Occasionally I come across something that I have to condemn, today was that day. I found this Sundeck.
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@1catbrains5 жыл бұрын
This deck has been brought to you by Budweiser
@Scratchingforcash4 жыл бұрын
Ok, now that’s funny
@toltecnightmare2 жыл бұрын
let's get real. This is a PBR deck, at best.
@yeltsin6817 Жыл бұрын
I actually laughed out loud. Solid
@slimshady154111 ай бұрын
Because it’s not straight?
@slimshady154111 ай бұрын
Because it’s not straight?
@patjohn7757 жыл бұрын
It's been my experience that DIYers typically over support things because they are afraid.. Not the case with this home owner
@headfirsttryingtoskydive10527 жыл бұрын
Pat John can over supporting cause problems?
@8digitPDX7 жыл бұрын
Adrian Smith only if it adds too much weight it too many fasteners in we si rice points, like too many nails going through corner pieces.
@practicalguy9737 жыл бұрын
Evey DIYer is different with results varying greatly. Here was a bad build that happened when a handyman's patio collapsed with people on it. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-deck-collapse-victims-suing-brussels-street-homeowners-city-1.3206469
@stevelopez3723 жыл бұрын
DIY and no permit equals bad bootleg job.
@Richdevens411 ай бұрын
Guilty! I like to jump up, down and sideways on my creations and feel zero movement.
@huejanus55053 жыл бұрын
Quality of the deck matches the blue tarp roof on his garage.
@dirtydan18614 ай бұрын
I think I'd actually feel more secure standing on the tarp than this deck lol😅
@kevinthomsen772 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe you were brave enough to walk up on that thing!!
@larrykent196 Жыл бұрын
Yea for sure that is a bad set of stairs. Cheers!
@leftylou607011 ай бұрын
Bravery has nothing to do with it.
@truthsmiles7 жыл бұрын
Just put a 4-person hot tub on it and call it good.
@bubbagreensmith71746 жыл бұрын
These are the very things I see all to often as a contractor. I'm called in so often to repair NEW construction. Not much pride in workmanship anymore
@wizard3z8684 жыл бұрын
well you cant have construction and contractor with out the CON lol yes i use this a lot some laugh most get pissed
@suntzu6122 Жыл бұрын
Hard to take pride in your work when you suck ass at it. He prob tried his best lol.
@jayralston2305 Жыл бұрын
not much common sense anymore
@NealBrewer Жыл бұрын
*too. Also, apparently, no pride in how one wields their language of choice anymore. :P
@michaelccozens11 ай бұрын
@@jayralston2305 "Common sense" is definitely what built this deck, as opposed to actual research and adherence to code.
@leftylou607011 ай бұрын
That Inspector is the man I want to come and build a deck for me, he knows his business!
@leahsdreams6 жыл бұрын
When you shook that handrail, I had to get out of my seat and walk away. It should be pulled down on the spot.
@ericparent77948 жыл бұрын
LOL! Yup.. Seen lots of those! No piles, but attached to structure = differential settlement = crooked structure. Frost-heave and subsequent thaw-settlement = up/down/up/down/up/down (as the seasons cycle), sinking slightly further with each thaw cycle (you can already see the lean towards the rear). Not to mention that a raised platform like that has to be on a foundation (posts have to be on piles) to resist all movement. And the freeze/thaw heave/settle cycles create a moment at the ledger plate, which creates static tension and can eventually damage the wall structure... what else... oh, the lack of piles also created /\settlement between the piles, causing the mid pile to sink faster than the corner piles (usually the other way around though). Awful! And I just watched the first minute so far! Anyway, good job.
@fredpenner5667 Жыл бұрын
Attached to the structure is proper installation. I'm glad you've seen lots of those.
@armageddonready4071 Жыл бұрын
The first deck I build twenty years ago, it still standing and was built off of with an extension. It was trapezoid shaped with a pergola screen because houses these days are all built with the neighbors right in your face.
@rileymannion53017 жыл бұрын
He's in Calgary Alberta and it's really handy to have antislip stuff on your stairs to prevent breaking your back
@michaelccozens11 ай бұрын
Yeah, I don't think people appreciate how slippery a smooth wood surface gets when wet. It's like wet ice. There's nothing there to give you friction when a layer of water is sitting on top of it.
@justinballard7242 Жыл бұрын
Those stairs need at least 2 more stringers
@greenspiraldragon3 жыл бұрын
My brother fell through his deck railing and fractured 4 vertebre. The railing was old and just deteriorated. He is recovering. He could have been killed.
@2nickles6477 ай бұрын
Bummer. Fall through your own deck you built.
@philliplarson21558 ай бұрын
Nicely dried in garage too.
@craigrobertson83644 жыл бұрын
Killer Deck!
@scottbaican95662 жыл бұрын
Hack job !! Your pretty brave to even walk on that
@jimbendtsen8841 Жыл бұрын
you're..
@darylrichardson85672 ай бұрын
When done properly, they look easy to do. I would be terrified
@billm.8220 Жыл бұрын
Definitely a COMPLETE tear down & rebuild !! SO MANY construction violations !! That is why you NED to visit your local building office BEFORE you build !! Do it right the FIRST TIME !!
@RobertCro7 ай бұрын
At the end of the day its just a deck. Likely over a decade old. Served its purpose and its time to come down. Savings in DIY projects are still well worth it regardless of the shortcuts, as long as its not a critical part of your house. Something like a deck can be "professionally" done by a first timer if they take a few hours to watch some intructional videos, a step that this one skipped.
@Wowzersdude-k5c2 ай бұрын
Hey I'm actually impressed they at least used metal post base brackets and joist hangers. Most hack jobs just toenail everything.
@ar1591014 жыл бұрын
I love the lattice for privacy
@WhoWantsToKnow817 жыл бұрын
Next, on "Canada's Worst Handyman"....
@ratrodbubba7 жыл бұрын
actually the 2x4 that is nailed ontop of the 2x8 is likly there to keep the 2x8s from rotting out from the inside out we have been doing that for years on farms on wagon beams so they last 20 plus years because if we don't do that they rot and snap in under 5 years because they sit outside year round the moisture if we don't do that gets taped between the boards rotting them from the inside out but ya I don't blame you for condemning the porch that just looks scetchy
@jimbendtsen8841 Жыл бұрын
punctuation could be your friend
@jimbendtsen884111 ай бұрын
@@InPinkCloverDoes that make you feel important, being a moron?
@EarlFaulk7 жыл бұрын
There is a house where I live in Akron that for some reason it's front facade was built that way. The entire roof over the porch is collapsing. Yet people are still living there and the city doesn't seem to care.
@handimanjay66428 ай бұрын
I charge extra to fix what customers messed up. That looks like whoever built it didn’t have a truck to haul long boards and was thrown together with alcohol involved.
@ThePooba267 жыл бұрын
Oh my god that deck hurts to look at
@BabyxPluto2 жыл бұрын
"Ok guys, good joke you can come out with the cameras now I'm being pranked aren't I"
@tygrahof92687 ай бұрын
Also risers on the stairs cannot be open any more.
@randomstuffwithjoe Жыл бұрын
This looks like a deck that started out bad.. and the homeowner kept making more and more tweaks to it over the years - as needed. This doesn't look like it was built this way from the start.. but evolved into a giant hazard over the years. Build it properly from the start and it would last for many many years.
@honchoryanc7 жыл бұрын
LMAO as soon as I saw those supports
@albertbresca58014 жыл бұрын
looks like something i would do sadly....
@MK-xl9tt Жыл бұрын
As someone with 30 years in the plumbing and hvac trade, usually the home inspector will pick out a drip leg from a water heater terminating more than 6” from the floor or a toilet not being caulked around the base( which btw is a terrible idea) and never sees the crack in the heat exchangers of heating equipment or clogged chimneys or vent pipes. They’re kind of a joke to professionals in the trades.
@percussion4411 ай бұрын
I tend to agree. They nitpick BS stuff and miss glaring deficiencies like a rotted out roof. In this particular case, the construction does seem a little sketchy.
@hottubking122911 ай бұрын
What does your comment have to do with a shoddy deck?
@MythicJedi11 ай бұрын
You sound like a guy who probably has done 30 years of shady work.
@MK-xl9tt11 ай бұрын
@@MythicJedi you’d be wrong
@MK-xl9tt11 ай бұрын
I don’t like to speculate but you might be the guy who has no experience and would rely on the word of someone with a title like “inspector” who in many cases has no experience in the field as well. “
@Billy-ev2ig Жыл бұрын
That deck is 30 years old
@kurtwm20102 жыл бұрын
picky, picky, picky. I am sure the slope of each half a deck towards the middle is done for better drainage . The gap between the deck joist and the house is for better air circulation, preventing moisture build-up. 6 tiny bolts is more than enough to support the deck, especially when there are plenty of people dancing on top. It's simply a money saver. I am sure it works well. Looks professional to me. Let's pretend we didn't see other minor issues.
@fredpenner5667 Жыл бұрын
I think he was being super critical of the construction as well. A bit of repair work for a contractor to do in a day but as for being condemned, give me a break.
@pamil1923 Жыл бұрын
Looks like it’s been there for awhile.😊
@tsizzle4 жыл бұрын
I had rusty joist hangers that I’ve since replace with Simpson strong-tie zmax and secured with their SD screws #9-2.5”. However, I notice some gap between the joist and ledger board and beam. Do I need to be concerned with that gap and the double-shear screws not penetrating enough of the ledgerboard and beams? What can I do about that? Fill the gap with some sort of shim? Also, the deck still feels wobbly overall. Should I install some SB16 sway bars diagonally between the joists corner to corner?
@bluefallon637411 ай бұрын
Damn , someone didn’t know what they were doing. It looks like a guess and by golly.
@LygerTheCLaw4 ай бұрын
its sad yet funny how someone can walk on that thing and not realize in how much danger they really are in each time. get 3-4 people on that thing and you have a potential death on your hands.
@2mnxffrddfghjbbvcdfh6644bcddcv11 ай бұрын
Good video
@stevesaunders66722 жыл бұрын
Yes it's a problem, But what credentials, or authority, do you have, that give you the authority to condem a deck? As a "Home Inspector" You record observations and make recomendations!
@TheTaekwon32 жыл бұрын
😂
@robbyramone6920 Жыл бұрын
It’s his job dumbass, you probably built that piece of shit didn’t you, hahaha
@michaelccozens11 ай бұрын
And his recommendation here to his clients, ie. the potential buyers, is that the deck is unsalvageable and must be pulled-down entirely. Not sure what you're upset about here.
@alcapony732 Жыл бұрын
Looks great, more work for me. Lol
@Scratchingforcash4 жыл бұрын
I would definitely have a party and put 20 people on that deck!! NOT!!!
@okiedokiepushmowing903211 ай бұрын
Did you get permission to video and post that persons back yard?
@FartSmucker9 ай бұрын
Good lord it might as well be made of furring strips
@heroknaderi3 жыл бұрын
Wow good find: I’m curious does the seller have to deal with it or the buyer
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris2 жыл бұрын
Hey, I know it's been a year since you asked this, but you can sort out who will take responsibility for this deck during your negotiations on a contract. Let's say the Seller wants $100,000 for this property. We know the deck is bad and must be replaced. Maybe that'll cost $4,000. I can offer (for example) $96,000 and I'll get the deck replaced, or I can offer the full $100,000 *BUT* the Seller must get the deck replaced.
@heroknaderi2 жыл бұрын
@@Cautionary_Tale_Harris that’s good advice 😁😉
@Cautionary_Tale_Harris2 жыл бұрын
@@heroknaderi It's generally how you would do the same thing if you were buying a used car. But keep in mind, sometimes the condition of the car/house/property has already been taken into account and the asking price has already been reduced. If I'm selling a used car for $1,500, don't tell me that you'll only buy it for my asking price once I put new tires on it and get it painted. The price already reflects the condition of the car (or house or property).
@birdpajaro13957 жыл бұрын
This is crazy
@TomMunroCHI7 жыл бұрын
I see this kind of stuff everyday I am A Son, blows my mind.
@gowdsake710311 ай бұрын
My question would be how long has it been up
@dougwhole60097 жыл бұрын
Dude, you sound out of breath from climbing the stairs.
@jacobgentile33517 жыл бұрын
Talking in a video can wind you pretty easily, more out than in
@StanTheMan-us3tp Жыл бұрын
2x8 not to code ?? Whaaat
@1morevictim Жыл бұрын
It’s 45 years old what you expect
@engineeringartist480110 ай бұрын
And the "builder" smiled smugly, knowing that he saved eleven dollars on nails, wasted nothing on lumber and no one was the wiser. Just knowing you're a genius is it's own reward. 😂 😂
@blipco57 жыл бұрын
Not to mention those stairs need two more stringers.
@truthsmiles7 жыл бұрын
I thought the same - at least 1 more for sure.
@ThisHandleIsntTook11 ай бұрын
But we got the instructions on KZbin
@danpettis16752 жыл бұрын
YOU CAN DO IT... WE CAN HELP
@RonFleener9 ай бұрын
This is the difference between crack and meth.
@DanKirchner515011 ай бұрын
looks to be already 10+ yrs old /maybe they seldom used it ?
@Casmige2 жыл бұрын
Jose’s quicker deck for you in-a-day servicio’s... no CC’s, checks only cash,
@PNWrides Жыл бұрын
Unreal
@craigwiester917711 ай бұрын
Man, does this guy talk Canadian! Where is he?
@rodeleon28757 ай бұрын
easy to tear down anyway. just knock that center post out and watch it fold like a house of cards. probably take the front of the house off too but it looks like a shithole anyway.
@steamenginewatt27123 жыл бұрын
The stringers are cut out of 2x8 or 2x10 material, and they should've of used 2x12....
@Mike-gz4xn Жыл бұрын
2x16 is required.
@zandemen11 ай бұрын
You can use 2x10 stringers if the rise and run allow you to have at least 90mm of material from the corner of the toe to the bottom of the stringer.
@adamwright95175 жыл бұрын
You forgot your catchphrase at the end
@dsshowerpan6 жыл бұрын
Oh Canada....
@MusicAsWeMakeIt2 күн бұрын
Been there. Seen it. Tore it down.
@MultiBiohunter7 жыл бұрын
This is basically the ricer of homeownership. Looks good, performs poorly xD Anyways, some of the stuff you mentioned was a bit nitpicky. Antislip material for stairs is something i've never encountered in my life.
@ffjsb7 жыл бұрын
This doesn't even look good.
@JasmineLindros7 жыл бұрын
Munro is in Canada, and likely deals with icy exterior stairways more often than you or I.
@michaelccozens11 ай бұрын
Guessing you haven't actually done any research on why these codes are in place.
@bobcougar772 ай бұрын
I think you've used the wrong terminology unless I misunderstand your role. You say you've "condemned" this deck. What is your authority to do such a thing?
@truecrimejungle4 жыл бұрын
Are you seriously calling a deck, "a wood thing you don't even know what it is" - I mean come on, dude.
@truecrimejungle4 жыл бұрын
deck joists definitely don't have to be 2x10's are you f*cking new, house joists aren't even 2x10's, are you f*cking new? I mean it's a terrible deck build but you have no idea what you're doing either.
@ryanbarker52174 жыл бұрын
@@truecrimejungle it could be the code where he's at, i suppose.
@anonymous..- Жыл бұрын
The slope is for the rain. Duh.
@abelmendoza241111 ай бұрын
Oops, a piece fell off! No, you broke it! Lol. You break, you pay! What a disaster! It's pretty old, so it needed to go. Decks don't last very long.
@ptech885 ай бұрын
Nobody like people hanging out on their deck for to long.
@davepierce700 Жыл бұрын
WOW ~!!! One of the worst jobs ever. I still don't believe you walked up those stairs.
@blastomycosis7 жыл бұрын
You job seems neat. this is fucked thats fucked im condemning that for sure, here is your bill, bye
@StewieGriffin5057 ай бұрын
Waste of good lumber. I suppose it could be dismantled and reused.
@Romancefantasy5 жыл бұрын
Wow!
@user-wz2sj9ij8j11 ай бұрын
4x4 posts are fine ...strength wise...installation is wrong with everything else
@mattypants11 ай бұрын
You dont need a housing inspector to look at that deck and know its very very wrong.
@michaelccozens11 ай бұрын
Clearly you do, or the potential buyers here would already have noticed the deck issue, as was mentioned.
@mattypants11 ай бұрын
@@michaelccozens I guess if you're a first time buyer maybe. Any seasoned home buyer would look at EVERYTHING, like foundation, windows, door frames, concrete, basement walls, attic. Home ownership is a lot of work and should require some sort of informative class
@clarkpalace7 ай бұрын
Thats not diy, thats do it wrong. Imagine having to pay someone to tell you this deck is a joke
@johnmcook12 жыл бұрын
no way i would go up on that lol
@beth-rg8bm5 жыл бұрын
There is NOTHING safe about that deck!
@andrewfield56568 ай бұрын
No continuous graspable handrail. And incised lumber under there. Ugh
@mikerafone47362 жыл бұрын
yep, steaming pile for sure .
@DanB957 жыл бұрын
I've seen decks built by drunk people that look safer. Although I have also seen much worse but still. Terrible. Lol
@stevenkaskus61737 ай бұрын
Maybe the Deck was built by a DIY PERSON WHO THOUGHT THEY KNEW HOW TO BUILD ONE.
@bigdog80087 ай бұрын
Or maybe built by a 'perfessional' who thought they knew how to build one.
@johnb93943 ай бұрын
it's unsafe but yet you walk up the stairs..lol DOH!
@lotharhamburg5343 Жыл бұрын
If that's new the guy should saw his own head 🗣️ off 🤪
@Sight-Beyond-Sight7 жыл бұрын
That is some scary shit...
@baba-sm1fm Жыл бұрын
Omg!!
@mattywho848511 ай бұрын
I guess the acting thing didn't work out for John Travolta, so he had to go into home inspections !
@xmassan209067 жыл бұрын
Jump up and down, see what it does.
@DucatiQueen5 жыл бұрын
I bet this guy is popular in his neighborhood 😂
@fredpenner5667 Жыл бұрын
and real estate agents. He was very critical of the deck that just needed some repair work; not to be condemned. I'm sure he got his act together quickly from being a deal killer.
@mebeachgirl110 ай бұрын
Death trap
@cameron65377 жыл бұрын
Says the deck is a hazard, walks under it..
@Finians_Mancave7 жыл бұрын
Don't be ridiculous. It's a "potential hazard", which means it would fail over a period of time. It's not likely to collapse right away. (He also walked on top of it, which is much more dangerous). But that's what an inspector does; he's not going to be able to do his job by inspecting it from 10 feet away....
@Scratchingforcash4 жыл бұрын
Comment kinda stupid, should he rent an airplane and inspect it overhead?
@pfjsuyehf11 ай бұрын
What a sloppy job. The DIYer was drinking too much while doing this
@Joshua241554 жыл бұрын
Oh my that's insane. One of the worst ones I have seen
@deanbarnette16025 ай бұрын
#SMMFH!! 🙄
@dennisdethloff74674 ай бұрын
With all the info on how to build a deck on the internet, no excuse to build a piece of crap
@mino-kw1oh7 жыл бұрын
yep, lousy job. easy fix though.
@warrenranstrom4462 Жыл бұрын
Are you sure you aren’t Chris Pontius from Jackass…?
@hungp.81913 жыл бұрын
Horrible DIY. Accident waiting to happen. This is basically a tear down....
@williamm960410 ай бұрын
You should be wearing a helmet walking on that death trap
@williardbillmore571311 ай бұрын
Typical deck build. More decks are built like this than proper decks.