ericwlewis

I think the OP is a HI.

there had to some other way. anything is possible with enough time and money.

I think it's well intended but I think the installer is unaware of the potential problems of sealing the floor joists up like that. I don't understand why folks can't just put down a complete vapor barrier, add some nice 2" polystyrene, add unfaced batting at the perimeter and just close the vents for the really cold months in their region. It seems to be working great at my house. We don't have anything growing on our framing and the floor is plenty warm in the winter.

isn't a radon mitigation system sealed from top to bottom? I may be wrong but it doesn't seem like an issue to me.

Sch 80 pipe?

you hit the nail on the head.

I've had remodeling clients that had an inspector request "weep holes" to be added to a home they had sold. I informed them that this would be stupid because the brick veneer wasn't installed right anyway and the holes wouldn't do anything. None the less the buyer still wanted holes drilled in their "siding". It's been my experience that if there are no weep holes there isn't any flashing and sometimes there are weep holes but no flashing. Rarely is there flashing installed right AND weep holes!

and it's a real pain to remove when gutting a room. The only worse thing to remove from a wall that I've come across is the expanded metal nailed to the wall behind tile tub surrounds of the same era. It's usually nailed really well and infused with a thick mortar bed[:-irked]

shrimp?

I had one that had the same look. It had blocked soffit vents, very few(partially blocked) roof vents and two bath vents with no ducting (which is "ok" [:-thumbd]). The decking had been replaced along with the shingles only about 10 years ago. The moisture damage was visible from OUTSIDE! Click to Enlarge 47.39 KB Click to Enlarge 63.73 KB Click to Enlarge 43.67 KB

I have seen the TPR line "hovering" over a drain but I've never heard of needing to run the TPR line any where but within 12" of the floor irregardless of where or what room it's in. Am I mistaken?

we had one of these in our condo when I was in high school. My dad had made the hearth hollow to store our giant VCR in when it wasn't taping or playing Magnum P.I.[:-thumbu] It did heat up but I don't think it got used much because my dad was a real tightwad penny pincher.

My thought was similar.

at 45 my urologist stuck a camera in my bladder.......that was a little uncomfortable.

The inspection I did today had vinyl siding and no kickouts[:-bigeyes GSAP [:-bigeyes. I pushed on the wall under the end of the gutter and the sheathing was noticeably softer.[:-thumbd]

by the way, we never went back.

Hard to tell but it looks like there is room for 5(?) more breakers....

Is the crawlspace floor covered with a vapor barrier? Would this lead to excess moisture collecting on the joists? It seems to me like removing the plastic, insulating the perimeter of the crawlspace, insuring adequate ventilation and covering the "floor" of the crawlspace properly is the right way to go.

we seem to painting my duaghters room every three years or so bunnies all orange "cheeseburger in paradise" waves, palm trees, etc now, each wall a different primary color... I sure do love my little (21yr old) girl [:-angel]

I've used a lot of Pex over the last several years, red, blue, deep blue, rust and white. My plumber buddy told me to only use 3/4 as a main (for copper or Pex) until it branches to an individual fixture. And I learned myself NEVER to use 1/2" as a tub spout supply [:-dunce] It doesn't provide enough flow to keep the shower head from operating FULL TIME! Some manufacturers have changed that but I still go ahead and sweat the spout supply.

today's inspection was "pre-inspected" by my clients contractor friend and given the "I don't think you'll have any problems with this place" seal of approval [:-paperba just pulling into the driveway and glancing at the roof I knew that wasn't going to be the case. The 8 year old roof was curling and had fiberglass mat showing through in spots. The valleys had cracking in them. There seemed to be an adequate amount of roof vents and perforated vinyl soffits. The plumbing vent "boots" had caulking wiped all over them and the decking was obviously wavy...... I entered the attic through the garage scuttle of the 1983 built ranch to see OSB decking when I was expecting to see plywood. As I neared the "other end" of the attic located above the bathrooms and bedrooms, the decking became darker and darker until I reached the far end where the decking was completely stained a dark gray. Along the way I noticed that the new roof vents were approximately 1/2 restricted by the new OSB, there were no ducts coming from the bathroom ventilator fans and I could not see any daylight coming from the soffit area. I believe that 8 years ago the roofer came in and found the damaged plywood, replaced it with OSB and did a poor job installing the new roof. The problem of very poor ventilation was never solved and has continued for the last 8 years. The reason for my belief of plywood to OSB replacement is based partially on the fact that the subfloor is plywood. I viewed this from the crawlspace which was also a goldmine of moisture [:-bigeyes So yes, after they invest the inital $25,000 in repairs,"I don't think you'll have any problems with this place"[:-taped] PS The guys that wrapped the window sills didn't do them any favors either.

not to step on toes but occasionally a "smarta$$" electrician has wired the house and done some weird things with the wiring [:-monkeyd. Pay close attention to which fixture wire (color) comes off of which supply wire so that you can match them up exactly the same way. Also, in Indianpolis we have dimmers for CFL's on the shelf at Lowes. You probably have taken care of this by now....

has anyone seen the new "soft" traps being sold in big box stores. Supposedly you just squeeze them to clear a clog. I always point out the chrome traps and they always have at least a little corrosion on the outside of them.

I read this last night and am glad to see that many of my thoughts were echoed above. I am still very new to this profession and would be uncomfortable offering criticism while not offering up my own report. SDI, I applaud you for putting it out there.

I think Kibbel may have been implying that if you didn't have forced air heat before, it may take some getting used to. Or what Kurt said....