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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 07:54 PM
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Welcome back to Illinois Sean!

We have our own fruits and nuts here in IL but they don't grow on trees.

Welcome home Sean!
 
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 08:07 PM
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Plan on a visit as I drive cross country in Nov. Rick.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 08:13 PM
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The 70 looks nice. Paint your trailer to match
Wish my trailer was a long bed.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 08:16 PM
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This is a great place for breakfast, you name the time and date.

50's Themed Restaurant ? Peoria, IL - The 50's Diner
 
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 08:18 PM
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Of Diners drive-ins and dives fame?
 
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 08:36 PM
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Of Diners drive-ins and dives fame?
I remember something to that effect.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 08:42 PM
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Not on here:
Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives ILLINOIS Restaurant Locations

I keep up with these things!

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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 08:50 PM
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Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives ILLINOIS Restaurant Locations

I keep up with these things!

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I heard wrong Marv, thanks.
 
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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 08:54 PM
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Wow, had no idea about the website. Mayhap you've visited a few, Pop?
 
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I heard wrong Marv, thanks.
Not unusual. LOTS of places claim to have been visited by The Camero, but haven't.

I've been in some that have, and some that just claim to have been.

Not much difference in the food, mostly good!

Can't beat the locals!

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Old Sep 28, 2017 | 09:27 PM
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Mayhap you've visited a few, Pop?
Some locals here, some on our cross-countrys.

Lots of places along Route 66 would like to let folks think they've been visited, but not all have. Those guys are doing anything to eeek out a living!

That's not to say that there aren't a lot of FINE places known to the locals only, and those are the kinds of places we like to find, TV show or not.

Think Del's in Tucumcari, or Rock Cafe in Stroud, OK. Wish I could remember the catfish place in Arkansas! Never been able to find it again.

Aannnddd.... avoid Sam's, north of Lexington, KY!

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11 years ago when we moved the closet furnace upstairs to the attic I made an access opening to the attic for ease of changing filters etc. it's been working fine and dandy with a plywood door. Now I need to put in a fire-rated door. Here's one that could work. I need something that opens inward rather than outward because of a rafter in front of the opening. Looking for ideas. The opening is 34" square.


Can a custom-made door be 1hr fire rated (that won't break the bank)? A few pics to make it easier to visualize.
 
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Did the buyers inspection snag you on that?


I don't know the code details. But makes me wonder why our house is okay. Our furnace is in the attic (horizontal flow, looks pretty much just like yours) and the access panel is just the normal piece of plywood that drops into the ceiling in a hallway. Push it up, over to the side, and climb the ladder into the attic. Nothing fire rated about it. Not even plywood actually, I think it is OSB.


Just a guess, but seems like you could buy a solid core pre-hung door in the correct width, and cut the whole thing down in height to fit that opening. Find one with the fire rating tag on the upper end, because you'll be cutting the bottom end off.


Did you ask your RE agent for advice?
 
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Old Oct 1, 2017 | 11:49 AM
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One other thought. You might deal with that rafter clearance by raising the bottom of the door opening. I don't think anything says it has to be flush with the floor, although there may be minimum access dimensions required. It is a much bigger opening already than most I have seen.
 
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Originally Posted by bpounds
Did the buyers inspection snag you on that?

Did you ask your RE agent for advice?
Yeah. And so much more.

Lotta BS, 'to be professionally' installed.

We have the same old school attic access from the master bedroom closet, but it's a pain to traverse the length of the house crouched over.

Thx for the ideas.

The agent is
 
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