fire hazard: When Is A Fire Wall NOT A Fire Wall?
- 02/27/13 07:48 PM
So, when is a fire wall not a fire wall? When it has a hole in it, silly. You were waiting for, "When it gets to the other side..." or "To meet the chicken on the other side..." ? One of the nice things about the old, masonry fire walls between townhouses was that they were true fire walls! The idea is to block the passage of fire from side to side. Masonry walls work real well to quash the passage of sound from side to side as well. When thick drywall came into use as the fire wall between townhouses, … (35 comments)
fire hazard: Please, Box It Up For Me
- 06/14/11 12:21 AM
For a few months the lights on our thirteen-year-old wall oven would flicker each time the oven was used. I didn't know what it meant, but suspected an electrical problem. Was it the unit, the computer board, connections? Then during a baking session one of the elements exploded in sparks in the upper oven! I looked into it and I could replace the element for around $50. The lower oven still worked, but the same flickering was occurring. We have been in this house thirteen years. We built it new. Disgustedly I have had to replace every single appliance in … (52 comments)
This is the exhaust flue for a gas fireplace. It is the one on the side of my house! It has been there about 10 years. There is no damage to the siding, no charring on or around the mechanism and it is installed properly. This was discovered on a recent inspection. I have to say, there are very seldom problems with this kind of gas fireplace flue. But this one certainly has problems. It is a fire hazard. … (38 comments)
fire hazard: Are You Plugged In?
- 04/08/09 02:24 AM
On an inspection a couple of weeks ago, a house had been added to and the addition and upgrades were sensational. In the older part of the house, though, the outlets had been painted so many times that some were simply not usable. On others the holes were all visible but somewhat closed off so I could not insert my testing device to see how they were. There are many problems with painting outlets: The holes close off and eventually, as I said above, they are unusable. I have seen many outlets where the receptacle holes are painted so much they … (18 comments)
So, when is a fire wall not a fire wall?
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