Here are some pictures taken during
inspections that are hard to believe!!!
Believe it or Not!!
This photo was taken in the basement of an inspected property. It's apparent that the person who installed the heat duct didn't let a floor joist get in their way.
Aside from the obvious weakness caused by cutting through the floor joist, this added insult to the floor structure because the spacing between the floor joists was already 24 inches on center (most floors are constructed spacing the floor joists 16 inches on center.) Now there was a 48 inch span between two floor joists, which happened to be under the kitchen.
You know the old saying, "too many cooks spoil the broth", in this case too many cooks in the kitchen could collapse the floor!
Photo taken by Dennis Robitaille
Believe it or Not!!
This photo was taken in a crawl space of a house. While the house is approx. 20 years old, this defect is approx. 6 months old.
The homeowner had a new bathroom installed 6 months before the inspection. The plumber failed to hook up the waste drain pipes under the new bathroom, which resulted in a 6 month old "swamp" under the house. If this situation had gone undetected, it would have eventually caused some rot to develop in the surrounding structural wood, due to the high moisture content in the air.
This would also possibly have posed a health risk from both mold development and not to mention what you see below the pipe on the ground (YUCK!).
Photo taken by Travis Grubbs
Believe it or Not!!
I don't think this photo needs too much explanation. That is an electrical light switch installed in the shower wall. Now I have to ask, Would you take a shower there, not to mention use the switch?
Photo taken by Dennis Robitaille
Believe it or Not!!
This photo was taken of a main electrical panel. Can you say double tap? This is an improperly ran electrical circuit to the main 100 amp breaker. Not only is this a multiple tapping problem (that's why the insulation is melting), and an over fused (overcurrent device too large) condition, but the 120 volt appliance is connected across 240 volts. When it is turned on, the appliance is drawing twice the current intended. This hazardous defect was reported and an electrician was called in to properly wire the electrical panel.
Photo taken by Scott Moore
