Jeremy

Just a first for you. The concern would be higher electric bills in the winter than one would have with a heat pump.

Scott, you don't think we will recognize you in a head dress and moccasins running up and down the trace?

Check for relationship between TREC and electricians union or similar organization.

Would that be the same thing as saying old dogs can't learn new tricks? Just couldn't resist. lol

Recommending an upgrade to AFCI in an older home would open a can of worms.

Have sun glasses professionally fitted and installed to preserve vision. Nice picture!

I see that done quite often. I think the most likely problem would be damage from moving storage around or falling on it. PE will actually stretch quite a bit before it will break. As always if it had a sleeve professionally installed before the concrete was placed would have been nice.

TV cable. I am not sure these guys should be allowed to own a ladder.

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A bigger question may be: Can it be fixed? Or will the panel need to be replaced to fix it correctly?

I tried to make contact with him about 3 weeks ago through an e-mail link on his website. The e-mail came back undelivered. A prospect from his area somehow contacted me and I wanted to refer them.

Go to radiantec.com These folks are pretty good to talk to. A new Polaris is around 3500 dollars.

Smith & Wesson 915

How sad. If only the owners had known, maybe they wouldn't have been foreclosed upon. - Jim Katen, Oregon "If you never spend your last penny, you'll never be broke." - Aunt Gertrude Katen I think there is a lot of truth in that. Sometimes it is as simple as watching where the change goes. If the owners had only known.

I was taking the metal ridge cap of a small barn that I was taking down. The first piece I took off was 8 or 10 feet long and of course I could not see under it until I removed it. Once I had it off and holding it in my hands, I noticed sitting right in front of me a medium to large size black snake. I have never come off a roof so fast in my life. I don't think my brain registered the type of snake until I hit the ground. I can pick snakes up and handle them, but it's the suprise that can make you hurt yourself.

Used a toothpick.

I agree with Kurt and Bill. The swept valley is the prettiest, but for those who don't have that privelege I like the clean line of a well cut closed cut valley. Jim, that swept valley may look alright to you in a couple years.

I believe as a rule of thumb, the projection of the brick should be no more than half the height of the course.

What about bathtubs & showers? - Jim Katen, Oregon Clarification of "(of course showers and tubs)": Traps for tub and shower fixtures are almost always under the floor, defying the rule of thumb that the trap should be in the same room. Distance restrictions laid out in IRC P3201.6 would still apply.

I think the reference you are looking for is IRC P3201.6

The trap must be in the same room as the fixture. The only exception I know of is the trap for a wash machine, which can be below the floor.(of course showers and tubs)

As I recall, it was hub fittings with some kind of tar holding them together. - Jim Katen, Oregon I think Jeff is referring to the supply line application in his photos. The clamping in the pictures is the correct way to connect the pipe to the fittings.

What about the ones hiding in my closet and only talk to me at night? It's when you talk back to them that you should be concerned.

What Brandon said. All of it.[] That stuff is pain to strip.

I thought about that. I'de rather not have the publicity. Things are starting to pick up for me. With a full time job under my belt as well as the HI bit, I don't wanna go crazy. Believe me when I tell you, a home inspector will not be showered with publicity unless he does something shockingly bad, like accidentally setting off a mortar round inside a house. At most, you'll get a 2-minute bit on one of the local TV stations, which all viewers will forget within minutes. Oh, and there's this: Hardly any reporter/producer/director would consider an old mortar round in an attic to be news. Every time I ever got on TV, the only uptick in customer contact was a few rustics calling me up and asking me if I could fetch dead animals from crawl spaces. WJ PS: My predecessor at my old paper offered this about fame: "At most," she said, "it's third-string-minor-league catcher fame." At least you were able to get dinner out of it.