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Most any questions about residential building/or problems. Help with Codes,Planning ,Avoid legal problems,Selecting contractors,selecting inspectors for home buying, What to look for in different ages of houses. plumbing,Elec,Hot water or steam heating or wells and pumps...
Experience in the area
Inspecting,Building,Plumbing,Electrical,Steam and Hot water heating,General structural standards,common codes and good practices.
Education/Credentials
BSME engr.Contractors licence (big city),State licence in Plumbing(R),Electrical(R), Hydronic heating (steam hot water),Built about 150 houses ,Few small commercial bldg.,Inspected about 7000 Homes and commercial bldg. Expert witness in about 25 law cases,//(R) means retired.
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Recent Reviews from Users
K = Knowledgeability C = Clarity of Response P = Politeness| User | Date | K | C | P | Comments |
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| Esther | 05/30/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | I appreciate it anyway even if it's ..... |
| jay | 05/28/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thank you Fred |
| Ken | 02/19/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Thanks very much for your detailed comments ..... |
| Susie | 02/09/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
| Anita | 01/28/09 | 10 | 10 | 10 | Dear Fred, Thank you so much for ..... |
Recent Answers from Fred Lauffer
2009-05-27 Drywall buckling and uneven door frame:
TO BARBARA RE: CRACKS AND BUCKLDEING Barbara--This amount of wall movement is caused by somthing severe. Please excuse the delay in responding to you.. In a multiple story building
2009-05-21 remodeling:
TO ESTER RE:SOME REMODELING.. Ester-- Please excuse the delay in responding.. I really need to know a lot of other factors..Is your present home a slab house?? Plumbing changes
2009-05-19 Replacing Siding:
TO KC RE: BAD SIDING.. KC--I'm sorry about the long delay in responding to you.. I would suspect your siding is not the Masonite brand.. I would guess it's one of the other brands
2009-05-18 Smelly House:
TO CARIE RE: BAD ODORS FROM OUTSIDE.. Carie I'm sorry about the long delay in responding. Rabbit "stuff" doesn't really have that bad of odor. Once it's dry there is almost no smell
2009-02-03 heating unit:
TO SAUL RE: POOR HEATING DEVICE.. Saul--Please excuse the delay in responding,, Too much surgery and other time problems.. Saul--If you pay me a bunch I'll come out to you and solve
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