Originally Posted By: mkober This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Don’t know how many of you see fake-stone veneer in your parts of the country, but an article in the December '04 issue of The Journal of Light Construction (www.jlconline.com) was a real eye-opener for me. The article vividly describes how the stuff can trap moisture in the wall cavity, very much like EIFS, only with a propensity for sheathing/framing to turn into compost far quicker than with stucco. It stresses the importance of weep holes, correct flashing and double thicknesses of building paper. The stone is quite popular around here (especially on higher-end homes), although I’ve yet to have any on a home I’ve inspected. Looking at a few installations in the immediate neighborhood, I haven’t been able to see ANY weep holes of any kind, nor any significant upper kick-out flashing. Do I dare go knock on the front doors and suggest to the owners that their walls are probably rotting??
Originally Posted By: mkober This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Not a bad idea, Kevin–but that would really put me in the “ambulance chaser” category, wouldn’t it?? However, maybe it is time to order the longer electrodes/pins for my Delmhorst!
Originally Posted By: cradan This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
I didn’t want you to get the wrong idea, Michael. While the tag “ambulance chaser” is pretty distasteful, some of those so-tagged (at least in the legal field) seem to be fairly successful, at least from a revenue and profit standpoint…
Originally Posted By: mkober This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
Christopher:
I don't necessarily equate money with success. There are hundreds, no thousands, of individuals (including lawyers) who are adept at earning fabulous incomes--but they are miserable failures as human beings. But every now and then, someone throws a curve and out pops a lawyer who's also a decent person! Wait a minute--am I drifting away from the original thread??
Originally Posted By: cradan This post was automatically imported from our archived forum.
ROFLMARSEOFF…
No, money doesn't make the entire world go round. In any event, from a services marketing standpoint, it's an excellent idea. If local practice(s) are (or may be) creating some big dollar problems for homeowners, why shouldn't you help to discover, define, and disclose them? It's certainly not as if the practice would be completely out of our venue, considering many of the kinds of things we come-upon daily...