Hey Johnathan, that's a great question. I can ask my inspector about Lake Granbury.. Are there any areas you might know more about or just Lake Granbury? Btw, glad you liked the video! :-)
There's another reason for the drywall to crack at the wall to ceiling intersection. Wood shrinks along the narrow sides, but not the length. The wall lumber will not move the drywall up and down as the lumber goes from dry to wet, only in and out. The lumber goes a different way in the roof, it goes up and down. Additionally, it's rare for the house to be conditioned while it's being framed, nor for the framing lumber to be at the long-term dryness, so it will naturally shrink as air conditioning removes humidity from the boards. There is insulation between the drywall and roof, but limited by the thickness of the lumber. This is generally not enough insulation. Most homes built in the 1980s and earlier are inadequately insulated in both the walls and ceilings, but insulation is present.
You've got great insights about this topic! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Right now, I'm having a lot of questions around timing about buying & selling... Do you have any questions about our local real estate market? I can answer for you... Thanks again for your insights! :-)
I tried removing “Just the glass.” The glass was safety glass - it BROKE. I sealed the broken pane with plastic and plywood. First the inside pane, then sweeping up the 300,000 little pieces. ( It went well.) Now I only have the outside pane to go. We worried that that piece too, would break if we tried to move it with suction cups, so we enclosed it and deliberately broke it inside and installed the same plywood and plastic. The main story here is slowly remove the whole frame. Don’t think that you are going to have luck just changing the failed insulated glass. Figure 2 xs 300,000 little pieces.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Sometimes changing out the whole frame doesn't work because the new frame won't match the house so we hire a professional window company you can go to juanandbettina.com/vendors to find one that has had good referrals or good references, and what they will do is unseal it and put it back together I can totally see how trying to do it yourself, would be very difficult. Congratulations on attempting it! I don't think that that's something I would have even tried to do.👍
There's a technique to that. There are plastic pieces holding the glass in, as well as double-sided tape. The latter has to be softened with a hair dryer before it will release. Sometimes the panes will break even when removing the frame by professionals, so putting down a liner inside and outside is advisable just in case. It's difficult to replace the entire window and get a comparable seal in a masonry house, as you can't get to the fins, and end up depending on caulking to seal it.
"There are no drywall nails" That's 100% bullshit. Nails used to be the only way drywall was installed. There are still a few people that still use drywall nails to install drywall, but it's pretty rare these days.
Thank you for you input:-) You're absolutely right... nails were commonly used for drywall in the past and it's rarer now. Our goal with our conversation with Rob was to share the home inspector's perspective, but we do appreciate you adding more context. It's always great to hear from knowledgeable folks in our community :-)
I was told that the Lake Granbury, Texas area was a foundation nightmare. Nice video.
Hey Johnathan, that's a great question. I can ask my inspector about Lake Granbury.. Are there any areas you might know more about or just Lake Granbury? Btw, glad you liked the video! :-)
@@homestarsellers I was told this by an old time real estate agent. I have no other information.
There's another reason for the drywall to crack at the wall to ceiling intersection. Wood shrinks along the narrow sides, but not the length. The wall lumber will not move the drywall up and down as the lumber goes from dry to wet, only in and out. The lumber goes a different way in the roof, it goes up and down. Additionally, it's rare for the house to be conditioned while it's being framed, nor for the framing lumber to be at the long-term dryness, so it will naturally shrink as air conditioning removes humidity from the boards.
There is insulation between the drywall and roof, but limited by the thickness of the lumber. This is generally not enough insulation. Most homes built in the 1980s and earlier are inadequately insulated in both the walls and ceilings, but insulation is present.
You've got great insights about this topic! Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Right now, I'm having a lot of questions around timing about buying & selling... Do you have any questions about our local real estate market? I can answer for you... Thanks again for your insights! :-)
I tried removing “Just the glass.” The glass was safety glass - it BROKE. I sealed the broken pane with plastic and plywood. First the inside pane, then sweeping up the 300,000 little pieces. ( It went well.) Now I only have the outside pane to go. We worried that that piece too, would break if we tried to move it with suction cups, so we enclosed it and deliberately broke it inside and installed the same plywood and plastic. The main story here is slowly remove the whole frame. Don’t think that you are going to have luck just changing the failed insulated glass. Figure 2 xs 300,000 little pieces.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Sometimes changing out the whole frame doesn't work because the new frame won't match the house so we hire a professional window company you can go to juanandbettina.com/vendors to find one that has had good referrals or good references, and what they will do is unseal it and put it back together I can totally see how trying to do it yourself, would be very difficult. Congratulations on attempting it! I don't think that that's something I would have even tried to do.👍
There's a technique to that. There are plastic pieces holding the glass in, as well as double-sided tape. The latter has to be softened with a hair dryer before it will release. Sometimes the panes will break even when removing the frame by professionals, so putting down a liner inside and outside is advisable just in case. It's difficult to replace the entire window and get a comparable seal in a masonry house, as you can't get to the fins, and end up depending on caulking to seal it.
That’s not really a diy project. All the glass guys have the tools and techniques to prevent all that mess.
@ Hi. Oh I did fine.
One thing Home Inspectors should know is the difference between Carpenter Ants and Fire Ants.
"There are no drywall nails"
That's 100% bullshit. Nails used to be the only way drywall was installed. There are still a few people that still use drywall nails to install drywall, but it's pretty rare these days.
Thank you for you input:-) You're absolutely right... nails were commonly used for drywall in the past and it's rarer now. Our goal with our conversation with Rob was to share the home inspector's perspective, but we do appreciate you adding more context. It's always great to hear from knowledgeable folks in our community :-)
I wouldn’t be placing my bare hand in those foundation holes…rattlesnakes!