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To: damainman who wrote (74548)	3/22/2007 2:00:18 PM
From: BWAC	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 306849

<Is there a website or something that shows how to spot shoddy construction?> Maybe, but I don't know. Go take the 40 hour Contractor's License review class at the local community college. And maybe the 40 hour Principles of Construction class too. Send off $50 for a copy of your areas Residential Building Codes manual. Probably get one here iccsafe.org Or better yet, spend a few weekends repairing the crap construction about year 8 in the life of the house. <NG> You'll quickly become an expert on what should not have been done in the name of saving costs. Lets see...... First weekend course "Proper way to build a Wall" Second weekend "How to install correctly sized headers over window and door openings" Third weekend "How to paint in exposed areas that can't be easily seen" Fourth weekend "How to properly support the headers with jack studs" Fifth Weekend "What not to throw into raised porches as fill. IE Scrap woods feeds termites, until it runs out" Sixth Weekend "Finger jointed boards suck moisture and rot" Seventh Weekend "Why is my siding bulging?" Eight Weekend "Why NOT to backstick electrical outlets" Ninth Weekend "yes, You really can outfit a kitchen for under $1000" Tenth Weekend "Yard Drainage is overrated" Moving on to course Level II topics include: "Why does my subfloor bounce" "Notches, Smotches, Its just a 2x8" "Engineered Trusses: Why not to alter them" "Your attic today, isn't your father's attic of old. Learn about weight bearing capacity!"