wooden brick shelf

One of the services that I provide for my clients, are pre-drywall or framing inspections on new construction properties. While inspecting this new construction house on Nashville’s east side yesterday I came across this unusual foundation for the brick veneer siding. Apparently, when the block foundation stem wall was installed, the masons either encroach upon the brick shelf section or else the foundation was not wide enough to incorporate a brick shelf. In desperate need for foundation to support the load for the tons of bricks to be imposed on the foundation, these ingenious guys found an untreated 2x4 lying around the lot to use as the foundation or brick shelf. Egad! I really do not know what these highly skilled workmen were thinking but . . . Oh well, so much for today’s enchilada. A few wraps of duct tape around the old noggin, 2 aspirin and a visit with Uncle Jack will ease the pain.

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Michael, the city or county wouldn't let that pass would they? I'm sure you come across all kinds of 'creative' solutions!

03/27/2008 07:37 AM by Debbie Malone, RE/MAX, Lynchburg, Smith Mountain Lake, Real Estate Agent (RE/MAX 1st Olympic, ABR, e-PRO, ASP)


Ouch!  I don't know what people are thinking sometimes.  I came up with the same question as Debbie.  Would the city code inspector find this?

03/27/2008 07:45 AM by Bill Somerset, Realtor, Your Dover NH Real estate agent (Century21 Central Falls Realty)


Michael - How in the world will they pass this one off to the buyer???  How can this be corrected at this point???  I wish you worked in my market - you're an asset to your clients!

03/27/2008 10:43 AM by Joseph Ellman (Realty Executives- Williams-Sykes Realty)


Sometimes, I dont' think it's a matter of what people are thinking but more, they just don't give a darn!  I think it's criminal what these workmen did.

03/27/2008 11:05 AM by Donna Yates, Georgia Realtor North Georgia Blue Ridge Real Estate (Mountain Investments of North Georgia)


Ahhh,No Probelm....in a short amount of time the termites will eat the 2x4 away and then you won't have to worry about that board ever being there. Although the bricks might start coming down or cracking in future years.

Sean Allen

03/27/2008 11:07 AM by International Financing Solutions


Goes to show you even new construction can be built incorrectly so a home inspection is always good.

03/27/2008 05:10 PM by DeAndrea "Dee Dee" Jones The Hampton Roads Real Estate Lady! (Wainwright Real Estate)


Hi Michael, How do you do your closing Signature on all your posts?  Do you have to type it in each time or is it an auto signature?  I have been trying to do something like that on mine but can't figure it out.  The:

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I like yours a lot.

Thanks,

Gary

03/27/2008 06:54 PM by Gary McAdams (GMAC Schwartz Property Sales)


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