Post Cards From the Field
October 2013_Elections
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QUALITY CRAFTMANSHIP
There was an “unnecessary” piece of metal in the way of new plumbing work; the concrete floor above will stay up just fine without it.
Jeremy S Provan
Pro Vantage Home Inspections
Laytonsville, MD
A ROOM WITH A VIEW
Egress, we don’t need no stinking egress! Besides having undersized window openings, this bedroom window opens to another room!
Eric Syren
HomeGuard Inc.
Tracy, CA
COOKED SPAGHETTI
Do a little wiring, cook a little spaghetti?
Brian Epperson
Action
Inspection STL
O’Fallon, MO
YAHTZEE TO THE RESCUE
The Yahtzee® box is not plumb, and the can of paint should be full before use as a support for loose ductwork.
Nate Stitzlein
Crow Home
Inspection, llc
Baltimore, OH
SPECS? SOD ROOF?
Does it require
9, 13 or 20+
mil plastic over the sheathing?
Nine didn’t work. The ceiling in the building was leaking.
Jeremy S Provan
Pro Vantage Home Inspections
Laytonsville, MD
MYTHIC COPPER PIPING
This is copper piping used to replace main disconnect fuses outside next to the meter base. I thought this was a myth until now.
Dave Maudlin
Indy Pro Inspection Service, Inc.
Carmel, IN
HIDDEN REGISTER
Just a small miscalculation by the HVAC guys left this bedroom’s register in the closet . . .
Jim Porter
BPG Property
Inspection Services
Loomis, CA
WATCH OUT FOR SPLINTERS AND CARPET BURNS
The top of the steps are a foot away from the deck/landing. There is no bottom step.
No railings or handrail.
These were about the most dangerous looking steps I’d ever seen…
…until I saw these on the same home.
A 2-foot drop from the house to a 6-inch-wide top step ensures you will fall. Don’t wear shorts; first you’ll get splinters and then carpet burn!
Randy West
Professional Building Consultants
Prescott, AZ
EYE SPY
While inspecting a roof the other day, I came across a bullet lodged into the roof coverings.
Never know what you’ll find when you look closely.
Paul King
Inspector
Paul, Inc
Fort Mill, SC
WORK AROUNDS 101
I know this was a hard decision. Move the dryer or cut off the bollard?
This is a
classic. Instead of moving the box back a couple of inches, Just bore a hole in the cabinet door. Still have to open the door to turn on the disposer.
Tim Hemm
Tim Hemm Inspections
Yucaipa, CA
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