The inspection was for a water heater replacement. The owner stated that the work was done three weeks ago.
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The inspection was for a new furnace and A/C. Many corrections.
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In the front yard.
ADAguy
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Condensate drain to where?
Well it has no slope so saying that it drains is incorrect. As dust builds up we can say that it stagnates.
Owner builder permit for a re-roof. There's four of these.
The owner hired a crew from the Home Depot parking lot. The owner has not been on the roof.
The owner hired a crew from the Home Depot parking lot. The owner has not been on the roof.
steveray
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We are responsible for arc flash gear if we remove panel covers....We do not....
steveray
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8# dead load is a little light on the roof...Amazed it goes up to 50LL....
Contractor requested a sheathing inspection. The plan is to replace only the underlay and reuse everything else.
I am not sure what the tile looked like when it was new. I suspect it was red with a glaze. Now it is weathered and falling apart.
I am not sure what the tile looked like when it was new. I suspect it was red with a glaze. Now it is weathered and falling apart.
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I dont think there is anything wrong with the tiles. They were cast a little rough, and even the parts that were covered by the next higher tile are the same color.
What does concern me is the concentrated load of all the tiles stacked up there. Looks like another Lucky Casino waitng to happen.
I don't think that the pictures do it justice.
Give me an address and I’ll send you a tile.Clearly that's the photographers fault.
The site plan shows two 600 gallon tanks. There's no description of the tanks or any details. I found the leaders and drain pipe. The idea is to take the water from roof drains and put it in the tanks.
Neither tank has been placed per plan. That's because they would have been in/under the driveway and there's already water pipe, building sewer pipe, gas pipe and conduit under the driveway.
The six inch schedule 40 has no cleanouts and none are shown on the plan. There is no provision for draining the tanks once they are full except for the fact that the inlet and outlet are at the same level. The purpose of the tank is for irrigation. The tanks will fill with rain water and then in the summer the water can be used for irrigation.
The main house is 12,000 sq.ft. There are two other houses....one for the pool and one for whatever. An artisan was brought from Hawaii to decorate the bottom of the pool. There is extensive landscape planned with irrigation. ......and somebody thought it was a good idea to make them install these tanks that couldn't be used if they wanted to.
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Mech
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The tanks are upside down and below grade.
TheCommish
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A pump through the large hole center top can drain the tank
The first time that they open the lid on one of those tanks will be the last time.
ADAguy
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The enclosure is a surface mount that is sealed to the wall.
It was done like this because the old flush enclosure is still in the wall. The cable has either been stripped or spliced.
The GEC runs down the wall, under the rocks and hits a rod.
The service was done by the same company that installed solar on the roof. The roofing is tile so I have to rely on pictures of the array.
They requested a final inspection without bothering to label the circuit breakers. This is oh so typical of the solar industry. As bad as they are, houses aren't burning and people aren't getting electrocuted.
It was done like this because the old flush enclosure is still in the wall. The cable has either been stripped or spliced.
The GEC runs down the wall, under the rocks and hits a rod.
The service was done by the same company that installed solar on the roof. The roofing is tile so I have to rely on pictures of the array.
They requested a final inspection without bothering to label the circuit breakers. This is oh so typical of the solar industry. As bad as they are, houses aren't burning and people aren't getting electrocuted.
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I wrote a correction which stated that shingles are not allowed on a roof that is pitched below 2" in 12". This roof happens to be 1.5". A worker called the contractor.
The contractor asked me to write a correction requiring plywood over the insulation panels because the insulation will not hold nails. I told him that there won't be any nails in as much as there won't be any shingles. He said that sure there will but he needs to have plywood and two layers of underlay.
Had the pitch allowed shingles, the contractor was trying to use me against the owner.
Update: Inspection was requested four days later. The contractor has tried nailing base sheet for torch down.......directly to the insulation. I still didn't leave a correction requiring plywood. The contractor called and asked me why. I told him that a sprinkle mop is an option si I couldn't require plywood.
The contractor asked me to write a correction requiring plywood over the insulation panels because the insulation will not hold nails. I told him that there won't be any nails in as much as there won't be any shingles. He said that sure there will but he needs to have plywood and two layers of underlay.
Had the pitch allowed shingles, the contractor was trying to use me against the owner.
Update: Inspection was requested four days later. The contractor has tried nailing base sheet for torch down.......directly to the insulation. I still didn't leave a correction requiring plywood. The contractor called and asked me why. I told him that a sprinkle mop is an option si I couldn't require plywood.
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