John Dirks Jr Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I was walking my dog earlier this evening and I found a golf ball in the school field. I picked it up and carried it with me along the way. When I got up to the sidewalk that runs near the building I started bouncing and catching it as I walked along. The different sounds on different sections sounded like it does when you use a dead blow hammer. It was fast and easy to locate the hollow spots. It might be a challenge using this method on a rough, exposed aggregate surface since the ball's bounce will be unpredictable. However, on the smoother stuff it sure seems like it will be easier than bending over with a dead blow hammer. Give it a try. [^] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I have. Works well. It also works well on ceramic tile (on the floor). Bit more difficult when it's on the wall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Walk the dog, John. Smell the clover. Bounce the golf ball just 'cause it's fun. If I saw some inspector guy ponging a golf ball around my house, it would be difficult to regard him too terribly seriously. : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Get a moderate to heavy link chain, and drag it over the floor. You can tell immediately. Saw it done years ago in a mall construction project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Well, if it's simple and effective, I wouldn't be ashamed to use it. It's not like I would pull it out on every job but if I become suspicious of an undermined area and it can provide and audible response to confirm my belief, why not? I don't see a negative side of using simple methods to provide useful information. Who gives a darn what some skeptic might think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Kurt's yankin' yer chains. He puts on his tap shoes and hoofs it around each house, listening for loose tiles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I use a wooden staff to tap on ceramic tiles and the like. It's easy to control, I don't have to bend over, and it has uses related to ornery neighborhood dogs. [:-mischie Brian G. Kurt's On a Chain Gang?! [:-slaphap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manor Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 I spent a good chunk of last week in Toronto taking a seminar on commercial inspections/PCAs and they were talking about using Kurts chain method to check the slabs in parking garages. -Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted June 18, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Is this thread drifting to a discussion of the ole "ball & chain" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Listen to Bain. It would be sort of like the home inspectors that put a ball down on the floor, watch it roll, and then announce "see, the floors are sloped". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 John may be on to something. If he handed the ball to the RE agent after his demo, the silence as they pondered the mystical powers of the dimpled orb would offer him a chance to explain his findings to his client.[] Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Where do I get the hoofer? I wanna include that in my emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted June 18, 2008 Report Share Posted June 18, 2008 Hi Kurt, Here, I copied the code. Just place the very last g behind the last tag in it. http://www.jewelryexpert.com/catalog/graphics/policy.gif[/im] OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted June 19, 2008 Report Share Posted June 19, 2008 Alternatively, you can just right click on the photo and choose Save Picture As. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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