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eifs: Should lack of AFCIs be reported? - 04/22/09 07:58 PM
This subject came up at TIJ. I've had reason to think about this lately, and thought it would be nice to kick around here. 
It's safe to assume, that we all report lack of GFIs in a home, even if it was built prior to them being required. But what about AFCIs? Do you report if a home that was built long before AFCIs were required? 
Since my inspections focus more on structure, topography, and safety, I don't necessarily care if something was built prior to a code change, if I think something is unsafe or unsound, I don't care what code says, I … (14 comments)

eifs: What's wrong with the way this circuit breaker panel is wired??? - 02/15/08 07:39 PM
I came across this yesterday. I'm going to  put it out there for a while so we can have some fun. What's wrong with this?
This photo was taken in a multiple dwelling. A 21 story, 200+ apartment type building. I don't know how many of the units are wired this way, but, the impression  got was that it was "more than a few."
Another problem I find in this type of building is fire wall/penetration faults.
In the picture above, you can see that during the conversion of a commercial to residential 16 story building, holes that were never repaired, were chopped to … (19 comments)

eifs: How much time does it take for you to write a report? - 10/06/07 09:04 AM
I find I spend more time writing a report than it takes for me to do the inspection itself. By the way, an "average inspection takes me about 3 - 4 hours. When I hear of guys doing 2 inspections a day, 5 days a week, I just can't imagine myself doing that.
I am using a new program and I'm just beginning to get used to it. The first time I fired it up, I think I spent about 17 hours to get the report done. Now, about 5 reports down the road, I'm probably down to 8 hours.
OK, I … (34 comments)

eifs: Challanged Home Inspection - 07/13/07 07:20 PM
Last week I inspected a home in my area. I drove past it the night before just to get an idea of what I may need (ladder wise). I was horrified! The house... a very nice house, was built in a "soup bowl". Every side of the building was pitched wrong! The house was built in an area that is historically a flood area.
I knew that I was facing a "Bad" inspection. Besides seriously improper slopes @ all elevations, there were also a number of water diversion systems and signs of repair, that made it clear to me that water … (18 comments)

 
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