Bill Kibbel Posted February 13, 2017 Report Share Posted February 13, 2017 Click to Enlarge 65.21 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Oof. Someone is getting fired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 How breezy...like gale force breezy? Or was this an example of blatant disregard for basic building practice? Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inspector57 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 It is remarkable how unstable a structure is before the sheathing and windows are installed. Makes it easier to grasp the need for bracing. I'll bet that never happens again to that crew.[:-censore Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 The standing portion in the back has more hole than wall on the side facing the camera. Where are the brace panels? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 15 mph sustained. 45 mph max gusts. I had to struggle against the wind a bit today when fully extending a 28' ladder. Click to Enlarge 48.31 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Bill, They are two different houses in the same development? I assume gypsum shalfwall liners, but I don't see them. Maybe no bracing along the party walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Bill, They are two different houses in the same development? I assume gypsum shalfwall liners, but I don't see them. Maybe no bracing along the party walls. Pics are front & back. Happened down in Warrington today. Nothing I'm involved with. Someone local sent me the pics for my amusement. I'd refer you for the post-mortem, Mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted February 14, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Big Bad Wolf showed up today. https://www.facebook.com/BucksCoNewsFee ... 602551484/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Big Bad Wolf showed up today. https://www.facebook.com/BucksCoNewsFee ... 602551484/ Wow. Just one little nudge from the excavator and it drops like a stone. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 15 mph sustained. 45 mph max gusts. I had to struggle against the wind a bit today when fully extending a 28' ladder. Click to Enlarge 48.31 KB Same day I had a roofer cancel an estimate on my walkable 1 story ranch and you're putting up a 28 footer? Risky! Honestly though, I thought the guy still could have safely done the estimate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Hockstein Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 I hate when that happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjr6550 Posted February 17, 2017 Report Share Posted February 17, 2017 I got called today by an agent who has a client buying a house in the group next to the two that collapsed. They are concerned about their house. The agent talked to the building inspector. The inspector said the houses collapsed because the bracing was not installed yet. Apparently I were going to install the bracing within the next few days. Expensive lesson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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