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Abandoned Chimneys - Removing 0969 Abandoned Flue Opening 0990 Above Ground Exterior Oil Storage Tank 0821 Absolute and Relative Humidity 1311 Access Hatch to Attic 1358 A-coil for Air Conditioner 1232 Adam Style Home 1726 Add or Extend Window Wells When Re-grading 1922 Adding a Drain to a Flat Roof 1920 Adding Insulation - Risks 1362 Additions to Masonry - Toothed-In 1760 Add-on Wood Furnace (Divider Plate Method) 1030 Add-on Wood Furnace (Downstream Series) 1029 Adfreezing 0241 Adfreezing and Deck Piers 0242 Adjacent Metal Chimneys of Different Heights 1009 Advanced Combustion Wood Stoves 1039 Air Barrier vs. Vapor Barrier 1332 Air Bleed Valves on Radiators - Don't Operate 0864 Air Changes - Balanced 1310 Air Conditioning ----- A-coil 1232 ----- Air Return Outside Room 1258 ----- Attic Evaporator Coil 1234 ----- Basics 1200-1214 ----- Bigger is not Better 1217 ----- Capillary Tube Defects 1238 ----- Close Humidifier Damper 1259 ----- Coil Upstream of Heat Exchanger 1235 ----- Compressor 1204, 1221-1226 ----- ----- Don't Test When Cold 1221 ----- ----- Life 1264 ----- ----- Slugging 1223 ----- ----- Wait Before Restarting 1222 ----- Condensate ----- ----- Discharge Locations 1242 ----- ----- from Attic Evaporator Coil 1240 ----- ----- Pump 1243 ----- ----- System 1239-1243 ----- Condenser ----- ----- Coil 1227-1229 ----- ----- Coil Exhausting Hot Air Outside 1205 ----- ----- Coil Location 1249 ----- ----- Dryer Vent too Close 1228 ----- ----- Fan 1248 ----- ----- Out of Level 1224 ----- ----- Units - Inspecting 1212 ----- ----- Water Heater Exhaust Fan too Close 1227 ----- Discharging Condensate 1210 ----- Duct System 1252-1260 ----- Ducts in Concrete Floor Slabs 1257 ----- Evaporative Coolers 1265 ----- Evaporator Coil 1232-1238 ----- ----- Procedure 1236 ----- Evaporator Fan 1250 ----- Excess Electric Current Draw 1225 ----- Expansion Devices - Cooling Hot Liquid Freon 1207 ----- Fan Belt, Pulley or Adjustment 1251 ----- Filter/Dryer for Refrigerant 1245 ----- Freon Gas goes Outside 1203 ----- General Rule for Ductwork Adequacy 1252 ----- Guessing the Capacity 1219 ----- Heat Transfer at the Inside Coil 1201 ----- High and Low Returns 1255 ----- High Pressure and Low Pressure Sides 1211 ----- Hot Liquid Back to House 1206 ----- How Much Area Can One Ton Cool? 1217 ----- Larger Ducts Required 1217 ----- Latent Heat of Vaporization 1209 ----- Leaking Condensate Tray 1239 ----- Leaking Refrigerant Lines 1247 ----- Measure Temperature Drop Across Coil 1220 ----- Modern Ductwork 1254 ----- Moving Heat from Inside to Outside 1200 ----- No Electrical Shut Off 1226 ----- Older Style Ductwork 1253 ----- One Ton of Cooling 1215 ----- Refrigerant Lines 1244-1247 ----- Schematic 1208 ----- Sight Glass for Refrigerant 1246 ----- Slab Coil 1233 ----- Testing Air Returns 1256 ----- Thermostat ----- ----- Location 1263 ----- ----- Mercury Bulb 1261 ----- ----- Snap Action 1262 ----- Thermostatic Expansion Valve 1237 ----- Trap Required in Condensate Line 1241 ----- Vapor Barriers and Air Conditioning Ductwork 1260 ----- Water Cooled ----- ----- Missing Backflow Preventer 1231 ----- ----- Schematic 1214 ----- ----- Testing 1230 Air Damper Arrangement for Wood Furnaces 1015, 1016 Air Filter Orientation and Forced Air Heating Systems 0781 Air Filters and Air Cleaners for Forced Air Heating Systems 0781-0784 Air Flow through Humidifier 0787 Air Gap ----- Dishwasher 1551 ----- in Plumbing 1546 Air Gaps at Ends of Wood Beams 0275 Air Leakage ----- Potlights 1338 ----- Locations 1370 Air Return ----- Outside Room for Air Conditioning 1258 ----- Outside Rooms 0797 ----- in Ductwork - Testing 1256 Air Separators on Boiler 0866 Air Temperature Sensor - Outdoor for Boiler 0872 Air Vents on Steam Heating Systems 1099 Air/Vapor Barrier Incomplete or Wrong Locations 1369 Air/Vapor Barriers 1332 - 1340 All Electric Heat Pump System 1274 Alligatoring in Flat Roofs 0093 Alternate Application for Metal Valley Flashings 0060 Alternative Attachment Method for Counter Flashing 0111 Aluminum and Galvanized Steel Gutters - Identifying 1896 Aluminum Wire 0604 Amount of Attic Ventilation 1346 Amp Meter Testing of Electric Furnace 1148 Amperage Equals Current Flow 0504, 1132 Analyzing Crack Size 0222 Anchor Spacing for Wall Sill 0281 Anchoring Roofs to Walls 0409 Anchors - Helical 0226 Anchors for Wall Sills 0278 Anode - Sacrificial for Water Heaters 1559 Anticipator on Thermostat - Variable 0764 Appliance Connectors for Gas 0721 Appliances Chimney Height Above 0978 Appliances Direct Vent - House Air Pressure 1322 Aquastat ----- Primary Control on Boilers 0867 ----- on Boiler Inoperative 0868 Arch Outside and Wood Lintel Inside 0348 Arches - Masonry - Cracking due to Lateral Thrust 0403 Arches and Lintels 0400-0406 Architectural Styles and Details 1700-1743 Architrave 1709 Arcing and Sparks - Electrical 0549 Arrangement of Panel Wires - Electric 0557 Asbestos Cement ----- Shingles 0048 ----- Siding 1805 Ash Pit for Fireplace 1088 Asphalt and Concrete Driveways 1926 Asphalt Shingle ----- Application - Roofing 0011 ----- Composition 0010 ----- Ridges 0018 ----- Roofing Fastener Problems 0017 ----- Siding 1807 ----- Siding - Six Nails per Shingle 1807 ----- Valley Flashings 0056 Atmospheric Vacuum Breaker 1547 Atomizing Oil Burner 0829 Attic ----- Access Hatch 1358 ----- Ducts 1367 ----- Electrical Wiring Exposed 0598 ----- Heat - Reducing with Ventilation 1341 ----- Power Vents 1374 ----- Secondary 1361 ----- Stairwells 1359 ----- Ventilation - Recommended Amount 1346 Automatic Garage Door Openers 1867-1871 Automatic Reverse for Garage Door Openers 1870 Automatic Vent Dampers on Gas Furnaces 0812 Avalanche Guards - Roofing 0009 Awning and Hopper Windows 1716
B Vent 0995 Babies - Slate Roof Repair 0037 Back Up Heat for Heat Pumps - Testing 1283 Backdrafting 0733 Backer Rods for Caulking 1336 Backfill ----- Height 0251 ----- Related Foundation Cracks 0254 ----- Settled Around Homes 1887 Backflow Preventer ----- Installed Backwards on Boiler 0859 ----- Missing on Water Cooled Air Conditioners 1231 ----- on Boilers 0857 Baffles for Soffit Vents 1345 Balance Point for Heat Pumps 1273 Balanced Air Changes 1310 Balancing Dampers and Flow Collars for HRVs 1401 Balancing Methods for Hot Water Heating 0880 Balconies 1824 Ball Valve for Plumbing 1536 Balloon versus Platform Framing 0366 Baluster Spacing for Handrails and Guards 1835 Barometric Damper ----- (Draft Regulator) Problems 0837 ----- for Oil Furnace 0836 ----- on Wood Furnace 1021 ----- Schematic 1214 ----- Barrel Mission Style (Straight) Clay Tile 0040 Barrier ----- Air 1332 ----- Radiant 1331 ----- Vapor 1332 Baseboard ----- Cast Iron on Hot Water Heating Systems 0893 ----- Finned Tube on Hot Water Heating Systems 0892 Basement ----- Bearing Wall 0375 ----- Cracks 2072 ----- Excavation, Dampproofing and Drainage Tile 2082 ----- Fireplaces 1063 ----- Floors Lowered with Bench Footings 0230 ----- Floors Lowering with Underpinning 0231 ----- Floors Provide Lateral Support 0255 ----- Heat Registers 0795 ----- Insulation - Adding Exterior 1385 ----- Insulation - Interior - Adding 1386 ----- Interior Drainage System 2081 ----- Keeping Dry by Controlling Surface Water 2079 ----- Moisture Control 1387 ----- Problems - Wet - Causes 2067 ----- Stairs - Exterior 1826 ----- Stairwell - Exterior - Side View 0238 ----- Stairwell - Exterior Insulated 0239 ----- Sump Pump 2078 ----- Walkouts 1826, 1873-1879 ----- Walls - Patching Cracks 2080 ----- Wet 2067-2082 ----- Windows and Stairs 2069 Basic Electrical Concepts 0501 Basins - Electrical Outlets Nearby 0619 Baskets/Strainers at the Top of Downspouts 1909 Bathroom Outlets and Switches 0618 Bay Window 1720 Beam/Joist Connection 0306 ----- with Ledgerboard 0323 Beams ----- Bearing Simply versus Continuous 0304 ----- Bolting of Wood Built-Up 0303 ----- Continuous and Simply Spanned 0296 ----- End Support 0298 ----- for Decks and Porches 1839 ----- Lateral Support for Steel 0308 ----- Lateral Support for Wood 0309 ----- Load Transfer 0294 ----- Mortise and Tenon Joints 0324 ----- Nailing of Wood Built-Up 0302 ----- Notches or Holes 0301 ----- Part of House Structure 0292 ----- Poor End Support 1841 ----- Punching through Foundation Wall 0247 ----- Rotated or Twisted 0300 ----- Rotation or Twisting - Exterior 1842 ----- Sag ----- ----- Exterior 1840 ----- ----- Sight Along 0297 ----- Steel Attached to Joists 0295 ----- Stresses 0293 ----- Structural 0292 - 0310 ----- Wood - Air Gaps at Ends 0275 Bearing ----- and Partition Walls - Identification 0379 ----- for Rafter 0414 ----- Strength of Soils 0203 ----- Wall Holes and Notches in Top Plates 0369 ----- Wall in Basement 0375 ----- Wall Metal Ties for Single Top Plates 0370 ----- Wall Offset 0388 ----- Wall Top Plate T-Connection 0368 ----- Wall with Lintel 0371 Bell-Cast Eave 1704 Below Grade Downspouts - Abandoned 1914 Below Grade Garages - Drains 1863 Belt Drive and Direct Drive Blowers for Furnaces 0779 Belt or Pulley Adjustment for Fan for Air Conditioning 1251 Belt-Course 1712 Bench Footings 0230 Bent Electrical Service Masts 0524 Bi-Metallic Thermostat 0743 Bivalent Heat Pump 1287 Black Label Wood Shingles 0020 Bladder Type Pressure Tank for Wells 1529 Blisters in Built-up Roofing Membranes 0092 Blockage Switches on Forced Air Furnaces 0801 Blocking, Strapping and Bridging for Joists 0318 Blocks and Bricks - Hollow Channels must be Vertical 0365 Blowers for Furnaces - Belt Drive and Direct Drive 0779 Blue Label Wood Shingles 0020 Board-and-Batten Siding 1780 Boiler ----- Air Separators 0866 ----- Aquastat - Primary Control 0867 ----- Aquastat Inoperative 0868 ----- Backflow Preventer 0857 ----- ----- Installed Backwards 0859 ----- Copper Tube Heat Exchangers 0851 ----- Electric 1150 ----- Feed Pump ----- ----- for Steam Heat 1113 ----- ----- Location for Steam Heat 1112 ----- Flow Control Valves 0873 ----- High Temperature Limit Switch 0855 ----- Hot Water, How They Work 0846 ----- Low Water Cut-Out (Hot Water) 0856 ----- Pressure Reducing Valve 0861 ----- ----- Location 0858 ----- ----- Relief Valve Installed Backwards 0865 ----- Pressure Relief Valves 0852 ----- ----- Inspecting 0854 ----- ----- Location 0853 ----- Pump Control 0869 ----- Temperature and Pressure Gauge 0860 ----- Water Pressure Set too Low 0863 ----- with Bypass Loop 0903 ----- with Combined Pressure Reducing Valve and Pressure Relief Valve 0862 ----- with Outdoor Air Temperature Sensor 0872 ----- with Series Loop 0876 ----- with Sidearm Heater 0901 ----- with Tankless Coil 0900 ----- with Zone Control ----- ----- by Pumps 0870 ----- ----- by Valves 0871 ----- ----- Wood 1011 Bolting of Built-up Wood Beams 0303 Bonding of Electric Service Box to Ground 0555 Bonding of Neutral and Ground Wires Downstream of Service Box 0554 Bored Wells 1514 Bow Window 1720 Bowed Brick Veneer Wall - Older Home 0358, 1764 Bowing Foundation Results in Excess Brick Overhang 0248 Bowing of Masonry Walls 0313, 0357, 1767 Bowing of Solid Masonry Wall due to Tie Failure 0360 Bracing for Metal Chimneys 1001 Bracing of Compression Webs in Trusses 0434 Bracket Chimneys 0973 Brackets and Dentils 1710 Branch Circuit Over-current Devices 0535 Breaker and Fuse-type Electrical Service Boxes 0536 Breakers and Fuses 0509 Breast for Fireplace Settled (Gap at Wall) 1086 Breast for Fireplace 0085 Brick Foundations with Masonry Walls 0212 Brick Mortar Joints 1761 Brick Overhang Excessive on Foundation 0248 Brick Repointing 1758 Brick Veneer Wall 0341, 0390 - 0399 ----- Bowed - Older Home 1764 ----- Bowed in Older Home 0358 ----- Construction Detail 0390 ----- Detail 0277 ----- Masonry Tie Detail 0391, 1765 ----- Weep Holes 0394 ----- with Steel Lintel 0346 Brick Wall ----- Bowing 1767 ----- Flashing with Roof Intersection Below 0077 ----- Mortar Joints 1762 ----- Needs Lateral Support 1766 ----- Terminology 0342 Bricks and Blocks - Hollow Channels must be Vertical 0365 Bridging, Strapping and Blocking for Joists 0318 British Thermal Unit 0701, 1300 Broken Concrete Tiles 0046 Broken Pediment 1719 BTU 0701, 1300 BTUs per Hour vs. Kilowatts 1133 Buckingham Slate 0030 Buckling of Columns 0289 Building a Chimney 0709 Building Crack Shapes 0224 Building Crack Size Analysis 0222 Building Paper vs. Housewrap 1333 Building Settlement - Types 0218 Building Settlement due to Cut and Fill Excavation 0221 Building Shapes and Details 1700-1743 Built-up Roofing 0089-0096 ----- Membrane - Curbed Edge 0108 ----- Membrane - Edge Details 0107 ----- Membrane - Four-ply 0090 ----- Membrane Blisters 0092 ----- Roof/Wall Flashing 0104 ----- Roof/Wall Flashing - Low Quality 0112 Built-up Wood Beam ----- Bolting 0303 ----- Nailing 0302 Buried Oil Storage Tank 0820 Burner ----- Atomizing Oil 0829 ----- Crossover Igniter 0740 ----- Gas Supply 0739 ----- Monoport - Gas 0738 ----- Natural Draft Gas 0731 ----- Scorching 0746 Burner - Oil ----- Barometric Damper Problems 0837 ----- Clearance From Oil Storage Tanks 0822 ----- Flame Retention Head 0830 ----- Flame Sensor 0835 ----- Inspecting 0832 Bus Bars ----- Electrical Wires should not Cross 0585 ----- in Fuse Panels 0580 Butt Joint Detail on Vertical Siding 1789 Butterfly Roof 0002 Buttress 0256 ----- Pulling away from Wall 0267 Bypass Damper on Catalytic Wood Stove 1041 Bypass Loop on Hot Water Heating System 0903
Cabinet Trim - Types 2021 Cabinets - Loose 2023 Cabinets, Trim and Counters 2021 - 2023 Cable Support - Electrical 0592 Cantilevered Concrete Retaining Wall 1932 Cantilevered Decks 1847 Cantilevered Joists 0328 Canvas Duck for Exterior Decks 1848 Cap for Chimney 0967 ----- Drip Edge 0985 ----- Improper Slope 0984 Cap Missing for Metal Chimney 1004 Cape Cod Style House 1742 Capillary Tube Defects for Air Conditioning 1238 Caps for Fill and Vent Pipes on Oil Storage Tanks 0826 Carports and Garages 1825 Casement Windows 1714 Casings for Drilled Wells 1516 Cast Iron Baseboard on Hot Water Heating Systems 0893 Catalytic Combustors 1040 Catalytic Wood Stove Bypass Damper 1041 Catch Basins 1891 ----- Drain Pipe Face Down 1864 Cathedral and Flat Roofs ----- Evidence of Insulation Added 1378 ----- Insulating 1377 ----- Two Insulation Strategies 1379 Cathedral Roof Venting 1347 ----- Channeled Vents versus Cross Ventilation 1380 Caulking ----- Backer Rods 1336 ----- Indoors or Out 1337 Causes of Chimney Settling 1066 Cavity Wall - Masonry 0340 Cedar Shake ----- Application 0024 ----- Nailing Details 0025 Cedar Shingle ----- Application 0021 ----- Application Spaced Plank Sheathing 0023 ----- Application Synthetic Ventilation Layer 0028 ----- Nailing Details - Roofing 0022 ----- Nailing Details - Siding 1785 Ceiling Joist ----- Overlapped Splices 0412 ----- Splices - Plywood 0413 ----- with Walls that Extend Above 0345 Cement Asbestos ----- Roofing Shingles 0048 ----- Siding 1805 Centrifugal Pump for Well 1523 Ceramic Tile Insulation 0336 Ceramic Tiles - Alternatives for Installing 2008 Channeled Vents versus Cross Ventilation Roofs 1380 Channels and Rods to Stabilize House Movement 0228 Chimney 0951 ----- 650 Degrees C 0999 ----- Class A 0997 ----- Metal ----- ----- Adjacent Chimneys of Different Heights 1009 ----- ----- Combustible Clearances 1002 ----- ----- Excessive Offset from Vertical 1007 ----- ----- Not Continuous through Roof 1008 ----- ----- Rusting and/or Pitting 1005 ----- ----- Triple Wall 0998 ----- and Fireplace Components - Masonry 0959 ----- Bracing - Metal 1001 ----- Bracket 0973 ----- Cap 0967 ----- ----- Details 0116 ----- ----- Drip Edge 0985 ----- ----- Improper Slope 0984 ----- ----- Missing - Metal 1004 ----- Clay Tile Flue Liners 0962 ----- Clearances 0965 ----- Connections for Wood and Oil Appliances ----- ----- on Same Floor Level 0994 ----- ----- on Same Flue 0994 ----- ----- Creosote Deposits 0986 ----- ----- Damper for Fireplace at Top 1079 ----- ----- Decorative 1707 ----- Deterioration 0968 ----- ----- due to Condensation 1755 ----- ----- Extender 0956 ----- ----- Chimney 0951 ----- Flashings 0065-0070 ----- ----- Head Flashing Detail 0068 ----- ----- Overview 0065 ----- ----- Side Flashings Detail 0066 ----- ----- Things to Look for 0069 ----- ----- Flue Liners - Miter 0964 ----- Height 0977, 1006 ----- ----- above Appliance 0978 ----- Insulation too Close 1368 ----- Leaning above Roof Line 0975 ----- Liner Incomplete 0980 ----- Liners for Fireplace Inserts 1037 ----- Masonry 0957 ----- Lateral Support 0961 ----- not a Supporting Structure 0953 ----- Offsets 0963 ----- Rain Caps on Spark Arresters 0983 ----- Removing Abandoned 0969 ----- Saddle Flashing 0067 ----- Settling ----- ----- Causes 1066 ----- ----- or Leaning 0970 ----- Supporting Framing Members 0966 ----- Tall Masonry 0971 ----- Walls 0960 ----- Warm is Best 0954 ----- with Abandoned Flue Opening 0990 ----- with Flue Divider Missing 0974 ----- with Three Sides 0972 ----- with Vent Connector ----- ----- Extending too far into 0987 ----- ----- with Vent Connector Loose 0988 Chimney/Vent Connection ----- for Wood Stoves 1057 ----- on Gas Furnaces 0772 Circuit ----- Short 0508 ----- Simple Electrical 0507 Circuit Breaker Panels with Staggered Bus Bars 0579 Circulating Pump on Hot Water Heating System 0385 Class A Chimney 0997 Clay Brick Expansion Causes Wall Cracks 0361 Clay Shingles for Siding 1806 Clay Tile ----- Barrel Mission 0040 ----- Flue Liners for Chimneys 0962 ----- Interlocking Shingle 0042 ----- Roof/Side Wall Flashings 0075 ----- Roofing 0039-0044 ----- S Type 0041 ----- Securement 0043 ----- Tapered Mission 0039 Cleanout Door for Fireplace too Close to Combustibles 0979 Clearance ----- for Chimneys 0965 ----- for Electrical Panels 0538 ----- for Exhaust Flues on Oil Furnaces 0842 ----- for Service Drop (Canada) 0516 ----- for Service Drop (United States) 0515 ----- for Unlisted Wood Stoves 1048 ----- for Vent Connectors and B-Vents 0770 ----- for Vent Connectors for Wood Stoves 1049 ----- from Combustibles ----- ----- for Combustion Air Duct for Fireplaces 1092 ----- ----- for Ducts on Wood Furnaces 1027 ----- ----- for Floor Furnaces 1160 ----- ----- for Gas Fired Room Heaters 1162 ----- ----- for Gas Fireplace 1168 ----- ----- for Metal Chimneys 1002 ----- ----- for Metal Firebox 1074 ----- ----- for Vent Connector on Wood Furnace 1022 ----- ----- for Wall Furnaces 1154 ----- from Fireplace Opening 1087 ----- of Electric Wires ----- ----- around Windows 0517 ----- from Draperies for Electric Baseboard Heaters 1143 ----- from Edge of Studs and Joists 0595 ----- of Wood from Soil 0381 ----- over Roofs 0519 ----- Requirements for Fireplace Cleanouts ----- ----- from Combustibles 0979 ----- Requirements from Combustibles ----- ----- for Wood Fireplaces 1062 Cleats for Metal Valleys 0059 Close Nipple Missing on Hartford Loop ----- in Steam Heating 1123 Closed Cut Valleys 0063 Closed Hot Water Heating System 0875 Closed Hydronic System 0875 Closed Roof Valleys 0053 Closed Valley - Fully Woven 0064 Coal Burning Fireplaces 1076 Co-efficient of Performance for Heat Pumps 1272 Coil Location Outdoors for Heat Pumps 1281 Cold Floors in Homes 0703 Cold Joints ----- along Edge of Concrete Slabs 0338 ----- in Poured Concrete 0268 Cold Pours 0268 Cold Wall Effect 1383 Cold-Side Ducts not Insulated in HRV 1397 Collar Ties 0431 Colonial Revival Style 1727 Color Coding for Typical 120-Volt Circuit 0506 Column 1722 ----- Buckling 0289 ----- Connections 0290, 0305 ----- Crushing 0286 ----- Hinge Point Porch 1838 ----- Hinged Affect Roof Structure 1852 ----- Materials - Exterior 1837 ----- Rising Damp 0291 ----- Settling 0285 ----- Sizes 0288 ----- Structural 0284-0291 ----- Types 0284 Combination Furnaces 0818, 0819 Combination Heating System with Tempering Valve 0819 Combination/Furnace/Water Heater System 0818 Combined Pressure Reducing Valve and Pressure Relief Valve on Boiler 0862 Combustible Clearances ----- for Chimneys 0965 ----- for Floor Furnaces 1160 ----- for Furnaces 0758 ----- for Gas Fired Room Heaters 1162 ----- for Gas Fireplace 1168 ----- for Metal Chimneys 1002 ----- for Metal Fireboxes 1074 ----- for Unlisted Wood Stoves 1048 ----- for Vent Connector on Wood Furnace 1022 ----- for Vent Connectors and B-Vents 0770 ----- for Wall Furnaces 1154 ----- for Wood Stove Vent Connectors 1049 ----- from Fireplace Opening 1087 ----- Requirements ----- ----- for Chimney Cleanouts 0979 ----- ----- for Wood Fireplaces 1062 Combustible Insulation ----- Exposed in Basements and Crawlspaces 1392 ----- in Garages 1858 Combustible Return Ducts for Wood Furnaces 1028 Combustion Air ----- Damper Arrangement for Wood Furnaces 1015, 1016 ----- Duct Clearances for Fireplaces 1092 ----- Ducts for Fireplaces - Insulating 1090 ----- for Gas Appliances 0729 -0736 ----- Openings in Furnace Room 0734 ----- Supplies from Outside 0735 Combustion Chamber for Wood Furnace 1018, 1019 Comfort Strategies - Two 1306 Common Electrical Wire and Fuse Sizes 0561 Common Mortar Joints 1761 Common Wire Sizes 0529 Components of Wood Furnaces 1013 Components of Wood Stoves 1034 Composite and Plywood Siding 1793 Compound, Saltbox and Four Square Plans 1701 Compression Fitting for Polybutylene Pipe 1557 Compression Fitting on Copper Plumbing Pipe 1541 Compression Web Bracing for Trusses 0434 Compressor ----- Air Conditioning 1221-1226 ----- Heating Up Freon Gas 1204 ----- Life of Air Conditioners - Typical 1264 ----- Slugging on Air Conditioning 1223 Concealed Nails on Siding 1782 Concentrated Loads in Structures 0310 Concrete ----- and Asphalt Driveways 1926 ----- Block Foundation Walls 2073 ----- Cold Joints 0268 ----- Flaws 2071 ----- Floor ----- ----- Control Joints 2002 ----- ----- Hollows 2006 ----- ----- Problems 2005 ----- ----- Slabs Cold Joints Along Edges 0338 ----- ----- Slabs Pre-Stressed and Post-Tensioned 0337 ----- ----- Slabs with Ducts 0793 ----- Honeycombing 0269 ----- Retaining Wall ----- ----- Cantilevered 1932 ----- ----- System - Precast 1931 ----- Steps - Exterior 1827 ----- Tile Securement 0047 ----- Tiles 0045, 0046, 0047 Condensate ----- Discharge Location for Air Conditioning 1242 ----- Drain Trap for HRV 1405 ----- from Air Conditioning - Discharging 1210 ----- Line from Attic Evaporator Coil 1240 ----- Line Requires Trap in Air Conditioning 1241 ----- Pump for Air Conditioning 1243 ----- Pump for Steam Heat 1110 ----- Pump for Steam Heat - Location 1109 ----- System for Air Conditioning 1239-1243 ----- Tray for Air Conditioning Leaking 1239 Condensation ----- Damage to Chimney 1755 ----- in High Efficiency Furnaces 0804 ----- in Walls 1747 Condenser - Air Conditioning ----- Coil ----- ----- Exhausting Hot Air Outside 1205 ----- ----- for Air Conditioning 1227-1229 ----- ----- for Heat Pump 1270 ----- ----- Location for Air Conditioning 1249 ----- Fan 1249 ----- ----- Out of Level 1224 ----- ----- Dryer Vent too Close 1228 ----- ----- Water Heater Exhaust Fan too Close 1227 ----- Inspecting 1212 Condensing Gas Furnaces 0803-0816 Conductance - Thermal 1305 Conductivity - Thermal 1304 Conductors - Number of Electrical 0588 Cone-Style Plumbing Stack Flashing 0119 Connecting Downspout Sections 1907 Connections - Joist to Beam 0306 Connections - Metal Ties for Single Top Plates in Bearing Walls 0370 Connections - Types of Electrical 0590 Connections of Electrical Knob and Tube Wiring 0601 Connections of Metal Vent Pieces 1000 Containment of Fire 0708 Continuous Pilot Light for Gas Burner 0744 Continuous versus Simply Spanned Beams 0296 Control Joints ----- and Concrete Floors 2002 ----- in Foundation Walls 0217 Control Surface Water to Keep Basement Dry 2079 Controlling House Moisture in Hot Climates 1325 Convection Heating with Hot Water Radiators 0847 Convective Loop 1307 ----- and Insulation Voids 1327 Convective Wood Stoves 1038 Convectors on Hot Water Heating System 0891 Conventional Expansion Tank On Hot Water Heating System 0883 Cool Spots in Homes 0702 Copper ----- Pipe Hangers - Plumbing 1544 ----- Supply Plumbing Pipe 1538 ----- Tube Heat Exchangers in Boilers 0851 Corbelling 0363 Core Missing or Dirty on HRV 1404 Corinthian Column 1722 Cornice Terms 1709 Counter Flashing ----- Alternative Attachment Method 0111 ----- Two-piece 0106 Counter Problems 2022 Counters, Trim and Cabinets 2021-2023 Countertops or Floors with Electrical Outlets 0621 Cover Crawlspace Floor 1340 Covering Radiators on Heating Systems Reduces Efficiency 0890 Covers for Furnaces 0756 Covers or Roofs for Exterior Basement Stairwells 1879 Crack Shapes 0224 Crack Size Analysis of Buildings 0222 Cracked Concrete Tiles 0046 Cracked Joists - Causes 0327 Cracking ----- Common Locations 0234 ----- Foundation due to Driveways 0252 ----- in Masonry Arches due to Lateral Thrust 0403 ----- in Walls - Planes of Movement 0350 ----- Retaining Walls 1936 ----- Stucco 1771 Cracks ----- due to Clay Brick Expansion 0361 ----- Foundation and Tree Roots 0253 ----- Horizontal in Foundations 0244 ----- Horizontal Movement - Three possibilities 0246 ----- in Basement 2072 ----- in Foundation due to Backfill 0254 ----- in Foundations - Repair Methods 1886 ----- in Walls - Lintel Related 0356 ----- in Walls - Types 0349 ----- in Walls caused by Surfaces Sliding 0350 ----- Rotational Settlement 0233 ----- Vertical Foundation 0250 Cradle Repairs for Slate Roofs 0038 Craftsman Style Homes 1737 Crawlspace ----- Cover Floor 1340 ----- Insulation 1388 ----- Insulation - Clues 1389 ----- Wet 2067-2082 Creosote Deposits in Chimneys 0986 Cricket Flashings on Chimneys 0067 Crimp Fitting for Polybutylene Pipe 1556 Cross Connections and Plumbing 1545 Cross Ventilation versus Channeled Vents for Cathedral Roof Venting 1380 Crossover Igniters 0740 Crown up on Joists 0315 CUAL Designation for Aluminum Wiring 0604 Cupping Wood Shingles 0029 Curb Mount Skylight in Sloped Roof 0080 Curbed Edge on Built-up Roof Membrane 0108 Curbless Skylight in Sloped Roof 0081 Curling Wood Shingles 0029 Current Flow Equals Amperage 0504, 1132 Curved Stair Treads 2025 Cut and Fill Excavation Causing Settlement 0221 Cut Back Bottom of Wood Siding 1787 Cutting the Points ----- on Asphalt Shingles 0014 ----- on Valley Flashings 0062
Damaged Flat Roofs 0091 Damaged Wire 0512 Damper ----- Barometric for Oil Furnace 0836 ----- for Firebox in Fireplace 1078 ----- for Fireplace at Top of Chimney 1079 ----- for Fireplace Low 1081 ----- for Fireplace Missing 1080 ----- not Fixed Open in Gas Fireplace 1165 ----- on Wood Stoves - Testing 1059 Dampproofing, Excavation and Drainage Tile ----- around Foundations 1890 ----- for Basements 2082 Deck 1823 ----- Beam 1839 ----- ----- Poor End Support 1841 ----- ----- Rotation 1842 ----- ----- Sag 1840 ----- Board Installation Details 1849 ----- ----- Cantilevered 1847 ----- ----- Joist Support 1843 ----- Ledgerboard 1845 ----- ----- Flashing 1846 ----- or Porch Boards Sagging 1850 ----- Pier Heaving 0243 ----- Piers and Adfreezing 0242 ----- Skirting 1853 Decorative Chimneys 1707 Deflections - Allowable for Floor 0273 Defrost Control for HRV 1357 Defrost Cycle in Heat Pumps 1280 Delaminating Roof Sheathing 1375 Dentils and Brackets 1710 Depressurization of Houses 1324 Depth of Foundation 2075 Design Problems in Wood Fireplaces 1064 Deterioration of Chimneys 0968 Determining Height of Backfill 0251 Dew Point 1315 Diagonal Brick Bond in Masonry Wall 0343 Diaphragm Tank on Hot Water Heating System 0884 Dielectric Union for Supply Plumbing 1543 Differential Settlement Caused by Soils 0219 Diffusers, Grills and Supply Air Registers 0790 Dimension "A" on Steam Heating Systems 1100 Dimensions for Straight Stairs 2024 Dip Tube on Water Heater 1564 Direct Drive and Belt Drive Blowers for Furnaces 0779 Direct Vent ----- Appliances and House Air Pressure 1322 ----- Gas Fireplace 1167 ----- Wall Furnace 1158 Dirty or Missing Filters on HRV 1403 Dishing, Spreading and Sagging of Roof 0410 Dishwasher Air Gap 1551 Distribution Components for Forced Air Heating 0777 Distribution Panels - Electrical 0557- 0585 ----- Wire Arrangement 0557 Disturbed Soil under Garage Slab 1861 Don't Confine Wood Stoves 1036 Don't Operate Air Bleed Valves on Radiators 0864 Door ----- Cores 2059 ----- Flashings 1819 ----- French 2061 ----- Garage Problems 1866 ----- Glass for Fireplaces 1093 ----- in Garage - Man 1857, 2066 ----- Insulated Metal 2063 ----- Interior 2059 - 2066 ----- Lights - Windows 1721 ----- Lintels Sagging or Missing 2062 ----- Openers - Garage 1867 - 1871 ----- Operation 2060 ----- Staining Below Exterior 2065 ----- Threshold - Exterior 1851 ----- Thresholds for Exterior Basement Stairwells 1878 ----- Types - Garage Overhead 1865 Doors and Windows ----- Capillary Break 1816 ----- Frame Deformation 1818 ----- Putty (Glazing Compound) 1815 Doorsill Capillary Break 1816 Doorsill Support 2064 Doric Column 1722 Dormer ----- Flashings 0086, 0087 ----- Framing 0423 ----- Gutters 0003 ----- Siding Flashings 0086 ----- Types 1708 Double and Single Hung Windows 1713 Double Check Valve Assembly - Plumbing 1549 Double Lugging on Electrical Systems 0576 Double Tapping of Electrical Systems 0576 Double Taps on Electrical System - Pig-tailing 0577 Downflow and Upflow Furnaces 0753 Downspout ----- 35 Feet of Gutter Maximum 1908 ----- and Gutter 1893 - 1920 ----- and Gutter Installation 1902 ----- Baskets/Strainers 1909 ----- Below Grade - Abandoned 1914 ----- Common Leakage Areas 1906 Discharge into Floor Drain 1911 Draining into Floor Drain Traps 1912 ----- Extension too Short 1910 ----- Missing on Secondary Roof 1903 ----- Omitted on Small Roofs 1905 ----- Proper Connection of Sections 1907 ----- Running across Roof 1904 Draft for Burners - 3 Kinds 0730 Draft Hoods 0732 Draft Regulator Problems 0837 Drafty Houses 1317 Drain Clogged on Flat Roof 1918 Drain Holes in Windows 2040 Drain in Modified Bitumen Flat Roof 0122 Drain Pipe in Catch Basins Face Down 1864 Drain Problems for Window Wells 1925 Drainage ----- in Garage Floor 1860 ----- Layer for Exterior Foundation 1885 ----- of Retaining Wall 1935 ----- Systems for Flat Roofing 0088, 1915 ----- Tile, Excavation and Dampproofing ----- ----- around Foundations 1890 ----- ----- for Basements 2082 ----- ----- for Below-grade Garages 1863 ----- ----- for Flat Roofs - Adding 1920 ----- ----- in Columns and Walls 1919 Drawbands or Adjustable Connectors ----- for Wood Stove Vent Connectors 1056 Drilled Wells 1515 Casing 1516 Drilling and Notching ----- of Joists 0326 ----- Studs 0378 Drip Edge on Chimney Cap 0985 Drip Leg in Gas Piping 0727 ----- on Water Heater 1572 Drip Loop - Electrical 0520 Drip Screed for Stucco 1770 Driveways ----- and Foundation Cracking 0252 ----- Asphalt and Concrete 1926 Dropped Ceiling - Missing Insulation 1364 Drum-Type Humidifier 0785 Drying Potential of Walls 1384 Drywall vs. Gypsum Lath 2009 Dual Fuel Furnace (Wood/Oil) 1033 Duck - Canvas for Exterior Decks 1848 Ducts ----- Adequacy for Air Conditioning 1252 ----- and Pipes - Electrical Wire Clearances from 0594 ----- and Vapor Barriers for Air Conditioning 1260 ----- Arrangement for Wood Furnace ----- Allows Reverse Flow 1032 ----- Clearances for Wood Furnaces 1027 ----- Cold side not insulated in HRV 1397 ----- ----- in Attics 1367 ----- ----- in Concrete Floor Slabs 0793 ----- ----- in Concrete Floor Slabs for Air Conditioning 1257 ----- ----- in Garages 1856 ----- Modern for Air Conditioning 1254 ----- Older Style for Air Conditioning 1253 ----- Sizes for High Efficiency Furnaces 0811 ----- System for Air Conditioning 1252-1260 Dug Wells 1513 Dutchlap Method for Slate Roofing 0034
