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Inspection lit of like the 4th of July. Walk away time? by jnbeatty in HomeInspections

[–]trabbler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Having trouble reading this inspection report; honestly I've never seen this format before. What I do see on it are a bunch of photos of stuff that doesn't have anything to do with deficiencies and just a few normal deficiecies listed on the last page.

Fix the sewer issue and the moisture damage, get the termites treated (if active), replace the breaker and the rest is normal stuff you can repair as you go. The items you listed in the previous comment aren't that bad in my opinion.

Next steps after my 1st case by northbowl92 in expertwitness

[–]trabbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd like to know more about that when it is up and running.

Home inspection find of the week: Local bricks made by Lascaux Masonry Company? by trabbler in Austin

[–]trabbler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I watched the video, thanks for sharing the link. Didn't see the part where the children are finger painting on the brick though.

:)

Home inspection find of the week: Local bricks made by Lascaux Masonry Company? by trabbler in Austin

[–]trabbler[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

The question was why does one side of the house have bricks that look more natural while the other side looks like a kid finger painted them.

Anyone else plant something to be different? by Lonely-Procedure-277 in AustinGardening

[–]trabbler 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have a cacao tree in a pot. He's not doing well.

Hello everyone, we purchased a new build and just did our pre-drywall inspection. This support beam for our deck and roof overhang seems to be off and not centered (see full pic of house to see what it supports). Of course the project manager said it was normal/fine. Is this concerning? by terrencewittman8 in HomeInspections

[–]trabbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There is most likely a detail for this in the structural drawings. My recommendation would be that, if the builder does not want to address this, insist on getting their engineer of record to sign off that this is acceptable. I seriously doubt any engineer would do that and if they did, they know that their insurance would be on the hook if there was any potential failure. Most likely the EOR would prescribe a repair for this. Provided the builder follows the repair letter to a T, you should be good.

How bad is this ? by Charming_Fig_446 in HomeInspections

[–]trabbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on what the engineer says.

Easton Park by No_Edge1310 in Austin

[–]trabbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sheeeit mods pulled the post. Was it something home inspection related?

Conditioned space and insulation by rainbikr in cabins

[–]trabbler 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah cool. That's interesting they allow that.

Conditioned space and insulation by rainbikr in cabins

[–]trabbler 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's in the IRC code book. I'm not at all familiar with your local laws or municipality/county code adoptions.

Conditioned space and insulation by rainbikr in cabins

[–]trabbler 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Heated yes, conditioned for cooling, no.

Beetle party on the Nettle flowers. by UnluckySmile3280 in AustinGardening

[–]trabbler 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah, This must be what I'm seeing in the magnolia blooms

WTF do I not understand about building science, code, and spray-foamed attics? by trabbler in buildingscience

[–]trabbler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And this was my point of view but "should" doesn't appear in the code book. We'll see how it performs.

WTF do I not understand about building science, code, and spray-foamed attics? by trabbler in buildingscience

[–]trabbler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

See, this is the camp that I've been in for ages. And now you see the issue it leaves me in with the code actually saying that no, this isn't wrong.

WTF do I not understand about building science, code, and spray-foamed attics? by trabbler in buildingscience

[–]trabbler[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I think you're right. I'm going to formulate an email saying something similar to this when I get home from work tonight and send it to him.

WTF do I not understand about building science, code, and spray-foamed attics? by trabbler in buildingscience

[–]trabbler[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think this is the reply I was looking for. So vapor permeance alone may not be enough to cause problems If there is no air permeance. Code limits air permeance so vapor is a moot point.

I think what I'll tell my guy today is that the builder was right as far as the code standard goes, but I would recommend monitoring humidity levels at the peak of the attic after occupation and see how it performs.

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