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Proper roof valley installation- When weaving is wrong
Proper roof valley installation-When weaving is wrong- Quincy and Cle Elum Home Inspection Services
When installing asphalt roofing there are several types of valley details that can be used. Depending on the roofing material this may dictate what style can be used.
The two most common styles of asphalt roofing materials are strip roofing also called 3-tab or laminated roofing referred to as three-dimensional or architectural shingles because the shingles create visual depth on a roof and create a more custom appearance.
There are three common valley details... woven, open and closed cut. There is a variation on the closed cut referred to as a California Valley. Here are diagrams of each style valley style.
Here we have a laminated shingle roof that has been installed with a woven valley detail. Woven valleys should only be used with strip shingles.
This is an incorrect installation of this type of roofing material and will be more prone to water intrusion and will void the manufacturer’s warranty for this material. Valleys are the second most prone area for leaks on a roof after penetration such as chimneys and vent stacks.
This is an indication that whoever performed this roof installation was not aware of the proper installation method for this roofing shingle. This leads to the next question, what else is wrong?
“If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.”
Red Adair
NCW Home Inspections, LLC is a Licensed Washington State Home Inspection service located in Wenatchee Washington serving Chelan County, Douglas County, Kittitas County, Okanogan County and Grant County Washington and the cities of Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Cashmere, Orville, Cle Elum, East Wenatchee, Quincy and many more…
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Monday, May 21, 2012
Taking a bath
Taking a bath- Lake Wenatchee and Cle Elum Home Inspection
“Bath twice a day to be really clean, once a day to be passably clean, once a week to avoid being a public menace.”
Anthony Burgess
Baths are one of the great pleasures for many. I know in my world a wonderful whirlpool soaker tub is a must for my wife. If my lovely wife is happy I am happy.
But there is a dark side to soaker tubs. On several recent home inspections I have seen these tubs converted to a shower/tub combos.
Most soaker tubs are not designed to be used in a shower application. They do not have the have a tile flange to create a drip plane for water to run back into the tub from the surround.
The result is water will sit and most likely find it way in the substructure leading to rot and mold. This is also an invite to wood destroying insects who love these conditions.
There are flange kits that can be used to convert these types of tubs for use as a shower.
Shower installations need to be carefully evaluated and installed to ensure that water intrusion of the wall will not become an issue.
“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”
Benjamin Franklin
“Inspecting the World-One Home at a time”
NCW Home Inspections, LLC is a Licensed Washington State Home Inspection service located in Wenatchee Washington serving Chelan County, Douglas County, Kittitas County, Okanogan County and Grant County Washington and the cities of Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Cashmere, Orville, Cle Elum, East Wenatchee, Quincy and many more…
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Permitted but not inspected…The Shocking Truth- Cle Elum Home Inspection
Permitted but not inspected…The Shocking Truth- Cle Elum Home Inspection
One item a buyer should be aware of is if any permits have been issued to a home that has not been completed. This will be especially true if the plan is to perform any work on the home that will require a permit. Uncompleted permits can hold up and complicate any future work to be performed.
Here is an interesting example-
There have been 6800 electrical permits pulled in Washington State that have never been inspected between January 2009 and August 2011.
Washington State requires that any electrical permit that is pulled must have the inspection within 12 months of the issue date.
In addition the permit holders are required by Washington Administrative Codes (WAC 296-46B-901(10)(a)) to make inspection requests within: 3 business days after completing the installation; or 1 business day after energizing circuits or equipment, whichever comes first.
Washington State has offered an amnesty on electrical permits. Their reason is to ensure safe electrical installations have been performed and completed per these expired permits. The amnesty is from any compliance action for any electrical contractor that purchased an electrical permit: Since January 1, 2009, and is expired with no request for an inspection of the electrical work.
To qualify for the amnesty, the contractor must obtain a new permit and request inspection for the work before February 15, 2012.
The contractor must apply for a new permit and let the local supervisor aware that the new permit is replacing an expired permit.
After February 15, 2012 the department will take compliance action on all identified permits with inspection request violations.
Ensuring compliance has been performed can save you some headaches in the future.
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.”
Steve Jobs
NCW Home Inspections, LLC is a Licensed Washington State Home Inspection service located in Wenatchee Washington serving Chelan County, Douglas County, Kittitas County, Okanogan County and Grant County Washington and the cities of Wenatchee, Leavenworth, Cashmere, Orville, Cle Elum, East Wenatchee, Quincy and many more…
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