OMG! Another beam repair with the customary “Tail Light Guarantee”
This is a load-bearing roof beam on a mid-century modern home. The beam is exposed on the interior and spans from, and is framed into, opposing exterior walls. The cantilevered end supports the eave framing, with rafters and bridging traveling along it’s length (vaulted ceilings inside). In the original construction, the projection of the beam beyond the roof edge was six inches. This was indeed an attempt at a dryrot repair.
I cringe at the thought of two or three roofers gathering in this area of the deck, unaware of the lack of support below…
I imagine this work was accompanied by the customary tail-light guarantee…
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OMG!
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Interior of OMG beam
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Interior veiw of OMG beam home
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Yikes!! I think this needs to be added to all the fine work shown at "thereifixedit.com" It would rank right up there with some of the best!
That is insane.
Probably comes with "NO MONEY BACK GAURANTEE"
Just when you think it's safe to go up on the roof!
As a contractor and home inspector, whenever a client asks the question about some really stupid repair: "Why did they do that?" Most of the time, there really is no logical answer except "Because they could."
Opening questions for a start: Where did the owner put the insurance certificate for the repairing contractor? Copies of the permits and contractor’s license are in the file? Has the local building inspector signed off on this? I take it the contract did not address any distressed rafter/s beyond the beam repair?
This is a prime example of an owner not doing any Due-diligences.
Wow, what creative craftsmanship. Now the real question is, how can we make this job right?
I'm not so sure of the cantilever, but how about the roof rafters. Would "sistering" the short one's be a good start?
At least they left some of the moisture rot damage so it would infect the unprotected raw wood more quickly. It's critical in lowest bid situations to leave lots of work for the next guy to correct. If building envelopes, cladding and framing was done correctly we wouldn't have as much to do.