ericwlewis

I've been using the ratchet straps that don't have the hooks. It's just a strap and ratchet cut to an appropriate length with a little lube to keep it working good. as far as locking it on, I haven't needed to.... yet.

could it be the old muni water supply?

I did some work on a church that had a Zinsco about two years ago and told the layman that was an "electrician" about fire/saftey hazards of Zinsco. He said "Ah, it'll be fine" [:-dunce]

I was a letter carrier for 6 years 4 months and 13 days. Once I stepped onto a porch that had a fairly large concrete gargoyle "hidden" on it and it startled the $#!t out of me, then I had a good chuckle.

fortunately my wife has become allergic to these domesticated pests [:-thumbu]

I've got this same model of belt sander....

indoor rainwater cistern pump?

amazingly I added a second place this past weekend in a 24hr mountain bike race. I sponsored 3 riders including myself and 2 of us finished 2nd in our divisions! I will keep trying to get the word out that HI's aren't fat and crotchety! Click to Enlarge 68.45?KB The winner was a 53 yr old cancer survivor currently battling diabetes, a true inspiration in determination.

I toured the Budweiser plant in St Louis last December and was impressed with the detail on many of their brick buildings. I don't recall EVER seeing flashings and weeps done right before (or since) then!

Yes but that's just me and my daughter[] Seriously though, I would perform periodic inspections the whole time she lived there...

I have had the pleasure of installing several of these lately and the typical check valve instructions indicate it must be installed horizontal or at a 45 degree angle so that solids cannot block the valve. In addition, Indpls now requires a stop valve above the check valve for maint.

That's a good question. It all looks jack-leg to me. wouldn't the pump be working against itself with this configuration?

It was 2 laps of a closed 6.5mile singletrack course (hiking type trail) night race that began after dark. My category was limited to singlespeed bikes only and open to all ages. At 48 it felt good to win over mostly 20 and 30 somethings [:-thumbu] Next weekend my 21yr old daughter and I are enduring a 24hr mt bike race together, then two weeks later we are relay racing a different 24hr mt bike race. Add in camping and this is my favorite time of year []

I know it's not a new baby or anything but...after many tries since 1995 I have finally won a mountain bike race. To top it off, I was wearing my custom made Watson Home Inspections jersey. Click to Enlarge 36.37 KB Click to Enlarge 48.5 KB Click to Enlarge 38.41 KB

I'm not totally sure what that means but if my wife would let me, I'd move us to Michigan somewhere.

ditto

I too had a loose connection @ the meter. Half of the circuts would go out, I'd go smack the meter, they'd come back on. The power co switched the meter and no problems since.

When I earned my Eagle Scout in 1980 there was no merit badge and they hadn't added it in 2000 when I began a 4 year stint as scoutmaster. Check with the Campfire girls?[:-hspin]

what is "finished OSB"? It sounds like the entertainment center I made in high school.

Is the siding face nailed??

I have to agree with this. I use roof jacks a lot, and never use roofing nails to set them, I use 16d sinkers. Roofing nails are often 1" or less, they're rarely into the framing at all even if they were long enough, they're often just into 7/16" OSB, they're often not that straight, and once you start backing them out they get even looser. I do not disagree with the heads snapping off as I have seen it too many times. What I don't get is, why 16d nails? They rarely (never) hit anything but roof decking and then become a hazard in the attic. I have used roof jacks many times and usually with 1.25" hand "driven" (snug) roof nails, 3 per jack, 2-3 bundles of shingles and two dudes working on a 12/12 with never an incident. On the other hand, one of those 4 wheel drive all terrain bucket lifts are a lot more fun than roof jacks[]

a friend of mine had this problem years after they moved into their house. After much drywall replacement and moving the ductwork into the attic I found the problem when we added a bathtub adjacent to the existing tub. A cheap chrome trap had been installed under the tub, rotted out and all bath water for X years had drained into the ductwork [:-taped] The same could have happened at my in-laws house but they had me replace the shower pan (lucky coincidence) before it became an HVAC issue.

I suspect the physical appearance of garbage collectors has declined as well. Not long ago, I watched a mail truck pull up to each house in a new subdivision. The copilot would get out, measure the distance from the truck door to the house door and punch figures into a tablet. Those people will be paying the posties for every footstep. [] That's odd. For the 6 years, 4 months and 12 days I carried mail for the USPS, it seemed like "they" didn't give a crap how much work we did, just that "they" knew we could and should do more

I may be wrong but that picture shows what seems to be step flashing, cut at an angle at the lower edge instead of straight as I usually see. Marc That could be. It's not what I normally see either. And the flashing would have been installed behind the plywood wall sheathing which is also atypical. It is still wrong. I realize that wood siding touching the roof is wrong and should have been corrected but are you objecting to; -covering wood siding with vinyl? -covering wood siding with vinyl without a housewrap? -covering wood siding with vinyl without additional step flashing? If there was housewrap added over the wood siding and there happened to be housewrap under the wood siding, would that be an issue? I cannot judge 100% by a photo but I don't see the problem. -New siding, old wood siding, step flashing, what's missing?

I may be wrong but that picture shows what seems to be step flashing, cut at an angle at the lower edge instead of straight as I usually see. Marc I see step flashing too, installed behind plywood siding, covered by vinyl siding. The "counter flashing" was installed by the siding guy IMO.