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  1. Bill Kibbel
    😮 It may take a long, long time, but nature always wins.
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    In my area, it's getting much, much worse. Some of the many new inspector schools seem to provide inexperienced folks just enough to get 'em licensed. The majority perform inspections like zombies, spending most of the time tapping screens and assuming the software does the whole job for them. I've always liked Jim B's writing style.
  3. Bill Kibbel
    Lucy Van Pelt has been named a person of interest by investigators. Woodstock hasn't been seen since the body was discovered.
  4. Bill Kibbel
    Not just for '70s backsplashes.
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    Permastone and formstone have become the generic term for the old lickum-stickum veneer. There was a short documentary/commentary produced on the stuff. I think it's called Little Castles. The unique film director John Waters is in it and called it the "polyester of brick".
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    It's not "Insulbrick". Inselbric, Inselstone & Insulsyde are made with an asphalt-coated fiberboard and stone granules imbedded. It looks just like the surface of asphalt shingles. What's pictured looks like an early manufactured stone veneer (fake stone made from concrete with pigments and colored aggregates added). Most common from the late 1940s into the 60s.
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    Wow. WTAF happened that it got this far?
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    It looks very much like what I see occasionally in cedar posts. It's never raised any red flags for me to investigate. I'm pretty sure that what I've seen is dried sap. I don't think it's the cause of the cracks. I think it's normal checking. It just occurs along where the most sap has collected as this is the easiest/weakest place for the crack to form.
  9. Bill Kibbel
    No, it's comparing heavy apples to lighter apples. The topic here is "Looking for lighter ladder".
  10. Bill Kibbel
    "What is this?" - Unique. Context?
  11. Bill Kibbel
    Steve, what you listed are not what my Werner ladders weigh. For example, my 16' is 18 lbs, not 31. Again, my 28' is 38 lbs, not 56. Maybe you're only looking at type 1A aluminum ladders. That load capacity rating is unnecessary for what I do. I scurry up and down ladders a few times a day. If I was over 300 lbs and perpetually carrying 4 bundles of shingles up to the roof, I might need it. Never had a defect that would need warranty coverage. I've replaced ropes and a couple moving parts after a couple decades of use. 4 years ago, I replaced my most used 28' after 31 years only because of its appearance. I still use it around the homestead.
  12. Bill Kibbel
    I had an MRI show 2 of my disks 'exploded'. I hope you can get some relief, Steve. I have to use a 28' ladder almost daily. I also have a 32', 20' & 16' for occasional use. I'm sticking with aluminum. I think they're all probably lighter than LG's 'HyperLite' line. For example, my Werner 28' is 38 lbs. The 28' LG HyperLite is 50 lbs. It's also out of stock and ugly ServePro green. 😝
  13. Bill Kibbel
    Richard, I have a couple questions. 1. Why would a home inspector propose contacting home inspectors for further examinations as they travel around the house? 2. What's it like inspecting in Pakistan? Real estate market good there?
  14. Bill Kibbel
    I don't have many, but I just looked back through some prior editions of the NEC. "Not to be located in bathrooms" is in the '93. I can't find it in the 1990. Jim K. is the x-purt around here though.
  15. Bill Kibbel
    The right end would mount to a ceiling bracket with a hex nipple. If you need to convert to male threads, a female-to-male adapter is called a nozzle. To obtain either, gotta figure out the thread ips.
  16. Bill Kibbel
    My photo or Mike's toon? Anything I post here is yours, Les.
  17. Bill Kibbel
    Like when I try to hang a painting.
  18. Bill Kibbel
    They are credentialed and experienced experts in their individual fields. They don't work for me, they work for the client.
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    I dont do any - no time for it. I can arrange radon, termite and septic if needed. They show up while I'm there and deal with the client directly.
  20. Bill Kibbel
    I've been hearing from some folks that right now is a good time to leave the inspection biz.
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    I'm sceptical that it's a respectable receptacle.
  23. Bill Kibbel
    I've read and heard it referred to as "bridle wires". I've also seen it a couple times for the original service entry wires, used back when you could only get 30 amp services.
  24. Bill Kibbel
    Those wires weren't intended for branch wiring. It's from the K&T era though. Someone got ahold of a spool of wire used for drops from ceiling boxes to bulb sockets.
  25. Bill Kibbel
    Rarely. But sure, when there's stuff I can't get to. Last drone use was for getting into a church bell tower that is no longer accessible.
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