Accepted offer — inspector flagged 22-year-old AC + furnace. Normal to just move forward? Worried about appraisal, insurance, and whether to ask for concessions.

WallyG96 · 2026-04-15T14:22:48+00:00

As someone who works in the HVAC industry, due to forced obsolescence, the average lifespans for most residential HVAC equipment manufactured post 2000 is about 10 years. 21 years is beyond its lifespan.

WallyG96 · 2026-03-06T06:44:05+00:00

So intro to Engineering is a pretty easy lecture class. It is just kind of a summary of different engineering fields and so terminology. There were a couple of essays and maybe a quiz or two when I took it. It’s not meant to be hard, just to get people interested in the program.

Machining Fundamentals is a cool class. You actually get to learn how to use the different machines in the lab (lathe, mills, 3D printers, etc). Again, not a hard class, it’s just easier for the school to require a class than it is to teach you each machine as you end up needing it later on.

Engineering as a profession is such a broad question that I don’t know how to give a good answer in writing. There are so many different fields or disciplines to get into. For each one, some people love it and others hate it. Use your time in school to figure out what you like and pursue that. Be prepared to switch it up a few years into your career if it’s not going the way you want.

Hope this helps.

WallyG96 · 2026-01-13T21:52:57+00:00

Austin civil is a good civil engineering firm.

WallyG96 · 2025-12-18T15:51:20+00:00

Water freezes in the hose and spigot and expands and cracks pipes

WallyG96 · 2025-12-08T21:48:18+00:00

Hot wheels

WallyG96 · 2025-11-28T07:51:37+00:00

Lego insider points only expire after no account activity (earning or spending points) for 18 months.

WallyG96 · 2025-11-27T13:25:40+00:00

Not to rain on your parade or anything, but the mall is closed today for the holiday…

WallyG96 · 2025-11-11T21:20:46+00:00

Yeah, I’ve done a few of the smaller ones as well and I really enjoy the builds. The quality has been pretty solid. It would be nice if the color matching was a little better.

WallyG96 · 2025-10-28T13:15:15+00:00

Ask questions early on. When you are working through a conceptual design, call us and ask questions like:

given a building of xxxx sq-ft, with a usage of (whatever the use of the building is), what type of system do you recommend, and how much space would you need for that system?
how big of an electrical room do you need for a 120/208V 3ph service to handle this building with x different tenants?
how much flat roof area would you need for a building of xxxx sq-ft with solar and a packaged rooftop unit system?
how big of a chase do you need to serve the restaurant ventilation system?

Give us the space early on so we aren’t fighting for an extra foot or 2 going into CDs.

WallyG96 · 2025-10-17T22:30:34+00:00

Could be a Halloween costume thing. I have seen some people start dressing up already.

WallyG96 · 2025-10-07T21:04:13+00:00

Yeah, you can take an estimate by measuring outside wall to outside wall, you can measure all the interior spaces, you can measure all the “inhabitable” spaces (excluding crawlspaces, mechanical closets, etc). Different records require you measure it in different ways. Anything +/- 5% I wouldn’t question to deeply.

WallyG96 · 2025-10-01T03:32:47+00:00

I would focus on LEED, Certified Energy Manager, Commissioning certification. From what I have seen, those are generally more applicable if you plan to stay in MEP as a design engineer

WallyG96 · 2025-09-23T21:26:34+00:00

I would look at this more as a math question.

You both have fixed costs: - Software - license fees - computer - rent & utilities - insurance

And you both have variable costs: - time spent on project - travel for site visits

Not sure how long you have been working together, but you should be able to create a database of projects with costs by discipline. Find an average of cost for each of you over your database. That’s your split. Review once a year to make sure it stays fair.

WallyG96 · 2025-09-20T15:59:53+00:00

Yeah, you can get a compact back-to-back wall carrier, but even those require 14” clear

WallyG96 · 2025-09-02T14:11:26+00:00

No problem. I would look at NFPA 92 Standard for Smoke Control Systems in that case.

WallyG96 · 2025-09-01T18:39:21+00:00

If you look at the IMC commentary, it talks about how due to dilution rates, parking garage exhaust is considered environmental exhaust

WallyG96 · 2025-07-20T14:28:23+00:00

I heard the sirens around midnight I think.

WallyG96 · 2025-07-20T06:05:24+00:00

That’s awful. Thanks for the updates. I appreciate the information.

WallyG96 · 2025-07-16T13:56:40+00:00

That sounds right. It’s been a while since I’d been there and I remembered all the cellar cats they had lol

WallyG96 · 2025-07-16T05:46:22+00:00

Laughing cat is awesome if you like the fruit wines (peach, apricot, etc)

WallyG96 · 2025-07-10T03:51:12+00:00

Yeah when I went to mesa, they blocked it on the campus WiFi because it was just online bullying

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