Researching adjustable columns

I was researching online information about adjustable columns. I’m not looking for comments to go with them.

I’m interested in other home inspectors photo’s and critiques of them. Anyone willing post a few photo’s and problems they found with them.

There’re a couple of good articles out there on the topic. The temporary columns seem easiest to identify with them being less than 3 inches in diameter.

What about additional defects of standard ones. How much rust, incorrect installation. I tried a keyword search but it didn’t turn up any other threads in here about this topic. Link them if you know of any.

Thank you,

Stephen Rager

Enjoy

http://www.allsafehomeinspection.com/Inspecting%20Columns%20&%20Beams.pdf

Thank you! That’s an awesome power point presentation! I really enjoyed the pictures of what is right and that you can see the defect along with the implication throughout the presentation.

Very nice Kenneth, I saw that a few years ago and lost it in between computers.
Very educational for some. :slight_smile:

Another article on columns from the Ashi reporter;
http://www.ashireporter.org/HomeInspection/Articles/Inspecting-Adjustable-Steel-Columns/228

Thank you for all the information everyone! I’ve got some reading/studying to do now for a bit.