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That beats anything I've seen in new construction.
My family moved into a new HUD Code when I started high school. I was the first one to flush the toilet in the hall bath and when I did so, a cloud of steam rose from the bowl. It was connected to the hot water supply!
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I guess that's what they mean by "Public Restroom"  Did the superintendent say "but it meets code!"
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At first glance, that 's pretty funny. Actually, at second glance it still is. However, all it would take to fix it would be to remove 9 screws and rehang the door in front of the throne.
Noonetheless, I've seen a lot of really stupid stuff in new homes. Not to hijack the thread or anything, but here's one of the more obvious ones.
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Great picture, but is it possible that was done on purpose, to discourage use of the loo? Was that a model home? Around here, builders generally remove all of the bathroom doors of a model home, leaving only the first floor powder room door in place.
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Kevin, would you mind if I use that pic?
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Quote: Originally posted by Tom RaymondQuote: Originally posted by AHI in AR
At first glance, that 's pretty funny. Actually, at second glance it still is. However, all it would take to fix it would be to remove 9 screws and rehang the door in front of the throne. Or 3 hinge pins  Quote: Noonetheless, I've seen a lot of really stupid stuff in new homes. Not to hijack the thread or anything, but here's one of the more obvious ones. Click to View
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No evidence of damage to the ceiling, maybe evaporation was taking care of it. There was no plumbing anywhere near were the roofers had put the jack, so a change of floor plans, most likely.
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[#10] Posted: 10/21/2010 - 11:56:41 AM | | |
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Here's a change of floor plans for you!
Been heating and cooling the attic for the last six years. Makes me wonder how much that's added to the owner's heating and cooling bill over those years?
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My most amazing new home blunder: I inspected a four year old home. The sellers had the home built. The attic was almost impossible to get into. It had to be entered from a hatch in the garage ceiling, which was up about sixteen feet in the air. Then, the main attic could only be accessed through a hole from the garage attic. An inspection of both attics revealed that the poor home owners had been heating and cooling a 4000 SF house for four years with no ceiling insulation - just a half inch of Sheetrock between them and unconditioned space. I was stupefied, and the home sellers were furious.
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Kevin, would you mind if I use that pic?
Knock yourself out. Just don't move into my market and do so!
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I had a new town home, went to lift the attic access panel (in the bathroom) and it wouldn't budge, figured it was painted in. Took a knife and cut the paint, still wouldn't budge. The job super was there, he said to let him try. He couldn't budge it so he put his fist through it. The carpenter (at least he was paid to be a carpenter) had just put trim in a square on the bathroom ceiling with no opening. Once we could see in the attic, no insulation!
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[#17] Posted: 10/22/2010 - 1:56:52 PM | | |
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I've had four in the past two years with no insulation in the attic.
Builder foreclosures and they just never got to it.
I remember the first one I saw, I told the buyer and agent that they should check to see if a CO had been issued. It had not, so they had to go through the county final inspection too.
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[#19] Posted: 10/23/2010 - 05:47:22 AM | | |
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Is the economy that bad that there is a black market for used insulation?
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