MASSDRIVER
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It's the staircase of diminishing returns.
Brent.
Brent.
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An average day
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Msradell
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That sure would be fun to go up and down if you were drunk!
Everywhere that they placed sheet metal, they could see through the roof.
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MASSDRIVER
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Heard at a solar installation job: "Sorry ma'am, but in good conscience we can't install this true wonder of nature and savior of human kind. You will need to have a roof installed before we can proceed."........
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!
Not in this lifetime.
Brent.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAA!
Not in this lifetime.
Brent.
Actually Brent, that has happened a few times. A few companies are not installing on shot roofs....or metal roofs. Then there's the bandits that will be out of business in a few years.
MASSDRIVER
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Those dudes should get free Big Macs or something for doing the right thing.ICE said:
Brent.
pwood
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Really!!! I'd sooner have a Tabasco sauce enema than eat a Big Mac!MASSDRIVER said:
MASSDRIVER
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You have strange tastes.pwood said:
The enema should be mandatory for the bandits.
Brent
steveray
SAWHORSE
Lemme tell you about a time I was cutting up habeneros and then went to the bathroom without washing my hands FIRST........You must really hate MCD...pwood said:
TimNY
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I'm not sure if I am supposed to be looking at the ridge cap or the primary lines going over the pool in the first photo. The pole is adjacent to the white fence, the white fence is 16' South of the wood fence.. the pool looks like it is closer than that to the wood fence.ICE said:
What is up with that ridge cap.. never seen anything quite like that, expecially when the rest of the roof looks ok. I would suspect the contractors, but every piece of cap looks like that.
MASSDRIVER
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We just reroofed a house with that same condition. Roof was still intact but every ridge was shot. I think the folded dimensional stuff must move more with the weather and deteriorates it faster.TimNY said:
Brent
steveray
SAWHORSE
Maybe more heat transfer if the sheathing is open at the ridge with no vent?
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When this is completed the water heater will be hidden in a kitchen cabinet. The contractor elevated the water heater because he thinks that is a code requirement and didn't install a smitty pan because he thinks that's an option.
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TheCommish
SAWHORSE
shaking head side to side
I can't see the valve and I hate sticking my hand into the unknown. The handle hits the wall so I'm not positive that it shuts off the gas.
I am positive that the valve will not fully open.
I am positive that the valve will not fully open.
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Such a trifling mistake. The permit says that you are from Fontana. I guess it can wait until you have another job in the area, but wait a minute, you want to get paid huh. You can make the trip in 45 minutes if traffic isn't too bad.
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Msradell
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Just wondering, why do we have 2 different Average Day threads? It's much easier to just go to one to view all the stupid mistakes that inspectors have found for a given day instead of having to go to to threads. I can't see any logical reason for having 2 different ones. It also caused the problem if you want to go back and find something posted previously because you don't the which one to look at.
There was a time that the original average day thread froze up. It wouldn't allow any more posts. So I started another thread which is average day too. Then one day months or years later the original thread opened up anew. So I used it again. I was curious to see how many views It would grow to before it went off to dead thread land.
Between the two of them, there must be a couple thousand pictures. Imagine all of the thread titles I would have to come up with for that. Most of it isn't worth a thread of it's own. So I do it this way to stay out of some people's way and make it easy on myself. I'm lazy that way. Anyway things have slowed down and I haven't done much lately,
Between the two of them, there must be a couple thousand pictures. Imagine all of the thread titles I would have to come up with for that. Most of it isn't worth a thread of it's own. So I do it this way to stay out of some people's way and make it easy on myself. I'm lazy that way. Anyway things have slowed down and I haven't done much lately,
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Here's a good example Msradell. What title would you give this? Is it worth a thread of it's own? Hardly.
The contractor thinks that the straps are for decoration.
He became angry when I told him that a 120 volt receptacle must be installed on the roof. It seems that he has been doing this for 20 years and never installed an outlet on a roof.
Later that day I met the owner. She is 87 years old. There is a lot of work going on. New roof, service upgrade, package unit on the roof and get this, a 16 module PV system. She has paid them $67,000.00 to date with $21,000.00 owed. And that's just from the checkbook that she could find....there's another one somewhere and she can't remember how much she paid them with that checkbook.
I checked out the contractor at the license board website and found that he has been sanctioned for ripping of another octogenarian for $213,000.00. The violation is listed as pending and the license board lets him continue stealing. The whole bunch of them will flee back to Israel soon enough.
I never would have come across this if another inspector hadn't called in sick.
Damn, this is starting to look like it would have been worth it's own thread.
The contractor thinks that the straps are for decoration.
He became angry when I told him that a 120 volt receptacle must be installed on the roof. It seems that he has been doing this for 20 years and never installed an outlet on a roof.
Later that day I met the owner. She is 87 years old. There is a lot of work going on. New roof, service upgrade, package unit on the roof and get this, a 16 module PV system. She has paid them $67,000.00 to date with $21,000.00 owed. And that's just from the checkbook that she could find....there's another one somewhere and she can't remember how much she paid them with that checkbook.
I checked out the contractor at the license board website and found that he has been sanctioned for ripping of another octogenarian for $213,000.00. The violation is listed as pending and the license board lets him continue stealing. The whole bunch of them will flee back to Israel soon enough.
I never would have come across this if another inspector hadn't called in sick.
Damn, this is starting to look like it would have been worth it's own thread.
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Msradell
SAWHORSE
I fully agree that having a catchall thread is great. Actually, I think it's easier than having each item in a different thread. I would however rather see one closed and a new one started with the date it started included in the title. Maybe do one for each year or something like that. Several times I've wanted to go back and look at something and new within the Average Day Thread but didn't know which one of the 2 to look at.
https://www2.cslb.ca.gov/OnlineServices/Accusations/N2012-209/N2012-209-20130508-Accusation.pdf
The report states that the owner overpaid by $139k because the work was worth $74K. The truth is that she overpaid by $214K because she was induced to contract for work she didn't want or need.
This ripoff occurred in 2009 and is still pending? The CSLB is a worthless paper tiger.
I am but one inspector and I ran into this by accident. I wonder how many victims there have been since 2009? What the Hell is wrong with our government that they allow this to continue?
This is the service upgrade that was approved by another inspector. When I got there for a final electrical inspection, the workman immediately opened the enclosure. There was no approval signature on the permit so I commenced to write corrections.
One of the corrections had to do with the NM in conduit.
So he stripped the NM outer sheath back to the LB.
Look at the mess he made of the underfloor vent.
I explained why this will not be allowed. Then I proceeded to educate him on de-rating factors for heat and more than three conductors in a conduit. I did that in an effort to prevent further mistakes when he finally installs a j-box and the correct wire. This was before I knew about the ripoff. I'm not telling him another thing and he will do it over as many times as it takes to get it right.
The next time I deal with him I want to give him advice on how to improve a thief's game. You see, a good thief gets the job done without any hiccups. It is important to be in and out before anyone catches on. Had the work passed inspection the first time, (well it did, but that was not me) I would have been moving on and perhaps never known what really went down.
That is what I want to do....big trouble if I do. This is far from the first time I have run onto this behavior. The bandits threaten to sue me and the dept. I end up in front of bosses who are peassed off because I did anything at all, much less went to the DA's office.
The report states that the owner overpaid by $139k because the work was worth $74K. The truth is that she overpaid by $214K because she was induced to contract for work she didn't want or need.
This ripoff occurred in 2009 and is still pending? The CSLB is a worthless paper tiger.
I am but one inspector and I ran into this by accident. I wonder how many victims there have been since 2009? What the Hell is wrong with our government that they allow this to continue?
This is the service upgrade that was approved by another inspector. When I got there for a final electrical inspection, the workman immediately opened the enclosure. There was no approval signature on the permit so I commenced to write corrections.
One of the corrections had to do with the NM in conduit.
So he stripped the NM outer sheath back to the LB.
Look at the mess he made of the underfloor vent.
I explained why this will not be allowed. Then I proceeded to educate him on de-rating factors for heat and more than three conductors in a conduit. I did that in an effort to prevent further mistakes when he finally installs a j-box and the correct wire. This was before I knew about the ripoff. I'm not telling him another thing and he will do it over as many times as it takes to get it right.
The next time I deal with him I want to give him advice on how to improve a thief's game. You see, a good thief gets the job done without any hiccups. It is important to be in and out before anyone catches on. Had the work passed inspection the first time, (well it did, but that was not me) I would have been moving on and perhaps never known what really went down.
That is what I want to do....big trouble if I do. This is far from the first time I have run onto this behavior. The bandits threaten to sue me and the dept. I end up in front of bosses who are peassed off because I did anything at all, much less went to the DA's office.
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She found another check in the amount of $36,000.00 for a preliminary total of $103,000.00. The contractor showed up while I was there today. He had another contract that she has signed. The scope of work is a sub-panel in a two room dwelling. The price is $29,000.00
She also paid them $32,000.00 for work done to a bathroom at her daughter in-law's home. I haven't found out what that entails yet.
I spent 20 minutes on the phone with adult protective services.
The contractor promised to have me fired for looking at contracts. He swears that the last time an inspector got in his way, the inspector (LA City) was fired. I told him that I was growing tired of this job anyway and I've heard that there's an opening at LA City.
I apprised my supervisor. I saw instant anger....directed at me. It was fleeting and morphed into resignation. I was told to expect a decision from above as to whether I should get involved with deals like this..
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