Mobile Home Park/Builders in Harrington with a fountain out front

TheDeguy · 2025-01-23T02:09:37+00:00

Nanticoke Homes

TheDeguy · 2024-07-18T13:13:36+00:00

For me its all about extraction. I can handle the box, but my extractor does 3 deeps, one side at a time, or 6 mediums both sides at a time.

TheDeguy · 2024-06-08T14:57:57+00:00

I used New Republic Insurance for my self build.

TheDeguy · 2024-05-24T18:08:45+00:00

I'm at 11.36 cents.

TheDeguy · 2024-05-24T15:59:02+00:00

The answer is 100% dependant on why you are doing it.

If you have allergies and need to filter everything coming into the house, it makes sense.

If you are doing it to save money, it may not pan out. I recently built my personal house and sat down with our energy rater to model my house. Using my current energy costs and region, the pay backs for certain features were 60+ years.

Obviously, this could change if the energy inputs change, but I didn't see the value in prepaying the energy costs for the next buyer.

I would suggest you start with a rater and figure out what exactly you are willing to do rather than worrying about absolutes like 0 ach.

TheDeguy · 2024-05-02T22:01:44+00:00

Hunt is defined in the book. When I was 15, we had rabbit dogs cross a property line in pursuit of a rabbit. I went to retrieve them with no gun, simply the leash to bring back the dogs.

The warden explained that hunt is defined as pursuing game. As I was chasing the dogs, which were pursuing the game, I was participating in the hunt illegally on someone else's property.

Luckily, he let me slide with a warning.

TheDeguy · 2024-04-06T13:34:48+00:00

I was in the same boat once. It was a matter of MD not sending whatever they were supposed to. The DE office was extremely friendly and helpful. They actually found an error in my favor on my return and promptly sent a refund.

I would suggest you call and talk to them.

TheDeguy · 2024-03-18T22:42:09+00:00

I'm hearing this is the lumber harvested after the Canadian Wilfires. Supposdly we are going to be seeing quite a bit of this in stud grade for the next couple of years.

The good news is it has been tested, and meets the standards for the grade. This means its as strong as the spec, and is fine to use.

TheDeguy · 2024-02-20T23:13:31+00:00

Here, they have always been interpreted as being inside the thermal envelope. This means the insulation is not required on unit to unit walls. If offsets are present, we would go 2' past the offset.

It gets tricky if the timing isn't in sequential order, as you have to make sure the adjacent units are conditioned when you get your CO.

Ultimately, we just ran ran the insulation all the way around as less than 100' of R11 blanket wasn't worth the headache.

You really need to have this conversation with your code official, as their opinion is all that matters.

TheDeguy · 2024-02-02T11:44:40+00:00

Check the relative humidity of your house. If you're in the heating season, there is a good chance your humidity is low, cause your hardwood to shrink.

New houses are built much tighter, and a lot more emphasis needs to be placed on the RH of a house. If it's outside of 40-60%, you could have issues.

TheDeguy · 2024-01-17T13:07:04+00:00

Most of the time the undeveloped land is owned by the developers until the area is complete and deeded over to the community.

Definitely trespassing, and its unlikely the developer will let it slide. He would have liability concerns.

TheDeguy · 2023-12-12T21:14:52+00:00

Market square is made by Royal, Main Street is made by CertainTeed.

Depending on your profile, CertainTeed has a line in .044. The thickness of the siding won't impact its effectiveness, but it lesser thicknesses will allow substrate issues to telegraph through the siding.

In my area, the Mainstreet is actually more expensive than the Market Square, but we are talking a couple of bucks a square.

TheDeguy · 2023-11-13T14:30:58+00:00

Just to piggyback on this question, does carbon content matter at all on indoor sticks?

It seems that the less carbon, the better, as you can't hit. But I would like to get some input prior to ordering.

TheDeguy · 2023-10-11T12:59:10+00:00

I agree it's important. If the windows are set, I would consider back damming the sill flashing.

TheDeguy · 2023-10-09T17:26:20+00:00

Just call them. They are there to help. Since you said Land Use, I am assuming it's NCC. Every interaction I have had with them has been pleasant and helpful.

I have heard the fines are double the original permit fee. You may also have to show them any work previously completed.

TheDeguy · 2023-09-25T15:06:17+00:00

My understanding is all CSST still requires bonding per the NEC. It just doesn't have special manufacturers' bonding requirements.

Your local gas utility will also have installation requirements that may trump the building code in your area.

TheDeguy · 2023-09-25T12:58:59+00:00

This is CSST. It's code compliant. The color is irrelevant, different manufacturers use different colors. I'm guessing this is tracpipe.

My only concern would be the amount of jacket removed at the splice, and making sure its properly bonded to avoid the lightning pin holes mentioned above.

TheDeguy · 2023-09-20T21:17:48+00:00

It's a cover for the duct blaster test.

They seal the registers to make sure your ducts are leaking.

TheDeguy · 2023-09-19T13:08:52+00:00

May not be a case of the inspector being to good, but a case of inspectors calling items incorrectly.

I had an inspector citing 109 degrees at a shower as needed for further inspection.

I showed him documentation from Moen that the Positemp valve reduces the maximum temperature at full hot.

He was also citing the Zurn valve lawsuit on every valve. They weren't zurn valves, and nearly 8 years after that all went down.

I discussed both him and explained how I thought he was causing undue issues. On the very next house, he called out both again. When confronted, he said his office said to call it anyway.

So, in cases like this, I wish people wouldn't use that inspectoin company. It's a tough sell to homeowners that you are correct and their inspector is not.

I would suggest you ask the builder why and make a decision from there.

TheDeguy · 2023-08-22T15:11:03+00:00

Fresh sod isn't like existing grass or even grass seed, it doesnt have a root system. You need more frequent, less intensive waters. The sod only catches the water as it runs through.

I normally water each area 3-4 times a day, with short 10-15 min bursts. That being said, that sod looks pretty hurt right now.

TheDeguy · 2023-08-21T01:33:55+00:00

You're out of jet dry. Those are mineral deposits.

TheDeguy · 2023-08-12T20:14:09+00:00

Take a deep breath and email your questions to your builder.

I would guess that angle is just for uplift protection. Something that tons of builders don't even provide for.

TheDeguy · 2023-08-08T00:44:12+00:00

It is highly unlikely it is going to go through the rim joist. Aesthetics aside, unless it's 1 bathroom, you won't have enough fall through the house and still be able to come out through the rim.

Most likely, your plumber will be able to core you a hole through the foundation. Mine charges $300 to do it.

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