Bain Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 . . . for the coolest crawlspace-hatch of the year. All copper, with smooth seams and perfect edges. Yes, I need to scrounge up a life . . . Click to Enlarge 66.54 KB Click to Enlarge 54.74 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Jones Posted October 7, 2011 Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 That is disgusting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Owner better hope the copper thieves can't see it from the street! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Erby's got that right....that thing would be gone in my neighborhood. Damn, though.......nice sheet metal work is nice. The longer I do this thing we do, the more I understand how some decent sheet metal in the right locations can make a house extra special, and make it last a century. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidmcg Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 It does look nice, thats for sure. But what about clearance to that a/c unit? While we are on it, looks like quite a bit of vegetation kinda close as well. But, you definitely get an A+ on the sheet metal work. I mean, ya did a first clas job on the fabrication.[:-thumbu] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Uh David, he didn't DO it. It was at one of his inspections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 It does look nice, thats for sure. But what about clearance to that a/c unit? While we are on it, looks like quite a bit of vegetation kinda close as well. But, you definitely get an A+ on the sheet metal work. I mean, ya did a first clas job on the fabrication.[:-thumbu] I bet the whole affair yanks right out if needed. Does it Bain? (just lift the far end and rotate it out from under the counter flashing.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 It does look nice, thats for sure. But what about clearance to that a/c unit? While we are on it, looks like quite a bit of vegetation kinda close as well. But, you definitely get an A+ on the sheet metal work. I mean, ya did a first clas job on the fabrication.[:-thumbu] I bet the whole affair yanks right out if needed. Does it Bain? (just lift the far end and rotate it out from under the counter flashing.) No clue, Mike, but probably. When I removed the lid and eased through the hatch to subject myself to rat shit, spider webs and other funk, my interest in the pretty copper box waned dramatically. : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 It does look nice, thats for sure. But what about clearance to that a/c unit? While we are on it, looks like quite a bit of vegetation kinda close as well. But, you definitely get an A+ on the sheet metal work. I mean, ya did a first clas job on the fabrication.[:-thumbu] I bet the whole affair yanks right out if needed. Does it Bain? (just lift the far end and rotate it out from under the counter flashing.) No clue, Mike, but probably. When I removed the lid and eased through the hatch to subject myself to rat shit, spider webs and other funk, my interest in the pretty copper box waned dramatically. : ) I bet! Last week I broke a couple of crawlspace records: In my whole 19 year career, I've only seen two snakes in a crawlspace - tons of skins, but only those two snakes. And, of course, I've seen my share of black widows. But on a vacant property I ran across two widows inside the house (first number one), and a average sized black snake in the crawlspace. (not a first, but the widows and the snake all in one property was.) Yet, I think I'd take that combo over a rat or cat droppings loaded crawlspace. A crawlspace that has become a cat box is the worst, I think - pretty damn disgusting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted October 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 It does look nice, thats for sure. But what about clearance to that a/c unit? While we are on it, looks like quite a bit of vegetation kinda close as well. But, you definitely get an A+ on the sheet metal work. I mean, ya did a first clas job on the fabrication.[:-thumbu] I bet the whole affair yanks right out if needed. Does it Bain? (just lift the far end and rotate it out from under the counter flashing.) No clue, Mike, but probably. When I removed the lid and eased through the hatch to subject myself to rat shit, spider webs and other funk, my interest in the pretty copper box waned dramatically. : ) I bet! Last week I broke a couple of crawlspace records: In my whole 19 year career, I've only seen two snakes in a crawlspace - tons of skins, but only those two snakes. And, of course, I've seen my share of black widows. But on a vacant property I ran across two widows inside the house (first number one), and a average sized black snake in the crawlspace. (not a first, but the widows and the snake all in one property was.) Yet, I think I'd take that combo over a rat or cat droppings loaded crawlspace. A crawlspace that has become a cat box is the worst, I think - pretty damn disgusting. I've seen snakes a few times. Anyone who isn't creeped out by those shiny little eyes and that darting tongue is a better man than I am. I carry an old golf club to knock down spider webs. Once--and I freely admit it more from fright than bravery--I smashed a snake's brains out with the club in a crawlspace, while shouting, "Die, mutha f*cka!" Thankfully, no one was inside the house to hear me, or they probably would have called the cops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbinspect Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 It's funny. In a crawlspace, they always freeze. I guess they're hoping that I don't see them. So, I go my way and let them be. We have an understanding: stay where you are, and live... So far, they have and they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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