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Old 6/16/08, 7:55 PM
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what in the world was that Mess Brian???



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Old 6/16/08, 8:07 PM
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what in the world was that Mess Brian???
You tell me James...
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I wish I could man....how did You write it up????



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What Brian? That hose is rated for the attic isn't it. Deal killer.
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Old 6/16/08, 8:13 PM
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the house i live in now had a large water stained piece of cardboard under a roof vent...turns out it was just enough to catch and hold the snow that drifted in in the winter time....guess it wasn'st bad enough to need a buckett.....jim



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They used a bucket and made a drip loop...You don't call that fixed?
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They used a bucket and made a drip loop...You don't call that fixed?

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What Brian? That hose is rated for the attic isn't it. Deal killer.
Yes, that is actually the attic humidifier, for the lucky folks in the dry Sunbelt. They always make sure the volume of the bucket and the rate of evaporation exceeds the rate of input.

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Brian ....Good thing you had your IR Cam or you would certainly of missed it---
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I wish I could man....how did You write it up????
I pointed out the corresponding moisture stain on the bedroom ceiling and then wrote this for the attic.

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There are buckets, or tarpaulins, or other evidence that the roof has leaked, which should be reasonably explained, or the roof should be evaluated by a specialist.
Pretty much a canned comment from Inspectvue.
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