John Dirks Jr Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Click to Enlarge 54.98 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? Several years ago, we were considering moving. Since I'm an inspector and since I built the house, I figured I'd be held to a pretty high standard of disclosure. So I started to make a list of defects -- not a home inspection report, mind you, just a simple list of defects. When I reached 51 pages, with no end in sight, I decided that it would be easier to never sell the house. I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Is that an actual rafter or just trim? If trim, I think Azek is pretty cool stuff. - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted July 3, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? Several years ago, we were considering moving. Since I'm an inspector and since I built the house, I figured I'd be held to a pretty high standard of disclosure. So I started to make a list of defects -- not a home inspection report, mind you, just a simple list of defects. When I reached 51 pages, with no end in sight, I decided that it would be easier to never sell the house. I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Is that an actual rafter or just trim? If trim, I think Azek is pretty cool stuff. - Jim Katen, Oregon Its just trim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Click to Enlarge 54.98 KB Tear down. Re-build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Click to Enlarge 54.98 KB Tear down. Re-build. Are you suggesting dynamite???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTL_Inspet_Man Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 cover it up with some flashing letthe next owners inspector write it up........lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon Whitmore Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 I'd replace the rotted wood with something cheap, make sure water would not seep in behind the siding, and then build it out so there is some sort of overhang when re- roofing (triple the trim or something). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Click to Enlarge 54.98 KB My 87-year-old house is a major work in progress, but one particularly dopey thing is that the exterior cable that energizes my A/C condenser isn't UV rated and isn't enclosed in conduit. It's just a piece of regular 10-gauge Romex. When the condenser was installed, it was late in the day when the tech said he'd neglected to pick up a Liquid-Tite connections kit and would come back the next day to finish the project. I just wanted cool air in the house and told him not to worry about it . . . that I'd take care of it myself. Every year, putting a piece of conduit on the wire goes on my list of stuff to do, but five years later, I still haven't gotten around to it. Umm, I do check the sheathing to make certain it isn't damaged. Luckily there's a huge pine tree that mostly shields the cable from the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted July 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Click to Enlarge 54.98 KB My 87-year-old house is a major work in progress, but one particularly dopey thing is that the exterior cable that energizes my A/C condenser isn't UV rated and isn't enclosed in conduit. It's just a piece of regular 10-gauge Romex. When the condenser was installed, it was late in the day when the tech said he'd neglected to pick up a Liquid-Tite connections kit and would come back the next day to finish the project. I just wanted cool air in the house and told him not to worry about it . . . that I'd take care of it myself. Every year, putting a piece of conduit on the wire goes on my list of stuff to do, but five years later, I still haven't gotten around to it. Umm, I do check the sheathing to make certain it isn't damaged. Luckily there's a huge pine tree that mostly shields the cable from the sun. I bet you think about that wire when you write other ones up don't you? I know when I write up rotten wood, I sometimes think about my own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibsonguy Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 Don't even get me started, I think I have Jim's 51 pages beat... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Click to Enlarge 54.98 KB Tear down. Re-build. Are you suggesting dynamite???? No, I was talking about my house . . . Tear down. Rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manor Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 My place is 83 years old and been owned by countless generations of do-it-yourselfers. Every weekend presents me with a new project. We are currently shopping for a newer home. -Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 We call out stuff all the time on other houses. I bet we all have a few things to fix ourselves. What's the top of the list to fix on your house? I need to replace a rake board or two. BTW, what material should I use? Treated lumber, synthetic material or plain 1x? Click to Enlarge 54.98 KB My 87-year-old house is a major work in progress, but one particularly dopey thing is that the exterior cable that energizes my A/C condenser isn't UV rated and isn't enclosed in conduit. It's just a piece of regular 10-gauge Romex. When the condenser was installed, it was late in the day when the tech said he'd neglected to pick up a Liquid-Tite connections kit and would come back the next day to finish the project. I just wanted cool air in the house and told him not to worry about it . . . that I'd take care of it myself. Every year, putting a piece of conduit on the wire goes on my list of stuff to do, but five years later, I still haven't gotten around to it. Umm, I do check the sheathing to make certain it isn't damaged. Luckily there's a huge pine tree that mostly shields the cable from the sun. I bet you think about that wire when you write other ones up don't you? I know when I write up rotten wood, I sometimes think about my own. Yeah, that and the gazillion other things. But just wait, when I finish with the old place . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waynesoper Posted July 4, 2009 Report Share Posted July 4, 2009 The dishwasher talks too much!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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