The new light and mailbox. Yes, I need to paint now (the red rectangle is the location of the old mailbox. Note that the light fixture will also get a new back plate, as I'm not a big fan of the diamond-shaped one on it now.
A look at the interior from a few weeks ago. The plaster at the stair and on the kitchen side of the closet under the stair has been removed. Subsequently the studs have been cut back, and the former pantry has been removed.
While removing the plaster around the closet under the stair I found deterioration in the wood due to water damage. This explains the newer subfloor in the kitchen, which unfortunately was poorly done and needs replacement. I'm hopeful that only the subfloor and not the floor joists will need to be replaced.
The wall separating the rear bedroom from the stair was removed and bracing installed (overhead, not shown) to prepare for the new wall. Supply and return air vents for the new tankless water heater will hopefully be able to be run in a new, thickened wall. There is 5 1/4" of space to work with between the double beam that carries the upstairs landing and the edge of the floor at the stair. The supply and return vents are 3" and 4" respectively, and pending the type of piping used may or may not require additional clearance. I'm of course hoping that no additional clearance will be required, but will hopefully have more information in the next day or two once I select a water heater. I am currently considering Takagi and Rannai.
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I have gas fired tankless water heaters at my home, my office and at 3 of our rentals.
They can work well, but we encountered a number of issues, including vent clearance issues, when installing them.
I’ve put up this page describing some of the installation issues we encountered, and how to resolve them:
http://paragoninspects.com/tankless-heater-home-inspection-evanston-chicago-il-faq.html
Thank you very much for your comment! Very informative! I'm surprised by how little information there is available on tankless water heaters. I'm sure that will change as they become more common place.
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