Remember I said that NM “Romex” is not allowed in Chicago… Check this picture out… My local (inside Chicago) home supply big box store… Took this with the Camera phone… I find it amazing that in this city you are not allowed to used certain products, materials but yet it is sold in the city…hmmm Does that make sense? Can’t buy spray paint in a can in the city but the surrounding suburbs sell it…
The gang members just buy it in bulk in the suburbs to tag buildings…
This is because people go to Indiana (where the sale of fireworks is OK, but the USE of fireworks is prohibited. Go figure), buy the stuff and sell it to convience store owners who don’t know any better.
People have a tendency to believe what they want. “If they sell the stuff, then it must be OK to use. Right?”
They still sell plastic flex drain P traps. Does that make them OK?
Never underestimate the gullabilty of people. They just want what the want.
Yep Will,
Completely agree with you…
I have to travel to your neighborhood to buy my spray paint so I can “advertise”… :D:D:D
You see all those plastic clothes dryer flamable flex tubes… I was looking over the huge pile of them when a home owner came next to me to look for one … I told the guy …FORGET this stuff… It’s not allowed in this city / fire hazard… Go with smooth metal pipe / ducting with no screws… Then I said check your owners manual if you don’t believe me… Then I told him I am a home inspector… He was interested in what I had to say.
Yep Joe,
Here is a picture of my friends new house in northern Illinois. (Far from the city of Chicago)
With so many local jurisdictions in this area, it can be overwhelming just trying to keep up on who is using / allowing various products and methods with such a huge range of home products, equipment and materials. :-K