chrisprickett

I'm a bag guy too. I hate stuff hanging from my belt- always makes my pants droop.

I cannot live without my GPS!

I swear I read that totally different at 5:30 this morning! My bad!

??? Not my experience at all. With the exception of some much older ( and worn out) jobs, the tread, nose and riser are all covered. Its usually not done in one piece, but it ends up looking that way.

Ding, ding, ding! We have a winner! That's been my experience almost every time.

Jeff, It's commonly done out here when there's a monolithic pour. You'll likley see some hairline cracking, but it's not s a structural isse.

Jim, I have a vague recollection of black box theatre. I do have many memories of partying in the labrynth of catacombs that ran under the SUNY complex. Those were the days!

Not to mention the incompatible pipe hangers...

Oh crap Katen- I'm a SUNY Purchase guy too...sort of. I spent a lot of time there from '83-'89. Took a handful of acting classes, played a ton of Ultimate Frisbee, and have way too many sorrid "artsy-chick" stories. (the things we did on, and under, the Henry Moore)You don't know Mike Farnum, do you?

I once found about 200 early 20th century milk bottles (which I collect) buried in a cavity under the stairs of a home I was remodeling. The homeowners gave me two. I suppose I should be grateful...

The concrete forms a pocket around the wood, which traps moisture, which certainly can cause the wood to deteriorate.

Properly glued and clamped, I've never had a bisquit fail. You need to BRUSH the glue n the bisquit and in the slots. Most just squirt the glue in. Done right, and its like a weld. The wood will break before the joint. Plus...that dude in the video looks like a tool.

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I use a shop vac. My ducting goes up 9' thru an interior wall and over 15' thru a first floor ceiling. Theres no way to get to it. I carefully feed the 12' vac hose (no attachements) from both ends. Works like a charm.

I am now knee deep in the REO (bank owned) market. I did 5 BPO (broker price opinion) visits, just yesterday. Former homeowners, vandals, thieves, etc, are doing many interesting things to these houses. I see fixures AND outlets removed, gas ranges taken with no regard to the formerly attached piping, and even water heaters stolen. The banks just can't keep up! I'm not sure what the solution is, as it relates to inspectors, but I think you really need to start coming up with something. Its only going to get worse. Safety, as well as liability, are at stake. It won't be long before there will be some real-life examples hitting the the press. For you association guys, it might be time to rattle the cages of your keepers and come to some consensus, before some ignorant inspector gets hurt.