Jeff Beck Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 Friday's inspection, $1.35M, 4 year old McMansion. I realize that I'm not an architect or a structural engineer but I can usually figure things out but this beats me. Why would you build in something like this? Click to Enlarge 80.61 KB It doesn't seem to serve any purpose and had to cost more to side than covering it over. Does anyone have an explanation? Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I see flashing running from the top of the trim going to the right. My guess, and it's just that, is that this used to be a fairly standard dining room(?) bump-out and the second story was later added (or modified) flush with the bump-out wall. Is the whole house 4 years old or was it a major re-model/addition to an older existing home? Either that or covered ski storage! I really have no idea. [:-propell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I long for the old days when things made sense and people did sensible things. Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I long for the old days when things made sense and people did sensible things. What planet was that on? - Jim Katen, Oregon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I'm pretty much thinking doofus......no purpose or usefulness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted March 21, 2010 Report Share Posted March 21, 2010 I see the foundation wall was poured this way. Was it a possible shear wall bump-out and they continued the stud walls up the same way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 It's a poorly thought out change in design. Richard spotted the odd casing with drip cap on top, now look at the bottom. The bump out overhangs the foundation on the window wall by several inches and by a foot or more on the goofy alcove side. It was drawn as a little bump, but it festered into a big ugly boil. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted March 22, 2010 Report Share Posted March 22, 2010 I see flashing running from the top of the trim going to the right. My guess, and it's just that, is that this used to be a fairly standard dining room(?) bump-out and the second story was later added (or modified) flush with the bump-out wall. Is the whole house 4 years old or was it a major re-model/addition to an older existing home? Either that or covered ski storage! I really have no idea. [:-propell The second story originally had an overhang at the right half. The lower part of the right half of the picture was added later. The guy doing the work didn't want to strip off the siding above or to the side of that area to get the drainage plane right, so he installed that piece of drip cap flashing (above the fourth course of siding over the windows) and returned the bumpout to the wall under the overhang. The foundation is a little weird on the right. It looks almost like painted boards on a frame. What did that look like under there? ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 Just find a real skinny British Guard to stand in there. Click to Enlarge 18.85 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaron28 Posted May 10, 2010 Report Share Posted May 10, 2010 Wow, it sure looks like somebody tried really hard to screw up. You know it took somebody several hours to do that. I've seen some weird things, but I really hope there's a good technical explanation for it. I want to believe that its the result of the addition but I can also believe that somebody goofed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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