I've seen some that had old decaying rolls but they were pre-construction drawings and only lightly related to as-built conditions.
Enough of COVID...what are you doing to the house?
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So…just frame around it and leave it be?
Fwiw, I'd put up a 2x3 or 2x4 wall and have it out from the block. No need to waste money on 2x6. Leave a picture of the before situation pinned to a floor joist by the furnace so the next owner has some idea what is going on in the walls.
It's what I would do.
That’s what I was thinking. Maybe also put up some plywood in front of the drain line…:but then the whole wall will need to be like that. I’ll figure something out.
Tis the season to fix the poor job the builders did of installing garage door seals. I had gaps averaging 1.5" on 3 doors with most not close enough to the door either so fixing those up should make a big difference. The trim itself was in fine condition just cut too short so I bought a matching piece and reinstalled all the original sides flush to the floor and properly against the door then cut a filler piece and installed it at the top where it can't be seen (black doors with black seals).
CAD has improved the situation for newer buildings. A contractor gets a file not a drawing. 50 year old complete rolls are hard to find.
Yup , so when you get a condo building like Burlington west has , six yrs old and the balconies are no closed off to residents because the posts have literally rotted out , people can start hitting delete on the files ….
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Those buyers got lucky. Rotted away in six years and builder pays. Rotted away in seven years and buyers pay.
My friend is a new hire ( years in the industry , new in Burlington) building inspector . He is scratching his head how many of the high rises and condos got past the drawing stage in Burlington , there are a number of legal filings around condos in Burl.
Some municipalities have competent staff and have their act together. Others make high school kids look mature and competent. Given the level of stupidity I expect in a municipality, my price changes quite dramatically as I know I will be wasting many hours. Fwiw, west of Toronto seems to be much worse than north or east.
Busy weekend at the cottage but productive.
1. Cottage is now 200A ready! Electrical done. Trench filled in!
2. Cleared out some trees near the rear of the cottage and got that cut up with the new (to me) chainsaw. RYOBI does a good chainsaw.
3. Started insulation of the basement.
1. Cottage is now 200A ready! Electrical done. Trench filled in!
2. Cleared out some trees near the rear of the cottage and got that cut up with the new (to me) chainsaw. RYOBI does a good chainsaw.
3. Started insulation of the basement.
You guys think I missed the boat on getting my roof re-shingled? Probably too late in the season to do it now?
Reached out to a few of the roofers that came earlier in the season and no one has responded, and the weather is too dicey for me to do it.
I'm OK holding off for next season as it's not THAT bad except for a single row of corner shingles which are on their last legs but all roofers said it's good for another 2-4 years.
How hard is it to do DIY shingle job on a side split house? The pitch isn't too bad but I'm scared as F of heights...so the edge would be the worst. Have done the cottage and shed / gazebo roofs before but those are low height / risk of falling and getting injured.
Seen a guy nearby do his roof with each corner over the course of 1-2 days. Strip, underlayment, put on shingles on one side. Next week he'd do the next side. And so on over the course of 4-5 weekends as he got both lower and upper levels done.
Reached out to a few of the roofers that came earlier in the season and no one has responded, and the weather is too dicey for me to do it.
I'm OK holding off for next season as it's not THAT bad except for a single row of corner shingles which are on their last legs but all roofers said it's good for another 2-4 years.
How hard is it to do DIY shingle job on a side split house? The pitch isn't too bad but I'm scared as F of heights...so the edge would be the worst. Have done the cottage and shed / gazebo roofs before but those are low height / risk of falling and getting injured.
Seen a guy nearby do his roof with each corner over the course of 1-2 days. Strip, underlayment, put on shingles on one side. Next week he'd do the next side. And so on over the course of 4-5 weekends as he got both lower and upper levels done.
You can do a plane at a time, you just have to be careful with the details and gable roofs are easier than hip roofs to split up. You don't want underlay and shingles to all end at the hip as that makes a weak spot for water. When the guys did my roof I think they were most of two weeks as they were just two guys. Most of the roofing crews bring in 15-20 guys and knock them out in a day.
As for your current condition, you could grab a bundle of 3 tabs, cut them up and lay a cap. It won't be perfect but it will be water tight for sure and be cheaper and look better than a strip of blue skin down the hip. That gives you an idea of your feeling on the roof too. If laying a cap is more than you can bear, you can't do the roof.
You could probably do the roof now if you had to but I would prefer earlier in the year to make sure the shingles glue themselves down before winter winds attack them.
The last time I had mine done was around this time of year. The risk is we don't get the "heat" for the shingles to seal to each other before they are exposed to weather--for lack of a better term.
Edit: Another issue will be the hours of daylight for the workers. Which may make a one or two day job multiple days.
Edit: Another issue will be the hours of daylight for the workers. Which may make a one or two day job multiple days.
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