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  1. Tom Raymond
    Actually, after a closer look those appear to be LP clad wood windows. Probably more like 20 years past a 15 year service life.
  2. Tom Raymond
    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.
  3. Tom Raymond
    The house I framed last summer actually had that detail in the plans. Horrible idea. We omitted it.
  4. Tom Raymond
    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?
  5. Tom Raymond
    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.
  6. Tom Raymond
    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.
  7. Tom Raymond
    It's fairly common for exterior crawl hatches to be 32x16 or 32x14 steel hopper windows here. At 6'2 and 235 it's a tight fit but I get through. The lowest crawl I was ever in was 12-14" below joists. Not fun.
  8. Tom Raymond
    What's wrong with the name? When modern builders try to duplicate it that is exactly what they build...a table for water to sit on.
  9. Tom Raymond
    I have a couple that are switched like that. I should have thought to label them...
  10. Tom Raymond
    I like whips for that. $10 you get the conduit with the correct ends on it and the wires pulled through it already.
  11. Tom Raymond
    My big plane is a Stanley jointer.
  12. Tom Raymond
    I'm not sure I could have resisted "testing" that.
  13. Tom Raymond
    Can't help with the equipment, mine ranges from vintage to antique. Still works and is economical to operate. On the KIA, my wife's optima hybrid is 6 years old and has 100k miles on it. The most expensive service was brake calipers, the rear pistons gummed up because most of the stopping power is engine braking to charge the batteries. The only thing wrong with the car is the low residual value. My boy will be old enough to drive this October, and will be getting it. It would cost twice the trade value to get him in anything as safe and reliable. Three times for anything as nicely equipped.
  14. Tom Raymond
    The first house wad Square d, the second Eaton.
  15. Tom Raymond
    Plug in halogen work light. No shared neutrals.
  16. Tom Raymond
    I have first hand experience with afcis nuisance tripping. Brand new house, broke ground 5/16. There are 8 duplex in the garage gfci protected at the first receptacle and afci protected at the breaker. The start cap on my table saw would trip the afci about once every 20 starts. My brand new circular saw never tripped it. Same house the bedrooms are protected with afci receptacles. My circular saw tripped each of them every time. Different house 1 year older, afci breakers tripped every time halogen lights were turned on, and with high frequency when running a Kirby vacuum.
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    Wow. I'm honored, and quite frankly a little horrified, that one of my reports was selected for this piece. Thank you. I learned something. No, I won't identify my work.😉
  19. Tom Raymond
    The eastern powder post beetle leaves a hole slightly larger than 1/16". Hardly huge.
  20. Tom Raymond
    Ryan still can't build a decent house with conventional framing. They have no business experimenting with unconventional components.
  21. Tom Raymond
    That doesn't look like it had a chimney fire to me.
  22. Tom Raymond
    Forget the siding. This guy needs a radiant barrier, aka the whole house solution for itchy foil hats.
  23. Tom Raymond
    I was thinking pygmy goats. Mowed and fertilized at the same time. My wife vetoes all my good ideas.
  24. Tom Raymond
    I go a step further and recommend the ducts be sealed shut, especially when they are asbestos. Cool pic.
  25. Tom Raymond
    I carry Werner folders. A 22 and a 15. They are a little heavy, but nowhere near as heavy as the wooden ladders I started with ( building, not inspecting).
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