Mar 20 Tile flue with pellet stove and metal liner
Is it acceptable to have one tile flue that has a pellet stove connected at the lower level and a g..

Mar 20 Work to new home.. Stairs?
Hello, I was looking around for some help, I have this old home 17 year old , but it is new to me. ..

Mar 20 What is This?
Someone sent me these photos. This was connected to the hot and cold water lines under a kitchen si..

Mar 20 Heatilator Flue Size
I inspected a Heatilator vented propane fireplace Model # GC361L and have a question about the size..

Mar 20 Fire blocking around boiler vent
House was built in 07, single family. The vents pass through the ceiling, there is fire blocking ar..

Mar 19 Main Panel
These are pictures of main service panel. Both of the grounds from SEC are attached to neutral bar ..

Mar 19 Double Taps
How can you tell which Square D breakers are designed for two wires at screw down?:D

Mar 19 When do you refer an electrician???
When do you refer an electrician? While inspecting a house you find 5 three wire receptacles withou..

Mar 19 Stylish (But Dangerous) Staircases
I cannot claim credit for these photos. (They were e-mailed to me by a fellow inspector.) The archi..

Mar 18 See photo...FLOAT SWTICH QUESTION FOR THE HVA..
I have seen some older float switches that immediately shut down the unit when tested by lifting th..

Mar 18 code on piers and girders
Can anyone verify the info I got second hand from a builder? The builder says that a girder does no..

Mar 18 Poor Staircase Design
I'm not sure which is worse; the garish carpet or the staircase design. Attached Images 1532 South ..

Mar 18 New main breaker under old main breaker
I came across something I haven't seen in 17 years and am curious if anyone has seen this before: A..

Mar 18 Wiring in Attic Space
Anybody see this before? Don't know what it is. Some kind of static capacitors? or something to due..

Mar 18 Bob Harper - question for you :-)
Fire rings ... :) Kind of like a 'circular gas log starter' ... what listing is there for these thi..

Mar 17 Lintels Damaged
Hi there, This image represents EXACTLY what is happening above my windows in my condominium buildi..

Mar 17 Romex through Furnace cabinet.
Furnace was installed with romex running in one end, through the furnace cabinet and enters the jun..

Mar 17 Water Coming out of Meter Base
Got a call from a lady the other day saying there was water coming out of her electric meter....I t..

Mar 17 Water above electric panel
Do we have a problem here? This water pipe is above the working space (not above panel) of an elect..

Mar 17 Copper propane line thru exterior wall
Is this wall transition allowed or does a protective sleeve need to be in place here? Attached Imag..

Mar 17 Water heater vent
Besides the good laugh would this effect the draft to the point where it should be corrected. I did..

Mar 16 FPE Heat Pump Circuit Breaker Box.....Bad?
Hey Guys, I know FPE Main Breaker Panels are bad, but what about the FPE circuit breaker boxes to H..

Mar 16 Phase change insulation????
Anyone know about PCMS? Can they be used and are there any reasons they would not pass inspection? ..

Mar 16 Use of PCMS in attic insulation
I have encountered a few customers that want to know about PCM insulation that can be used in attic..

Mar 16 Vent flashing
How do you write this up? Flashing/cap improperly installed and fabricated on site. Attached Images..

Mar 16 Heat pump/gas furnace temperature splits
Do we use the same standards (difference between supply and return) when checking temp splits for A..

Mar 16 AFCI neutral
I think someone posted something similar recently. The AFCI neutral shouldn't be routed behind the ..

Mar 16 wake up dead?
This is in a condo closet, just off the kitchen and living room. There was no source of combustion ..

Mar 16 Pendant Gym Fixtures
I have a new installation with Pendant gym fixtures hung on 3/4 rigid pipe from a Mallable Tee Cond..

Mar 16 Bent service entry
This service seemed to be pretty short to bend like this. Is there a minimum height requirement for..

Mar 16 Pellet Stove vent type and chimney clearance
In this installation, the vent pipe for this pellet stove was enclosed within another black vent pi..

Mar 16 Bathroom Exhaust Termination
It was nice to see the exhaust from the lower level vented outside but I didn't care for the actual..

Mar 16 dryer vent thing. what is this?
what is this? I saw it once before but forgot to ask about it. I assume it helps catch lint but mor..

Mar 16 Door blocks Light Switch
Working a draw inspection contract for a lender. They lender money to flippers. House is a 1960s br..

Mar 16 no primer on cemented PVC
Is there any suitable PVC cement that can be reliable without using primer? I found some drain line..

Mar 15 Mold on attic sheathing
Here we go with another mold on sheathing case. This house was built in the 80's and had new roof w..

Mar 15 Vinyl siding stains
Any ideas why vinyl siding would leach "an excessive amount of" dirt through the weep holes? The si..

Mar 15 Test for 90% furnace
I inspected two Goodman 90% furnaces last week each had CO readings of 90 to 150 ppm from the outsi..

Mar 15 Post and Beam garage supports heaving
This garage construction is with main supports in the ground at an 8' spread and then concrete slab..

Mar 15 Attic access requirements
I recommended an access be provided on an offset section of home that did not have an access to a b..

Mar 15 Chicago Plumber
There is plumber from Chicago who does a lot of work on sewage and ejector pumps who posts here fro..

Mar 15 CSST Exposed
I haven't seen CSST installed exposed like this, seems like the sun would eat up the coating. If it..

Mar 15 no vapor barrier
house 1980 wood frame wood panel siding. The house never had any water proofing/vapor barrier insta..

Mar 15 Air Handler Mounting Requirements
I inspected a new house today and noticed the air handler in the crawl space was not mounted to the..

Mar 15 Trap Primer
Are these pressure activated trap primers adjustable? There did not appear to be any water coming o..

Mar 15 Converted Garage
The garage was converted to a living space. Thedoor from the kitchen to converted garage door was r..

Mar 15 Recall in Ontario, Canada
FYI for those in this region. Attached Images RCL10-16.pdf (138.1 KB)

Mar 15 Court Awards $282K to Buyers over sinking hom..
Here is a lesson learned - Get an inspection!!! Court awards $282000 to purchasers of sinking home ..

Mar 15 PVC in foundation
What is the function of this PVC piping routed out of the foundation? Should it be capped? Critter ..

Mar 15 Air circulation fan
This air handler was in an insulated attic of a town home built in 05. There were two units, althou..

Mar 15 Height of light fixtures
Exterior light at front door is a pendant light which hangs 7 feet above the porch. Is this okay? B..

Mar 14 Venting question
I ran across a Payne HZ N/G furnace in a crawlspace that vented roughly 25 feet horizontally (corre..

Mar 14 TYPE B - Gray flexible conduit
What's the maximum length for at TYPE B gray flexible conduit. I measured about 8 ' 1/2 " from the ..