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typical problems with new construction: Every Little Place Should Be Insulated Space - 03/08/10 04:52 AM
Insulation, to be effective, has to cover every square inch of exterior-to-interior space.
Heat seeks cold.  And insulation traps air.  If insulation is not trapping air in a space where heat can move toward cold, it will do just that.
On pre-drywall inspections, which are best done AFTER the insulation has been installed, I always look at how the carefully the insulation has been applied.  Behind the bath tubs, does it extend all the way to the floor?  Under fireplaces and bay windows, does it completely fill the cavity and does the paper backing touch the sub floor above?  Are exterior … (9 comments)

typical problems with new construction: What I'm Seeing Now (6) - New Home Inspection, 4 of 6 - 10/28/08 05:18 AM
They say to never say never. Well, in this fourth of six posts regarding new construction I am going over one more thing regarding insulation. What I'm Seeing Now is something that you should never trust - that everything that should be insulated, is insulated.
For example:
1. Corners. Some carpentry employs a framing technique called "California Corners." They may be called something else in other places, but that is what I have learned to call them. In such corners the two corner studs are perpendicular, but there is a small space, about 3.5 inches square, between them that will need … (2 comments)

typical problems with new construction: What I'm Seeing Now (3) - New Home Inspection, 1 of 6 - 10/22/08 04:25 AM
In Northern Virginia there is still a lot of new home construction.  New homes are a great source of business for me.  People often ask me if this or that is a good builder.  My answer is:  it depends on the supervisor who is on site every day, and on the quality of the subcontractors.  All the builders have good specifications for their homes and want to put out a good product.  It is the crew on site that makes that happen.  And if the subs were picked up in a parking lot somewhere ("We need plumbers today - are you … (6 comments)

 
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