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caryseidner

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  1. It can be, but it's tensile strength is ranked 3rd on product found in the home. Behind Steel and close to Concrete. I do, however, know first hand how brittle it can be (not a good story), but from the photos it looks like there is a very small overhang. Is your concern that it might crack in the center of the cabinet? That seems very unlikely to me. The counter top is designed and "normally" used to carry a dead load. I wouldn't write this up.
  2. Why would it need support other than the edges of the cabinet frame? It looks okay to me.[:-thumbu]
  3. Brian, I blew-up the first photo and it looks like the house is sitting at a slightly lower elevation then the ground around it. Almost like the house has sunk a little. Did you see that or is the grass just in need of a good cutting? The last photo shows the brick veneer at grade/patio level. Was that the case all around this house, or could you see a couple of inches of foundation at the perimeter?
  4. Looks like wood. No?
  5. I used to always test them with the integral button and my SureTest, but I stopped testing them in occupied houses. Too many computers hooked up to bedroom/office outlets. I know I would be pretty p'd if someone killed the power on my computer that way. Of course that couldn't happen cause I have a UPS, but most folks don't. If the house is occupied I explain to my clients what they are and what they are "supposed" to be for. I report that they are present, weren't tested and why. If the house is empty I test 'em at the panel and at the receptacle with my tester.
  6. The Code Check illustrations are pretty good, but some of them are a bit silly with Ben Franklin standing on his tippey-toes and pointing to things. The Illustrated Home by Dearborn has a large collection of illustrations as well. I have been drawing some of my own with my CAD software. Here's one of my favorites. Feel free to use it. Image Insert: 104.03 KB
  7. Kurt, You were correct! Before I had a chance to get back to my client, they had scheduled a UST removal contractor to get out there and evaluate. The UST guy carefully removed the pipe's cap in the basement (DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!). Smelled and swabbed the i.d. for traces of gas/petro. Then we stuck an electrician's fish tape through the pipe. It extended all the way out into the parkway. He got out his metal detector and scanned the area where the fish tape extended to. No Tank, and based on the length and path of the pipe it certainly does appear to be an abandon gas line. Thanks again for your help. I owe you...again!
  8. A closer look. Image Insert: 125.55 KB
  9. Kurt, How about this one? Image Insert: 131.56 KB
  10. You mean "Kosher"...right?
  11. Mike, There are attics, unless it was exposed framing on the interior. There should be access and they should be vented. I wouldn't suggest they add access solely for the purpose of an inspection. I couldn't tell what type of roofing material was installed on these sections. If it's fiberglass shingles they will need some venting. If it's tile, it's marginal but certainly could be better.
  12. Sure. The crack could get worse, but you probably won't have a structural failure. Tell your friend to have his son pick a new spot to practice his push pass. If a new crack develops there, get an NBA recruiter and a structural engineer involved immediately!
  13. Wouldn't nekkid people be LESS flammable than clothed ones? Richard Prior told me about some wild party he was at once...
  14. Thanks Jim. I get it. In your opinion would a bathroom panel, that is recessed in the wall and actually located in a WC, be anymore susecptable to moisture issues than an exterior panel? Although they are not too common in my area, I have seen them and I believe they are more readily found in other parts of the country. I'm also assuming that moisture is this issue with bathroom overcurrent protection devices.
  15. Thank you for all your help, but now I am more confused. Should I be writing up panels found in garages, closets and behind access panels in a finished basement too?
  16. I did an inspection today and found a sub-panel located in the bathroom. I remember seeing somewhere in the IRC that bathrooms are prohibited locations, so I looked it up when I got back to the office and found this in the 2006 IRC: "E3305.4 Location of working spaces and equipment.... Panelboards and overcurrent protection devices shall not be located in clothes closets or bathrooms." So fine I'll site the bad location in the report, but I've seen dozens of new construction condos with panels located in the closets. Technically they may be considered sub-panels, as the one I found in the bathroom today was, but this shouldn't make a difference...right? Should I have been calling all of these panels out in my reports?
  17. I framed many of roofs with 20' Doug Fir 2 x 12's on 7/12 or greater slopes and when they are running at that angle the vertical dimension is gonna be at least 1-1/2" taller (my framing square is in storage and I don't feel like doing any sketches right now, so please give me a little latitude here) than if it were laying horizontal. Never saw a 2 x 14 before and we never used any engineered timbers for a the ridge. Maybe I was trained by a crappy carpenter. For some reason the rafters were changed from 1 dimension to a larger dimension. Maybe the rafter run length increased and the larger rafter was needed for the span. Maybe some goofy architect wanted a taller fascia. Maybe the carpenter had extra lumber left over from another job he (or she) was trying to use. Maybe 20 other things. I don't think its a problem....unless I WAS trained by a crappy carpenter.
  18. I do like XP Jim. I started with Windows '95 and each version has been better than the previous. I couldn't say anything about Vista because I haven't used it yet. I suppose when I get a new computer I will upgrade to Vista, but frankly I haven't heard anything spectacular about it. I run Google Desktop on my XP system and I think that is integral with Vista, along with a bunch of security features and the ability to maximize the dual processor configuration in the new machines. Maybe some Vista users can chime in here.
  19. I am using XP. I think this thread will get VERY long!
  20. Why are the rafters on the left side and, the first two on the right side of the ridge a different size (2x10??) then the other rafters (2x12??)?
  21. I sold my Honda V45 Sabre a couple of years ago and I occasionally consider replacing it, but then I remember having to put the bike down on 2 occasions and countless other close calls. Lots of road rash. Permanent burn marks on my calves. Dozens of replaced turn signals. It just too congested in my area. I used to love to get out onto a nice 2 lane highway on a Sunday morning in the boonies, but the boonies kept getting further and further away from me as the "Suburbs of Chicago" spread. No more for me, at least not until I retire and buy a place out in the sticks.
  22. Was it Tim "The Tool Man" Taylor?
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