CRAZY CONSTRUCTION INSPECTIONS – 07.30.2022
In this video, Troy Galloway shows off some of the craziest pictures he has taken during construction inspections and explains just how badly the contractors and owners messed up.
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WHAT’S INSIDE
1:17 CRAZY PLUMBING
1:30 fixed a radiator leak by tying a rag around it
2:12 fix washing machine leak with a rag
2:40 crawl space drains onto dirt floor
3:35 concrete block holding up the basement
4:02 tailpipe extension made of corrugated pipe
5:00 pee right into the tub
5:35 Lead shield clogging the vent
7:22 Pepsi can be used as a brace
8:02 poor solder job
8:43 plumbing tied together with bailing wire will rust
9:50 electrical wire securing the plumbing
10:48 CRAZY DECKS, PATIOS, AND PORCHES
11:00 concrete pier sitting on the ground and it’s not 3 feet deep
13:35 deck post on curb
14:00 air supports
14:35 6×6 post without anything securing it and it’s not plum
15:43 cinder block stack
16:40 birds are making nests and the support beam is strapped to porch beam
17:55 concrete patio poured right on the ground
19:56 patio is slipping away from the house thanks to a downspout not going into the underground drain
22:56 ROOF CRAZIES
23:20 clogged chimneys will cause carbon monoxide poisoning
24:35 shopping center had goose eggs and a garden growing on the roof
26:05 how many shingles does it take to cap a roof?
26:55 wind and water blowing up under the roof
28:10 water in the attic
29:48 invisible duct work from chimney pipe leaking carbon monoxide in attic
31:10 ceiling attic fan supported by the wire
32:14 sagging roof supported by boards
35:26 ELECTRIC CRAZIES
36:00 bare wire in a tight spot
36:52 electric furnace cover plate
38:55 gfci hanging above bathroom sink
40:57 securing electrical boxes
41:36 red fireproof caulking used to glue connections
43:00 black electrical tape
44:30 attic junction box and mouse poison
45:48 no wire nuts
47:30 loose drywall
48:57 didn’t need the light so they replaced it with an extension chord
50:18 a chord not made for the outdoors is running out to the shed
52:32 a resort had underground power connected to the rooms with unsecured conduit on the ground
54:21 outdoor outlet has no gfci or cover plate
55:48 screw missing from box
56:40 extension chord with no wire tape or nuts
57:00 one too many hot wires laying on the ground
58:09 power line coming down into the house
59:18 the motion-light wire is taped up
59:58 siding contractors are scared of wiring
101:15 deck missing power box
102:23 ran out of cover plates
103:33 AIR SUPPORT CRAZIES
103:50 deck without nails
104:30 cutting out floor joists and leaving only ⅛ of an inch
105:24 floor joist dangling
105:45 new construction with bad foundation had to add jack studs
106:35 foundation issues
108:35 not enough nails used on gutters
109:09 gutter used to hold tree branches
109:40 restaurant doesn’t have enough gutters
110:35 WINDOW CRAZIES
111:00 expanding foam used on outside window
111:50 finger pushing through rotting wood
113:18 CRAZY WEATHERPROOFING
113:20 rags and underwear in the basement
114:23 aluminum foil
115:49 washcloth
116:19 rag