plumbing: What does that plumbing valve do?
- 05/25/10 03:18 AM
The most important part of a good home inspection is the education about the home. Above and beyond the defects that good home inspectors will find, helping the new home owners understand the weird knobs and switches that are in a typical home is really where good inspectors earn their wage. One type of knob in particular that I see often in more recently built homes is the "hose bib winterization valve." It seems simple enough however they usually are not anywhere near the hose bib (outside water faucet)! In a two-story home, these valves are usually stuffed under an upstairs bathroom sink. The placement is good … (4 comments)
plumbing: Not all vent systems work the same
- 03/18/09 11:20 AM
I had the pleasure of inspectinga very creatively remodeled home here in Silverton, Oregon today. This in particular had me scratching my head:
The exhaust vent for the master bathroom was tied directly to the plumbing vent system. I guess they are both "vent systems" however they do very different jobs. The plumbing vent is built to hold water, so any condensation or rain water or bugs can all go down the drain no problem. The exhaust vent for the master bathroom may begin to have issues with most of those things. Very creative "custom" remodel job anyway.
The most important part of a good home inspection is the education about the home. Above and beyond the defects that good home inspectors will find, helping the new home owners understand the weird knobs and switches that are in a typical home is really where good inspectors earn their wage. One type of knob in particular that I see often in more recently built homes is the "hose bib winterization valve." It seems simple enough however they usually are not anywhere near the hose bib (outside water faucet)! In a two-story home, these valves are usually stuffed under an upstairs bathroom sink. The placement is good … (4 comments)
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