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  1. Tom Raymond
    My house is 100 years older than I am. It has a dirt floor crawl without a vapor barrier (it's too short to roll one out. I've tried). This time of year a small brook trickles through the basement. You would have to run a control sample to rule out the mold I carry into your test environment.
  2. Tom Raymond
    I get it. I don't have his number. Now I know to call you.
  3. Tom Raymond
    Wait, your phone a friend is Douglas Hansen? Jelly.
  4. Tom Raymond
    Fabry has/had a class at his school.
  5. Tom Raymond
    Don't eat mold? There goes most of my diet. Dry cured meats, cave ripened cheeses, fresh seasonal fruits and vegetables, bread, beer.
  6. Tom Raymond
    Works better than any of the all too regular updates on my phone.
  7. Tom Raymond
    Nothing in the code says that the header has to be at the top of the window. There is no prohibition of placing it in the platform assembly. In fact, the TJI manuals typically detail several options for doing exactly that.
  8. Tom Raymond
    Joist hangers. By moving the header into the platform you create room for installation. Especially important if you're going to rely on inefficient fiberglass.
  9. Tom Raymond
    The actual header is likely at the rim joist. Did you pull back any insulation?
  10. Tom Raymond
    Sounds like you mean dehumidifiers. Just dump the bins.
  11. Tom Raymond
    Mom's house had them everywhere when we moved in. The foil heat sensor disks get brittle and fail and the alarms will go off, usually about 3am. A nickel is a perfect fit.
  12. Tom Raymond
    He could always try a spirit level.
  13. Tom Raymond
    The excavator is right. Your driveway isn't permeable. Once compacted enough to drive on, there will be no space left for water to reach your drainage system. If water pools on your driveway add enough stone to fill the low spots and create a crown to run it off to the sides. Then follow your excavator's advice about the box drains in the trouble spots. If water is running down the drive toward the house install a surface drain conductor and connect it to the box drain. Run everything via gravity that you can. Pumps add cost and complexity.
  14. Tom Raymond
    There are 3 sample reports on my website. A $60k house, a $160k house, and a $460k house. Actual reports for real clients, names and addresses already scrubbed. Clearcreekhomeinspection.com
  15. Tom Raymond
    It's an alcove. The whole left side is open.
  16. Tom Raymond
    What do you think will be an issue? Venting? Both will have alcove requirements in their installation manuals.
  17. Tom Raymond
    I have built several "low rise" stairs for elderly people, or their little dogs. I can't stand walking on them.
  18. Tom Raymond
    That was a failed attempt at humor. And, perhaps a little venting of frustration over the modern struggle for ineptitude spilling over from personal experience.
  19. Tom Raymond
    Why bother troubleshooting? Just defer it to an HVAC tech for review, analysis, and evaluation. Oops. I thought this was Facebook. My bad.
  20. Tom Raymond
    I'm with Les. I'm impressed, but I'm not likely to buy any more insurance than I already have.
  21. Tom Raymond
    Yes. I had a city of Buffalo light commercial license. I was asked four questions, then handed over a check. If I recall correctly it was $350 a year in the 90s. It's about revenue, not public safety.
  22. Tom Raymond
    Exactly my experience in NY. I can be exempt, can be required to have coverage, and am ineligible for benefits. I have been the employer paying far too much for coverage, the injured employee suing for benefits (my attorney made more than I did), and the sole prop forced to comply with rules designed for companies 100x my size. I will take my exempt status whenever possible.
  23. Tom Raymond
    Doctors. There are no doctors offices in my town, or any of the adjacent ones accepting new comp cases. They cost too much to administer, the don't reimburse enough, and what little they do pay takes 90 days or more to receive.
  24. Tom Raymond
    None of the private practices in my area are accepting new workers comp cases anyway. What good is insurance if no one will accept it? I am exempt for about 90% of the work I do. I have resolved the vast majority of the remainder by becoming a w2 employee, making it someone else's problem. Once or twice year, I take my chances.
  25. Tom Raymond
    I've done this several times in NY. As an officer of a corporation (two person partnership S corp) I was eligible for coverage under the corporate comp policy, but only in my capacity as an officer. If I was injured unloading a truck my claim would have been denied. As a Sole Proprietorship, there are several instances where I might be required to have comp coverage, and a few where I am required to "opt in", but none where I am eligible for benefits. Additionally, having both comp and health insurance puts me in a position where both insurers could claim my injuries are the others responsibility. No thanks.
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