From the APA Product Advisory: Performance of Flexible Structural Sheathing Eight flexible structural sheathing products underwent shear wall tests in three independent laboratories. Without exception, the test results found that…
As a result of concerns related to depletion of ozone and global warming there are significant changes coming to the cooling and refrigeration industry regarding the refrigerants that they use. …
As the saying goes, “you generally get what you pay for” reminds us that purchasing services for building and home inspections is no exception to the rule. A recently published…
It was a dark and stormy night, Friday, July 21, 2006. Dark – electricity was out in the Borough of Stockton, NJ on the Delaware River. Stormy – all day,…
One New Jersey condominium association is a planned residential community of 17 separate buildings. Individual houses number 88 and are distributed in 4 to 6 homes per building. Each home…
Planning is the first step in any construction project. All repair projects start with a problem that must be resolved properly. The complexities of the problems vary from a simple…
Dealing with a contractor requires some understanding of what they do and who they are as persons. To understand your contractor, you have to understand that contracting is a very…
After the Disaster Finding a contractor after a disaster can be difficult and stressful, especially on short notice or under the conditions of a disaster. Construction work is something that…
As inspection engineers we are tasked with numerous responsibilities in assessing building conditions for our clients. In the final analysis, much of our evaluation is a judgment on how the…
A Message from the President Greetings to all fellow building inspection engineers. It seems that it was only a few weeks ago that I was writing my article for the…
