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  1. mjr6550
    Also no hanger for the end joist and looks like the newel post is just nailed.
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    I think the problem with the 1" thick pleated filters is that as dirt accumulates that become very restrictive and can effect airflow significantly. You have to change them often, which gets expensive, and nobody wants to bother. I like the 3" to 4" wide pleated filters. Much less restrictive and better filtration.
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    To me it looks like the concrete expanded. If not corrosion of rebar it could be a reaction with the aggregate. The fact that it is a single line may relate to a cold joint. If its only happening at one location it is probably not a big concern.
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    Are you recommending the home be condemned? No. Just remove the manufactured stone, fix the damage, and install new siding with proper flashing and WRB. Its done all the time around here. About $30,000 plus for a front and about $100,000 to $200,000 for a full house.
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    Short answer-no. Can't fix what is behind the stone. It will only get worse.
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    Probably tilted just enough to transfer the load close to the inside face of the beam. So, the load is less eccentric and then add some friction (and good block work).
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    Unique valley

    mjr6550 replied to mjr6550's topic in Roof Forum

    There are no signs of leaks, but it is only about 1 year old and this roof was framed over the main roof. The whole thing needs to come off. The story is that the original contractor did so many things wrong on the addition (including putting asphalt shingles on an about 1:12 pitch roof on another part of the addition) that he was kicked off the job. The owner hired Lowes to finish the addition and they agreed to make any necessary corrections. They seem to have only added to the problems. Here is another fine detail from the same house. Click to Enlarge 34.62 KB Click to Enlarge 32.32 KB
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    Trap?

    mjr6550 replied to Erby's topic in Plumbing Forum

    Yea, but does the package state install vertically?
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    If your budget is low, stay away from stucco. There is no cheap way to do it right (and few contractors can do it right). I suspect the method proposed will turn into a nightmare.
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    Unique valley

    mjr6550 posted a topic in Roof Forum

    I think this was the most unique valley I have ever seen. This was a recently completed addition. Many other things were just as bad. Click to Enlarge 52.56 KB Click to Enlarge 47 KB Click to Enlarge 47.12 KB Click to Enlarge 48 KB
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    They don't make them like they used to. Click to Enlarge 43.91 KB Click to Enlarge 48.28 KB Click to Enlarge 48.66 KB Click to Enlarge 55.9 KB Click to Enlarge 19.21 KB
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    I think the owner probably spend a couple hundred thousand in renovations in the past several years. I'm not sure if this was part of the that or from the previous owner. Click to Enlarge 40.19 KB Click to Enlarge 37.48 KB Click to Enlarge 11.91 KB Click to Enlarge 18.4 KB
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    If I saw that I would be tempted to ask when they are going to install the siding. That stuff looks like crap.
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    If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Its a timber lintel. It just uneven and the plaster was filled in around the edges. Not talking about the lintel. Click to Enlarge 31.19 KB Marc There was some honeycombing in the lintel?/cantilevered beam? I don't recall it looking that dark. I looked at a higher resolution photo. It is not spalling and I don't think it is a concern.
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    If you look at the right side of the modern fireplace you will see a steel column. The right side of the fireplace is lower than the left side. Apparently the column was added later. At the left side a stone wall projects about 6 feet past the exterior wall. At the right side the stone only projects about 3 feet. I believe that there was not enough weight at the right side to counterbalance the cantilevered stone.
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    Bill, I've always wondered about those windows. For make up air?
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    If my eyes aren't deceiving me, the upper beam is spalled at a critical point. Marc Its a timber lintel. It just uneven and the plaster was filled in around the edges.
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    I saw the first fireplace at a structural inspection yesterday. The day before I inspected a house built in 1967 that was supposed to be a modern interpretation of a historic Chester County stone farmhouse. The other photos are the modern version of the first fireplace. Click to Enlarge 37 KB Click to Enlarge 28.44 KB Click to Enlarge 33.79 KB Click to Enlarge 30.03 KB Click to Enlarge 25.96 KB
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    I don't think I have seen a 40/80 slot panel yet. I just looked up two at HD. Eaton and Square D. The Eaton panel is about 49 inches high and the SD is about 40 inches high. As you would expect, they are a bit larger than a 40 slot panel.
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    I don't think the main counts. CH and probably others make 42 slot panels that also include a main, so they would have 44 poles. They existed pre-2008. To clarify, I suppose you would count the mains in panels with back-fed mains.
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    I'd like to comment on that floor framing, but I'm speechless.
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    I'll be your volunteer P.E.
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    It depends upon how far the damage extends along the joist. Blocking can be retrofit, but access may make it difficult. Handling the crushing is easier than reinforcing the joists for shear. In a case like that I look for guidance from the manufacturer. They often will specify suitable repairs, or tell that that repairs are not possible.
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    Bill is correct. They are not cut. The extension at the bottom is just for attaching a ceiling. Usually when you see top chord bearing trusses, or a version of them, a short portion of the top chord, end web member, or end vertical member are doubled. Also, the top end connector plate is usually larger than typical.
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    I think Tom is correct, assuming the wall is relatively long. Thermal expansion in long brick walls can cause cracks like that. Here are a couple photos I took last month at a wall in a row of about 10 townhouses with no control joints. Click to Enlarge 46.46 KB Click to Enlarge 51.38 KB
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