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Yesterday, 09:39 PMBob Caraher replied to a thread Cardboard ducts in slab in Questions from Home Owners, Home Buyers and DIYThank you for your reply - very helpful !!!2 replies | 215 view(s) -
Yesterday, 06:07 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread Cardboard ducts in slab in Questions from Home Owners, Home Buyers and DIYIt's hard to tell from the photos, even zooming in to 500%, but that looks too thick to be cardboard - looks more like some type of insulation which...2 replies | 215 view(s)
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Yesterday, 08:41 AMBob Caraher started a thread Cardboard ducts in slab in Questions from Home Owners, Home Buyers and DIYHello - I am selling my home and during a home inspection, the inspector noted damaged cardboard like material lining in slab ducts. Can anyone...2 replies | 215 view(s)
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02-21-2019, 09:15 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI absolutely agree. But ... does that mean that the home inspector should take it upon themselves to offer a less than required fix? No. ...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-21-2019, 08:43 PMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI understand, but sometimes there just is no fix and I struggle with these. I have seen a couple of instances where it is the result of poor design...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-21-2019, 12:57 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThe AHJ has no liability for it either. The home inspector, by recommending such a fix, puts themselves first in line for any and all liability...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-21-2019, 09:21 AMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThere is a nearby condo/townhouse development (I think from the late 1980s or early 1990s) where the windows were too high to meet EERO requirements....15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-21-2019, 07:28 AMJerry Peck replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThe 10" difference would require 2 risers, and to be able to use the top tread as a 'floor' area to measure from, the top 'tread' would need to not...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-21-2019, 05:32 AMDon Hawley replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionWould a step below the window solve the problem?15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 05:50 PMBobby, It's addictive.2 replies | 1047 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 05:37 PMHello Bobby Duke, I'm Brian Hannigan and I am the creator of InspectionNews Welcome aboard. Enjoy your visit here at InspectionNews and if...2 replies | 1047 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 05:27 PMHey guys. Glad I found this site. I am in North Alabama. I am a Licensed Home Inspector for a little over 3 years. Went full time about 6 months ago....2 replies | 1047 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 04:18 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThe above is what I quoted as what I was replying to, and, to that, as I previously said: Which, I thought, pretty much covered any scenario -...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 01:45 PMDom D'Agostino replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionIt possibly can matter, for trying to understand where it fell apart, if the basement was simply a wide open room upon approval, and there was an...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 11:38 AMJerry Peck replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionDidn't matter - in basements, it is habitable space shall have at least one EERO , "and" every sleeping room in the house. Basements with...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 11:11 AMRick Bunzel replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThe builder probably called it a bonus room thus not having to meet the bedroom EE & R requirements. //Rick15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 09:03 AMSam Morris replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionOh OK so I needed to add another three-quarter inch15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-19-2019, 08:39 AMJerry Peck replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionBy the way, that "sill height" is 54". The "sill height" being referred to is the bottom of the opening when the window is open. The window...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 09:22 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionFrom the 2000 IRC: R310.1 Emergency escape and rescue required. Basements with habitable space and every sleeping room shall have at least one...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 08:47 PMSam Morris replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionNope, no other window in that bedroom, could have been listed as a office when built ?15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 08:30 PMDom D'Agostino replied to a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionMaybe there's another egress window? Or it was permitted for another purpose.15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 07:49 PMYears ago, when I was young, we lived in Mayville, and one of my Dad's sisters lived in Hamburg - does Hamburg still have that sulphur water smell?...2 replies | 459 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 07:12 PMMichael Soules replied to a thread mercury in gas pressure regulators? in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC): Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThank you for sharing your thoughts on this! Much appreciated!6 replies | 2588 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 07:08 PMSam Morris started a thread Emergency Escape and Rescue in Building Interior: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI inspected this 2003 yr built home today with a basement window sill height of 53 1/4", I know its too high, should be 44". I wonder what happened...15 replies | 1555 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 06:57 PMHello Thomas C. Murphy, I'm Brian Hannigan and I am the creator of InspectionNews Welcome aboard. Enjoy your visit here at InspectionNews and...2 replies | 459 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 06:54 PMHello, My name is Tom Murphy (Murf) and I am a building inspector in the Town of Hamburg in Western New York. I am a master plumber and a chief...2 replies | 459 view(s)
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02-18-2019, 12:01 PMStephanie Jaynes started a thread Article: Top 5 ways to protect your business from drone-related claims in Roofing System: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionHi InspectionNews Members! Here's Part 2 of our two-part series on drone inspections. For those of you who haven't read Part 1, you can read it...0 replies | 1505 view(s)
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02-17-2019, 07:10 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread mercury in gas pressure regulators? in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC): Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThose of us who worked around those things did (maybe everyone in the plant did, that I don't know), but those read long term and had 'reasonable'...6 replies | 2588 view(s)
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02-17-2019, 05:16 PMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread Identifying Double Wall Stove Pipe in Fireplaces, Chimneys and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionAndrew, I would certainly find the installation instructions and refer them to a qualified technician. I have never seen a b-vent on a...6 replies | 3742 view(s)
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02-17-2019, 05:14 PMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread mercury in gas pressure regulators? in Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning (HVAC): Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionJerry, That was a chilling story. What could possibly have been put in a kid's chemistry set that would do that much damage? As I recall, the...6 replies | 2588 view(s)
