Messages posted by: William Chandler

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Nathan wrote:

William Chandler wrote:I think some are missing the point. the inspection firm behind this bill has a roofing contractor license. They are attempting to say you must have a roofing license to inspect a roof. their home inspectors will inspect roofs under their roofing license. it's just an attempt to beat their home inspection competition who do not have a roofing license. It should be easy to defeat and as Nick and Nathan have said, "it only takes $10k to introduce a bill".

Precisely.

I'm still a lowlife Godzilla - you said I was made a General. I told everyone, my wife, my friends/family, my clients and now I am looking like a bald faced liar or one of Trumps cabinet chairs; at least they got to have the title for a week or so. Maybe you're just too busy for us Godzillas.

I think some are missing the point. the inspection firm behind this bill has a roofing contractor license. They are attempting to say you must have a roofing license to inspect a roof. their home inspectors will inspect roofs under their roofing license. it's just an attempt to beat their home inspection competition who do not have a roofing license. It should be easy to defeat and as Nick and Nathan have said, "it only takes $10k to introduce a bill".

Nathan wrote:Just got the entire InterNACHI thread on this. Not looking good!

I sent a message off to Russel. No response yet!

https://www.nachi.org/forum/f7/house-key-news-live-112758/

Hey, I thought I was promoted to General - still a Godzilla

Nathan wrote:Just got the entire InterNACHI thread on this. Not looking good!

I sent a message off to Russel. No response yet!

https://www.nachi.org/forum/f7/house-key-news-live-112758/

Can't see it if you're not a nachi member

In FL, we have many carriers who want the panel upgraded after 40 years, regardless of manufacturer

Damon O'Donnell wrote:Figured out new use for drone. Sprinkler system control was clear at the rear of a detached garage. Switching zones and running around the house and going through 2 gates to see what was going in the front yard was a pain. Launched the drone, viewed from my phone, verified everything working, never moved more than 5 feet.

Never thought of this. Sweet!

we need badges to attach to the emblem:

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ridiculous rule. I'll take my chances on being the first home inspector to be executed for inspecting a roof.

waste of time/money/effort. I had Healthy Home Inspection on my website for years and got one order. I see the celebrity from Canada stole my name/protocol and offers a Healthy Home Inspection. The public won't pay for it. People with sick kids will make countless trips to the ER, pay thousands on meds and generally suffer thru life but they won't spend $695 to $1295 to get a true evaluation of the conditions in their homes which are making them sick. Maybe it's a lack of credibility, lack of support by the medical community or they don't have the $695...in either scenario, these type jobs are rare. I have about a dozen or so testimonials where I was able to dramatically improve peoples health and comfort by identifying problems with their homes (and they took my advice and made the repairs). Often, repairing the home is just not an affordable option so they stay on meds.

One other thing: You generally cannot alleviate all triggers in one inspection. It may take 3-4 different trips to the residence to eliminate the sources.

I've never liked pre-fab "fireplaces" and personally think they should be outlawed. Interesting input on a topic I've never really researched. We are simply going to exclude any comments on them in the future. I've never liked putting my head in these things to begin with. Our comment going forward is....Excluded, consult with a certified chimney sweep before use.

advanced wrote:I Just had a brick and pre fab fireplace class this past weekend, all components of a prefab fireplace are UL listed as a system, so any part of the system that is defective has to be replaced with exact component from the manufacturer as that is what the UL rating is based on , so in another words, no patching.In regards to the leak , if it has a metal chase cover that is rusted , you can be assured that moisture intrusion has occurred.

No moisture or leaks. The corrosion is due to the corrosiveness of the water vapor from too much use and no maintenance. Hydrogen and carbon create a corrosive water vapor which corrodes unfinished metal.

camaro396 wrote:I assume we all tell the client that we are only allowed to perform a level 1 inspection and recommend a level 2 inspection? And say the same thing in the report?

Nope but thanks for alerting me. Are you kidding me? Chimney sweeps have different levels of inspection? I thought they showed up in hearses with top hats and basically cleaned the darn thing.