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Those Building Inspectors

sungod | Posted in General Discussion on July 2, 2003 07:08am

Your gonna be in deep Poo when the new Inspector carries a book and uses his tape to measure everything.   He or She may not talk to you but just starts writing. 

The best approach is for you to be the teacher,  take them thru your job and show him what to look for.   Your standards are high and you don’t want others cutting corners to underbid you.   A confident Inspector will learn to trust you that you will do the verbal correction after he walks away. 

There is always mixed feelings, when the Inspector wants you to work on his house.

Also, do you get him or refer him to a cop of  “Code-Check” offered by Taunton?

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  1. FrankB89 | Jul 03, 2003 12:02am | #1

    Ya lost me!

    Is your post a response to something?

    Felt like I opened a new book and started reading in the middle.   :-)

     

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      ProDek | Jul 03, 2003 03:53am | #3

      Yup, Those inspectors sure do need a little direction. Now if we could just give them our business card and ask them to call us when they have a question . Ya Know I just don't understand why these building inspectors don't go to Breaktme when they have a question about something.....................:-) "Rather be a hammer than a nail"

      Bob

      1. FrankB89 | Jul 03, 2003 04:13am | #4

        Hey, Pro-Dek!

        Need a new hammer for your collection?

        (I posted this the other day...thought of you when I did!)

        The Estwing look-a-like bent on the strength axis while pulling a nail. 

        1. CAGIV | Jul 03, 2003 04:55am | #6

          a............ I think sungod may have a bad run in with an inspector or sumpin today.....  I think he lost it...Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professionals built the Titanic.

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            JeffBuck | Jul 03, 2003 05:04am | #7

            "so the inspector chick walks into the job for the framing inspection...

            looks around the room for one second...

            then says...."That's it"?

            I say...Uh, yeah. U guys wanted me to call..wasn't my idea...

            She laughs....then as she's walking out says...

            "Looks good....give me a call when the drywall is up....""

            That's Chapter 5 from my new book......The inspector cometh.

            Based on true stories.

            JeffBuck Construction   Pittsburgh,PA

             Fine Carpentery.....While U Waite                  

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          ProDek | Jul 03, 2003 07:48am | #8

          Man, must of been some nail.............

          So where did the hammer come from?

          I'm guessing the nail was made in the USA"Rather be a hammer than a nail"

          Bob

          1. FrankB89 | Jul 03, 2003 08:23am | #9

            Nail:  16d duplex, made in Korea.

            Removed from:  green 2 X 4, grown and milled in USA.

            Hammer:  Purchased new by one of my guys from one of those traveling tool sales for $10.

            Driving a couple of 10d concrete nails obliterated the waffle pattern on the hammer face.  Attempting to pull a concrete nail peeled a chunk out of the claws.

            All this damage occurred in less than a day.  My employee was thrilled with the new Estwing he purchased that evening after work for $42.

            They sell some real junk at those sales, but I think this hammer should receive special recognition.  (Not to mention that a tool that poorly made is inherently dangerous!)

            And, to stay with the spirit of this thread, a building inspector might be inclined to fail a structure nailed together with such a hammer....'failure to fasten structure with sharp hammer blows' or something.

             

            Edited 7/3/2003 1:27:11 AM ET by Notchman

          2. CAGIV | Jul 03, 2003 08:24am | #10

            So he pays 10 bucks for a POS then 42 for an Estwing?  the 42 seems a bit high for I've paid for mine, guess he likes to overpay, or are they that expensive in your neck of the woods?Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professionals built the Titanic.

          3. FrankB89 | Jul 03, 2003 08:29am | #11

            That's what he told me it cost.  But do the math;  in his mind he got 2 hammers for $26 apiece! 

          4. CAGIV | Jul 03, 2003 08:36am | #12

            I have nothing against spending decent money for a good hammer, I haven't as of yet, but can understand it, but if were to spend 40, it wouldn't be on an estwing.Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professionals built the Titanic.

          5. FrankB89 | Jul 03, 2003 09:06am | #13

            Well, aren't we in a mood tonight!  :-)

            I seldom use an Estwing 'cause they're rough on my elbows...I couldn't care less what somebody else uses, as long as they know how to use it.

             

          6. billyg83440 | Jul 03, 2003 06:14pm | #14

            Boy, he got ripped off at the tool show. $10!!

            I was helping build a fire training tower for the Army. 1st day I used the little 16 ounce toy hammers they provide in the carpenters kit. Driving huge nails, took forever. That night I found the only store open in the area with tools. Bought a cheap 32 oz. claw hammer with a fiberglass handle for 3 or 4 dollars. That hammer belongs in the tools that won't die folder. It pounded hundreds of big nails on that project, and has done many other projects since. The waffle is gone, and I had to grind the head a bit when it started to mushroom, but I still can't believe I haven't killed it. I was just hoping it'd get through the next day, then I'd be able to buy a real hammer.

            Haven't seen it in awhile though, maybe one of the kids lost it. <G>

            I do remember being in Walmart one day when a kid comes in with a horribly mushroomed hammer to return. He has the receipt, paid $20 for it the day before. One day of framing destroyed that hammer. Told him to go to a real hardware store and buy what they recommended to him. The clerk couldn't understand why he didn't just want to exchange it for another hammer. <G>

    2. sungod | Jul 03, 2003 04:52am | #5

      Its love or hate  depending on how good he is,  All contractors have good and bad experiences.   

  2. RW | Jul 03, 2003 03:47am | #2

    What the heck. Lets keep the thread going. So today I'm doing built in closets and the air downstairs is running but the unit up is not. I mean, air is coming out, but its as hot as outside and it's like 95 upstairs. I was dripping by 730 this am. I'm a little miffed. The siders used 3" ringshanks to attach hardie plank and hit the freon a couple of different times. I figure if I'm lucky, the plumbers will get out today. They did, about 1pm. I ask him if he's gonna fix the line and he says "we fixed it last night, even had the inspector drop by at the end of the day.

    So why is it so hot upstairs?

    Shrugged shoulders.

    Inspector kicked on the heat and didn't flip it back. It was in the 90s out today and I spent the morning in the upstairs of a house with the heat on full blast. I'm likin the inspector dude about now.

    "The child is grown / The dream is gone / And I have become / Comfortably numb "      lyrics by Roger Waters

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