Most kitchens have toasters.While most people are aware of the shock hazards involved with using a fort to take toast out of the toaster while it is still heating, there are still many people that are not aware of not using the toaster while it is under the upper cabinets. When one uses the to
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10/31/2011
Like any tool---pneumatic nail guns can be misused.Having spent a good part of my life framing houses, I would argue that for framing---nail guns are of little value. Sure they are faster, but you still have to lug a hammer around to drive things into proper position anyway. I know that I am no
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10/29/2011
One of the things a home inspector looks for when inspecting the outside of the home is the condition of the painted surfaces. While paint failure is a pretty easy thing to catch, there are are conditions that can be concealed by freshly painted surfaces and there is no way to really tell how "a
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10/27/2011
There have been dozens of posts about how to find a good home inspector. I figure it is only fair to ask how one goes about finding a good real estate agent. I expect that both are equally difficult tasks. Clearly a really good source to find a really good home inspector is likely going to be a r
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10/24/2011
While the Seattle Gum wall has its pluses and minuses, it is at least not pretending to be anything other than what it is. Whether the viewer sees it as "art," "grafitti gone awry," or just plain "disgusting," is pretty much left to the viewer.At a recent inspection I found some gum like substan
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10/22/2011
We have all experienced gravity---it is very helpful in everything we do from brushing our teeth to getting out of bed---or even staying in bed. Controlling our movements, as well as the movements of the objects around us, in relation to gravity is important to our health and safety. Today I wan
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10/20/2011
Back in February of this year I did a post about testing the house's plumbing system from the highest level down to the lowest level. The post was called "What goes down must come up." It was about a house where when I got to the basement bathroom, water was flowing into the bathtub due to the
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10/18/2011
The other day I did a post about being consulted to sort out some differences of opinion about some insect damage in a house.I said at that time that I don't mind helping out with these types of forensic questions---after all the truth is just the truth---and most of the time houses are not rocke
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10/17/2011
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