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  1. Tom Raymond
    We had trusses long before gang nails, and arguably better ones. Loose gang plates are a common defect, when have you ever seen a plywood gusset come off? What changed was computer truss design. If you could enter the shape, the computer could create a truss. No actual skill required. Now anyone could design anything, and they did.
  2. Tom Raymond
    Generic replacement. Right specs, wrong mounts. Zip ties are the professional version of duct tape.
  3. Tom Raymond
    I recommend replacement, then ask if I can have it. I have an outbuilding that needs a panel and I wouldn't mind if it burned down.
  4. Tom Raymond
    Yes, they're stupid. They cost five times as much as a gas water heater, and three times a conventional electric one. They only work under ideal conditions, and conditions are never ideal, so they are wildly inefficient. Albany's reckless energy policies are incentivizing heat pumps as the technology of our all electric future. Our mechanical code requires resistance heat backup for every heat pump installation because they don't work in our severe climate. Total cost of ownership, I'll stick with the gas heater. Even factoring for a six year service life, it's more hot water, faster, for a fraction of the price.
  5. Tom Raymond
    Hire an electrician.
  6. Tom Raymond
    It's not the framing that's moving. You most likely have mesh taped seams. They always crack.
  7. Tom Raymond
    AI isn't artificial intelligence, it's open source intelligence. It sucks because none of us are as dumb as all of us.
  8. Tom Raymond
    It will be less labor intensive to remove and replace the window.
  9. Tom Raymond
    Not America. We only make hamburgers here.
  10. Tom Raymond
    Godammit! Now I'm going to have to build one.
  11. Tom Raymond
    You run a ground wire from the terminal on the receptacle to a green bonding screw in one of the holes in the back of the box. Not from Chicago.😎
  12. Tom Raymond
    If I'm not too late... Shannon Gatewood https://satxinspector.com/?fbclid=IwAR0Seu5BtuXClEDCvjlZgDa8O0ZeQk74OmOvNJZIfhNw8l4I30tjrhnQ_Qk
  13. Tom Raymond
    Yes, I'm going. If the spot was yours I have pretty big shoes to fill.
  14. Tom Raymond
    I know a little about almost everything. Just ask me.
  15. Tom Raymond
    I use fat cow. It's dirt cheap. $19/year for domain rent, $120/year for hosting, email server, and WordPress. Near zero customer service, but I get what I paid for.
  16. Tom Raymond
    Buy it flowers, pay it compliments, and ask real nice. (Insert rim shot here)
  17. Tom Raymond
    Bobby Cox in Savannah 9127858952. Never heard of him, but I trust the source.
  18. Tom Raymond
    There's a group of inspectors on Facebook that I trust as much as anyone in here. I asked, I'll let you know what I come up with.
  19. Tom Raymond
    Why are you beating a seven year old dead horse? Nobody ever paid any attention to these morons.
  20. Tom Raymond
    You can buy tee shirts anywhere. Walmart sells them for about $6. Target $12. Nordstrom $100. Who would you rather sell to? I'm on the border with two of the poorest counties in my state and I charge more for radon testing than most charge for an inspection. Sell your value, not your price.
  21. Tom Raymond
    Isn't the purpose of licensing for consumer protection? Guess that's not important anymore.
  22. Tom Raymond
    Tell them you'll give them a logo coffee mug instead. It'll represent your business, it'll last longer, and they'll enjoy using it. For the same money it's a much better value.
  23. Tom Raymond
    Ceramic tile? It's inconsistent contact with the thinset causing the hot spots visible in the image. No hot spot, no thinset.
  24. Tom Raymond
    It's a desiccant strip. It's there to absorb water vapor trapped at assembly. It appears completely desiccated. While largely cosmetic, some of the better manufacturers will warranty it.
  25. Tom Raymond
    Les, my brother-in-law lives in what was his grandparent's house. Grandpa put Z brick in the kitchen for the backsplash.
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