I guess the word awful would best describe this back yard. The only redeeming feature is that it is behind a house.
The inspector for this job retired last week. I was off on Monday so another inspector was brought in to help out. That inspector went to this job for a final inspection. He wrote two corrections; one said "Install an alarm on the door" and another that said "Make the stairs safe". I was curious about the stairs.
Here we go. The contractor explained that there was no guard rail and the inspector told him to install a guard rail that will not let a 4" sphere pass through. He said that he tried to convince the inspector that the stairs were not required to meet any code but the best he could get was a compromise to place these steel pipes as we see it.
What's worse is that I had to write corrections. There's no GFCI on the pump motors...he couldn't find the ground ring on the back side...there's no water bond. The last correction said to bond the guard rail pipes or remove them. He was not happy. I apologized for my department. I encouraged him to raise a big stink. He won't do that for fear of reprisal from the inspector. So it will continue to happen.
Now some would say that it is my responsibility to raise that stink. I have done that in the past and nothing is done about it. Well I shouldn't say that nothing gets done....I get labeled as a trouble maker and that's something.
The inspector for this job retired last week. I was off on Monday so another inspector was brought in to help out. That inspector went to this job for a final inspection. He wrote two corrections; one said "Install an alarm on the door" and another that said "Make the stairs safe". I was curious about the stairs.
Here we go. The contractor explained that there was no guard rail and the inspector told him to install a guard rail that will not let a 4" sphere pass through. He said that he tried to convince the inspector that the stairs were not required to meet any code but the best he could get was a compromise to place these steel pipes as we see it.
What's worse is that I had to write corrections. There's no GFCI on the pump motors...he couldn't find the ground ring on the back side...there's no water bond. The last correction said to bond the guard rail pipes or remove them. He was not happy. I apologized for my department. I encouraged him to raise a big stink. He won't do that for fear of reprisal from the inspector. So it will continue to happen.
Now some would say that it is my responsibility to raise that stink. I have done that in the past and nothing is done about it. Well I shouldn't say that nothing gets done....I get labeled as a trouble maker and that's something.
