An average day

[ICE]

What I don't understand about the inspector's suggestions is why he didn't suggest something we've done forever, usually on 4:12 pitch homes that have porches where the pitch flattens out. namely install roll roofing and apply the shingles on top of the roll roofing. It is mandatory now to install a light-colored roll roofing under tile roofing of all pitches, apparently an energy code thingy to reflect heat up to save the planet.

Quoting Tommy, the oldest Henderson boy, "here's the thing about that". We're not dealing with a porch.

By the way, when shingles are applied on a pitch below 2" the warranty is void. If shingles are applied over roll roofing, two warranties are void.

 

[conarb]

Quoting Tommy, the oldest Henderson boy, "here's the thing about that". We're not dealing with a porch.

By the way, when shingles are applied on a pitch below 2" the warranty is void. If shingles are applied over roll roofing, two warranties are void.

I never pay any attention to warranties, getting a manufacturer of construction products to honor a warranty costs more than just paying to fix it yourself. An example, most caulking has a warranty of 50 years written on each tube, read the mall print, you have to provide a copy of the receipt for each tube, you also have to provide the actual computer code cut from each tube, if you succeed they limit their liability to the cost of each tub and specifically reject any consequential damages, so you get $4.95 from the manufacturer and can have millions of dollars in mold damages..

Another example, I was doing ADA work on a large Catholic church, other things came up like leaks in copper flashings, looking at them it became obvious that large areas of the clay tile were deteriorating badly, the roof was within the 20 year warranty, I contacted the original contractors and they had no documentation of the purchase of the tile 20 years earlier, each tile had the name of the manufacturer stamped into the tile, the manufacturer declined to honor the warranty based on the lack of documentation, unbelievably the architect for the archdiocese wanted to reroof the church with the same tile even though they had just declined the warranty so they paid all over again (the architect determined that the failure was due to some bad clay from a bad pit) .

Another example, I never put caulking behind window fins even though flashing and window manufacturers all require it, the reason is my experience has shown that caulking lasts an average of 7 years on the weather side in this area (longer on other elevations), I water test all windows before any siding or stucco goes on (but after the lath), caulking will temporarily seal the window, if there are any leaks I want to know now, not 9 years later, plus good contractors never use caulking (I started in this business before caulking was invented), so none of my buildings have warrantied windows.

 

[ICE]

I don't think that it's called ADA work when it takes place at a church.

 

[conarb]

I don't think that it's called ADA work when it takes place at a church.

It was, it was voluntary, but there is another reason, if a church rents out space to others it is considered a public accommodation and must be ADA compliant, I can't rent any car and smoke my cigars in it because California has ruled that car rentals are public accommodations, my voting place changed about 5 years ago to a local Episcopal church, a voting place certainty has to be ADA compliant. BTW, permit fees were double normal residential permit fees, I asked why and the CBO told me churches are considered commercial enterprises and pay the higher commercial permit fees.

 

[ICE]

 

[ICE]

Service entrance conduit.

 

[ICE]

It costs a lot to look that cheap.

 

[ICE]

 

[ICE]

They must think that the drought is going to last forever.

 

[ICE]

Burt, where's the correction notice? I don't know Ernie, I thought that you had it. I don't have it Burt, can you remember what it said to do at the water heater? Sure thing Ernie, it said to jumper cold to cold to gas pipes.

 

[ICE]

Solar contractor.

Grounding electrode:

https://flic.kr/p/JPswUg

 

[ICE]

 

[ICE]

I haven't seen one of these before now and I think it might not be installed quite like the instructions specify. It might make a difference...could be a big difference considering that this is a tract of 100 houses.....well it's not my tract to deal with and I was there for under-slab plumbing. Actually, it never rains in Southern California and there's only four of these on each house.....two dozen houses are done and it hasn't been a problem so far.



And would you look at that....the instructions are right there on the front....with a picture.



I don't know about you guys but I prefer that there not be any foam wrap at the under-slab plumbing inspection.

I am also not a fan of re-bar against the ABS.

 

[my250r11]

Dumb people engineering has always amazed me!!

 

[ICE]

The poor man might be sicker than he realizes. We didn't have an agreement and we are not in Los Angeles.

 

[ICE]

Twice this week I had to refuse an inspection because the equipment was left open and unattended.

 

[ICE]

A lady called to complain that a new roof went on her house and the painting contractor has refused to paint the overhang because there is rotten wood. She want's to know why I would approve such a thing. I said, "Who Me?"

 

[ICE]

Another aluminum patio cover under a service drop.



The contractor thinks that one lag bolt into the end-grain of rafter tails 2' apart is a solid connection.


Apparently they ran out of the correct material.

 

[ICE]

The job is an 800 sqft addition and a new roof structure on the remaining 1200 sqft.
All of the sheathing suffers from countersunk nails. The worst I have encountered.


The usual scenario is some of the nails are over-driven. In this case it is every nail.

 

[my250r11]

Never seems they can get it right the first time, even worse they are there and only do some, one or none.Would been more cost effective to do right the first time.

 

[ICE]

The arc is a sign.


People buy this stuff.

 

[steveray]

The building or the crap? Oh, wait...it's the same.....

 

[SCBO1]

Somewhere on this forum, I've seen that brown felt hat on someones nugget!

 

[ICE]