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Secrets of a Soccer Mom

Bill Collins — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:59:40 +0000

Presented by Tennessee Women’s Theater Project

February 26-March 14, 2010

Tennessee Women’s Theater Project presents the regional premiere of Secrets of a Soccer Mom, by Kathleen Clark. This comedy-with-a-kick is set on the sidelines of a mother-son soccer game, where three women discover that the competition kindles a desire to recapture their spirit of adventure. Acclaimed by critics and popular with audiences in its off-Broadway run, Secrets of a Soccer Mom manages to combine laugh-out-loud comedy with a thought-provoking examination of motherhood.

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Franklin TN, Inspection Reveals Faulty Wiring

Bill Collins — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:35:51 +0000

Unprofessional wiring is often found in older homes that have been remodeled by the home owner. The sub panel pictured has the neutral and the ground wires (white and bare copper wires) attached to the same bus bar. These wires need to be separated so the neutral and ground wires have their own bus bar and the neutral bus be kept non-bonded from the metal panel enclosure.

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Nashville TN, Home Inspector Locates Leaking Clean-Out Plug

Bill Collins — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:39:33 +0000

Plumbing clean out plugs are often found loose and not properly sealed during a home inspection. Plumbers seem to overlook this when the plumbing drain pipes. The plugs will need removed and sealed with pipe dope and properly tightened to prevent sewage from leaking in the crawlspace.

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Nashville TN, Home Inspector Measures Elevated Moisture

Bill Collins — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:28:41 +0000

Small leaks are hard to detect around the toilet wax ring. The pictured toilet did show elevated moisture levels and will need the wax ring seal replaced. During all inspection, Ultra Sound Home Inspections measures around every toilet for elevated moisture levels with an non invasive Trimax Moisture Meter.

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Franklin TN, Home Inspector Locates Damaged I-Joist

Bill Collins — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 10:23:30 +0000

Damage floor and I-joist are often found under bathrooms in new and older home. Plumbers sometimes are forced to cut the joist to allow for plumbing drains which compromising the strength of the floor structure. If the floor system has to be altered, the effected member (s) should be properly braced and repaired per the manufacture of the I-Joist. If the joist is dimensional wood, it should be repaired per the architect or general contractor.

Bill Collns is the author of this article and is a professional license Home Inspector serving the Middle Tennessee area.

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