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Bundling?
Hate to beat a dead horse, just wanted to get an opinion on the NM entering the panelboard. |
treated posts
What is the rule on treated lumber being covered with metal? I can't seem to find a clear answer. Thanks. |
BUSY BUSY BUSY
HEY ALL
i am busier then a one legged man in an ass kicking contest--hope you are the same--haven't had a day off since march 25th. have only played 27 holes of golf since then--what happened to my retirement and inspections just to keep me out of trouble
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Flue pipe under grade, is it allowed?
Got what appears to be a stainless double walled flue pipe buried about 2 foot below grade for a basement gas wood stove. I have never seen one buried before. Is this allowed? |
Combustion Air?
Saw this today, recommended they have the intake ran outside. It’s in an unfinished basement…ok as is? Looked at the installation manual taped to the side and it shows outside venting for both. |
What is this please?
Hello all,
At risk of appearing to be an amateur (which I am) can someone please tell me what I have here. It's on the side of a higher end home and each home in the neighborhood has one. I'd like to be able to properly identify one of these (and its function) the next time I come across one. I would appreciate the help. |
Service Drop - Flag this drip loop?
Here is a recently updated drop in new conduit. In one season the trees have overgrown the wires plus I question the marginal drip loop if any. Do you agree?
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Image: http://i912.photobucket.com/albums/ac327/Persius61/Home%20Inspections/DripLoop.jpg |
water heater with hot water shut off valve
hey all
first time i have ever seen this. both cold and hot water on 2004 water heater have shut off valves. what happens if someone shuts off the hot. don't think i want to be around if that happens. what do you think
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Newbie here...
Hello everyone,
I am a relatively new inspector. I purchased an existing (one man) home inspection business (here in northern Virginia) in January of this year. The previous owner (a very good inspector) stayed on for two months to help me get started (about 60 inspections). He did a very good job of sharing his vast knowledge with me in the time that we had. I will always be grateful to him for that.
I am a recent graduate of the ASHI School and an ASHI member. A one year membership is included with the school tuition. Anyhow, this looks like a great place for me to get some of the ongoing help that I need and I'm happy to have found it. I've been lurking about for a couple of months and I'm now looking forward to interacting with you all:) |
DIY pier foundation questions
Hello all, I am glad to have found this board. The husband and I are in serious need of help. We're putting in a small cabin in central NY, which we will be finishing to use as a permanent residence. To save money, as we're on a very tight budget, we need to build the foundation ourselves. According to local code, the foundation must be below the frost line, or "frost protected". Our only reasonable options are tie-downs (which I'd prefer not to use) or to build concrete piers. We've decided to go with the second option.
The cabin will be a single story 14x26 with a 14x6 porch. We're planning to build twelve piers, three lines of four down the length of the house. The building site if fairly level, and the soil is gravely, not clay. It's also on top of a small hill, so drainage should be good and it will not sit in water.
We plan to dig the 12 holes, each 4 1/2 feet deep. We'll tamp 6 inches of gravel in the bottom of each hole. Then we'll pour in 4 inches of type S cement, add an X of rebar, the 4 more inches of cement. Before the cement has completely set, we'll raise a 6x6 post of foundation grade lumber in each hole, set into a bracket (of some kind, I need to research) to connect it to the concrete. Then we'll backfill and level the posts, no high than 18" at any point. I'm praying we'll be able to rent a gas powered auger to help us dig, as we'll have no power on the site and I am very pregnant. :-)
Does this sound like a reasonable, legal, and study foundation for a small cabin? Do we have to worry about the wood rotting and needing to be replaced in a few years? Of course we want to foundation to be sturdy, but we also want to save labor and money if we can. I'd love to hear everyone's thoughts, and if anyone has a better idea I'd like to hear that too. |
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