I’m getting REALLY tired of fixing **** around here!

[ProjectBazza]

We bought this place almost exactly 3 years ago in preparation for retirement. Original owner had it built to their Spec, but I don’t think a single damn Contractor knew how to read a Spec, let alone build to it or bother to get an Inspection.

Case in point: I’m building out a 24’ x 42’ metal building (you could call it a pole barn), and I’ve been finding stranded lamp cord used to wire the outlets. I sure wish I was kidding….

Tonight’s example: One of the garage door openers up at the house has been acting strange lately, and just now it wouldn’t close. At all.

Why? See the 2x4 with the nails sticking out above the spring and torsion bar here? That’s supposed to mount the end of the bar to the wall.

That 2x4 was NAILED into the wall, or should I say Sheetrock…..You see, there’s no phuqing header up there! They nailed the damn thing to the Sheetrock, and that’s it!

C’mon people! If you don’t know what the phuque you’re doing, DON’T PHUQING DO IT!!!!

End of rant.

(For now…..)

 

[Bodyperson]

I would think the building inspector would have found that easily enough. PLUS, how big is that door? Only one spring?

 

[ProjectBazza]

@Bodyperson:

Inspector?



Stop it! You’re killing me here!

As for the size, I don’t know the exact dimensions, but it’s a single door, so 9’ wide x 7’ high, maybe?

 

[RAT ROD AL]

Inspectors aren't any better

 

[Bodyperson]

Inspectors aren't any better

Any better than what? The purchaser?

 

[Bodyperson]

@Bodyperson:

Inspector?



Stop it! You’re killing me here!

As for the size, I don’t know the exact dimensions, but it’s a single door, so 9’ wide x 7’ high, maybe?

So you paid cash? Ball is in your court.

 

[4spdragtop]

Up here, anyone with a ladder, flashlight and double digit iq can be a home inspector. Not regulated at all. Real estate agents and inspectors MAY be in cahoots. For example, agent recommends inspector....inspector shoots the house down. That inspector has just cut off his food source. Real estate can be such a crooked game. Up here anyway.
Sorry to read of the bs.

 

[ProjectBazza]

So you paid cash? Ball is in your court.

A home inspection wouldn’t have caught this. My father was a home builder years ago, and when he got older he started his own inspection company, and in the State of MN all inspections are visual only.

We bought the place with full knowledge that it needed some work and updating, but this hidden **** is driving me nuts.

 

[Bodyperson]

A home inspection wouldn’t have caught this. My father was a home builder years ago, and when he got older he started his own inspection company, and in the State of MN all inspections are visual only.

We bought the place with full knowledge that it needed some work and updating, but this hidden **** is driving me nuts.

I don't know, but I think a paid for inspection should merit some restitution. If not, it sure should.

 

[4spdragtop]

inspectors here cannot remove anything. Strictly visual. Can't even remove an outlet plate....

A home inspection wouldn’t have caught this. My father was a home builder years ago, and when he got older he started his own inspection company, and in the State of MN all inspections are visual only.

We bought the place with full knowledge that it needed some work and updating, but this hidden **** is driving me nuts.

 

[mopar head]

I’ve been finding stranded lamp cord used to wire the outlets. I sure wish I was kidding

That would be more worrying than the door mount

 

[ProjectBazza]

I don't know, but I think a paid for inspection should merit some restitution. If not, it sure should.

Nah. Good idea, but the law isn’t on our side, and it just wouldn’t worth the hassle.

And to be honest, I can fix it easily enough. It’s just I’ve got three other projects going on right now and don’t have time for this.

 

[Bodyperson]

A couple moly bolts, It'll be fine.

 

[RustyRatRod]

Out here in the country in our county, we just build first. I've even been TOLD by the County Commissioner hisself, "Rob, just do what you need to do and we'll look at it later" LOL

 

[missing linc]

We bought this place almost exactly 3 years ago in preparation for retirement. Original owner had it built to their Spec, but I don’t think a single damn Contractor knew how to read a Spec, let alone build to it or bother to get an Inspection.

Case in point: I’m building out a 24’ x 42’ metal building (you could call it a pole barn), and I’ve been finding stranded lamp cord used to wire the outlets. I sure wish I was kidding….

Tonight’s example: One of the garage door openers up at the house has been acting strange lately, and just now it wouldn’t close. At all.

Why? See the 2x4 with the nails sticking out above the spring and torsion bar here? That’s supposed to mount the end of the bar to the wall.

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That 2x4 was NAILED into the wall, or should I say Sheetrock…..You see, there’s no phuqing header up there! They nailed the damn thing to the Sheetrock, and that’s it!

C’mon people! If you don’t know what the phuque you’re doing, DON’T PHUQING DO IT!!!!

End of rant.

(For now…..)

When I was servicing overhead doors that was a very common problem that I ran into. Typically in any house built after the mid 1970s. Drove me nuts too.

 

[ProjectBazza]

That would be more worrying than the door mount

Ain’t that the truth!

The neighbor is an electrician for a mechanical contractor in Mpls, and he said he’d give me a hand rewiring the building once I got to that point. Was hoping to get started on that next weekend, after I finish replacing my furnace.

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[ProjectBazza]

Out here in the country in our county, we just build first. I've even been TOLD by the County Commissioner hisself, "Rob, just do what you need to do and we'll look at it later" LOL

Sounds familiar, from what my neighbors have told me.

 

[missing linc]

When I was servicing overhead doors that was a very common problem that I ran into. Typically in any house built after the mid 1970s. Drove me nuts too.

In some cases there wasn't much of a header over the door frame either!

 

[halfafish]

I would think the building inspector would have found that easily enough. PLUS, how big is that door? Only one spring?

I ran into this "old boy" network stuff when I had propane run in for a gas stove. Plumber did the work. Inspector walked in, eyeballed the tag, and signed off on it. He didn't look at jack ****. He wasn't on the property even five minutes. That cost me $600 for the permit. What a bunch of slimeballs.

 

[ProjectBazza]

In some cases there wasn't much of a header over the door frame either!

Yeah. I’m afraid of what I’m going to find up there once I open it up.

But it’s gotta be done….

 

[Bodyperson]

Yeah. I’m afraid of what I’m going to find up there once I open it up.

But it’s gotta be done….

How tall? 7 foot sucks. Might be a good time to up it a foot.

 

[ProjectBazza]

How tall? 7 foot sucks. Might be a good time to up it a foot.

Something like that, maybe a bit more, but not more that 8’, I’m pretty sure.

I’m in the middle of changing out my furnace and air right now, but once that’s done I’ll dig into the garage door.

 

[Bodyperson]

I ran into this "old boy" network stuff when I had propane run in for a gas stove. Plumber did the work. Inspector walked in, eyeballed the tag, and signed off on it. He didn't look at jack ****. He wasn't on the property even five minutes. That cost me $600 for the permit. What a bunch of slimeballs.

Its a tax if you ask me. Something to cover your *** when you resale.

 

[Dan the man]

I don't mean to be disrespectful here, but I think that you should've caught the garage door opener not being installed correctly and only one spring for the door. Both of those should've been red flags that more patch work was probably done. What's the plumbing like??

 

[fishmens67]

and to think I got hit on some of my manufactured home rentals for not having tornado straps in a non- tornado zone, I asked him when the last time a tornado came through N Idaho, got a blank look. lol