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Adventures In Home Inspection (Some May Be NSFW)

CBoukal said:
You should charge double for a house like that. I can't imagine you can even point out all the issues..
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Funny! I always get a request for a discount when a deal falls through on a house like that and the client ends up being a repeat client. My response shuts them down pretty quick.

"I didn't get to charge you extra for that last home that took me an hour longer because it was in such a sad state."

This situation was interesting. The buyer was a corporation buying the place for the property, and not the home. 97 acres off of a highway. It will be the future site of a Renaissance Fair.
 
jfields said:
Funny! I always get a request for a discount when a deal falls through on a house like that and the client ends up being a repeat client. My response shuts them down pretty quick.

"I didn't get to charge you extra for that last home that took me an hour longer because it was in such a sad state."

This situation was interesting. The buyer was a corporation buying the place for the property, and not the home. 97 acres off of a highway. It will be the future site of a Renaissance Fair.
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Is the home inspection a requirement, if they’re just using the land and will demo the house?
 
bfreebern said:
Is the home inspection a requirement, if they’re just using the land and will demo the house?
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No... It's never a requirement.
The corporation head wasn't there. So, I didn't get the chance to be nosy and ask what their intentions were with the house.

I live 10 minutes from there, and there's a lot of excellent land surrounding that 97 acres. Would love to have met the CEO and have obtained permission to hunt that property by inspections end. 😉
 
Homeowner did it himself! Doesn't see the issue with using a dryer duct as a class B Vent on a furnace. 😁 🔥
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CigarStone said:
Is it code to have the wires running across the insulation channels?
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No, that's acceptable it's an older house. Even though generally you like to see it running parallel with the floor joist (secured), and avoid over boring as much as possible if you drill and run through the joist. But that's not what I was talking about.
 
CBoukal said:
what are those 4x4's holding up?? It looks like the 2x6 its attached to it just ... floating. Is that suppose to be holding up the floor?
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It's a "reinforcement system" that somebody installed. But that's still not what I'm talking about. I see that from time to time, never understand why people do it, because it's really not doing a whole lot. I guess they feel like there's too much deflection when they're walking around up above, and figure they'll do something to remedy it.

Really what I was pointing out is the fact that somebody installed the insulation upside down with the vapor barrier facing outward. Not only is that a fire hazard, but I've seen where it traps moisture between the insulation and the floor structure causing rot damage from mold and the moisture.
 
jfields said:
It's a "reinforcement system" that somebody installed. But that's still not what I'm talking about. I see that from time to time, never understand why people do it, because it's really not doing a whole lot. I guess they feel like there's too much deflection when they're walking around up above, and figure they'll do something to remedy it.

Really what I was pointing out is the fact that somebody installed the insulation upside down with the vapor barrier facing outward. Not only is that a fire hazard, but I've seen where it traps moisture between the insulation and the floor structure causing rot damage from mold and the moisture.
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ahhh I see that now!
 
jfields said:
It's a "reinforcement system" that somebody installed. But that's still not what I'm talking about. I see that from time to time, never understand why people do it, because it's really not doing a whole lot. I guess they feel like there's too much deflection when they're walking around up above, and figure they'll do something to remedy it.

Really what I was pointing out is the fact that somebody installed the insulation upside down with the vapor barrier facing outward. Not only is that a fire hazard, but I've seen where it traps moisture between the insulation and the floor structure causing rot damage from mold and the moisture.
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I'm not sure I understand this john. The only way I've ever seen insulation installed is like that because the ears that you use to staple it in place are what hold the insulation up?
 
CigarStone said:
I'm not sure I understand this john. The only way I've ever seen insulation installed is like that because the ears that you use to staple it in place are what hold the insulation up?
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You can do that in a framed out wall, floor, or attic before the drywall or subfloor is installed over it (staple it), and that's the purpose of those ears for during the framing process. But, the vapor barrier always goes towards any conditioned area of the home whether in the wall attic or in a floor system. It's especially crucial on a crawlspace, where moisture is constantly evaporating from the soil inside this area. Even if the soil has been covered with a vapor barrier.

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jfields said:
You can do that in a framed out wall, floor, or attic before the drywall or subfloor is installed over it (staple it), and that's the purpose of those ears for during the framing process. But, the vapor barrier always goes towards any conditioned area of the home whether in the wall attic or in a floor system. It's especially crucial on a crawlspace, where moisture is constantly evaporating from the soil inside this area. Even if the soil has been covered with a vapor barrier.

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That makes complete sense, but then my question is how do you hold the insulation in place in a vertical installation?
 
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