alexie Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Question from a newbie HI. These were discovered in a 2003 built home in Webster, Texas. What are they called and are they legal. My gut says no but I haven't found code to support me. Thanks for your input. Download Attachment: CIMG1374.jpg 46.06 KB Download Attachment: CIMG1376.jpg 45.06 KB Download Attachment: CIMG1377.jpg 95.41 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Morrison Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Welcome aboard Noob, Those are shims. I don't know if they are legal in your state, but I'd tell my client it is some sorry-ass framing and ought to be properly supported by a licensed builder now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 Glad Jim chimed in first, 'cause I ain't never seen such things in Michigan. My advice to client would be have a licensed skilled tradesperson fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 have a licensed skilled tradesperson fix it. Or, wear a hard hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozofprev Posted May 3, 2007 Report Share Posted May 3, 2007 That's kinda cool to run into as a noob. After a couple of beers... Measure twice, cut once??? Or was it measure once, cut twice?? Yeah, that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carle3 Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Gary, Yeah, I remember the old saying "I cut it twice and its still too short!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozofprev Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Carl, I don't know if you saw the NOVA special about the observatories high in the mountains, but it was really cool. One of the Ph.D.'s was cutting some aluminum to patch a hole. In radio contact with base camp, the experience was recorded. You could hear how frustrated this brilliant man was. And you could tell that he was oxygen deprived. "No matter how much I cut it, it still won't cover the hole!" - and he was very serious. Originally posted by carle3 Gary, Yeah, I remember the old saying "I cut it twice and its still too short!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim H Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Shoot, that aint half bad[:-crazy] If it were a brand new 500k McMiniMansion, they would have done it like this: Download Attachment: 10.JPG 52.9 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 4, 2007 Report Share Posted May 4, 2007 Whew! That's downright scary. It must have been Ronald's kids that built that one. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Kubs Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Originally posted by alexie Question from a newbie HI. These were discovered in a 2003 built home in Webster, Texas. What are they called and are they legal. My gut says no but I haven't found code to support me. Thanks for your input. Download Attachment: CIMG1374.jpg 46.06 KB Download Attachment: CIMG1376.jpg 45.06 KB Download Attachment: CIMG1377.jpg 43.93 KB Enough said about the crappy framing... Regarding picture 3 - Blue Romex? Uumm, eehh eehh... That would be Cat 5 networking cable. Hard to tell with the one next to it but it looks like Coaxial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexie Posted May 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Enough said about the crappy framing... Regarding picture 3 - Blue Romex? Uumm, eehh eehh... That would be Cat 5 networking cable. Hard to tell with the one next to it but it looks like Coaxial. Thanks for your input Kyle, you are quite correct, it was com cord and the photo I posted was not the intended submission. Nice catch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msteger Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 Originally posted by alexie Question from a newbie HI. These were discovered in a 2003 built home in Webster, Texas. What are they called and are they legal. My gut says no but I haven't found code to support me. Thanks for your input. Download Attachment: CIMG1374.jpg 46.06 KB Download Attachment: CIMG1376.jpg 45.06 KB Download Attachment: CIMG1377.jpg 95.41 KB Yeah, looks like drunk uncle Tom built this home! Must have left the tape measure at home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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