Bill Kibbel

Besmirched.

No issues I know of with stranded aluminum, if it's a home run and starts and ends at AL labeled terminals.

First, we need to know where/what climate zone. If that's K&T wiring still in use, it should be replaced before adding insulation.

You are in Singapore - this text was copied and pasted from a post in a UK forum 3 years ago. You could have at least kept the paragraphs.

Yes. I emailed Mike B about yesterday.

Another $ .60 in nickels and it should be just about right.

I think it was added in the 2006 IRC but subsequently removed - not sure when. I suspect any reference to that requirement is now an amendment by specific state or municipality. The quote above looks like a suggestion for that amendment to the Seven Hills, OH code.

Hi Mathew, Look into the Armstrong Cork & Insulation Co. They manufactured many products for industrial processes and almost all of the cork building materials - and there are many. Duct insulation was one of their products. I see it occasionally - not real common in residential.

Thank you, Tom. I'll check it out. Don't need no skinny cows.

I've been with Netfirms for over 20 years. When they were bought by EIG, customer service went to shit but I still liked the low renewal fee. I just found out my hosting accounts are auto-renewing at 2.5 times the previous years rates. Certainly no longer worth remaining there. Suggestions welcome please.

Great to see John, Chad, Mike O and Scott stopping by again. Thought youse guys were gettin' too good to hang with us. I check in early AM and late PM most days. I like playing the whack-a-spam game. Just whacked another one from Pakistan now.

I used to think it was only in the South. It appears occasionally in the mid-Atlantic. I wonder if it's worse than the bamboo problem?

Well get f*** out already, John. Just kidding. You're one of the good ones! Hope we keep seeing you around here. Probably a real smart move - you'll be able to actually retire. I'm not that smart.

Now that you said it, can't unsee it. Hey, we don't allow posting of crotch-shots here. The camera is facing southeast, from the 1300 block of W Hubbard.

Hi marc, I think you are referring to a lead "closet bend", that was usually installed when caste iron was used for most of the waste & vent system. Sometimes lead drains from sinks/tubs/showers were also present, but often already replaced. These lead bends were used mostly from the very end of the 19th century through the 1930s. Most common during the teens and '20s. This is the time that many cities passed ordinances prohibiting use of lead for more than 2 feet. I've encountered some from the early '40s, but these are almost always in government or military buildings. Here, during the 1930s, K&T phased out to conduit and BX before non-metallic cable was used. This is in the towns and cities. Rural areas often didn't have electric until NM was pretty standard. Of course, a majority of the rural buildings I inspect had plumbing & electric added long after initial build. I think structural components, millwork and hardware more reliably reveal more about a building's age than systems.

Congrats on reaching that milestone - that is if you still enjoy doing this shit! I didn't notice I had reached 30 years until ASHI sent me a lapel pin.

I'm finding out that many in this gig, that I've known for almost 4 decades, have recently retired or expired.

The "delaminating" is probably just the paper wrap. Most decking issues are discovered when the existing roof covering is removed, resulting in a panicked call to the lumberyard. I can't find it now. I've purged most everything that doesn't relate to pre-1940 buildings.

This still supplies water. Inspection tip - Neil D. Tyson on Water Towers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAn5xYpbVR8&t=136s

Ask the plumber. He's right there.

I think the venting guidelines might only be the manufacturer's tool to deflect claims. Here's a better application - plenty of venting.

Too far for Mr. Katen?

Our head admin here, Mike Brown, is a software developer.

New NJ law effective summer of 2021. It is now illegal for professional licensing boards to "discriminate" against candidates based on any criminal history or criminal conduct. Apparently, public protection = discrimination.

In New Jersey, the very first requirement of an applicant for a home inspector license: "1) Is of good moral character". New Jersey has begun issuing professional licenses to convicted felons. At least one Megan's law registered convicted sex offender is now a NJ licensed home inspector.