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[#2] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 1:00:32 PM |  |  |
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Did the inspector ask for another opinion or did you? From your picture it does not look like a big thing.
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[#3] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 1:07:38 PM | | |
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He said "I'm not an engineer so I can't say for certain, but it looks fine. I would just fill it in to give it additional strength." Then he put in the report that a structural engineer can only say for certain. Wife freaked, attorney freaked, and now I'm paying for another guy to come in and tell me what to do. No one I've talked too seemed overly concerned, including the inspector. He seemed more alarmed at the very minor leak/crack he found elsewhere that would take 250-350 for a pro to seal then he did this.
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[#4] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 1:29:11 PM | | |
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The reason the inspector told you that an engineer can only say for certain is a CYA move. Be ready for the engineer to dance around the subject as well! Nobody will want to say that it will not be a problem in today's world of litigation happy homeowners.
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[#5] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 1:52:10 PM | | |
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I figured as much. I'm a cop, so I know all about the litigation and dancing around direct answers routine. We will see what happens I guess.
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[#6] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 2:09:08 PM | | |
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I disagree. It's an emphatically shitty shim and would -in my mind- call into question every significant call the people in charge of the job-site made. There are at least three people who should have known that was bush league and should have done something about it, the one who did it, his supervisor, and the AHJ.
It's not a big thing, but if you're giving the owner perfectly good dollars for the home, it follows that it should be perfectly well supported.
And the home in your photo aint.
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[#7] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 2:31:15 PM | | |
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I'm not quite as concerned about this as Jimmy. It would take a competent carpenter about an hour to fix it.
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[#8] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 2:48:24 PM | | |
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It ain't right. Even if some folks think it will never be a problem, it will come up again when you sell to the next buyer.
What's being spent on further evaluation would probably cover fixing it.
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[#9] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 3:01:33 PM | | |
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I know. Thats what irritating me. Like I said, wife freaked, lawyer freaked, no one else did...and now I'm spending money I didn't have to. I suppose thats the price of being married.
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[#10] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 5:25:47 PM | | |
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So, would you add a column to help support the beam or try and fix that corner up? What kind of patch could you do to improve bearing point on that corner?
From the angle of the picture, it's not real easy to see what exactly is supporting the sill plate that the beam rests on.
I'd have to see it in person before making a judgement.
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[#11] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 8:32:00 PM | | |
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Blowing the picture up shows that the joist is supported by the sill plate supported by the foundation back behind the brick. The sill plate doesn't overhang the brick. The brick isn't holding anything up. Just sitting there.
Like there's a beam pocket there on the corner with nothing in it.
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[#12] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 8:58:42 PM | | |
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If this is a poured concrete foundation, what other junk did they throw in the forms to make up for a order shortage?
Does the stud wall also carry some of the load?
Make sure you keep the Home Inspection Report and the Engineer's Report in a safe place cause the next buyer is gonna want assurances that it is not a problem.
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[#13] Posted: 02/28/2012 - 9:31:16 PM | | |
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Wow thats a large column for just one lvl beam. hmmmmmm. I dont think we have all the info!
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