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  1. Jerry Simon
    Thanks, Chad. That was nice of you to say.
  2. Jerry Simon
    Whoever wants mine, they can have it (really). It weighs a ton, and I'm sorry I ever bought it as a back-up to my LG (which, by the way, I got in 1989 and have used since '93 for inspections).
  3. Jerry Simon
    I agree. However: Shingles installed in a valley are valley shingles. Shingles installed on a hip ridge are hip ridge shingles. Shingles installed around the perimeter of a roof are perimeter shingles. Shingles installed in a field are field shingles. Shingles installed atop a ridge vent are ridge vent shingles. For example, one could say in a report: "The front valley shingles are severely deteriorated." Likewise, one might say "The shingles in the front valley are severely deteriorated." Either way, same thing IMHO.
  4. Jerry Simon
    Those appear to be ridge vent shingles, and in my opinion they're peachy-ducky.
  5. Jerry Simon
    I'd like to know the answer to that. If it is a prohibition, by extrapolation of what I've seen, there are likely several hundred thousand installations in this area that violate such a prohibition. When I see it, I'm careful to check for back-drafting at the natural-draft water heater - at the draft hood. It usually back-drafts for several seconds until the flue heats-up, and then all is good. The techs around here accept this, as do I. (Sometimes, the back-drafting does not, at all, stop, and of course this is flagged.) By the by, what's a natural draft "AWH" water heater?
  6. Jerry Simon
    Anyone know approx how much a handheld XRF Gun costs? I know they're costly. A search on the web turned up several, but prices not listed anywhere I found ("call for a quote" was the best I got). Thanks.
  7. Jerry Simon
    Must be a regional thing. While we have our share of vinyl-clad windows (mostly crap ones to boot), the better windows in this neck of the woods are still made of wood. (Your mileage may vary. . .)
  8. Jerry Simon
    Little chance IMHO. I used to raise the same concern numerous times, oddly enough back in the early 1990's when I started. Sellers were asked many times to open up interior walls under areas of rot, and I was hired to evaluate. Zip, zero, nadda wall-cavity damage was ever found. By the by, compared to what I've seen, the rot you found is pretty innocuous.
  9. Jerry Simon
    Just what I needed. Mille Grazie!
  10. Jerry Simon
    Thanks, Kiel. I'm still having trouble wrapping my head around your climate and its effects on a house, especially with the high humidity. Your info helps. (Any more would be appreciated.)
  11. Jerry Simon
    Your chart shows a third degree burn can occur in 1-2 seconds if water temps are between 148 and 155 degrees. I'd never risk testing water temps that way. If I were you I wouldn't risk it either. The elderly and young children have a much slower reaction time. Stupid is as stupid does. . .
  12. Jerry Simon
    Your chart shows a third degree burn can occur in 1-2 seconds if water temps are between 148 and 155 degrees. I'd never risk testing water temps that way.
  13. Jerry Simon
    Any disadvantages to using less-costly open cell foam insulation for the attic/roof framing for a home in South Carolina? With the climate in mind, I don't know if the moisture-permeable open cell insulation will promote problems. Here, moisture migrates from inside-out/warm-cool. There, moisture migrates outside-in. So, even though open cell is moisture-permeable, will it still act as an effective vapor barrier (as I believe more costly closed cell would)?
  14. Jerry Simon
    And a better way is...? A meat thermometer. Same thing I use to check AC temp split.
  15. Jerry Simon
    Wow, I googled that phrase; it's all over the net. . .
  16. Jerry Simon
    Is this a regional term? My sister is building a house in South Carolina, and her builder uses this term (heated square feet) to describe what us Yankee's would call living areas.
  17. Jerry Simon
    Thanks. Sounds like a viable option.
  18. Jerry Simon
    Repave, Dew Too to many pops. Kinda funny. This is our townhome complex; 60 some drives, about half are bad. (Two many two replace.) I've seen an epoxy-like crack patch which matched the light gray color of concrete flatwork very well, though I have no idea what the material is.
  19. Jerry Simon
    Is there any way to patch the pops that won't look like numerous, off-color repairs? I'm talking driveways with dozens and dozens of such pops. (Not spalling: "pops". .. ) Thanks.
  20. Jerry Simon
    Does code permit an electrical wall receptacle to be placed behind & above a range top/cook top? The worry is that a dangling appliance cord here could easily melt.
  21. Jerry Simon
    All that said, a blonde color or a light color wood floor, as was popular in the late '80s, will show any separations as pencil lines (gaps being within accepted tolerances or not).
  22. Jerry Simon
    As a business man it makes no sense to ignore Realtors as a referral source. Amen.
  23. Jerry Simon
    Might be; it's a north garage wall elevation, with the sun behind it. Enclosed house porch is facing the wall, with windows. But the porch windows are at least 20' away. That's why I didn't think it was reflected light; every time I've seen it, the culprit window was close to the siding. But, I'll bet yer right.
  24. Jerry Simon
    We've all seen warped/distorted vinyl siding; from barbecues, sun reflection off windows, etc. In this picture, hopefully you can see that, from the top of the window down, on this detached garage, most every piece of vinyl siding is severely warped/rippled. (Garage is not heated, and has unfinished typical, sheathed stud walls.) Seller claims it happened during a cold winter. Huh? Click to Enlarge 53.58 KB
  25. Jerry Simon
    Yep. (If you didn't know that, Bill, I'd have to smack you one.)
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