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An average day

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I don't think that they teach Science at that school.
 
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Inspector went back east to visit his elderly parents and this is what he found when the dryer took forever to dry the laundry.View attachment 1240

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That is awful. I guess I will have to move my dryer and have a look. At least it is the dryer and not the washer. I better do it when I am home alone or I will be doing it once a month.
 
I get my yearly carbon monoxide poisoning by taking the leaf blower upstairs and blasting that sucker to the outside. Works like a charm, and I can usually start breathing again after a couple of days. No biggie.

I get a 5 gallon bucket of lint just about every time.

Brent
 
You know it was some guy that did this. Now if was only him that could get killed, I'm not so sure that I would be against letting him keep it.

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I was there to approve the application of a roof covering over an existing single layer of roof covering.

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But uh oh there's more than one. I can usually tell from the ground but this one looked great. Walking on it was a clue that there were more than one layer.
 
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What if the full sheet of osb reached the bottom plate? The Barricade is a bit short as well.
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That is what is called out on the drawings and what we typically see. This is a 3 story apartment. The engineer is working on a fix. It is always a challenge when new contractors/framers come in from out of the area. They never seem to follow the details on the plans.
 
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That is what is called out on the drawings and what we typically see. This is a 3 story apartment. The engineer is working on a fix. It is always a challenge when new contractors/framers come in from out of the area. They never seem to follow the details on the plans.
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There is also the shim to consider. It looks like the shim is not continuous. It may be missing only at the anchor bolts and that wouldn't be a big deal. If it is more than that it should be installed. Drilling and installing epoxy anchors is simple enough but I always wonder if the top row of re-bar is being damaged. How did they get by with 2x plate on a three story building? The edge distance on the osb nails is a little close too.
 
How did they get by with 2x plate on a three story building?
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2304.3.1 Bottom plates.

Studs shall have full bearing on a 2-inch-thick (actual 11/2-inch, 38 mm) or larger plate or sill having a width at least equal to the width of the studs.
 
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2304.3.1 Bottom plates.Studs shall have full bearing on a 2-inch-thick (actual 11/2-inch, 38 mm) or larger plate or sill having a width at least equal to the width of the studs.
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The structure is engineered from foundation up so if the numbers work it is doable. However, I have never seen a three story with less than 3x plates and typically, all of the first floor wall framing is 3x. After a certain shear loading per lineal foot, or if it is sheathed on both sides a shear wall has 3x plate. Shirley it seems odd.
 
Retrofit windows in a new framed wall. I will be hearing from the office manager. There were no plans available and I didn't do the framing inspection so I'm not sure about the entire wall being an opening.

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I suspect that there have been unauthorized alterations.

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The tracer wire starts out wrapped around the pipe and then it meanders. The trench is 12" deep so finding the pipe would be easy enough.



I've not seen this before now.

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They couldn't find the installation instructions so I wrote a correction that said one inch isn't enough.



One inch is enough for B-vent and 18" works for single wall. And how about that P-trap. Oh and you forgot to do something with the secondary condensate drain.


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The contractor cussed at me over the phone because he wasn't getting an inspection time that suited him. Unfortunately, this valley is cut from the wrong side so I will have to deal with him some more.

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