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  1. Les
    sure looks like kilz or BIN or other synthetic mold food. We see it 50-60 times a year. mostly advertised as a mold killer or mold stop. Far as I know it does neither. I do own a restoration company and we only use Concrobium (bakiing soda) and couple of mold color removers, hydrogen peroxide base. Some kid at big box told them what to do.
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    Really nice article and information. I would humbly offer a suggestion for the last paragraph - you use the word(s) "stone roof" and that caused me a little bit of confusion. I had to remember slate is stone!
  3. Les
    fair enough. kinda looked like an isn event. I'm certainly no expert, but the list of "speakers" seemed to favor vendors. Good luck and I hope it is worth/worthy of your time and money!
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    Hey Marc, why would you think that?
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    that is one of those things I wish I were a part of! motion and noise and order.
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    "AnnEdwards" , why would you think they are termites?
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    I always get really nervous when meeting inspectors that know more than I do. (that would be most inspectors) Enjoyed the company, the dinner and the trip. I am sooooooo poor that Katen had to pick up my check! Thanks Jim. I was really a rose between two thorns. Meeting other inspectors is my favorite thing about this job. I am blessed.
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    a bunch of suspected inspectors will also be in portland sept 7-10th. we are staying downtown somewhere by the river. are there any strip clubs for older americans?
  9. Les
    Is this really a house? or barn/garage? Does not make any difference - just curious.
  10. Les
    nothing I am aware of.
  11. Les
    John, anecdotally we started writing the open sill ends and were corrected by the local distributor. We had advised simply caulking them. He, informally, told us that was designed to be open, but offered no real scientific reason. Mentioned it may be for ventilation or prevent the water that may have penetrated the horizontal sill becoming seal into wood. we still mention it. we have found, like you, many rotted and many nothing. interested to see what others post.
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    Just my opinion, but relying on any zillow type site for ages is a slippery slope. with a bit of knowledge you use site condition and all that Marc states above. Once in a while I will use public records for commercial. This not to say you should not use zillow sites, just that you should not rely upon them.
  13. Les
    I insist that we disclose we were there before. It is impossible to forget a previous inspection. We do not share the report under any circumstance. Even with the previous client permission. If someone wants the report go the the person were did it for.
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    pvc flue pipe

    Les posted a topic in HVAC Forum

    Interesting. furnace is abt 22' below roof line. Do you install a 180 on top of pipe, use a storm collar ? etc. I know you can research it and find all kinds of information, but the intent here is what do you think at the time of inspection.
  15. Les
    Thanks Bill. That is a really good photo. Better than what Mike Lamb has been posting lately!
  16. Les
    What all above said. The key is just a standard HUD padlock key. The crawl has to be secured by the preservation company/Safeguard. The soil looks soft like rodent trails or moles. The shed definitly has animal activity. Most components are at life expectancy. the price is average for our mid-michigan market repos. Without fail, get it inspected by a professional.
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    Lint Trap

    Les replied to Steven Hockstein's topic in HVAC Forum

    I don't have a dryer. Rope and two cedar posts in the back yard. My gas dryer vent is 22'long. 90 out of dryer, 7' rise, 90, then 15' to exterior wall. Too long, but I clean it every six months or so and am always surprised how little lint there is. I clean it with the air setting and from the exterior inward abt 18'. I suppose a family of three or four would need to clean more often.
  18. Les
    we are so poor we have not waste other than plastic and stained paper.
  19. Les
    Bill, you are right. I had forgotten the delay, especially when Howdy Dowdy was on! Remember when the National Anthem started and finished the day of broadcast?
  20. Les
    ours had an indicator needle and a large rocker switch. Channel four was S-SW and channel six was straight south. State of the art stuff in 1956.
  21. Les
    not supposed to bury anything here in Michigan. I buried a hatchet once and woke up the next day feeling sprightly and full of vim and vigor.
  22. Les
    I could sit and watch Marc and John do it for hours on end. Chad what ever happened to your doodle bug?
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    we no longer light anything, even with a pizo. also don't turn the gas on .
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    nothing other than anecdotal observations. The vents look too close to ridge. We see it on houses with steep roofs, facing westerly (lake effect winds). I don't know of snow proof vents.
  25. Les
    I insisted that an agent be present for many years. Then, we got supra-key access, because we were forced to, and now we are alone or with the client only. It is a change I do not like, but really have little control over. Simply saying we will not do it without agent is a tack I have taken with some success, but it would be risky.
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