steveray
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If it is 20' of rebar....it's a ufer...I have been calling that alot this season....
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steveray
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Is that crazy foam? or gorilla glue with the CSST? Can you use that instead of the hardened steel plates?
ICE
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This is ridiculous but oh so true. An inspection was requested even though no permit is required.
The glaring mistake here is a waste of sono tube. There should be a foot of tube at the top and that's it. The holes are much bigger than the tube so the result will be a concrete shaft in non-compacted soil. The fix is to fill the annular space between the tube and the hole with concrete.
The glaring mistake here is a waste of sono tube. There should be a foot of tube at the top and that's it. The holes are much bigger than the tube so the result will be a concrete shaft in non-compacted soil. The fix is to fill the annular space between the tube and the hole with concrete.
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ICE
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All three windows are required to be tempered but they aren't. The H/O said, "No problem, my contractor is Home Depot."
ICE
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Do you require epoxy to secure dowels?
OOPS! Why did you wait for me to find it.
OOPS! Why did you wait for me to find it.
ICE
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This job is going to be difficult. The building foundation is 1.5 feet wider than the plans show and now the addition is large enough to require school fees. Pictures really don't do it justice. It's a mess.
None of the interior footings are on the plans. That was the last correction and when he saw it he said, "Those footings are on the other set of plans."
However this addition turns out, it's bound to be an improvement on what's there now.
None of the interior footings are on the plans. That was the last correction and when he saw it he said, "Those footings are on the other set of plans."
However this addition turns out, it's bound to be an improvement on what's there now.
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ICE
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This beam has been exposed for two weeks. When I pointed it out, the contractor acted surprised.
one end
the other end
one end
the other end
ICE
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As soon as I hit the roof I new the osb sagged too much. Contractors will wait for the inspector to write a correction so as to make the sale for them. What if I had been a lazy inspector that doesn't climb ladders? I suppose someone would have a messed up roof huh.
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Mac
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For a project that doesn't need a permit, it looks better than most of the pics you post!
Keep 'em coming!
Keep 'em coming!
Mac
Gold Member
OOops I meant the sonotube pour!
steveray
SAWHORSE
Well.....if that is the way the engineer drew it......... 
ICE said:This beam has been exposed for two weeks. When I pointed it out, the contractor acted surprised.
one end
the other end
mtlogcabin
SAWHORSE
Not in a non-structural slab
The rebar is only there to control cracking and is not required by code (might be required in CA)
ICE
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Skinny ladders bother me.
But thankfully, they were bothered too so they tied the ladder with lamp cord.
And after climbing that skinny ladder, this is a sample of what I found.
There was too much of this.
There is a realtor's key box so I assume that a bank or a flipper owns the property. The only permit is for the re-roof and there is at least two bathrooms and a kitchen's worth of crap in the back yard. There were people inside but they wouldn't answer the door.
But thankfully, they were bothered too so they tied the ladder with lamp cord.
And after climbing that skinny ladder, this is a sample of what I found.
There was too much of this.
There is a realtor's key box so I assume that a bank or a flipper owns the property. The only permit is for the re-roof and there is at least two bathrooms and a kitchen's worth of crap in the back yard. There were people inside but they wouldn't answer the door.
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ICE
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It is a grand old home with a service upgrade.
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ICE
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In the basement of a restaurant. Water lines and waste pipes over the 800 amp service.
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pwood
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looks like they are 5 hoops short of complying with the drawing in post #240. Do you write a correction notice for a non-permitted,not required inspection? do you reinspect it?
ICE
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No pwood, I didn't write corrections. I did suggest that he scrap the plan. Instead of embedding a 4"x4" he will install post bases.
ICE
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The plumber got upset when I asked him to expose the pipe for under-slab inspection.
ICE
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Is this what "workman like manner" is all about. It looks like automotive fuel line has been used for water pipe. I am curious about the ground clamp too.
ICE
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The water heater has been moved about a foot. The vent passes through a concrete floor/ceiling. The vent was mangled when it was taken apart. Now what?
I am being told that the ABS, copper and foam were all in contact with the vent for many years. I don't think so.
I am being told that the ABS, copper and foam were all in contact with the vent for many years. I don't think so.
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Alias
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Gee, and the topiary matches. Isn't that special! :mrgreen:ICE said:A well known contractor produced this.
Sue
Alias
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Tiger -
Thanks for the great pictures, keep 'em coming.
Sue
Thanks for the great pictures, keep 'em coming.
Sue
ICE
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A poor mans' tar pot. Considering that roofing tar must be 550 degrees, these guys are taking a chance.
ICE
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I find it hard to believe that this retaining wall was constructed without a barrier on the top.
The other side of the wall.
The other side of the wall.