak through most any gap-- the sprinkler system should prevent the spread of the fire before that's an issue. Sorry--no code help.

Hi Jim, I read that section-- problem is that there is no heat register in that room. There is no cover on the back or front side-- it really is a decent sized opening. It just seems like it will screw with the design-- I would guess close to half of the air will end up coming from the laundry room, but I could be wrong. I have been told that all of the units throughout the high rise are this way (new high rise adjacent to the new OHSU building). Here's the code: - M1602.2 Prohibited sources. Outdoor and return air for a forced-air heating or cooling system shall not be taken from the following locations: - - 1. Closer than 10 feet (3048 mm) to an appliance vent outlet, a vent opening from a plumbing drainage system or the discharge outlet of an exhaust fan, unless the outlet is 3 feet (914 mm) above the outside air inlet. - - 2. Where flammable vapors are present; or where located less than 10 feet (3048 mm) above the surface of any abutting public way or driveway; or where located at grade level by a sidewalk, street, alley or driveway. - - 3. A room or space, the volume of which is less than 25 percent of the entire volume served by such system. Where connected by a permanent opening having an area sized in accordance with ACCA Manual D, adjoining rooms or spaces shall be considered as a single room or space for the purpose of determining the volume of such rooms or spaces. - - - Exception: The minimum volume requirement shall not apply where the amount of return air taken from a room or space is less than or equal to the amount of supply air delivered to such room or space. - - 4. A closet, bathroom, toilet room, kitchen, garage, mechanical room, furnace room or other dwelling unit. - - 5. A room or space containing a fuel-burning appliance where such room or space serves as the sole source of return air. - - Exceptions: - - - 1. The fuel-burning appliance is a direct-vent appliance or an appliance not requiring a vent in accordance with Section M1801.1 or Chapter 24. - - - 2. The room or space complies with the following requirements: - - - - 2.1. The return air shall be taken from a room or space having a volume exceeding 1 cubic foot for each 10 Btu/h (9.6 L/W) of combined input rating of all fuel-burning appliances therein. - - - - 2.2. The volume of supply air discharged back into the same space shall be approximately equal to the volume of return air taken from the space. - - - - 2.3. Return-air inlets shall not be located within 10 feet (3048 mm) of any appliance firebox or draft hood in the same room or space. - - - - 3. Rooms or spaces containing solid-fuel burning appliances, provided that return-air inlets are located not less than 10 feet (3048 mm) from the firebox of such appliances. Thanks for the replies all, My vacation awaits..............

AHA---- thanks Mike

Anyone know why my pic's will come up without re- sizing them, but once re- sized not show? Sorry for the large pic file. I am using the free microsoft image re-sizer