QOD for 1/9/2006

gbeaumont · January 9, 2006, 12:56pm

Hi Ray,

as I noted the other day, there is a lag between me posting the topic starter and the question poll, the starter posts while I am still inputting the question, when this happens, just wait a min and return to the page or hit your refresh button.

Regards

Gerry

rwand1 · January 9, 2006, 1:15pm

I’ll take Poly Butylene piping for $400, Gerry.
Cheers,
Raymond Wand
Alton, On

gbeaumont · January 9, 2006, 1:32pm

Raymond, maybe you should have phoned a friend :mrgreen:

Regards

Gerry

kwilliams · January 9, 2006, 1:33pm

:mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

jsieg · January 9, 2006, 1:51pm

I think I know more then I thought I knew. I like all the QOD’s.

gbeaumont · January 9, 2006, 1:54pm

Hi all,

I think todays question is going to get very interesting I have never seen such a spread of answer so early in the day, I love it

regards

Gerry

jpope · January 9, 2006, 8:44pm

Is there a picture in this one :roll: ?

gbeaumont · January 9, 2006, 8:56pm

Hi Jeff, no I didn’t post a picture is morning

Regards

gerry

kwilliams · January 9, 2006, 9:49pm

Hey… where is the picture :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

gbeaumont · January 9, 2006, 9:59pm

Kevin, don’t make me have to drive up to NY, behave

Funny thing is I nearly posted, “oh no jeff don’t tell me you still can’t see it” :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

But I’m not that cruel … well not often

Regards

Gerry

lkage · January 9, 2006, 10:00pm

I didn’t know we were supposed to look at a picture!:shock:

dedwards · January 9, 2006, 10:17pm

Tough to post a picture of something that is NOT there…

gbeaumont · January 9, 2006, 10:21pm

Good point Doug, wish I had thought of that :mrgreen:

Regards

Gerry

jbranam · January 10, 2006, 12:18am

gerry,
Is there more info on inspecting mobile (manufactured) homes?
I have a contact that sells alot of these and calls me.

Alan
A Peek Inside Home inspections

bkelly2 · January 10, 2006, 12:45am

You won’t see Me:)

gbeaumont · January 10, 2006, 12:48am

Alan, I am teaching a couse at the convention all about Inspecting Manufactured Housing, I will probably teach it at other NACHI venues in Florida and elsewhere in future.

Regards

Gerry

Frank_Nihei · January 10, 2006, 8:10am

I don’t think I’ve seen a plywood anything in a manufactured/mobile home!
We were supposed to choose what we would NOT expect to see, right?

rray · January 10, 2006, 10:20am

Interesting.

I don’t “expect” to see any of those in the manufactured homes in my area, so since there’s no multiple answer choice, I couldn’t vote. How fair is that? Hanging chads, anyone?

gbeaumont · January 10, 2006, 2:13pm

Hi to all,

this question has definately caused a wide spread of answers, so here is the expaination.

Aluminum wiring: commonly found in MH from 1964-1975
Polybutelyne plumbing: commonly found in MH fom mid 1960-current
Drywall: not normally used in MH until the late 1990’s, paneling was the norm
Plywood flooring: was and is the most common floor material for MH

So the correct answer is:

Drywall

Regards

Gerry

rray · January 10, 2006, 3:14pm

Does it depend on which state the MH was manufactured for?

El Cajon is manufactured home city here, and probably 25% of my inspections are MH. I have yet to see aluminum wiring or polybutylene wiring in any of them (I’m presuming that your “Polybutelyne” is simply a misspelled “Polybutylene.”) in my 4½ years. And PB is commonly found from 1960-current? Meaning 2006? Really? I thought they quit manufacturing it about a decade ago.