Bobby Ryon

Kilt (with no bloomers) and some of those cool knee socks. No wonder there's always snickering around the base of the ladder when entering/exiting the attic.

You guys are taking this to the extreme. Aluminum foil on your windows is all you need.

Chad: Your cousin ended up a little better than this..... When I used to work for one of the local fire departments, we got a call one summer afternoon to a reported house fire. A neighbor saw "thick black smoke" and called 911. Upon arrival, the first unit reported only smoke from the chimney and cancelled the rest of the response. Inside were two teens that heard there was big money in scrap copper. They had stolen several spools of cable from construction sites and were burning the insulation off in the fireplace. I think all they netted out of their operation was restitution and the opportunity to pick up trash along the highway for a few weekends.

Dryer vent exhaust 14 inches from heat pump condensor unit. I think the architect owns an HVAC maintenance company. Download Attachment: DryerVentHPCondensor.jpg 74.53 KB

Please e-mail me a beer and I'm in too.

Donald: The ones I've seen have had brackets with hooks instead of nails. The brackets have a flat surface for nailing to the decking and two nail like hooks sticking out with the ends bent up to hold the shingle through predrilled holes. Almost every asbestos cement shingle roof I see has been damaged by homeowners and other people unfamiliar with the roof walking on the tiles or from fallen tree limbs. As brittle and easily cracked as these tiles are, I'm surprised we don't hear of more people falling off these roofs. btw....All that I have seen have been installed on steeply pitched roofs. If the hips and valleys aren't damaged, they seem to hold up pretty well, despite the moss growth.

Welcome aboard Mark. Glad to have you.

Hey Scott: How did you go about determining whether or not to use IR imaging? Was it specified by your client? And how would you find someone to hire that has IR equipment when you need it? Thanks....Bobby

Yeah. What Chad said except post a picture of both.

I like to have a blender with me at all times. Really an electric screwdriver is about all you need aside from various battery powered tools like a moisture meter, laser pointer thermometer, gas leak detector, etc.

Hey Ron: I thought I had been missing something all along or had just never run into that type of unit. Thanks....Bobby I'm not crazy. I'm not crazy. I'm not crazy. (self inflicted positive reinforcement)

Ron: Vapor and liquid lines the same size on heat pumps? About 80% of the HVACs I see are heat pumps and I've never seen lines the same size. Do you have more info? Bobby

Ellen: I didn't do it, I swear. I've only done one inspection for a legislator and it had a sewer connection. The State Representative wanted a place to stay in Tallahassee during committee meetings and session and did not want to stay in a hotel. The place was a real winner if you know what I mean. He must have gotten a really good price! btw....I did not get that letter from FABI but I don't do them anyway. Bobby

Mark and George: I've seen it too. Both in garages and interior closet based furnaces/water heaters. I don't guess there was a wall in the garage making this a mechanical room?

I always tell people that other than a visual inspection of the areas containing the tank(s) and drainfield(s), I can't really offer them much in the way of a septic system inspection. I don't use any dyes. I have enough problems not damaging people's houses without adding dye into the equation. I do try and locate the tank(s) with a 3/8 inch 4 foot piece of rebar to show the client where it is and I check the tank and drainfield areas last to see if there is any water percolating up after running the dishwasher and plumbing fixtures. If the house has been vacant, I don't expect to find anything. I generally tell the client they should ask the Seller when they last had the tank pumped and if they'd be willing to split the cost of having it pumped again so a septic system contractor can inspect it before closing. If they ask me about a septic inspection when they book the inspection, I'll offer to make arrangements for a septic contractor to be there to pump and inspect the system. I don't charge extra for that but I've heard some HI's do.