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2 days ago I just heard some guy saying 'There's a crack in the ceiling' and it suddenly hit me with this question. Is it wrong if I say 'There's a crack on the ceiling'? I have seen countless video clips and postings about the difference between in/at/on, but when it comes to the actual usage of them in real life, I still get confused. Understanding cracks in your house. Take 15 minutes to walk through any house and the chances are good that you will find several cracks in the inside and outside walls and possibly also some cracks through floor tiles or in the garage floor screed.

Also see our. Mark Cramer, Tampa Florida, Mr. Cramer is a past president of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors and is a Florida home inspector and home inspection educator.

Cramer serves on the ASHI Home Inspection Standards. Contact Mark Cramer at: 727-595-4211. is an ASHI member and a home inspector (The House Whisperer) is located in Glen Allen, VA 23060. He is also a contributor to InspectApedia.com in several technical areas such as plumbing and appliances (dryer vents). Cranor at 804-747-7747 or by Email:., National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council, NAHB Research Foundation, 1987., N.U. Ahmed, # Home Builder Pr (February 1991), ISBN-10:, ISBN-13: 9597. 'Concrete Slab Finishes and the Use of the F-number System', Matthew Stuart, P.E., S.E., F.ASCE, online course at www.pdhonline.org/courses/s130/s130.htm.

Sal Alfano - Editor, Journal of Light Construction. Thanks to Alan Carson, Toronto, for technical critique and some of the foundation inspection photographs cited in these articles. Thanks to reader Michael Witten for technical editing, October 2010.

Terry Carson - ASHI. Mark Cramer - ASHI. JD Grewell, ASHI. Duncan Hannay - ASHI, P.E. Bob Klewitz, M.S.C.E., P.E. ASHI. Ken Kruger, P.E., AIA - ASHI.

Aaron Kuertz, with regarding polyurethane foam sealant as other foundation crack repair product -. Bob Peterson, Magnum Piering - 800-771-7437 - FL. Arlene Puentes, ASHI, October Home Inspections - (845) 216-7833 - Kingston NY. Greg Robi, Magnum Piering - 800-822-7437 - National. Dave Rathbun, P.E.

Geotech Engineering - 904-622-2424 FL. Ed Seaquist, P.E., SIE Assoc. 301-269-1450 - National., P.E. IL, professor, school of structures division, UIUC - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign School of Architecture.

Professor Wickersheimer specializes in structural failure investigation and repair for wood and masonry construction. Wickersheimer's engineering consulting service can be contacted at. (3/2010).These reviewers have not returned comment 6/95.,. John Wiley & Sons, 2006.

ISBN-10:, ISBN-13: 9369, Hardcover: 320 pages, available from and also. See our of this publication., Steve Bliss (Editor), The Journal of Light Construction, Williston VT, 2010 ISBN 10: 1-928580-42-4, ISBN 13: 978-1-928580-42-3, available from.

for structural crack monitoring., Samuel Y. Harris, P.E., AIA, Esq., ISBN 0-471-33172-4, John Wiley & Sons, 2001 General building science-DF ISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9728., David Watt, Wiley-Blackwell; 2 edition (March 7, 2008) ISBN-10: ISBN-13: 9039., Rosemary Kilmer., U.S. Department of Energy., Edgar O. Seaquist, McGraw Hill, 1980 ISBN 0-07-056013-7 (obsolete, incomplete, missing most diagnosis steps, but very good reading; out of print but used copies are available at, and reprints are available from some inspection tool suppliers). Ed Seaquist was among the first speakers invited to a series of educational conferences organized by D Friedman for ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors, where the topic of inspecting the in-service condition of building structures was first addressed., Donald E.

Breyer, Kenneth Fridley, Kelly Cobeen, David Pollock, McGraw Hill, 2003, ISBN-10:, ISBN-13: 9328This book is an update of a long-established text dating from at least 1988 (DJF); Quoting:This book is gives a good grasp of seismic design for wood structures. Many of the examples especially near the end are good practice for the California PE Special Seismic Exam design questions.

It gives a good grasp of how seismic forces move through a building and how to calculate those forces at various locations. THE CLASSIC TEXT ON WOOD DESIGN UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE LATEST CODES AND DATA. Reflects the most recent provisions of the 2003 International Building Code and 2001 National Design Specification for Wood Construction. Continuing the sterling standard set by earlier editions, this indispensable reference clearly explains the best wood design techniques for the safe handling of gravity and lateral loads.

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Carefully revised and updated to include the new 2003 International Building Code, ASCE 7-02 Minimum Design Loads for Buildings and Other Structures, the 2001 National Design Specification for Wood Construction, and the most recent Allowable Stress Design., W.H. Ransom, E.& F. Spon, New York, 1987 ISBN 0-419-14270-3., Andrew R.

Williams, Kindle book, Amazon.com., Barry Richardson, Spon Press; 2d Ed (2001), ISBN-10: 041925210X, ISBN-13: 9108. Quoting:A professional reference designed to assist surveyors, engineers, architects and contractors in diagnosing existing problems and avoiding them in new buildings. Fully revised and updated, this edition, in new clearer format, covers developments in building defects, and problems such as sick building syndrome. Well liked for its mixture of theory and practice the new edition will complement Hinks and Cook's student textbook on defects at the practitioner level., Jack Bower, Butterworth Architecture, London, 1988, ISBN 0-408-50000 X. 'Avoiding Foundation Failures,' Robert Marshall, Journal of Light Construction, July, 1996 ( Highly recommend this article-DF). 'A Foundation for Unstable Soils,' Harris Hyman, P.E., Journal of Light Construction, May 1995. 'Backfilling Basics,' Buck Bartley, Journal of Light Construction, October 1994.

'Inspecting Block Foundations,' Donald V. Cohen, P.E., ASHI Reporter, December 1998. Sap ides r/3 4.7 download. This article in turn cites the Fine Homebuilding article noted below., National Association of Home Builders Remodelers Council, NAHB Research Foundation, 1987., N.U. Ahmed, # Home Builder Pr (February 1991), ISBN-10:, ISBN-13: 9597.120 Carlton Street Suite 407, Toronto ON M5A 4K2. Tel: (416) 964-9415 1-800-268-7070 Email:.

The firm provides professional & &. Alan Carson is a past president of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors. Thanks to Alan Carson and Bob Dunlop, for permission for InspectAPedia to use text excerpts from The Home Reference Book & illustrations from The Illustrated Home.