Jerry Simon

Kinda looks like how they winterize in Illinois. It's a rare thing indeed to have a home de-winterized and not find a burst pipe. I truly believe the protocol here is to have Larry, Darryl and Darryl sit out in the truck, drink the anti-freeze to get a buzz, then piss in each toilet and sink to distribute the anti-freeze. I wish that was tongue-in-cheek.

All other concerns aside, with regards to your question, looks like it's simply a back-fed panel.

Without trying to sound harsh... How does moisture "happen" to get through the second layer? Then, how does that moisture "happen" to get through the first layer as well? Then, how does that same moisture get under the roofing felt? Sounds like magic moisture.

It's just that sometimes you see 'em, and sometimes you don't... That's what my client thought... Actually, five this week, but only twelve for the entire month so far...

This looked funny, no step up to/in front of the whirlpool tub deck. I see such more often than I don't; is a step supposed to be there? Click to Enlarge 30.55 KB

Yeah, but wasn't that your psilocybin mushroom phase?

Nope, not a cold pour. The lines/shapes/colors/cardboard(?) are from the forms. I stripped tens-of-thousands of such forms in another life. Perhaps from a minimal/poor form-oiling job. Client ain't got no need to fret.

Yeah, I got Word 2010, and as Katen put it, it's like cooking in someone else's kitchen. It's really wonderful, though, once you do get used to it, especially the picture editing which is out of this world. I also like how every time it starts, a picture of a nekkid lady comes up for a few seconds, and a different one every time at that.

(Ahem, cough, cough.) President Regan's statement was a splendid example of the imperative, but, I doubt that it had anything to do with the removal of the Berlin Wall. The USSR was broke and the economy in collapse - given enough time the wall would have fallen down on its own. We're next.

Attorneys I know think the numbered summary list at the end of my reports make their job much easier; they simply ask their client which items they want addressed, then concentrate on those rather than having to glean info from a long report.

[quote name="Bain Also' date=' why is it necessary to include, "There is a detached garage near the house. The garage wall framing was readily visible. The framing in the garage ceiling was readily visible. The garage floor was readily visible. The garage overhead door is metal. The door has an automatic opener. The opener has an automatic electric eye to reverse the door when an object crosses the door's path. This is a child-safety feature.""] ( I copied and pasted, hence the formatting.)? I understand about letting people know whether you can see something or not, but who cares if the garage door is metal or wood? If a buyer can't discern something like that, he isn't smart enough to care whether you did. As Kurt can verify, our IL licensing requires us to *describe* things. Yes, I have to describe stuff like flloor coverings. Dear Client, in case you're wondering, yeah, that's carpet down thar. If I didn't have to describe stuff, I wouldn't, and my report would be 10% of the size it is now. I say I looked inside plumbing stacks and the like more as CMA statements; hard to come back later and claim I didn't. And, yes, my software does that for me (software will also say I didn't do something because...like not checking plumbing stacks because I didn't want to fall off the steep roof). Regardless of what you say, I take your last comment as personal and I'm gonna come down there and kick your ass.

Have at it. Thanks. Download Attachment: Inspection Report for Stephanie.pdf 828.29 KB

Also, I never say something like "Install a smoke detector here", or "Fix the leak". I always say "Have an electrician install a smoke detector here", or "Have a plumber fix the leak". I just know some day some guy will fall off a ladder and kill himzelf installing the smoke detector, or flood the house fixing the leak, and his wife will be pissed.

I ain't got a clue, but I'm sure how much roof surface the gutter handles comes into play. I call it like courts call porn; I'm not sure what it is, but I know (it's wrong) when I see it.

Have. Have a plumber fix it. Have a plumber check it and do whatever needs doing to fix it. Have the stained ceiling opened up so the source of the leak can be diagnosed and eliminated. Have any hidden moisture damage above the ceiling addressed as/if needed as well. You still wanna say recommened? Then say "I recommend you have..."

Bic

Yep. Sacristy sink. Google sacristy sink.

The Sacristy

It's very hard for us Illinois folk to realize Wisconsin home inspectors actually had to attend school (1st grade, 2nd grade, etc.).

We commiserate occasionally about how slow it's been. We all agree the last 2-3 years has been horrible. That said, IT'S NEVER, EVER BEEN THIS SLOW. One job last week, two this week. Yeah, the economy is improving...NOT.

Yep. Wife was just musing on our evening walk last night...what if God didn't make bird poop so it could be easily washed away with rain? That's righteous glory. Now, anyone wanna talk raccoon pee?

No, it was. This is something I see each and every time I find a raccoon infestation in an attic. I've seen it a hundred times if not more, and thought I'd finally ask about it. Like Kurt said, a lot is mashed-down, but much is simply missing. Iz funny...I figured Kurt would know about this. I see such often up on the north shore, in those ritzy lakefront suburbs (think Risky Business, the movie), close to where he lives - close, but no cigar; Evanston is full of yuppie scum and it's going to hell.

Not mashed, down...gone. Almost every time... Left side of pict it's mashed, but on right side...gone. Click to Enlarge 52.44 KB

Whenever I find piles of raccoon poop in an attic, I also notice that significant amounts of loose-fill fiberglass insulaiton are missing. Anyone know where it went? Do the raccoons eat it, use it for nesting, sell it?

My website boasts I'm physically fit, and can fit into tight crawl spaces, walk roofs, and do things other inspectors (read fat ones) can't do. 'Course, as I ballooned last year when I quit drinking, I had to take that part out. I am getting to my goal, though, as discussed on a previous thread, of losing 55 pounds by my 55th birthday seeing how I was born in '55. Down 45 pounds already, so I put that part back in the website. Don't know if I can lose the next 10 by the 22nd of this month, though. How are all the rest of the weight-losers from that othere thread doing?