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Well, that’s one way to insulate an attic. Most people prefer to open the bags and spread the stuff around though…
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Looks great… but uh, the tabs are supposed to be staggered.
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One of our best photos. This shows a BX electrical wire being fed through a plumbing vent down to the basement.
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Yes, that’s a live wire feeding through the dryer duct, underground, and out to the garage.
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This dryer duct was being used as a convenient way to run wire out to the garage.
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We pulled the vinyl siding away underneath this cantilevered balcony to find major water intrusion
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Hmmm… needs more caulk.
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One of the worst water heaters we’ve seen.
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One of the main service entrance conductors was badly corroded
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Cracked chimney
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Floor joists? We don’t need no stinking floor joists.
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We’re guessing it took someone quite a long time to cut through this steel I-beam to get the door to fit.
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The cover to this electric panel had been cut out to allow for cabinet door hinges to mount flush. Yes, that large black wire that gets pushed back by the hinge is the main service entrance wire.
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“There, that oughta do it.”
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Hats belong on peoples heads.
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This house was too full for ‘Hoarders’
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Another scene from the house that was too full for ‘Hoarders’
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Someone had an idea here. We’re not sure what they were trying to do.
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The owner thought they had ice dams, and had already replaced their patio door because of all the leakage. The culprit? The furnace flue came loose when the roof was replaced several years ago. The exhaust gas caused massive water damage and ice buildup throughout the attic.
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Duct tape is not an approved plumbing material.
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Amateur drain repairs.
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Electrical tape is an approved plumbing material.
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Yes, there was power at this mast head.
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That’s a terrible place for an electrical mast
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We don’t know what was stored in these containers, but we’re thinking it wasn’t water.
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Unsafe service entrance conductors
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What’s keeping this chimney together? Inertia.
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This mushroom was growing in an attic below an improperly installed butterfly roof.
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We’ve seen plenty of rotted windows, but this one was also filled in with expanding foam, trimmed to match the profile of the window, and painted to match.
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Hazardous aluminum branch circuit conductors
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The entire center support structure at this two-story house was supported by a single telescopic post.
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Yes, you’ve achieved the cabin feel alright.
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Hazardous electrical wiring
