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  1. Tom Raymond
    Can we get transcripts?
  2. Tom Raymond
    Well maybe; but they have obsoleted not one but two wood window product lines, destroyed the machining both times, and met their warranty obligations by shipping home owners new IG units for non-reglazable products. Their vinyl window line met a similar fate. Their wood siding products are junk, and if they're not just wait a few months. Then there are the recalls, most recently the composite decking. Funny that only the products they manufactured themselves were recalled, their licensees work to tighter tolerances with better QC. Oh, the primary outlets for LP stuff is Home Depot and 84 Lumber, not exactly purveyors of quality materials.
  3. Tom Raymond
    Jeesh, I had to go look that up. For the rest of us amanita muscaria would be a fungus. Click to Enlarge 16.47 KB There is no question that the majority of siding installers out there are morons, but that is an entirely different problem. Ignorance can be cured, but there ain't no fixin' stupid. Forget all the marketing propaganda, LP stands for Lousy Products. Their market is mediocre and below.
  4. Tom Raymond
    Kurt, you're entirely wrong. It's a profession, not an industry.[:-dev3]
  5. Tom Raymond
    John, Marc, I was commenting on the similar grasp of spelling, bolded for clarity, but thanks for confirming my thoughts re the value of home warranties.[]
  6. Tom Raymond
    Isn't the fact that it's LP enough to cause concern? Every product ever produced by LP has been the subject of a significant recall or has had sufficiently high failure rates for LP to abandon it, either way leaving consumers in the lurch. I honestly have no idea how they stay in business.
  7. Tom Raymond
    Just curious, does this guy sell home warranties too? This was in my inbox today: Don't let your home onsurance leave you steamed! AHS-The right choise in home warranties (link omitted)
  8. Tom Raymond
    So what's the fix, install bonding straps at plastic fixtures? Oh I know, don't submerge an electric appliance, especially when it's plugged in! GFCIs were intended to prevent tragic accidents, they can't do much to prevent stupid. I know it's not a real popular stance in this profession, but I'm all for a little natural selection.
  9. Tom Raymond
    I'm thinking Bill Paxton's character in True Lies. That or Herb Tarlick from WKRP. And he's modest too, he only claims to be among the top ten. Most people of that caliber would rate themselves much closer to #1.
  10. Tom Raymond
    That's a noble venture. I was wondering why you would be inspecting a place like that. It's gotta be far more rewarding than the McMansions.
  11. Tom Raymond
    Foam isn't much match for any pest that wants to see what's on the other side, especially if it's dinner. I see brickmold on the left, my guess would be carpenter ants.
  12. Tom Raymond
    You attend hacker conventions Cary? Somebody keep an eye on this one[:-dev3] I hate anti virus software, it hogs resources and is every bit as frustrating as any of the glitches I've ever picked up. Don't put your nose places it shouldn't be and you won't catch anything nasty.
  13. Tom Raymond
    Not there. If it were on the wall behind the throne it would be facing the shower and would need to be tempered 'cause that is way less than 60". If it were in the shower it would also need to be tempered. Given how small that space is it's not a horrible thing that it is tempered though. BTW, I really like the "bug" on that one[:-dev3] Kinda hard to believe that someone could put that in the wrong opening with a big yellow sticker on it...on second thought, no it isn't.
  14. Tom Raymond

    Good work!

    Tom Raymond replied to Les's topic in Plumbing Forum

    Could be worse Les, it could be going in 203k and some newb could spend the next 6 months continuing to trash it while we foot the bill for his rehab too [:-banghea
  15. Tom Raymond
    Mark, we haven't had a lady in here in moons and you didn't bother to look at her profile? You weren't even a little curious who she is? Tsk, tsk!
  16. Tom Raymond
    I don't know what is more sad; that the developer saw a need for such a site or that there is one.
  17. Tom Raymond
    And it's still being mined and used in all kinds of products. So is lead. As a supposedly intelligent race we sure are thick sometimes.
  18. Tom Raymond
    Are you sure? I mean there will be plenty of jobs that would require a poop boy.[:-dev3]
  19. Tom Raymond
    Then yours and your client's keesters are sufficiently covered.
  20. Tom Raymond
    Ah, I forgot about the fire sprinklers. We're a tad bit behind on the code cycles here.
  21. Tom Raymond
    Do you really need a sprinkler system in the PNW? Seems odd given the area's reputation for being 'damp'.
  22. Tom Raymond
    The short answer is yes. It takes very little air movement to disturb dust particles and asbestos fibers are smaller than dust, that's a big part of what makes them dangerous. When you run into vermiculite give them the EPA document, it gives your client good info that is easy to understand, provides specific warnings for loose fill in walls, and covers your ass.
  23. Tom Raymond
    It's a wonder your place doesn't get TP'd[:-ghost]
  24. Tom Raymond
    There is a really nice (they must have paid someone else to produce it) pdf on the EPA website about vermiculite insulation. You should go download it. The good news is the RE won't be able to dispute it, the bad news is the EPA recommends leaving it in place. You do what ever needs to done up there, then blow 2 feet of cellulose over it, then forget all about it.
  25. Tom Raymond
    Are you sure you didn't inspect the 'condition' of that landscaping?[:-dev3]
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