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Why didn't you just take out the floor and work from there?

"A seam in the upper recessed panel of the front entrance door has failed. If you value energy efficiency, seal the crack, otherwise don't worry about it." I like this game. Start a new thread with a photo and name a defect in it, then let everyone try their hand at writing it up. Marc Not so fast. That's a raised panel, sir.

Did someone steal your password and post this? Look. You get who they give you for instructors at licensing school. I blame them.

My boiler: The waste line under the sink has an S trap. This is considered an improper installation by current standards. This can siphon the P trap dry and allow waste gas to escape into the home. However, this is known to happen only in a rare occurrence. Same as you, I tell them to run the water or as I understand it, it's now acceptable to install a mechanical vent? My brother once walked me to his kitchen sink while asking why he smelled his septic. Sure enough, an empty S trap. Kind of cool to experience it first hand. And, not in my own house. []

Mine would be very close to something like that. I'd lose that in a hurry.

Here's the actual remark I just put in a report I'm writing right now. Click to Enlarge 25.1 KB The top panel in the front entrance door has split to where daylight can be seen through the crack. Have a carpenter repair this to prevent a loss of heat that will result in higher energy costs. Done deal.

We should care. We tend to forget this is routine everyday stuff for us. It's a big deal, an unusual event, and a stressful time for both the buyer and the seller. There's a lot at stake for both. The last thing they need is an inspector insisting on making what's written on the report be more about stroking their own ego than simply reporting facts, and stepping out of the limelight. You've got the guys who rely on robotic sounding nonsense, or the guys who fancy themselves as great writers. Keep it stupid, simple.

Kurt and others here, drilled that into my head a long time ago. It's broke. Have someone else provide an estimate and the best option for correcting the problem. I don't care how they fix it. I'm not going back to make sure "the competent" you hired to fix it, did it right. It's on them. I insist on the client being with me during the inspection. What I say to them while we're joined at the hip, is the same thing they see on the report. If someone were to hire me to be impressed by my creative writing skill, they screwed up. As much of a smartass as I am, I never make snarky comments in a report. In my mind, that is a perfect opportunity to piss off the homeowner and cause a problem that might come back to bite you in the ass.

Do you talk like that? I don't understand that. What further information and / or evaluation do they need? It's wrong. Have a guy with a clue, fix it.

That's funny in an ironic sort of way. We gotta figure out a way to have a "like" button! Chad, save this thread for use in the school room of the library. [:-thumbu]

Santa coon?

Got Little League baseball? Click to Enlarge 111.66 KB Young families buy houses. Any affiliation with kid's sports organizations can generate clients. Click to Enlarge 60.2 KB Get involved in local events. Tow the local Chamber of Commerce Independence day parade float. Your vehicle is a moving billboard. Use it. Buy coffee mugs with your logo printed on them. Big mugs. People love them. They either use them or put them on their desks and fill them with the pens and key chains they get from the other guys. They also end up in workplace break rooms, where they're seen every day. Business cards. Leave them everywhere. The convenience store counter, the restaurant table, and anywhere you can think of without being charged for littering. There was a local car salesman who had Buffalo Bills season tickets. The guy brought a banner to all of the games, with his name and number on it. No, "Go Bills" or anything like that. Just his own advertizing. Even got free TV exposure until someone stopped him. He also tossed a handful of cards in the air when they scored. A little extreme, but everyone knew who he was, and it paid him well. Point is. Don't limit yourself to to old school ideas of pandering and hoping. It's a trap. You didn't put yourself through school and open your own business with the idea of allowing someone with less knowledge of what you do, be in control of when you do business, right? Use your imagination. Direct you effort toward those you plan to serve. Good Luck.

Sorry, Kurt. That was directed toward Denray. The tactical error of going up there to begin with. Didn't the poor guy just got patched back up from a previous injury?

Yup! Grandma Knows!

At the very least, walking that one like that!...... Huh? Come on man! I understand you're a risk taker. Some of your posts have proven that. Use your head.

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Drift; Pyrolysis was added to my vocabulary a few years back when what I thought was my woodstove backdrafting, turned out to be smoke from the end of a piece of wood lit like a cigar. I had stacked a cord of wood inside, about three feet from the stove in anticipation of not having to go outside some night while being buried in lake effect. It had been there for at least a month. That stroke of genius could have been very costly had I left the house, or gone to bed early. I don't do that anymore.

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Jim, Not preventing it, promoting what looks like the fungal growth typically seen on the north side of a wall, due to the lack of sunlight. Why only on the west side of all of these places is what I'd like to know, too? Because of exposure to the afternoon Sun?

I forgot to include, it's the same on the homes to either side.

A row of townhomes built in 94. The staining is over the top of bedroom windows that face west, without any treeline obstruction to sunlight. Any ideas? Click to Enlarge 36.41 KB Click to Enlarge 46.26 KB Click to Enlarge 32.94 KB

I found a similar set up last year. Perfect for a bread warmer.

Nobody here has a Go Pro? I thought those cameras were indestructible.

What Kurt said!

Thank you very much for that info!