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A Little Too Much Protection ~ Outside Air Condition Unit ~ Home Made Slab

When I saw this I was like WOW!  Someone went a little overboard with the concrete block.  

Even though the block is heavy this thing is not stable at all! 

Makes me wonder if Uncle Handyman really knew what he/she was doing when they installed the unit. 

Or maybe they thought they had to make sure the slab was also raised.  

What do you think? 

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7 Comments on A Little Too Much Protection ~ Outside Air Condition Unit ~ Home Made Slab

OCT
28
2009

Nikki,

I am curious as to what your recommendation was for this handyman engineering?
5:24pm • #1

Wow, that is an unstable situation. Recommend that it  be placed on a permanent pad that will not be prone to falling. Nice find.
7:16pm • #2
OCT
29
2009

Ian, You are so right.... it is an unstable situation!  
2:53pm • #3

Ross ~ I had no recommendations for the Handyman... In this case the house belongs to a property management firm.  

That management company will have to make the person that installed the unit aware that they did wrong! 
2:55pm • #4
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My guess is they are trying to keep it out of the flood zone? but wow is that the ugly way to do it.
3:27pm • #5
NOV
05
2009

The least they could have done was turn the concrete block the right way!  Get it down onto a real slab!
10:38am • #6
NOV
13
2009

Maybe they wanted it at eye level. ha..ha..  Like David said at least they could have laid the blocks in the right direction, clue #1.
10:49pm • #7

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