AHI in AR

Gotta get those state government revenues up somehow! http://www.remodeling.hw.net/business/c ... ttlement_o

If water table sounds wrong to you it can be called a drip cap and (most) people will understand.

"Gently embellishment, so the bathroom space to show the casual and green living, people closer to nature." How true. I've always tried to embrace this philosophy. The practice of gently embellishment rocks!..[]

The old girl has a quiet dignity that still shows despite the neglect and remuddling.

I don't remember if LP Inner Seal is one that does this or not but there are sometimes markings on the back indicating date of manufacture, mill, etc.

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To answer your first question, it's very easy to identify. Google it and you'll see distinctive patterns embossed in the siding. The siding itself starts out 7/16" thick and can swell to twice that size on the bottom edges, and fungus often is growing out of the cracks. It absorbs water, delaminates, and then the damage/deterioration accelerates.

Yep. I've never seen one exactly like it though. May be a later model.

Interesting. I have never been contacted by yelp. However, I have had several people leave (positive) reviews there that were sent into the purgatory known as "not currently recommended". The only commonality I can find is that all of them were left by people who didn't previously have other reviews on yelp. Apparently that makes yelp suspicious.

My experience with Angie's List has been different. I do not pay to advertise on Angie's list and never have, but I have been fortunate enough to have enough clients leave positive reviews that it has benefited my business greatly. I did have a situation recently where the seller of a home which I inspected recently left a negative review. Apparently she thought that multiple 1/2" wide cracks in the brick veneer on an 11-year-old home were normal. Angie's List removed her review without question because it is their policy not to allow reviews by people who didn't actually hire the service provider.

Not to be a grammar Nazi or anything, but unless you are literally expecting a boat to drop off a ladder, then you are awaiting a visit from the birthday fairy, not ferry. But seriously, I had a Telesteps fail on me several years ago. I switched to the 15'6" Xtend N Climb and haven't looked back. It's far better. Just don't get it damp or it won't shorten properly.

I am starting to do some relo inspections lately when I have time. I use Inspect Express for my regular reports but the relo company has a proprietary form they use. It's pretty basic and can be filled in quickly. That's the end of the good news. Unfortunately, it doesn't include any sort of photo managing software and they want a lot of pics. With my regular reports the photos are quickly and easily inserted into the body of the report. That can't be done with their software so I need some sort of software that allows me to take a batch of photos and quickly number them and add descriptions. Compatibility with Word would be a big plus. Frankly, these inspections don't pay what I'm used to getting and my main reason for pursuing them would be to fill in the slow times during the winter months. Considering that, I don't want to spend too much time diddling around with photos. Any recommendations?

It's immaterial except for my curiosity since it needs to be replaced anyway, but what's the age of this old girl? It predates my decoders. MN is 125-319. SN is LG 73190. (The LG might be part of model # since tag is vague) Judging by style and color it can't be newer than 1950's, right? Home was built in 1948 and enlarged around 1960 or so. Click to Enlarge 70.05 KB Click to Enlarge 68.21 KB

Well, if you're crawling along drunk it's the perfect height...

Looks like they couldn't run fast enough to stay on that exercise wheel in there!

It's not 100% reliable but I have caught problems with mine. Most of the false positives I find occur in receptacles close to the service panel -- just as the owner's manual tells you will happen. I have found that mine doesn't find all true bootlegs either. If the Suretest doesn't alert to bootlegs and then you look inside the panel and find a lack of ground wires it's time to take off some receptacle covers.

It eats only block? What chemical reaction is this? Marc I've never researched the reaction, but I have to assume that something leaches out of the concrete block when salt and water are combined.

If you're in doubt just pull the plate off and look. BTW, those 3 light testers can't find a bootleg ground. Looking can. Or use a better tester such as a Suretest.

Salt can be brutal. A couple years ago I inspected a house on a well where the water treatment equipment was in a tall crawlspace directly against the back foundation wall. Spillage out of stored bags of salt had damn near eaten all the way through the concrete block.

I don't see how it's a moot question. Intended as a year-round installation or not, the fact is that is how it's being used. Hence my question. There is no way to disconnect the hose and protect it from exposure since there's no way to store it anywhere else. The grill was a built-in type completely encased in brick. So even if you disconnect the hose at the coupling it is still exposed to the elements.

This is one of those questions that doesn't fit neatly into any forum category, but I'm asking it here. I'd look up more info but I'm on a shortened timeline to get the report out. Today's two year old home had a built in gas grill. Natural gas service was provided through a quick disconnect flexible line. It isn't too different from what I have on my camper, but I question whether it is intended for permanent exposure to the elements. No visible brand name, but the material is dark gray plastic of some type. First one to answer correctly gets my undying gratitude. Click to Enlarge 52.9 KB

It's definitely not solid surface; it's not a homogeneous mix like Corian. There is a clear gel coat (like you see with fiberglass boats) sprayed onto the mold surface and then the semi-liquid "marble" material is poured into the mold and stirred with a stick to give it some appearance of graining. A catalytic reaction causes it to harden, just like fiberglass. And the backsplash was integral as was the bowl. Various bowl designs were available including a really cheesy (in my opinion) shell design with scalloped edges. The side splashes were separate.

Sounds exactly like cultured marble. It was stone dust and plastic resins mixed together and poured into a mold. Early stuff had gold glitter in it... presumably to complement the sparkly silver glitter in the textured ceilings coming into vogue then. Since there was only a thin clear gel coat on the top surface, thermal shock caused it to crack around the drain when hit with a lot of hot water quickly. Usually, one side of the vanity looks worse; that's the man's side where hot water used while shaving caused it to crack. Sort of. The stuff in your picture looks like a solid surface material. The thing I'm thinking of is all cast in a single piece, including the backsplash and it's never quite as subdued as the one in your picture. It also has a tendency to develop cracking around the drain flange.

You mean the "cultured marble" type?

Thanks Bill. After seeing that the post discussing these things was over 5 years old I don't feel so bad for not remembering what it was.