As appraisers, we run into a LOT of funny stuff, but can anything compare to what our "brothers" the Home Inspectors run into? An appraiser friend of mine sent me a Powerpoint show that was compiled from a series of Home Inspection Nightmares on the This Old House web site : Download ThisOldHouse.pps (1167.5K)
Below are just a couple of examples! (click image to enlarge)
Details, details
Photo: Lon Grossman, Technihouse Inspections, Inc.
Flashing—who needs flashing?!
Another automotive heating system - Photo: Scott Sharp, Guardian Home Inspections LLC You're looking at some fine Ozark engineering. Yes, that is an automotive radiator attached to floor joists with hot water piped to it. All the pipes and the wood-burning boiler were constructed of recycled components from who knows what. And this is only what I could see. The system never did function to their satisfaction. I wonder why?
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