Keystone State Thread

That is good on that insurance company.
This is me speeking from my own experiances.
To me you need a "friend"in every business to give you a true assesment on each aspect of house.
So.....If i ever by another house guess who i am calling to look at my Staircase....

 

No problem. I actually am well versed in all aspects of construction, so can do an unofficial home inspection also.

 

I've got a plumber coming to took at the pipe, can anyone recommend an electrician in York County and someone to look at the floor joist?

 

Ur box might need to be replaced anyway if its original or has screw in fuses because insurance companies will not insure ur house couse of it. I had to replace mine before they would insure it

 

Maybe call ur township and ask them who is approved. I can check company who did my inspection I'm sure they have people in that county

 

Which is complete bullshit because circuit breakers do go bad and can fail to trip, whereas a fuse basically by design cannot fail to burn out

 

Yeah probably but I wanted 200amp service couse I was switching from oil to all electric (water heater and heat pump). My friend is electrician so he did that for me anyway

 

My old house had a 60 amp fuse panel when I bought it. Now has 300 amp service (200 on house, 200 in shop/garage).
Modern breakers are all good. Older designs were problematic

 

I got ahold of an electrician and I'm getting the whole panel replaced.
I have a plumber coming to look at the angle of the dangle on the drain pope
Now I need to find someone to look at the floor beams

 

Take some good pics and I can llok at them?

 

Of the floor beams?

 

I'll get him to look at it, but I think it's because the basement was not finished and was very damp, the box has surface rust on the inside and outside.

 

Yes. Is it a question of cracks, placement, or loading?

 

The house is over 100 years old, at some point a previous owner propped bricks under some of the beams, the note from the inspector says "beams in basement do not appear to be properly supported "

 

I think supports for beams been do to be supported from poured footing or something

 

Lmao. They may not be properly supported but unless they are cracked or severely bowed, I do not see any issue.

 

My floor joists in my kitchen are supported mid span by rocks. 2x6 -16' long too. Way undersized
Been that way for 7 or 8 decades

 

I thought about just taking them out, but with my luck they may be holding some weight, I've lived here 7 years with it like this

 

The forum won't let me private message you

 

i dont know why? i see in your profile you have PM people in the past.