FPE Panels: Hazard or Hype?
By Douglas Hansen This article focuses on the controversy over inspecting and reporting Federal Pacific panels. FPE Panels: Hazard or Hype? (PDF)
Stab-Lok Breakers
The following was sent on June 20, 2012 as a response to a homeowner’s inquiry. You have asked for additional information regarding the breaker panel that serves your unit. The following is our opinion, based upon discussions with electricians and attendance at seminars for home inspectors where the subject has been discussed. These panels pose…
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Stucco in Residential Construction
2003 Minnesota State Building Code Update A publication of the Minnesota Lath and Plaster Bureau Stucco in Residential Construction: 2003
Traditional Stucco
Traditional Stucco: Download as PDF 1. Historical Background Stucco has been used since ancient times. Still widely used throughout the world, it is one of the most common of traditional building materials. Up until the late 1800s, stucco, like mortar, was primarily limebased, but the popularization of portland cement changed the composition of stucco, as…
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Preservation Brief #22: Stucco
The Preservation and Repair of Historic Stucco Anne Grimmer U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service Preservation Assistance Division Preservation Brief 22-Stucco
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Indiana Limestone Manual
The Indiana Limestone manual can be consulted for definitions, discussion and installation of limestone. Indiana Limestone Handbook (PDF)