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Safety Guidelines for Home Pools Swimming pools should always be happy places.Unfortunately, each year thousands of American families confront swimming pool tragedies, drowning's and near-drowning's of young children. These tragedies are preventable. These are guidelines for pool barriers that c...
07/10/2009
Gary Oleski Home Inspections   www.homeinspectionsconnecticut.com   A full service inspection company. We inspect all homes through out Connecticut seven days a week. Residential, Commercial, Condo, Onsite report. Radon, Termite, Water, Mold. Honesty, Integrity, and Dediction. WDO/Insects Inspect...
01/02/2009
Gary Oleski Home Inspectionswww.homeinspectionsconnecticut.com Currently viewing 'z'Z-bar Flashing: Bent, galvanized metal flashing that's installed above a horizontal trim board of an exterior window, door, or brick run. It prevents water from getting behind the trim/brick and into the home.Zone...
06/21/2007
 Gary Oleski Home Inspectionswww.homeinspectionsconnecticut.comCurrently viewing 'y'Y: A "Y" shaped plumbing fitting.Yard Lumber: Lumber of those grades, sizes, and patterns which are generally intended for ordinary construction, such as framework and rough coverage of houses.Yard of Concrete: On...
06/16/2007
Gary Oleski Home Inspectionswww.homeinspectionsconnecticut.com Currently viewing 'w'Wafer Board: See Oriented Strand Board.Walk-Through: A final inspection of a home before "closing" to look for and document problems that need to be corrected.Walkways: Designated areas for foot traffic.Wall Out: ...
06/14/2007
Gary Oleski Home Inspectionswww.homeinspectionsconnecticut.com Currently viewing 'v'Vacuum Breaker: An anti-siphon device that prevents waste water from being drawn back into supply lines, potentially contaminating the water supply. A type of backflow preventer.Valley: The internal angle formed b...
06/10/2007
 Gary Oleski Home Inspectionswww.homeinspectionsconnecticut.comCurrently viewing 'u'U-Value: A measure of air-to-heat transmission (loss or gain) due to the thermal conductance and the difference in indoor and outdoor temperatures. As the U-value decreases, so does the amount of heat that is tran...
06/04/2007
Gary Oleski Home Inspectionswww.homeinspectionsconnecticut.com Currently viewing 't'T Bar: A ribbed "T" shaped bar with a flat metal plate at the bottom that is driven into the earth. Normally used with chain link fence poles, and to mark locations of a water meter pit.Tab: The exposed portion of...
05/27/2007
 Gary Oleski Home Inspectionswww.homeinspectionsconnecticut.comCurrently viewing 's'Saber Saw: A saw that cuts on the upstroke, good side of wood faces down.Sack Mix: The amount of Portland cement in a cubic yard of concrete mix. Generally, 5 or 6 sack is required in a foundation wall.Saddle: Two...
05/25/2007
 Gary Oleski Home Inspectionswww.homeinspectionsconnecticut.comCurrently viewing 'r'R-Value: The thermal resistance of a glazing system. The R-value is the reciprocal of the U-value. The higher the R value, the less heat is transmitted throughout the glazing material.Rabbet: A rectangular, longit...
05/18/2007
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