Structural Inspectors See All Kinds Of Insane Buildings (40 pics)

Structural Inspectors See All Kinds Of Insane Buildings (40 pics)
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Everything is code when there is no code. (Not in LA)

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They missed…

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This was taken during one of our structural inspections in North Hollywood. It's gonna take a little more than duct tape to fix this one.

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Now, I forgot the term for these, but basically it's a massive hole/well that was about a meter under the concrete footing. The owner had no idea this was here. Must have been there for decades.

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And they were wondering why their floors were sagging.

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A car jack perhaps?

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And there goes the other half of your house

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During an inspection, one of our assessors found this beauty. A wall created entirely out of concrete filled washing machines.

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"I have sagging floors" And this is why.

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It may seem as if this is a photo was taken at an angle, but I assure you, it was perfectly straight. The floors are just sloping down a good 6 inches from the middle of the home.

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Nothing is worse than coming across a massive gas pipe while excavation. It wasn't on the initial plans.

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This is a foundation made up of river rock, some sort of hardened mortar and the tears of the contractors who did it. Also, I see a rhino!

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This is one of the craziest structural fails I've ever seen. No re-bar, not bolted, settling 2 ft and it's on sand…Just wow!

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Though these jacks are pretty common…they should never be used as a permanent pier. Unless secured with duct tape of course.

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This is a very interesting view from a basement window. It's actually located in a shower and you can see the critters moving around in the dirt. Hope you like bugs!

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This is an abandoned home in East Los Angeles. I don't want to get too technical on this, but not even the homeless would want to set up shop in there.

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Yeah…that's not legal.

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May not look like much, but a single toddler jumps and that set of stairs and deck come down.

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A soft-story can be described as multi-level structure built with a first floor that is much less rigid (soft) than the floors above, such as in an apartment with tuck under parking. This is a cause for concern, for when an earthquake hits, the existing columns do not have the strength to protect against the sideways movement that can occur.

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This is actually the door leading to Narnia. It just so happens that it's under a house in Pasadena, CA. Seriously though, they used this as a sort of "shear wall" for additional strength. Again, an obvious DIY job.

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So from here we see there is a slope starting from the right and going 15 feet to left. After peeling back the carpet, we discovered a massive slab crack. To the right of the crack we see another crack that's been patched. The left side of the house was completely sinking a total of 18 inches from the point of the crack. One of the worst slab conditions we've seen so far in LA.

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This is what happens when wood touches dirt over a long period of time. It soaks up water and rots.

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It's simple, the floor is actually a balloon. Prepare to fly.

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This is a first

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Let's just say it's a little over-engineered.

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This patio above the garage had a little water intrusion…

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Not in terrible condition but I really want to kick it in.

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The fact that almost all of the post & piers were like this is concerning!

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They might want to add a "Do not park next to this obviously failing retaining wall because it might fall on your car in the night and we're not paying for it" sign.

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This is a disaster waiting to happen. A large area of the back patio is basically floating on this hillside. Also, you can clearly see my finger in the frame.

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The columns on the side are fine, but the middle one…it's game over

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The issue is….all of it

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Post that's barely resting upon a concrete pier. This one is undermined and probably one good shake away from collapsing.

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This speaks for itself. If you're wondering about the filter, I lost the original. All I have is our Instagram photo.

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Let's play a game of Jenga in the back yard.

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This was a very interesting hillside home that was sliding down the hill. They needed an engineered wall to keep the house from cracking down the slope.

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A big concrete block, random wood members and plywood. That should do.

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Did a structural assessment for this home and the lady was wondering why her home was sloping 7 inches. Some classic LA settlement.

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This one is subtle but the property is shifting like crazy! The back wall is bowing quite a bit and in the top right, where the stilts connect to the overhang, you can see the waviness of the connections and how unstable it really is.

Credits: www.alphastructural.com

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