A poor man’s power braces…
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What did the inside look like?
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How to build a deck taller than 16’- If you can not find a post long enough- just drop a smaller post on top and scab a few drops around the edge for structural support.
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Correction. That should read “just drop a smaller post on top and scab a few drops around the edge for emotional support.”
Emotionally I did not feel supported knowing that tenants use this often.
I have never reached out to a tenant directly, but I felt compelled to let them know about the safety concern with this one. They never “considered” that it might not be correct.
Yeah that one is a cantilever with water damage all around the joists as they penetrate into the envelope.
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Inspection today, the customer handed me the GA Wood Infestation Report which can only be completed by a licensed pest control contractor. It stated no current or past wood destroying insects.
From the crawlspace entrance I saw both termite tubes (painted white) and powder post beetle bore holes. The remainder of the crawl had much more of the same to include extensive termite damage.
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I guess the paint DOES work!
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This one’s going to be fun:
(not that I’m against fuses or anything, but it’s a lot more work to inspect)
(note the asbestos)
(note the fused neutral)
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How on earth was a smart meter installed into that mess?
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And could I get anybody to care? Well I suppose I could have called the POCO or 911. Short of that getting yawns so far, though that line crosses two public sidewalks and a street.
Hey, at least it’s a nylon reinforced clothesline holding it up, rather than pure cotton.
B-Vent field modified to be longer:
Held together with a single 3" long screw that went through both walls of the pipe.
This is what I saw from the roof, after twisting off the B-Vent cap (which was of course, loose):
The contractor pulled it all out for the photos. There were a half dozen through screws.
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