An average day

[ICE]

4-9-12

He didn't see anything wrong with using a 4"x10" to span 20.5' with a 4"x4" header to hold it up.

The beam sticks past the roof plane so each end has a ridiculous dormer.

 

[ICE]

4-9-12

Is this what they mean by doing it on the down low?

 

[GBrackins]

well if he puts in enough interior load bearing walls to reduce the load, the 4x10 will work .....

 

[steveray]

I love your pictures!.....the Coors light cap explains the water heater pic...although I could probably do better work than most of that after a bottle of Jaeger......

 

[ICE]

4-10-12

I wonder if this huge antenna is compatible with current technology.

It's hard telling what might be living in the Chia tree house.

 

[ICE]

4-10-12

An existing retaining wall was removed without a thought about safety. Can they be that fearless?

 

[ICE]

4-10-12

Those of you that are well grounded in the electrical trade will spot the oddity.

 

[fireguy]

4-10-12Those of you that are well grounded in the electrical trade will spot the oddity.

Is that a grounding wire secured to the plastic box with an approved clip?

 

[beach]

..Or are you just happy to see me

 

[ICE]

Is that a grounding wire secured to the plastic box with an approved clip?

Yes it is. The contractor swears that an inspector required it.

 

[pwood]

Yes it is. The contractor swears that an inspector required it.

idiot inspector, sheesh,pffft! every inspector worth his salt knows you're allowed to ground the device with the faceplate screw!

 

[TheCommish]

if we went bak to metal boxes and metal romex clamps we could go back to wraping the ground arond the sheith and capturing it in the clamp

 

[ICE]

4-11-12

Electrical service upgrade. The contractor was there to meet me. I asked him why he didn't put the vent back together. He said that he found it this way. I asked him if that was a statement of fact or was that the reason why he didn't put the vent back together.

 

[ICE]

4-11-12

This is a variation of the "I found it that way" slog through life, mutt work. The job is a furnace replacement.....the A/C coil is existing. The primary and secondary condensate drains are tied together at the unit and there is a sag in the drain pipe. I asked the technician if he noticed the sag and he said that the drain pipe is not part of his scope of work. I revised the scope of work to include the sag in the drain pipe.

Then I gave him a doozy.

It is no small feat to install a furnace in an attic yet it didn't occur to them to secure the vent.

 

[ICE]

4-11-12

The doozy.

Duct strapping is required to be 1.5" wide. The web stuff that was used collapses.

 

[ICE]

4-11-12

Imagine having this next door.

Four stages.

 

[Papio Bldg Dept]

Had one 20' taller like that in my old neighborhood...every few days the residents would walk out and make adjustments to "thing" ... with tin foil on their heads.

 

[globe trekker]

That antennae array looks like a remote installation for NORAD!

 

[Papio Bldg Dept]

Hey ICE, read a book lately that reminded me of your post last thursday. One of the main characters was a code enforcement officer, nicknamed the Tiger of Thailand! He didn't back down to anyone...a potential WMD in code enforcement.

 

[Alias]

That antenne must look real purty at Christmas time when it's all decked out with lights and ornaments. :razz:

 

[GBrackins]

they probably use it to track Santa ...

 

[ICE]

4-12-12

Could've moved the j-box before the platform was nailed down. Now the NMC will get cut off at the clamp and a new outlet box will be installed. At least they will be forced to fix the other violation at the j-box.

 

[ICE]

Hey ICE, read a book lately that reminded me of your post last thursday. One of the main characters was a code enforcement officer, nicknamed the Tiger of Thailand! He didn't back down to anyone...a potential WMD in code enforcement.

Please tell me the name of the book.

 

[gbhammer]

yeah what's the name of the book?