Inspectorjoe Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Chust for fun, take a look at this picture. Where am I? How did I get there? Click to Enlarge 45 KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Crawlspace under a garage that extends out over a culvert or streambed. You went around to the back or the side and came in through the open side. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Where you are: The worlds worst place to shop for a tube of caulk? How you got there: In the beginning there was this big bang and then....well, it's a very long story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Chust for fun, take a look at this picture. Where am I? How did I get there? Click to Enlarge 45 KB You're in Hell (only you know how you got there but I could hazard a few guesses) performing the work of a Home Inspector. The good news is it was only a dream - the bad news is you're in Hell and you're a Home Inspector. [] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen D. Gazo Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Worst kidnapping ever....[:-slaphap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Terry that crawl is way too nice to be hell. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 In a man made hibernation chamber. You blimped to 400 lbs before you went in so you didn't have to come out until the sun was shining warm again. You just walked in, laid down and went to sleep. - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Crawlspace via floor hatch. I was gonna venture floating home but Nazareth, PA isn't a coastal area. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I hate this term, but ..... think outside the box. Hint: I was 'high' when I took the picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Ah, That's what's been niggling at the back of my mind about that photo. You were on the old flat roof of a structure that's either had another roof or, based on the size of those I-joists and the tripled plate, another floor added above the first. What we're seeing is either an aluminum paint coated BUR or TD membrane that wraps up the sides of the parapet. You got there by going up through an old roof hatch from the building below. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terence McCann Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I hate this term, but ..... think outside the box. Hint: I was 'high' when I took the picture. A really well built tree house? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Raymond Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Hint: I was 'high' when I took the picture. Your a brave man to admit that here. Only 11 steps to go.[:-dev3] Oh, that's not what you meant? Mikes got it. I was wondering what the metal object was on the right, I thought it looked a bit like a hatch cover. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inspectorjoe Posted April 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Bingo Mike! You described it as if you'd been there. It is a roof structure, as opposed to another floor added to the building. The beefiness of the framing is likely because of the span and anticipated snow load. It's a three story brick apartment building built in the early 20's. I was happy to see a roof hatch, as I wasn't looking forward to putting a ladder on the fire escape and climbing up from the outside. Imagine my surprise when I opened the hatch and saw darkness. Luckily, they added another hatch on the new roof. That pic is from March '05. I found it last night while going through old pictures as a way to escape doing productive work. I thought I'd share it. The old roof surface (modified bitumen) was actually in very good shape. I don't know why they went to to that huge expense to add a new roof structure. I didn't see any signs of rot. Maybe it had insolvable drainage issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 Yeah, When I was studying that picture last night I couldn't reconcile the splash line with that tube of caulk and the dark line below the sill where the coping had been nailed on kept niggling at the back of my mind saying, "Look at me. You know damned well what I'm an indication of but your brain has too many holes in it from old timers disease to remember what it is. Nah, nah, nah, naaaaaaaahh, na!" ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted April 20, 2010 Report Share Posted April 20, 2010 I've asked myself that exact question on many-a-morning back in the 80's. There answer was not always good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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