Tom Raymond

Black mannequins matter.

I'd love to get my hands on a defective panel. I have an outbuilding I wouldn't mind having burn down.

Enjoy your retirement.

Doors, and to a certain extent windows, often provide enough room for expansion. Plus, residential veneers are designed for aesthetics. Expansion joints aren't very pleasing to look at.

Warranties are the bread and butter of Nick and Nathan's business models. Retailers and contractors offer warranties. I don't think consultants should.

20 minutes is a long interview. That's enough info to wager that's much closer to a good vetting than a hard pitch.

Reach out to FABI...on both prospects.

In my experience midcentury FAUs are big. Like 3 to 4 times the size of a modern unit. Size, color, and aesthetic all help narrow your guess.

That deep recessed sash is what makes me think LP. I've replaced hundreds of them. The seal failures may still be under warranty. LP will provide glass. Too bad they are not reglazable sash profiles.

Actually, after a closer look those appear to be LP clad wood windows. Probably more like 20 years past a 15 year service life.

I worked for a mason in the 80s. The only thing consistently done right was a WRB. No flashing, no weeps. When there were ties they were nailed to the sheathing rather than the studs. Rowlocks were either too long or too short and never had proper clearance, let alone backer rod and caulk. I would bet the veneer issues are all related to poor installation. The windows are shot because they are 15 years or more beyond their 20 year service life.

The house I framed last summer actually had that detail in the plans. Horrible idea. We omitted it.

The production builders all did that in the 80s in that area. Crap materials and crappy workmanship in 80 days or less. Any idea who built It? Marrano, Forbes, or Essex?

I had a double wide once where I told my client that every single component of the building was significantly past it's intended service life. The most cost effective way to fix it all would be to put the wheels back under it, roll it off the lot and haul in a new one. He didn't go through with the purchase.

People complained that vinyl windows didn't look like real windows so manufacturers started putting brickmold on them. It's supposed to be installed like a brickmold window, tight against the sheathing with a drip cap.