Here is a crawl space I was in yesterday. Unbelievable! Concrete floor, swept clean, lights everywhere and carpet covered mechanics trollys to get around on. The seller showed up and I thanked him for the adventure.
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Now thats the way they all should be .
When my younger brother contracted and built his own home that is the way he did it. Had lights emergency supplies, etc. He used an automotive mechanics creeper to scoot around under there. He and his family rode out more than a couple of nasty hurricanes in it. I have only seen one other until this one you posted.
How many defects did you find?
very nice
Looks nice… is that Doug Fir in direct contact with the crete?
Found one electrical wire problem. Boy was it nice.
Very nice crawl. I too wish every one of them was like this.
I see a nice crawl space but I have several questions.
1: Is that dug.fer ?
2: Did you check for the humidity percentage ? if so what was it please.
3: is that polyb. ?
I see joists that have wholes drilled and can not see the circumference and the placement of the wholes…
4: If its OK fine, but the joists are scabbed ( by my photos ) and the support beam should be under the scabbed part. I coiuld be mistaken and the are doubled up 2/10’s or 12’s
5: what is in that berried tank ? fuel oil. Is it OK ?
Should there not be venting for fumes if it is flue container.
Thanks. Just a couple of questions. I do not see many crawl spaces let alone one that clean.
Mind if I use these pix?
That is not a crawlspace. That is teenager living quarters!
1: Is that dug.fer ?
Who cares if its Douglas Fir or Hem Fir? And no, it appears to be laminated support beams and TJIs for joists.
2: Did you check for the humidity percentage ? if so what was it please.
The crawlspace is dry. WTF???
3: is that polyb. ?
No, it is ABS on the DWV.
I see joists that have wholes drilled and can not see the circumference and the placement of the wholes…
Circumfrence of the holes? Those are knockouts in the TJIs
4: If its OK fine, but the joists are scabbed ( by my photos ) and the support beam should be under the scabbed part. I coiuld be mistaken and the are doubled up 2/10’s or 12’s
Scabbed? This is engineered lumber…
5: what is in that berried tank ? fuel oil. Is it OK ?
Checking oil tanks is the LAST thing an inspector should be doing. The liability is incredible once you start to opine on what you cant see. The tank is BEYOND the scope of the inspection. Report on what you can visually observe, and refer them to the municipality for satisfactory installation records and code compliance issues.
Should there not be venting for fumes if it is flue container.
Oil tanks have a fill and vent. They will be on the exterior of the dwelling.
Read and heed.
The fur supports should be pressure treated lumber if they are in contact with or buried in the concrete, no?
Fur supports are going to get you in trouble with PETA.
Yep. But I don’t like PETA. And, the I is too damn close to the U on the keyboard for my fat fingers!
Look Joe. Its over sorry.
Look I saw what I saw with a small backup PC I bought because of system crash last week and lost all.
I saw no engineered joists, no knockouts.
It looked like holes drilled.in 2 by 10 or 12 that were lamed.
I was lucky to see anything. To me it was what it was.
Now I am on the PG that I built and just received it yesterday from the pro shop.
I could not fix and parts where warranted. I am running 2 465nvidia GPUS and can see a fuc-ing fly on the walltaking a piss.
Yes I see it now and clearly.
I feel sorry for people with smaller PC,S
No need for that language. WTF.
I will be civil if you will.
Asking simple questions and you do not have to answer.
Thanks for the heads up on oil tanks Mr.Ferry I read I heed.
Yes I heard of someone in litigation because in their report a recommendation to remove unused oil tank. Long story but yes in litigation.
Look Joe I posted a public apology.
Yes we all can be testy.
I will explain as best as I can.
I think you are more than above average in the knowledge you have as an HI. I see you devoted your life to the subject at had. I see where you sit on ESOP.
I saw you challenging Mike I was surprised. I acted like an *** an goated you on.
Look you could kill him back to back doing HI.
So what Joe.
He is a builder. As he could out perform you in doing a TV show. ( at the moment ) its 2 different occupations.
You do not like him so be it.
I should have left it at that.
Sorry.
Please I will respect all as I am respected.
I will even try harder.
Thanks… Robert
Those tanks were abandoned buried catch water tanks. Previous owner was a bit paranoid about the future. There was a short 2 foot section of PB under there, but this is well water and they don’t have the same probs w/PB. Anyone can use the pictures.
Neat thing is only the wife was there for the inspection and when they close they want me to come back and pay me to give the husband a class on the house: plumbing, electrical, boiler, etc.
My daughter in Germany (armed service ) asked us to look at this home and buy it if we thought it was a good home .
12 years old Owner did not like colour of shingles new shingles 2 years ago. .Did not like Floor tiles had new hardwood instaled…
Home looked like it had never been used Pristine . Crawl space 49 inches .
New 10 by 10 Florida room added on Back
We bought the home and when she saw it she Said OH! Dad it is even better then we thought .
I had sent here 200 pictures . Here is the crawl Space .
