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Today, 05:05 AMDom D'Agostino replied to a thread Hand dug basement in Exterior Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionRobert, That's an impressive amount of dirt to move from under a home. It's a rather simple fix in that all it requires is someone writing a...2 replies | 81 view(s) -
Today, 05:02 AMWelcome Russ, and there's lots of good info in the searchable archives if you're interested.2 replies | 12 view(s)
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Today, 04:05 AMHello Russ Fontaine, I'm Brian Hannigan and I am the creator of InspectionNews Welcome aboard. Enjoy your visit here at InspectionNews and if...2 replies | 12 view(s)
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Today, 04:02 AMJust wanted to introduce myself as a NYS Licensed inspector based in the Southern Tier.2 replies | 12 view(s)
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Yesterday, 06:52 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread Hand dug basement in Exterior Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI had an inspector friend ("had" meaning now deceased) who found a similar hand dug basement under a slab on grade house in Miami. The photos were...2 replies | 81 view(s)
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Yesterday, 05:41 PMRobert Huffman started a thread Hand dug basement in Exterior Systems: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionI remember a story from my childhood that my grandfather bought a house and hand dug out the basement. This was up north so the foundation walls were...2 replies | 81 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 02:48 PMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsJack, Ohhhhh... Like the ones they use at Disneyland. Funny thing, I googled "disneyland broom" and got hits that are "lobby brooms".8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-18-2021, 10:26 AMJack Feldmann replied to a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsGunnar, I just Googled it, and came up with what they call a Lobby Broom. Its a small, short broom. ON Amazon they also showed a whisk broom they...8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-17-2021, 09:06 PMRandy Mayo replied to a thread Bearing and support of beam in Structural Components: Home Inspection and Commercial InspectionThe term is Load path: IRC R301.1 Application. Buildings and structures, and parts thereof, shall be constructed to safely support all loads,...4 replies | 877 view(s)
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01-17-2021, 04:14 PMJim Robinson replied to a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsI have a lot of crawl spaces here as well. I think it was literally my first inspection, which was for my wife's friend, and it had 40 years or so...8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-16-2021, 06:10 PMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsJack, I have never heard of a "janitor broom". I tried to find one online, but all that turned up was push brooms and dust mops. I typically...8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-16-2021, 03:49 PMJack Feldmann replied to a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsI used to use a janitor broom in crawlspaces. They are only about 3' long, and have a small broom. They worked great for spider webs and to move...8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-16-2021, 10:56 AMGunnar Alquist replied to a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsJack, This access was extremely tight. About 9.5 inches high. I had to exhale and push with my feet off of a post to get out and broke my zipper...8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 03:26 PMJerry Peck replied to a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsDidn't need knee pads in that crawlspace, did you? How thick was the 'cotton ball' crawlspace floor lining? How long were you hacking trying...8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 02:20 PMJack Feldmann replied to a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsThat must have been fun cleaning off the coveralls,8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-15-2021, 12:35 PMGunnar Alquist started a thread If You Have Ever Wondered... in General Chit Chat: Home Inspectors & Commercial InspectorsIf you have ever wondered what 70 years of dryer lint discharge under a home looks like, here's your chance.8 replies | 173 view(s)
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01-14-2021, 07:26 PMBarry Cohen started a thread Social Media and Facebook in Social Media Connections and Reciprocal LinksAre you on Facebook? If you aren't aware, there are many Facebook groups specific to Home Inspectors. In fact over 35 groups. These are great places...0 replies | 102 view(s)
