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  1. Bill Kibbel
    I've put this in reports, more than once: It's from JH's install instructions. I interpret it to mean ANY horizontal trim.
  2. Bill Kibbel
    I'm here in slate roof land, so I get to see every horrible thing that can be done to slate roofs. Mostly roof cement and Shingle Stick. One that actually seemed to work (I hate to admit) used a spray-on silicone based adhesive. While were on the topic, re-covering over metal is permitted but not over slate, shake, clay/cement tile or cement asbestos.
  3. Bill Kibbel
    No, it's the standing seams from the old metal roof. Really, really good roofers walk on them so they fold over first! I regularly see almost every type of roofing material installed over metal roofs. My favorite is always asphalt shingles glued to the old slates.
  4. Bill Kibbel
    Well, around this part of PA, it's very rare to see the nat. gas line NOT bonded. It's been required by local municipalities for at least 2 decades. NJ still isn't, even when CSST is installed (the manufacturers require it). I never see LP lines bonded in either state, even with CSST installed.
  5. Bill Kibbel
    Phillip is correct, we just did this recently: https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7151
  6. Bill Kibbel
    Were they heads up or down? I wouldn't leave your home until you give me the answer and I can advise you on your fate. Kidding. I've heard of the placing of shiny new coins on all the window sills, before midnight on New Year's Eve, for good luck or prosperity. Possibly an Italian tradition.
  7. Bill Kibbel
    Did you read post #11 above?
  8. Bill Kibbel
    Experienced, old house inspecting folks: Historic Building Inspectors Assoc. Click on NJ.
  9. Bill Kibbel
    Wow, thats ugly on a residential building. It looks unfinished, like someone needs to come back and install the siding. It could be the James Hardie Commercial HardiePanel system. There's an "expressed seam" method of installation that looks similar or it could be their brand new commercial panel system that has a 1/2" reveal between panels.
  10. Bill Kibbel
    I dictate the report into a digital recorder and e-mail the recording it to a typist. Erby's method is the one that I prefer, and has been well received for over 2 decades (although I still use too many words).
  11. Bill Kibbel
    Probably cave crickets (camel crickets). They like crawls that feel like caves - cold, dark and damp.
  12. Bill Kibbel
    Not true. Drum traps are no longer used in residential plumbing systems because they don't possess the same scouring ability as P-traps. They're still used, and approved, in specific industrial waste systems where scouring ability isn't an issue (because they're almost non-siphonable).
  13. Bill Kibbel
    Brandon, The roofer is a friend or relative of the seller. There's no other logical explanation. Anyone else would have taken the opportunity to sell a new roof.
  14. Bill Kibbel
    In IRC land: E3306.10 "...Splices and joints and the free ends of conductors shall be covered with an insulation equivalent to that of the conductors or with an insulating device listed for the purpose." We're really startin' to miss Jim K., particularly in the electrical forum.
  15. Bill Kibbel
    If that tank is still in use, I'm surprised as the fill and vent are within the building, there's no level gauge, the fuel line looks like it's not connected to the tank and the flare fitting nut isn't at an end of the fuel line. I see many tanks with only minor surface rust and the leg pipes are history. Most folks here just cut off the legs and support the tank with concrete blocks.
  16. Bill Kibbel
    The person using the master toilet needs to review their diet. The porcelain enamel was scratched and chipped by several snakings, then a drain cleaner, containing sulphuric acid, was used.
  17. Bill Kibbel
    The junior installer picked up the wrong lengths of pre-charged linesets with quick-connect fittings???
  18. Bill Kibbel
    I don't know what the existing thatch is over. The right way is to secure maple sapplings to the rafters as purlins/battens. I'd bet anything that the cottage was designed and built to have a thathed roof. Why put on a 20 year cedar roof when it deserves 70 year thatch.
  19. Bill Kibbel
    I highly recommend Colin McGhee. He's from VA, but has thatched throughout N. America. I've had the pleasure of reviewing his work. He's a true master thatcher. www.thatching.com/portfolio.shtml Also, here's where home inspectors can learn about spars, liggers and wadds: www.thatchedhomeinspector.co.uk/
  20. Bill Kibbel
    It was designed and built to have a thatched roof. Installing cedar shingles would be an insult.
  21. Bill Kibbel
    That doesn't look like a condensing furnace. A/C condensate is not acidic. That's a metal roof with an "R" Panel profile, not corrugated decking.
  22. Bill Kibbel
    Every unit needs a trap. Like this:
  23. Bill Kibbel
    But Richard, don't you drive something that looks like it dangles from a key chain?
  24. Bill Kibbel
    One of the ores that copper is extracted from is bornite. Bornite is a mineral that when oxidized can turn iridescent purple. The copper used in some of those wires probably wasn't as thoroughly purified as the others. I don't really know if that's the cause, but I'll bet most folks would believe me.
  25. Bill Kibbel
    It's a "knife" or "slide" type gate valve. I've only seen that type on pond equipment.
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