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An average day

JPohling said:
I see lots of corrections in his future!
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On that day I wrote 28. And not a picayune correction in the bunch. They have not wired the dwelling and it is still gutted. There are two missing bathrooms and the kitchen is gone. There is a busted up swimming pool and a junky illegal addition that houses a bootlegged laundry.

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This is the second go around for the windows. As luck would have it they replaced all of the windows before they bothered with getting a permit. I stopped the work and told them to R&R the windows. They gave me attitude when I started to explain how to install a window so I stepped back and let them do as they please. I can write "R&R the windows" forever.
 
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In the picture with the pretty new fence boards in the foreground and the nasty pool in the background ... whats the deal with the sqhare column? Looks like stacked cmu on the bottom and leaning decorative blocks on top. Doesnt look stable.
 
e hilton said:
In the picture with the pretty new fence boards in the foreground and the nasty pool in the background ... whats the deal with the sqhare column? Looks like stacked cmu on the bottom and leaning decorative blocks on top. Doesnt look stable.
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It is all bootleg and will be demolished.
 
I wrote a correction because the gas pipe was swinging. There will be a gas valve on the end of it.

They added the plumbers tape.

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Pay attention to the furnace power cord. It has an attachment plug.
 
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Solar **** did another service upgrade.

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You can see the paint line of where the old cabinet was mounted.

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They need to get smart about hiring subs to do the upgrades. The low bidder is not always the best choice. I suppose ***** City doesn't care how many times the sub has to do it over but too many inspectors don't care and would approve shlt work like this. Then a few years down the road there's a mold problem. And I suppose *o*l*r *i*y doesn't care about that either.
 
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I was out for a month with busted ribs. This job got to drywall and lath without me. It is a kitchen remodel on the other side of the wall.

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I can only wonder about the rough plumbing and electrical. But hey now, an inspector signed those off.
 
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They should never stucco before inspection.

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I should not have to break into it.

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But I did.

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He must be an old guy.

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I tugged on a conduit LB on the outside and it pulled out. So I found the underfloor access in a bedroom closet and got this picture.

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Sure enough the conduit is floating free.

Then looking at the picture I saw this.

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ICE said:
I was out for a month with busted ribs.
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Puss E.

Gotta work it off.

But ain't it fun? Doctor tells you he can wrap 'em, or not wrap 'em. "What's the difference?" you ask. "Nothing." he retorts. "OK, they why bother?" you querry. "Looking at a new Rolex Submariner" says he. "So you want 'em wrapped?"

Hope you had a wonderful time laughing, crying, sneezing, walking, taking a dump, sleeping, eating and breathing.

Brent.
 
Hiccups were terrible and burping was a drag. I'm feeling much better now and only laying down is difficult.
 
The permit is for a guest house. A new guest house. There is a guest house in the way. I was asked to allow them to keep this based on a set of plans for a guest house. They filled a dumpster with the roof and decided that demolishing this building is a lot of work so let's try to keep it.

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One inch anchor bolts 48" OC.

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I was on the property to inspect the conversion of the garage back to it's original condition as a garage. At least that's what the permit stated.

They haven't gotten to the bathroom yet. Then there's the drywall on the ceiling and misc. electrical problems.



I couldn't help but notice that the open patio cover has been enclosed in a strange way with drywall.

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I peered inside and saw a sliding glass door. I asked the owner what was on the other side of the slider and he said that it is the dining room. I said well then, let's have a look.


It actually was a dining room before he built this wall and closet to separate the living room from the bed. That's what a bold faced liar looks like.

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The water heater was in the kitchen when he bought the house.

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If you don't ask them to remove the tunnel under the service entrance conduit.....

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this is what you are missing......

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Removing the tunnel is dangerous because it is over the entrance conductor terminals....so stand back while the kid, that has no clue but works for a solar contractor, risks his life.
 
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I always require a structural strap across over-bored top plates. The typical strap is a ST62xx with xx being what ever length it takes to place 10 nails on each side of the damage. This case will take a MST that may be quite long. I am not sure how long I can let this get to before they need an engineer.

Did I mention that this is a solar company. The stucco repair will turn out better than anyone would expect.
 
I have been marginalized. A new inspector has been assigned to the district office that I report to and he was given a chunk of my territory. He got most of the good stuff and I have been left with re-roofs and water heaters....and not many to look at. I have averaged 4 to 7 inspections a day since the new guy showed up.

This roof is newer and pretty big.

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I'd say that he's a bit rude and he didn't get a permit.

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I have been marginalized. A new inspector has been assigned to the district office that I report to and he was given a chunk of my territory. He got most of the good stuff and I have been left with re-roofs and water heaters....and not many to look at. I have averaged 4 to 7 inspections a day since the new guy showed up.I can't take too much more of this. I need to find another way to make a living.
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I just posted a boatload of jobs in CA - go for it.
 
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