Feb 9 reduced sanitary drain pipe
Here's a good one - they reduced the 4" pvc so that it could be inserted into the old cast iron pip..

Feb 9 Gas Pipeline under the home
I am about to do an inspection on a home that has an abandoned natural gas pipeline running under o..

Feb 8 Commercial Inspection Roof Infrared
How do commercial building inspectors handle the roof imaging? A proper roof infrared survey requir..

Feb 7 No attic drip pan
HVAC guy says a drip pan is not needed under this air handler (Arcoaire). Can anybody verify that t..

Feb 7 Tankless water heaters
Condo built in 08. These tankless water heaters are located in the attic. Does the UPC or IRC requi..

Feb 7 polybutylene pipe, with well water
I ran accross what I'm 95% sure, is polybutylene water pipe. See photo. This was in a house built i..

Feb 7 More FPE panels bite the dust - and now it is..
Saw this on the news today at lunch ... will likely generate some useful discussion between the FPE..

Feb 6 deposits on water heater and furnace
I'm wondering if the chalky deposit near the water heater vent pictured below is the result of a ve..

Feb 6 Water Heater Attachment
Can anyone tell me what this flue type device is on the side of the water heater. I could not find ..

Feb 5 Propane Gas Explosion Coleville CA
A tragic incident that happened Friday in Marine Corps base housing up in Coleville CA. Marine's wi..

Feb 4 Covering AC Condensers in the Winter
I sometimes see AC condenser units covered in the winter months but most of the time I see then lef..

Feb 3 What Could Cause This ?
This home was a new construction.Solarbord was the decking.This pic is on another forum and we are ..

Feb 3 Pressure regulator inside a house
Why would this pressure regulator be installed inside of the home. It looked like this may have bee..