I SWEAR this toilet is "functional" although just stating that it "flushes" is probably more accurate. It isn't just sitting there. It is another one of those great mysteries as to how it got to be this way. Who decided this was OK? Did they try it out? Even boys would have a hard time
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03/31/2008
With my latest example of "plan ahead" I just have to scratch my head in wonder. This bathroom remodel was quite expensive with floor to ceiling stone tiles, and a very cool looking decorative suspended ceiling. The ceiling behind this wood lattice work was painted black and
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03/31/2008
It seems like all around the world there are places with no "authentic" claim to fame, that attempt to "create" fame. For example, take the Roswell UFO Incident in Roswell, New Mexico in 1947 (Interesting---same year I was born---coincidence? That may "explain" a few things.) Or, con
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03/30/2008
It amazes me, but there are some inspectors that do not use moisture meters. While what we do is considered a "visual" inspection, the use of moisture meters can be like a seeing-eye-dog for the inspector as he or she otherwise goes "blindly" through the inspection. Many water conditions g
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03/30/2008
To counter the notion that it always rains in Seattle, I offer picture perfect proof that it at least sometimes snows! Took this a few moments ago in my garden. Snow and Daffodils is like the juxtaposition of right/wrong, left/right, yin/yang. Charles Buell PS, for those
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03/28/2008
As a totally inadequate follow-up to the now infamous "Oatmeal Blog"I thought I would share more things they don't teach you in cooking school (actually they probably do). In this case the kitchen range was installed too low (or the counter-tops to high) which allows the flames under a larg
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03/28/2008
For some time now (without getting overwhelmingly technical) I have wanted to do a blog about Aluminum Wiring---the solid conductor stuff that was widely used from 1965 to 1975. It originally became popular as the prices of copper when through the roof. Like copper it was widely used in re
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03/27/2008
At today's inspection I had a mental picture of a typical ActiveRain Addict, half-smile on his face, frantically typing away, attempting to keep caught up with the comments to his most recent featured blog----ignoring the incessant screaming of the smoke alarm in the back ground---ignorin
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03/27/2008
I did a post the other day about a Wacky Window installation that I found hard to believe anyone would leave the way they did. Today's blog is similar, in that it is a wacky installation, but in this case it is more than cosmetic or "aesthetic." In this case it is also a safety hazard bec
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03/27/2008
Finding leaking and overflowing gutters when it is raining is a lot easier than determining if they will leak or will overflow if it is not raining. One thing that inspectors look for when it is not raining is impact marks on the ground under areas of overflowing and leaking. Often times t
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03/26/2008
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