camden county home inspection: CSST Gas Tubing - Another Anxiety for Real Estate Professionals
- 01/18/11 11:27 PM
Corrugated stainless steel gas tubing (CSST) has been commonly used in residential, commercial and industrial construction for over the last 20 years. CSST is a continuous flexible stainless steel tube covered with a PVC coating. It has advantages over steel piping as no or few fittings are necessary and it can be routed directly to the appliance from the gas manifold or main gas pipe. I have it in my home and I am not alone. Unfortunately, the walls of this tubing are very thin and have been reported to be vulnerable to perforation by lightning strikes. Accordingly if struck by … (6 comments)
camden county home inspection: Home Inspection Checklist
- 06/24/10 02:34 AM
While performing home inspections in Southern New Jersey for over twenty years, often I wonder if the condition of the home is qualified by the prospective purchaser and his or her sales agent prior to signing a contract. My conclusion is often not. As a South Jersey home inspector, I have developed a simple Home Inspection Checklist for buyers and sales agents to use as an easy tool to help qualify the condition of a home and provide comparison to similar properties under consideration. While the checklist is no substitute for a professional home inspection, the observations included below can be … (7 comments)
Corrugated stainless steel gas tubing (CSST) has been commonly used in residential, commercial and industrial construction for over the last 20 years. CSST is a continuous flexible stainless steel tube covered with a PVC coating. It has advantages over steel piping as no or few fittings are necessary and it can be routed directly to the appliance from the gas manifold or main gas pipe. I have it in my home and I am not alone.
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