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  1. Tom Raymond
    I should market that. Then again, I'm doing my first of 2020 on Wednesday.
  2. Tom Raymond
    Fiberglass doors are fun. The hot side expands while the cool interior doesn't and bends the door off the weatherstripping.
  3. Tom Raymond
    Yup. There are 40-60 million mold spores on every square inch of the planet, including you. Good news, cleaning up whatever that crud is will remove most of it.
  4. Tom Raymond
    I installed a curtain drain in my yard this past June. 360 feet of trench, pipe and gravel. I found 3 old clay drains running in different directions during the dig. My house was a farm. My pool is sitting on the site of the original barn, that has been gone since the depression.
  5. Tom Raymond
    There are dozens of issues with this house that could easily be resolved with a D9 Dozer. Brief enough?
  6. Tom Raymond
    The cheapest way to construct a 20x24 building is with pole barn construction and a concrete slab floor. You can build suitable recording space inside any shell.
  7. Tom Raymond
    They make run timers that keep fans on for a set countdown after turning off the switch. Could become of these.
  8. Tom Raymond
    Why on earth would someone install gutters to prevent rain water from falling onto a roof? Isn't a roof supposed to shed water? If in fact it is leaking through the ridge vent, it likely has to do with contractor grade products (we had several house here that had snow drifts in the attics because of builder grade ridge vent) or vortex winds induced by stupid roof designs. Pull off the last section of ridge vent and reapply the caps. Far less expensive and more attractive than gutters and convectors.
  9. Tom Raymond
    I don't rent my receivables. Cash or check. No one complains. There are enough "costs of doing business" without having to pay to accept payment.
  10. Tom Raymond
    Stop messing with set backs. You're fluctuating the humidity far more than the temperature. Pick a comfortable temperature and leave it there.
  11. Tom Raymond
    Facebook. HUD 203k PROS. If you can't find them, hit me up on messenger. I'll invite you.
  12. Tom Raymond
    There is a group of good old boy HUD Consultants creating an association in an attempt communication with HUD and add a consultant voice to improvements, changes, an increase in the fee schedule. One of the founding members is Garrett Feist, who co-authored much of the gibberish in both the original and current versions of the handbook. Don't hold your breath waiting for clarification on anything.
  13. Tom Raymond
    Bill, go search a Facebook HI group. Any of them. Sooner or later every one of them gets a Georgia water heater discharge going up hill. Some so much that they could be described as overhead. They defend the practice more vehemently then they do the Confederate flag.
  14. Tom Raymond
    Georgia explains a lot. They have amended the plumbing code to allow it to run up hill. How else you gonna get em to drain outside when they stuck up under the house?
  15. Tom Raymond
    GFCI failed to reset after pushing the test button. Recommend an electrician evaluate further.
  16. Tom Raymond
    That's not a wet location. Every bath fan/light combo I've ever seen is approved for that location as long as it's GFCI protected.
  17. Tom Raymond
    Then I'm in good company. I've told several clients to keep their old equipment because it will outlast anything they might replace it with. On a side note, how many stamps does it take to mail a furnace?
  18. Tom Raymond
    1968 was the summer of love...
  19. Tom Raymond
    Your concern for which appliance is going to draw exhaust is backwards.
  20. Tom Raymond
    That's a generous access/vent combo. My crawl hatch is made of aluminum patio enclosure parts and a 3" thick foam wall panel. I wish it was that large though.
  21. Tom Raymond
    I call out all mismatched breakers, with the caveat that they may be classified. There are far too many permutations to remember them all. If sparky says they're fine ask him for the classification, or hire a guy that does what you ask.
  22. Tom Raymond
    Put it directly over the shower. Make sure it's GFCI protected. Spend the money on a fan timer to make sure it runs long enough to be effective.
  23. Tom Raymond
    Just take the nacho corona certificate program. A 20 minute video and multiple guess test and you're good to go. And it's 10 hours of CEUs!
  24. Tom Raymond
    Gypsum sheathing was common here late 50s to mid 60s. It had black paper faces.
  25. Tom Raymond
    Everyone has 8 toes. The other 2 are thumbs.
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