We noticed the kitchen was noticeably cooler when I went in to drop off my tools and start the dishwasher.  So I felt the floor register.  No air was blowing.  So, why was no air blowing from the kitchen HVAC register?

I LOVE STARTING OUT A HOME INSPECTION WITH A QUESTION!

Trying to get the lay out of the geography of the land upstairs, and comparing it to what I found downstairs ...

And making my way around and through furniture and stuff ...

And opening a door to an unfinished area, looking up, and seeing a gap over the ceiling ...

And getting a ladder and trying to fit it into position to have a look ...

And climbing up, reaching over, and, proudly demonstrating my best ballerina pose ...

(which was a sight)

And reaching around a floor joist ...

And adjusting the telephoto lens a bit here and a bit there ...

And guessing what direction to point the camera ...

And using the camera to see what I could not ...

Sight unseen I snapped a bunch of photos with the camera pointed different ways and the telephoto lens adjusted to different positions ...

And, with the luck o' the Hungarian/Scotch (we are a small minority, worthy of many benefits and affirmative action rules) ...

I checked my photo gallery register and found one that confirmed what I thought!

Yep, ducto disconnectedo (that's perfect Spanish)!

Problem solved.  Then I could get on with the rest of the inspection!

It went well.

My recommendation:  your home inspector LOVES a few mysteries during the inspection.  A boring home inspection without mysteries is like a day without sunshine.  Well, not for the buyers, but surely for the inspector!

 

 

 

Jay Markanich Real Estate Inspections, LLC  

Based in Bristow, serving all of Northern Virginia

www.jaymarinspect.com


 
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Fred - the cameras are great, even if you don't need the photo for the report.  And we minorities have our own languages - that's common.  You're jealous of my Redskin tutu, arent' you!

Thanks Laura.  The inspection is to investigate, and that's what we do.

Charlie - we pose questions all the time!  But does getting to the answer sometimes require a tutu?

Sharon - who knows when this happened.  But you are right, maybe the day it was installed.

Thanks Sue.  Actually the buyer thought it pretty funny!  Of course, she saw me posing in ways most people don't think I could shape myself into.
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Thanks Richie.  When you decide to start a publicist business let me know!

Tamara - if the seller even knew before the inspection!

Don - as Tinkerbell (on whom I had a crush as a small boy) I could have gotten to take this photo much more easily!

And fourteen years ago mastic was not used Rob.  Or aluminum tape for that matter.

Thank you Chuck.  They likely will.
1:11pm • #31
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Steven - the disconnection was 20' from the kitchen!

David - one of my clients today used his phone a lot during the inspection!
1:12pm • #32
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Like a day without sunshine, I enjoy your perspective, you have to bring an open mind to every situation that you will see something you've never encountered before.
4:59pm • #33
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That's right Morgan - my story and I'm sticking with it.  I like sunshine!
5:08pm • #34
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Jay, some of my best answers to the biggest questions occur to me when I am wearing a tutu---you taught me that :)
5:33pm • #35
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And you taught me that mine can come when I am naked with only a tool belt Charlie.  Wasn't it Nutsy who had the front-row view of that?
6:59pm • #36
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Life is alot easier without the mysteries but as you said, it's also boring.  We need mysteries in life.
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They do make things more fun Steve.  I agree.
7:14pm • #38
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This very issue came up in a home inspection I attended this week. We all suspected what the problem was and sure enough the inspector confirmed it. Fortunately, this is an easy fix. That is, if you can get to the bugger.
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Mastic wasn't but silicone was in use by some of the better contractors. I see it on older installs all the time.
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This can be gotten to here Tammie, but drywall will have to be removed.

Rob - that would represent a lot of time and money.  No wonder they don't do it anymore!  I have never seen silicone used.
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Hi Jay,

And what's wrong with the duct work? HMMM. Even the floor or ceilings need to be heated. If not it can cost a lot more to heat the home. And what about the little furry friends in the crawl spaces? Boy, the list is a long one. LOL

Good lokk into the ducting and what is not right. If it is "not right" then call it. Simple huh?

Have a good day in Bristow my friend.

Best, Clint McKie
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Took some effort to get that view Clint.  But it is obvious now!
5:47am • #43
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Hardy Boy or Nancy Drew mystery solved. This was an easy one.
6:20am • #44
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Book #73, The Mystery of The Ventless Vent.  Frank and Joe would have that one solved first chapter Andrew.
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No doubt about that diagnosis, Jay.  I've seen some pretty sad HVAC work in the past couple years.  In cases like that one, it looks like somebody was in a hurry.  I do appreciate the companies we work with that do top quality work every time. 
7:53am • #46
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It was probably loose to begin with Mike, and over time popped loose with pressure.  But I don't know.
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No wonder my feet are cold...no warm air in the kitchen may not be noticed; however, my COLD FEET would have asked the question long ago!
12:57am • #48
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And the people who lived here all lived with that Wallace!  For many years!  Problem solved now.
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