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I haven't gotten through to them with regards to bonding. They keep saying that bonding doesn't get any better than a Myers hub.

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If you go to the trouble of cutting a decent size hole in the slab, why not make the repair the right way? At least when they go back next week to replace it the concrete will still be green.
 
The original panel was repurposed as a J-box years ago. A surface mount service panel was placed next the original service cabinet. The hole has been there for all these years. It is still the method of choice in most of southern California. I do not approve such an installation but I see it done this way so often that I am convinced that it is approved in a lot of jurisdictions.

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Proof yet again that men will not be bothered with reading the installation instructions.

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This was next door to the job that I was inspecting so I don't have to deliver the bad news. One day the wife will lament, "Ya know' that thing doesn't seem to be worth what you paid for it".
 
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ICE said:
This was next door to the job that I was inspecting so I don't have to deliver the bad news. One day the wife will lament, "Ya know' that thing doesn't seem worth what you paid for it".
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That means she'll cut him off until he has it fixed, see no inspectors necessary.
 
When I mentioned this to the superintendent I said that I know people that have been impaled. He said that he has witnessed it in person.

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This was later on that day:

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My local Costco. The bathrooms are being renovated. I've seen better stairs with carnival rides.

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Just another failed roof inspection!
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The job is creating a bathroom between two second floor bedrooms. Back to back closets have been eliminated to provide the space for the bathroom.
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The first inspection was for the plumbing.

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Not long into it I noticed that the joist under the missing wall is 5-- 2"x10"s. I couldn't help but wonder why. The contractor was no help......until I asked him to remove an area of drywall from the lid. That's where I found this:

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Good catch on the no-longer-structural beam.
Is there enough slope for the drain lines to perform properly?
 
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So is that multiple layers of composition shingles over wood shakes?
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Some of the roof was removed in some places. The Valley between the 2 roofs has wood shingle under it. One of the roofs still had 2 layers under it, think one 3 tab, one composite.

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Whats with the foam?
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Good question, was worried someone might be eating it with the fork laying there. :confused: no drip edge installed there either
 
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