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11-01-2008, 04:33 PM
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Being an A-hole
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General Contractor
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Location: Richmond , Virginia
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Homeowners pinch a penny, cost them a dollar.
So I have been building this 2 story house, with an agreement that the home owner was going to do the plumbing. He swore on his mothers grave, he knew what he was doing. So after the electrical and HVAC was installed he finally showed up 2 weeks after we agreed on a start date. I pulled off the job to start another 2 story addition and came back in a 1 1/2 weeks. Looked at his plumbing and said "FARRRRRKKKKK". He had chopped my floor joist, wall studs, and even the sub-flooring all to sh#t. The toilet flange in the second floor guest bath, was directly over a floor joist and he put a 6x6 notch in a 2x10x12 joist.He drilled 4" holes in a 2x10. He drilled within 2" of the top of the floor joist, and I found the rough in inspection ticket, all it said was ECT,ECT,ECT....
Well I called the home owner, plumbing inspector, and my plumber. Got it all straighted out as far as the plumbing went, I had my licensed MASTER plumber come in and yanked out everything from water to waste. The home owner ran 1/2 cpvc line from the 3/4 main in the crawl to everything. He didnt run 3/4 upstairs. Hell, he didnt even use 3/4 pipe any where.
So after we get a PASS on the plumbing, The framing inspection comes, knowing what was going to happen, I called it in anyway. Only thing I fail for is the floor joist. So this is what I came up with to fix the problem. Already been approved from the county.
I know you can use 5/8's osb glued and screwed to mend the joist. But the problem with that was the pipe and holes were already there.
1/4" steel plates 24"x9" 1/2" bolts.
ummmmmm.....???????
Home owner says he did it and he can live with it. ??????
Who says you have to put it on before the pipe goes through it.
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11-01-2008, 04:42 PM
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Pro
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Registered (cough) Home Improvement Contractor
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Is that a big chip on the tub?
Where are those plates from?
Did you have to cut them?
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11-01-2008, 05:15 PM
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Pro
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Plumbing & Gas Contractor
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That's pretty stuff...pretty messed-up!That is one of my biggest beefs with DIY's is they don't have a clue about structural integrity,they feel a couple of holes here and there won't hurt anything and are ignorant about building codes.
I did a job yesterday for a repeat customer and 1 year after installing some csst. gas line,they haven't had an electrician come out and run a ground to it,and they have the money!
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11-01-2008, 06:47 PM
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Being an A-hole
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General Contractor
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Alwaysconfusd11
Is that a big chip on the tub?
Where are those plates from?
Did you have to cut them?
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Yeah its a big chunk of porcelain missing. No fixing that unless the tub is replaced. Unless yall know someone who could?
I had the plates made by Martin Metalfab. I took all the dimensions and designed them, they just made a program and punched out the holes, ect.
There was no in the field modification. They all fit tight as a ticks
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11-01-2008, 07:01 PM
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Architect & Contractor
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Wow, I've seen quite a bit and that is right up there among the top DIY blunders I have seen. Quite the creative solution though.
The more I went along over the years as a contractor, the less I would agree to let homeowners do anything.
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11-01-2008, 07:21 PM
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Pro
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general contractor/ remodeling
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I cant believe he is letting that tub slide. It would cost what?...$300 bucks and 2 hours tops to replace it? Doing the work himself of course...the master plumber that he is.
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11-01-2008, 07:58 PM
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Bunny by Malco - NY
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So, how much did he save when it was all said and done?
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11-01-2008, 08:14 PM
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finish carpenter
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viddy viddy scary, what will he say when the inspector sees all that
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11-01-2008, 08:43 PM
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Pro
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Just when you thought you saw it all, WTF
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11-01-2008, 10:28 PM
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Handle It!
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Everything The Union Guys Do Not Want To Do
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Is there ANY fall in his waste?
I can see it in the Crap line but not so sure elsewhere.
Last edited by MALCO.New.York; 11-02-2008 at 10:54 AM.
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11-02-2008, 08:42 AM
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Being an A-hole
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General Contractor
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris Johnson
So, how much did he save when it was all said and done?
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Well after the my plumbers bill (4200.00), the steel (740.00), and my time and labor to replace (2)2x10x12 floor joist plus the installation of the steel, also I am now almost 3 weeks behind schedule. All and all it cost the homeowner between 7-8k for me to fix his muck-ups. Not to mention all the material he bought, and his time.
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11-02-2008, 08:43 AM
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Being an A-hole
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MALCO.New.York
Is there ANY fall in his waste?
I can see it in his Crap line but not so sure elsewhere.
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All of the original plumbing was taken out, he had tees in horizontal piping, back fall everywhere. ECT ECT ECT
The plumbing has passed inspection.
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11-02-2008, 08:44 AM
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Being an A-hole
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Quote:
Originally Posted by woodworkbykirk
viddy viddy scary, what will he say when the inspector sees all that
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All inspections passed. Even the framing.
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11-02-2008, 10:19 AM
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Handle It!
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Really like those Jack-Plates you fabricated! EXCELLENT job!
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11-02-2008, 10:22 AM
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I have a guy around here, South Jersey, that could probably fix that. Why wouldnt you just replace it?
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11-02-2008, 10:28 AM
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Being an A-hole
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MALCO.New.York
Really like those Jack-Plates you fabricated! EXCELLENT job!
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Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Alwaysconfusd11
I have a guy around here, South Jersey, that could probably fix that. Why wouldnt you just replace it?
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/Read thread above
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11-02-2008, 10:40 AM
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Bunny by Malco - NY
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Candlewood
Well after the my plumbers bill (4200.00), the steel (740.00), and my time and labor to replace (2)2x10x12 floor joist plus the installation of the steel, also I am now almost 3 weeks behind schedule. All and all it cost the homeowner between 7-8k for me to fix his muck-ups. Not to mention all the material he bought, and his time.
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So somewhere between 25 and 30k...did your contract specify this...HO delays and repairs to his work?
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11-09-2008, 09:01 PM
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FT.WORTH,TX MASTER PLUMB
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Looks like sh#t
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11-11-2008, 03:14 PM
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Since the plates are in I assume these pics are after your MP ripped it all out and replaced it. Why did your MP rip it all out and then put it back in the same holes? Why not rip it out, have you sister the bad joists (the ones with noncode compliant holes) and then run the dwv right?
And why put the dwv back before the mending plates - the split plates aren't going to be as effective as whole plates - though 1/4" plates on both sides of each joist seems way overkill? Did the Engineer spec the plates or was this just a WAG deal with the inspector?
Not defending the shoddy HO work but it looks like the plumbing plan and framing did not synch up if you ended up running the dwv through those joists anyway. Why was there a floor joist where the toilet flange was suppose to go?
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11-11-2008, 03:21 PM
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Handle It!
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gregj
Since the plates are in I assume these pics are after your MP ripped it all out and replaced it. Why did your MP rip it all out and then put it back in the same holes? Why not rip it out, have you sister the bad joists (the ones with noncode compliant holes) and then run the dwv right?
And why put the dwv back before the mending plates - the split plates aren't going to be as effective as whole plates - though 1/4" plates on both sides of each joist seems way overkill? Did the Engineer spec the plates or was this just a WAG deal with the inspector?
Not defending the shoddy HO work but it looks like the plumbing plan and framing did not synch up if you ended up running the dwv through those joists anyway. Why was there a floor joist where the toilet flange was suppose to go?
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Not "All" of it was ripped out. No how. No way.
All in the sense of "All" of the unacceptable (the majority) Plumbing.
My guess!
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