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Wacky Weds; Driving Lessons Given Daily

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Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday February 13, 2013 By SLS

Wacky Weds; The electrical looks fine…

The home inspector didn’t mention that there were any electrical issues or problems…

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday February 6, 2013 By SLS

Wacky Weds; I wonder why the bathroom still stinks

This is not what LEED meant when they said to reduce waste… In order for the fan to work optimally the line must be as straight & short as possible. (See I was good & didn’t say one word about the overcuts & how hard that was going to be to air-seal) For more on […]

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday January 30, 2013 By SLS

Wacky Weds; Feeling a little twisted

Airflow is so overrated…

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday January 23, 2013 By SLS

Wacky Weds: Clothes dryer taking forever to dry?

Amazingly the home inspector missed this… As mentioned in our latest article; Section M1502 in the IRC governs dryer exhausts – the salient points for new or retrofitting work (2009 IRC) are that it must terminate outside & be at least 3’ from any opening (so far so good.) With the exception of the piece […]

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday January 16, 2013 By SLS

Wacky Weds; Deck ledger & post failure

The answer to last weeks issue – posts were only a few inches in the ground & completely unsupported, add a little frost, water &… good thing it was less than 2′ of the ground. For a little shameless self promotion here is how things should be done… Proper Footings & Attachments… Leaves one one […]

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday January 9, 2013 By SLS

Wacky Weds; Don’t worry, we put plenty of nails in it

Any guesses on the issues – check back next week

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday January 2, 2013 By SLS

Wacky Weds; Masonary Fail

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday December 26, 2012 By SLS

Wacky Weds; We have always done it this way…

Oooh, nice… real duct tape & such a lovely insulation job… Ready for this, it also passed inspection

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday December 19, 2012 By SLS

Wacky Weds; Duck / Duct Tape is not meant for Ducts

Quack, quack… Repeat after me – duct tape is not meant for ducts, it is meant for ducks… No, this was not a homeowner either, it was done by a professional company & it had passed both the rough & final inspections. (It also passed the duct leakage test, now as for how long it remains […]

Filed Under: Wordless Wednesday December 12, 2012 By SLS

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