In late 2017, the California Legislature mandated that inspections of homes equipped with a pool MUST include an evaluation of specific safety features intended to reduce the risk of accidental drownings of children. This law took effect at the beginning of this year. The safety features include specific requirements for enclosures, removable fencing, pool covers, door exit alarms, self-closing and latching doors, and pool alarms.
Second only to the indoor toilet, hot water on-demand inside the house is man's greatest invention when it comes to household creature comforts. There is nothing like a long hot shower (don't tell the drought police) after a day of inspection toil. Especially after emerging from a filthy, wet crawlspace underneath an old house where an assortment of small and medium mammals have made their home over the years. Nasty...
A couple of days ago, while at the big box store (why do things always seem to break on a Sunday afternoon?!) I ran into a plumber that I know. Stan's a big, gregarious guy - always jovial and is liked by everyone. Smart guy, too. Does a lot of residential remodeling jobs, as well as plumbing repair; very popular as he is very responsive...
