A Flue Pipe Short of a Full Deck

by Edited by ASHI Staff April 1, 2008

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Guess they ran out of furnace flue pipe before they got through the roof. Nice cap though, in case the roof leaks. And yes, that’s asbestos cloth above as a safety precaution.

Andy Wallace
National Property Inspections
San Luis Obispo, Calif.

Too short? No problem!
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The contractor probably didn’t plan on a home inspector entering this nasty crawl.

Gene Autore
Pillar To Post
Norwalk, Conn.

Call the fire department?
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Finally, irony defined.

Jeff Nathan
Building Inspectors Consortium, Inc.
Highland Park, Ill.

Bet it smells good, too!
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This is a photo of a “unique” condensation collector.

Bob Mulloy
Allsafe Home Inspection Service
East Bridgewater, Mass.


Disarming

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You were probably wondering where all the old, really cool, plaid lunch boxes went. Here is one in a basement ceiling being used as a 120V electrical junction box. The temptation to peak inside subsided when I read the labels listing the “STEPS to DISARM.”

Bill Gray
All Star Home Inspection, Inc.
Gaithersburg, Md.

Tread very lightly
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With the center beam in this condition, I didn’t stay in the basement too long!!!

Clint Bissell
Sandy Spring Inspections
Ashton, Md.

Rooftop garden
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I didn’t know if I should tell my client he needed a roof, or ask if he knew a good landscaper.

Dave Clegg
House Inspect
Mt. Laurel, NJ

Cheaper and also saner
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I think it would have been cheaper to run to the store for a solid piece of PVC pipe than to use all of the couplings on this water heater.

Tom Oliver
Oliver Home & Building Inspections, LLC
Montrose, Colo.


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