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  1. gtblum
    Thanks, gentlemen.
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    This is the center wall that splits the basement of an 1820 brick farm house. There are a number of randomly spaced brick that have spalled to dust, over time. The wall is still in pretty good shape, considering. The basement has a gravel floor, there is moisture, but no evidence of flooding. It looks like the same brick was used for the exterior walls. They were in great shape. I told the owner I'd run this by you guys, and see if I could get some opinions about why some of the brick has deteriorated. Click to Enlarge 48.03 KB Click to Enlarge 39.98 KB Click to Enlarge 52 KB Click to Enlarge 48.49 KB
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    That looks like the house Popeye built in the cartoon where he was battling termites. Click to Enlarge 60.61 KB
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    We covered both of the big players. Mainly, Hardi. We were also given a handout of the latest changes in the manual, and a good part of the discussion was focused on awareness of the periodic changes. To be fair, the instructor was not who put the product in the water. That was done by another inspector. Raymond, I'm sure, will fill in the blanks, or correct me. I've seen it delaminated after it was installed too close to the ground on a pool house that was less than five years old. It was not in contact with the ground. There was a concrete sidewalk below it.
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    Tom Raymond and I saw a piece delaminate in less than 4 hrs, after is was left in a cup of water during a CE class. Not far from here, an ant farm of thirty year cracker boxes are being built. I'm told there's a rep on the job site, all of the time. Why? At one time, they used wood for siding. I heard if it's protected with quality paint, it can last a really long time.[]
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    Yeah, because unlocking a door and pointing at the new beige paint for a few grand, can really wear some of them out.
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    Please tell us it was a dog house! The idea that someone would spend that kind of $ on enough screws for a roof is beyond stupid to begin with. The idea they thought they could screw it faster than they could nail it, takes it to another level of stupid, altogether! Click to Enlarge 12.05 KB
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    Three egg cartons sprayed and all I see is dark cardboard.
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    I've got both in my work shop. They both run when they see me so I'm not worried. The rats keep the wasps down and the snake (only 1) keeps the rat population in check. I've seen the baby rats follow the momma as she scurries along the purlins when I first enter at night. It's a mini-ecosystem within walls that works. Marc Get a dumpster! []
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    Petroleum jelly, Paper towels, and Tums. []
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    Misleading them? "Oh, and as far as we know, (wink wink) there are no snakes here." Almost sounds like a good way to get someone else to cut a check for the remodeling planned after move in.
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    You guys drilled this through my skull years ago. Less is more. Pictures with arrows and circles are king. I'm a firm believer in the practice of "Erbonics."
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    #stairsRjunk I like it. Saves a bunch of time!
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    The fact you bothered to mention this, tells me you know better. Don't.
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    And, there it is. THE ANSWER. Nobody in their right mind would without question, take a referral for a mechanic from a used car dealer. Why would you trust a used house dealer? I saw room full of light bulbs flicker over the heads of the students I presented that same scenario to, in a first time buyers program I'm involved with. It's not about doing battle with anyone, or legislating anything. It's way more simple than that. It's about educating people. They get it. They're learning. It's up to us to get the message out. Robiltille, might have the right idea. He brings it to the wrong audience.
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    We used to send guys after 100 feet of shore line and a sky hook.
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    Access ladder

    gtblum replied to kurt's topic in Roof Forum

    Buy a Miller harness with two lanyards for 100% tie off! Are you losing it?! When you climb the outside of one of these, there's a point where you're facing out for part of the trip. Never did it myself. Been inside though. The platform at the bottom is for the door to the business end of the interior. It's 50 feet up from the ground. Click to Enlarge 47.28?KB
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    Yes. Now, I think I see the problem. You're dealing with an 8x8 which is the reason the cut is deeper than if it were a ?x6 or ?x4, correct?
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    Hi, I think what's confusing you, is where you have the cut out drawn. Take a pencil and extend the bottom edge of the rafter past the beam. That's where the birds mouth will be. Not where it's drawn. Whether you cut off the end or not, shouldn't matter. Another edit. The one you have drawn is backwards. Now, you should see it.
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    That's what you get when you build houses out of mulch and resin.
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    I think the worst thing I've crawled through, was the immediate discovery of a loose connection in a plumbing waste pipe when the client knowing I was going under, felt comfortable enough to try out a bathroom. Timing is everything. Talk about an unpleasant ride home!
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    I heard that was Brian Williams. Not Fredrick.
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    Congratulations!
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    Looks pretty much the same as mine, Kurt. An arrow, a circle, and sometimes I'll drop text into the picture itself for clarification. People like pictures. Pictures are easy. I think they quickly lose interest when reading long drawn out descriptions of things they might or might not understand, anyway. Pictures are also hard to argue with. There it is. See?
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    Yup! It sucks. I'll be rewriting it.
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