I love a challenge Brent.e hilton said:
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An average day
- Thread starter ICE
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7-24-14
8.5 feet deep
Brent, I got the phone # of the kid that dug the hole...can you speak Spanish?
8.5 feet deep
Brent, I got the phone # of the kid that dug the hole...can you speak Spanish?
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A serious lack of motivation.
A serious lack of motivation.
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It went from this:
to this:
I can't decide which one is worse.
It went from this:
to this:
I can't decide which one is worse.
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MASSDRIVER
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He said "almost".ICE said:
Brent.
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Dude, you gotta stop.ICE said:7-24-14It went from this:
to this:
I can't decide which one is worse.
That made me blow boogers on my keyboard.
I wanna say they are just cheap, but damm, That's 100 bucks of gorilla snot.
Brent.
Service upgrade
The contractor was really old the last time I saw him and that was ten years ago.
He used to do passable work.
He must have sold his company.
He packed the abandoned roof jack with tar. By the looks of it, that tar never gets hard. So eventually it will dribble inside the wall.
This is a new one on me. If it were done correctly it might not be a bad idea. I wrote a correction that said: "Automotive wire splices are not allowed"
The contractor was really old the last time I saw him and that was ten years ago.
He used to do passable work.
He must have sold his company.
He packed the abandoned roof jack with tar. By the looks of it, that tar never gets hard. So eventually it will dribble inside the wall.
This is a new one on me. If it were done correctly it might not be a bad idea. I wrote a correction that said: "Automotive wire splices are not allowed"
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Another inspector sent this to me with a question about the handrail. I would have been laughing too hard to take a picture.
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TheCommish
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ICE do you pass anything and have photo to prove it?
Eventually everything passes. Well maybe not everything. Now and then a contractor will bail and the owner is left with a mess and not enough money to make it right.TheCommish said:
The same thing happens with owner builders. They become overwhelmed and give up.
The electrical job just before this post is a good example. There were a dozen corrections and one of them was that the cabinet can't be over the old flush mount cabinet. Knowing that he will have to start over may push him over the edge. He's probably collected a down payment that's large enough to cover the material and figures it's not worth working for minimum wage. And away he goes....but not before convincing the owner that the installation is safe and the problem is the inspector.
If nobody asked Edison to spot the meter, they are in the clear until they try to get a permit for something else. If they did ask Edison for a meter spot, Edison will send them a letter telling them that the service will be stopped unless the Building Dept. approves a hookup.
I've seen plenty of those Edison letters but I'm not aware of anyone actually being shut off. Edison's usual approach is to never shut off anyone's power unless they quit paying the bill or are stealing electricity. You know, electricity is energy. Energy can't be destroyed. So how can they call it stealing?
A couple times a year I get a call from an Edison planner asking me to inspect a property because they think that it's dangerous and want to shut it off. Guaranteed it's one step from being on fire.
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I am curious to know what Edison will do with this one.
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Msradell
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Well they can't complain about it being too close to the roof!
TheCommish
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Maybe some #10 to the vent stack will solve the physics problem
That is correct. The sand bags held down the blue tarp. All have rotted. I can't remember the last time we got a good soaking.e hilton said:
7-29-14
Final inspection for a re-roof
Final inspection for a re-roof
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Service panel upgrade. The contractor was there to meet me. This is the old service enclosure that is now a j-box. This was the only thing wrong.
Service panel upgrade. The contractor was there to meet me. This is the old service enclosure that is now a j-box. This was the only thing wrong.
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This job had been lathed without a framing inspection. I asked them to remove the lath.
So then I asked them to go a little further and remove the flashing.
This job had been lathed without a framing inspection. I asked them to remove the lath.
So then I asked them to go a little further and remove the flashing.
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The foundation plan sends you to detail #9 on page A5.
Detail #9 has two sections. A PLAN and B DETAIL.
A plan has this:
B DETAIL has this:
Well they thought that they had a choice ....and picked the wrong one.
The foundation plan sends you to detail #9 on page A5.
Detail #9 has two sections. A PLAN and B DETAIL.
A plan has this:
B DETAIL has this:
Well they thought that they had a choice ....and picked the wrong one.
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The contractor works for HD.
I wrote a correction to raise the vent two feet above the adjacent roof. I wasn't sure if two feet is the right number....I still don't know.
This is the result.
I wrote a correction to raise the heater 3" above the adjacent dirt. That number I am sure of.
This is the result.
Not only is it styrofoam, it's only 1.5"
The contractor works for HD.
I wrote a correction to raise the vent two feet above the adjacent roof. I wasn't sure if two feet is the right number....I still don't know.
This is the result.
I wrote a correction to raise the heater 3" above the adjacent dirt. That number I am sure of.
This is the result.
Not only is it styrofoam, it's only 1.5"
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They must do this in other places. Perhaps this is a milestone that gets them a draw.
They must do this in other places. Perhaps this is a milestone that gets them a draw.
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Thats a pipe wrapped in black tape. I almost missed it. I will always ask in the future.
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Those forms don't stand a chance. No wedge ties for one thing. If you no got wedgies, you want heap big stakes.ICE said:7-29-14It's not like they are slouches.
...what we've got here is failure to communicate.
Brent.
It does look a little weak. I didn't get that feeling when I was there and the crew has experience but I'll pass it along to the inspector that has that area.MASSDRIVER said:
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