Any adult protective service or mhmr that will investigate???I had to investigate a complaint today. I don't like doing that. The complainer said that the garage has been converted and is a rental unit. As it turned out, the entire 1300 sqft dwelling has been chopped up. There are ten tenants. And a lot of doors.
There's the proud owner and a cardboard partition wall.
There's a person living in there. He said that he pays $550 per month. I spoke to two other people and they said that they pay $550 per month. This was before the owner showed up. Each of the tenants is mentally challenged. They are probably all on some form of government assistance.
He claimed that nobody lives in this hole.
I was surprised that there isn't a vacancy sign out front.
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Since this has gone to the district attorney's office, if that's a possibility I'm sure that they are looking at it.
The contractor brought the GEC from the back of the house to the front.
He managed to miss the water main.
He managed to miss the water main.
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On this job the GEC starts here.
It hits a rod and then on to the water main at the front of the house.
And here we are at the water main.
It hits a rod and then on to the water main at the front of the house.
And here we are at the water main.
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This could catch on.
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steveray
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Not in my part of the world thank God.....But hey they have solar, so it is all good....
linnrg
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nothing like a shower after a hard day of scooping up dog poop
Actually, they have two Basset Hounds.
Service entrance conduit.
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He said, "It wouldn't fit because the enclosure is too small" I said, "Well you understand this completely so why should I write a correction".
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At the first inspection of the wall furnace the stud bay had not been opened up. When I told the contractor that the wall finish had to be removed he wanted to know why. One of the things that I mentioned was the plate spacer strap.
And this is a single story house.
Is he right and it's my fault that he has to do more work and lose another day waiting for yet another inspection? But Sir, I had no idea that you had no clue.
And this is a single story house.
Is he right and it's my fault that he has to do more work and lose another day waiting for yet another inspection? But Sir, I had no idea that you had no clue.
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The contractor must be a real jerk. The lady that lives there was tickled to find out that he will have to do the lath over.
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Secondary condensate drain. This is old work.
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As soon as I saw this I told them that a dielectric union is required.
They removed dielectric unions and installed these which they claim are bronze. They cost $11 each.
Here is what they removed.
They removed dielectric unions and installed these which they claim are bronze. They cost $11 each.
Here is what they removed.
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There are valves behind this access door for the hot and cold water. The gas shutoff is behind the appliances. I screwed up and told them to make the gas shutoff valve accessible without moving the appliances. I'll have to call them tomorrow and take that back. The no combustion air is still a problem and as I recall, a laundry room is required to have an exhaust fan.....or maybe not. Either way that won't happen.
Well I thought about it some more and haven't made up my mind about the gas valve. The only way to make it accessible is an access panel in the exterior wall behind the dryer. The reason that I figured that I screwed up is that the gas valve is always accessible behind a dryer. All you have to do is move the dryer and there it is. Now how would that work with this setup. The connector would have to be 12' long to pull the stack out and get behind it. If just the dryer came out and then the washer it would have to be even longer. There used to be a code about a connector being limited to 3'.I haven't called them yet and I was hoping to get feedback here.
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Everywhere you look there's a blob of foam.
I could see the nail shank behind the blob that was here. So now I am going to ask them to remove all of the foam so I can look for more nails. There plenty of shiners and it is strange that the sheathing was nailed after the electrical was done.
I changed up the correction. It is now "Start over and leave the existing cable in place".
There is a service upgrade located on the addition and this is the old location. This mess is energized and the service has been connected by Edison. The service has been signed off on the job card.
The rods are just over 4" apart.
I could see the nail shank behind the blob that was here. So now I am going to ask them to remove all of the foam so I can look for more nails. There plenty of shiners and it is strange that the sheathing was nailed after the electrical was done.
I changed up the correction. It is now "Start over and leave the existing cable in place".
There is a service upgrade located on the addition and this is the old location. This mess is energized and the service has been connected by Edison. The service has been signed off on the job card.
The rods are just over 4" apart.
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Sometimes there is a tell.
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I used to plaster pools. If I showed up to a mess like this it was an early day.
This runt fence is 4' tall.
They made it soooo much better with zip ties and lath.
This runt fence is 4' tall.
They made it soooo much better with zip ties and lath.
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We won't allow a concrete truck to clean up in the street.
This is why I never park on driveways.
Doggone it there's gonna be a cold joint 'cause there's nowhere near enough sand. Should've added gravel I guess. Well there's always next time.
This is why I never park on driveways.
Doggone it there's gonna be a cold joint 'cause there's nowhere near enough sand. Should've added gravel I guess. Well there's always next time.
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mark handler
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We don't allow that much concrete in the front yard.
This valve was left in a crawl space where it had served a floor furnace for 56 years. The gas pipe was extended to the attic for a new furnace. The gas valve was closed for the pressure test. The correction said to provide a picture of the pipe with the valve in place and a picture of the pipe with the valve removed. I also asked for the valve.
The key to this valve is grease. Grease makes the seal. 56 year old grease.
The key to this valve is grease. Grease makes the seal. 56 year old grease.
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