mgbinspect Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 Every now and the you run across something that just defies all logic. [:-bigeyes Click to Enlarge 94.38 KB Click to Enlarge 50.24 KB Click to Enlarge 35.7 KB Click to Enlarge 35.76 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtblum Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 On the bright side. That handrail is turned back into the guardrail exactly the way it should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 If that's an older home, it could be some amateurs tore the original chimney down. It is some surprisingly bad work, alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 If that's an older home, it could be some amateurs tore the original chimney down. It is some surprisingly bad work, alright. 2008 - our local building inspection department at work...[:-weepn] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I like the weepholes and through-wall flashing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I like the weepholes and through-wall flashing. That's how the building department insists it be done, but the unsightliness of it drives me nuts. [:-weepn] (We always used to install that very flashing in conjunction with weeps, but we held it back about a 1/4" from the face of the bed joint, which I always thought looked far better and accomplished the same thing. Apparently, it's become a lack of trust issue between builders and inspection departments - sad..) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I like the weepholes and through-wall flashing. That's how the building department insists it be done, but the unsightliness of it drives me nuts. [:-weepn] (We always used to install that very flashing in conjunction with weeps, but we held it back about a 1/4" from the face of the bed joint, which I always thought looked far better and accomplished the same thing. Apparently, it's become a lack of trust issue between builders and inspection departments - sad..) The flashing is required to extend to the exterior. Holding it back 1/4" does not acheive the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I like the weepholes and through-wall flashing. That's how the building department insists it be done, but the unsightliness of it drives me nuts. [:-weepn] (We always used to install that very flashing in conjunction with weeps, but we held it back about a 1/4" from the face of the bed joint, which I always thought looked far better and accomplished the same thing. Apparently, it's become a lack of trust issue between builders and inspection departments - sad..) The flashing is required to extend to the exterior. Holding it back 1/4" does not acheive the same thing. That's what I hear, I'm just not sure I buy it. Even when it comes all the way through, it still has a ton of material on it - a lot of compression. So, I'm not able to imagine an appreciable difference - splitting hairs, IMHO. [:-wiltel] Believe it or not, the 1/4" deal used to be the standard detail even in government work - schools, prisons, etc. This hanging it all out deal is relatively new around her. It's a personal thing. I just don't like it - ugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted April 27, 2011 Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I like the weepholes and through-wall flashing. That's how the building department insists it be done, but the unsightliness of it drives me nuts. [:-weepn] (We always used to install that very flashing in conjunction with weeps, but we held it back about a 1/4" from the face of the bed joint, which I always thought looked far better and accomplished the same thing. Apparently, it's become a lack of trust issue between builders and inspection departments - sad..) The flashing is required to extend to the exterior. Holding it back 1/4" does not acheive the same thing. That's what I hear, I'm just not sure I buy it. Even when it comes all the way through, it still has a ton of material on it - a lot of compression. So, I'm not able to imagine an appreciable difference - splitting hairs, IMHO. [:-wiltel] Believe it or not, the 1/4" deal used to be the standard detail even in government work - schools, prisons, etc. This hanging it all out deal is relatively new around her. It's a personal thing. I just don't like it - ugly... It doesn't have to hang out. It just has to come to the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted April 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2011 I like the weepholes and through-wall flashing. That's how the building department insists it be done, but the unsightliness of it drives me nuts. [:-weepn] (We always used to install that very flashing in conjunction with weeps, but we held it back about a 1/4" from the face of the bed joint, which I always thought looked far better and accomplished the same thing. Apparently, it's become a lack of trust issue between builders and inspection departments - sad..) The flashing is required to extend to the exterior. Holding it back 1/4" does not acheive the same thing. That's what I hear, I'm just not sure I buy it. Even when it comes all the way through, it still has a ton of material on it - a lot of compression. So, I'm not able to imagine an appreciable difference - splitting hairs, IMHO. [:-wiltel] Believe it or not, the 1/4" deal used to be the standard detail even in government work - schools, prisons, etc. This hanging it all out deal is relatively new around her. It's a personal thing. I just don't like it - ugly... It doesn't have to hang out. It just has to come to the surface. OK, I can live with that. I just invision Thomas Jefferson coming back to ask, "What's that?" [:-tophat] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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