tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post562459820139276217..comments2024-03-28T17:03:56.038-04:00Comments on Doug Ross @ Journal: Good News: effective April 22nd, the EPA will fine you $35,000 if you replace 10 windows in your own home 'incorrectly'Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-74356567508103186112010-05-10T11:32:03.166-04:002010-05-10T11:32:03.166-04:00Contractors across the country must take additiona...Contractors across the country must take additional precautions when renovating houses where children could be exposed to lead dust from old paint, a safety measure that could add thousands of dollars to projects just as the remodeling industry tries to recover from the recession.Training Courseshttp://www.osha10and30.com/training-courses/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-44579949910630700092010-04-30T12:16:03.082-04:002010-04-30T12:16:03.082-04:00The new regulation is called the Renovation, Repai...The new regulation is called the Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule (RRP Rule) and applies to any renovation work in pre-1978 homes and child-occupied facilities. A child-occupied facility includes schools, child care facilities, daycare facilities and other buildings where children under the age of 6 attend.EPA RRPhttp://www.osha10and30.com/EPA-RRP/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-41309036411425106672010-04-28T00:55:40.194-04:002010-04-28T00:55:40.194-04:00So if the installer isn't a union shop...just ...So if the installer isn't a union shop...just your average "handyman" from church or elsewhere, aka an "uncertified" installer, you'll owe several times the cost of the window, regardless of actual installation quality?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-13188450701948363302010-04-27T05:03:56.462-04:002010-04-27T05:03:56.462-04:00havent you all checked out the new pressure cleani...havent you all checked out the new pressure cleaning on the post 1978 homes .There way will cost 2500.00 to clean 1200 sq ft home.imagine thatAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-10051011836810451362010-04-26T13:40:45.500-04:002010-04-26T13:40:45.500-04:00Many replacement window dealers are still unaware ...Many replacement window dealers are still unaware of the new requirements, industry executives report. And many who are aware of the requirements are concerned about the costs involved and the potential impact on their businesses.EPA RRPhttp://www.osha10and30.com/EPA-RRP/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-5618265384064901382010-04-26T12:58:05.047-04:002010-04-26T12:58:05.047-04:00Just brilliant. We can't sell houses in this ...Just brilliant. We can't sell houses in this market as it is, and now the EPA adds onerous new regs that will make make most existing homes very unattractive ... That little fixer-upper just became an EPA leg-hold trap that you can't afford to fix and no one will buy.Quasimodohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06975543902013031816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-6572003111001392182010-04-26T09:23:43.880-04:002010-04-26T09:23:43.880-04:00Thanks a lot...
After over 30 years, I will be fin...Thanks a lot...<br />After over 30 years, I will be finding a different profession in the very near future.<br />"I've taken all I can stanz 'cause I can't stanz no more..."Moishe3rdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542878812018612584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-52514581961682505422010-04-26T01:36:20.092-04:002010-04-26T01:36:20.092-04:00So they're worried about pregnant women's ...So they're worried about pregnant women's exposure to lead. Well, that's just rich--considering that these are the same people who think a woman has a right to KILL the little tyke DELIBERATELY if she chooses to.Kathy from Kansashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07504257074451905475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-65178758362268819662010-04-25T17:40:19.802-04:002010-04-25T17:40:19.802-04:00The next step would likely be the restriction of h...The next step would likely be the restriction of home renovation materials to licensed contractors. <br />This will drive more contractors to the growing underground economy. Historically, people have always found ways around bad regulations and taxes further eroding the respect for the law in general. In the 1970's, trash bins were full of poorly designed car pollution control equipment.Bonesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-31496907323349898102010-04-25T11:50:23.354-04:002010-04-25T11:50:23.354-04:00Note how the level of regulation about lead-paint ...Note how the level of regulation about lead-paint is inversely proportional to the level of lead in American kids' blood. As the level of lead in blood goes to zero, desperate bureaucrats need to scream louder and louder about its dangers in order to make themselves seem important.SteveBrooklineMAnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-22277714835043999702010-04-25T11:32:44.682-04:002010-04-25T11:32:44.682-04:00Lisa Jackson, EPA head, is a dangerous person. Sh...Lisa Jackson, EPA head, is a dangerous person. She will not stop this kind of madness, being self-afflicted with her own...<br /><br />http://hindenblog1.blogspot.com/2010/04/burn-lisa-jackson-is-danger-to-america.htmlRagspierrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06879007675662895968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6034478.post-57531186363177008982010-04-25T11:23:23.281-04:002010-04-25T11:23:23.281-04:00I kid you not... "Certified renovator perform...I kid you not... "Certified renovator performed post-renovation cleaning verification (describe results, including the number of wet and dry cloths used."<br />olds-mo williamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com