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No, it's not charity. The county calls it rehab but it's just some guy buying a horrible house for 10k (for example) then getting a gc to get the cheapest possible workers to do the work. Then they usually rent it and use the rent money to pay off the house so they eventually own the house plus a source of income.

To be fair, even though some things are horrible they really do improve the quality of the house. Most of the houses I wouldn't mind living in if it wasn't for the area plus the fear of not knowing what corners got cut to make the pretty finished product. Plus, the hvac is always really good

Originally Posted by WarTurtle

These are mostly taken in Richmond, VA. It's also funny you mention getting electrocuted because the electricians run wires and leave them hot with no wirenuts. Just laying in the middle of the crawl lol

It had to be. We do some charity work here in Richmond and most of those jobs look like your pictures.

Originally Posted by keef

at least the trap on the unit is correct LOL

I noticed that too.

CT

I don't what's worse, that outlet, or the idea that someone thought it was okay enough to paint over the tape.

I think rehab means our tax dollars are paying for it.

What is "Rehab" work? Like someone owns thier own home and are to ghetto to have heat? Like you and a bunch of HVAC tech go around doing charity work?

We have a contest at my company for Halloween it's called the scariest furnace, the winner gets a new furnace, I think if that house was in my area we might have a winner

These are mostly taken in Richmond, VA. It's also funny you mention getting electrocuted because the electricians run wires and leave them hot with no wirenuts. Just laying in the middle of the crawl lol

warturtle where are you located?

looks like DC

the duct under the porch reminds me of a trailer in western ND where oil workers were liveing in the crawl and disconected supply runs to have heat in their new digs and thats how they were caught

Would be easy to change out ahu

Unbelievable. I would not touch that stuff. What you really have to look out for is any old wire not properly insulated might electriucute the coop out of you. Anyways the owner should be brought up on charges for letting anyone even live there. I understand the need for charity but that is really bad and dangerous.

at least the trap on the unit is correct LOL

The plywood in the breaker box is an insulator...

There's yer air flow issue.


It's insulated, it'll be fine.


LOL


That's in the main hallway. You open the front door and there's the unit. The drain ends right on the other side of that wall and drains two stories down all over the siding.


Sewage right into the crawl. When we tell the guy who doesn't speak English very well he says, "It's ok, it's ok". My boss said, "NO, NO ITS NOT OK!" That was an interesting install.



I've got a bunch like this but these are the funniest I think.

Rehab work in the ghetto

That was inside a wall, water just pouring out onto the hardwood floor and into the crawl I had to go into.




Nothing like a door on the second story leading out onto the front porch roof. The sofa outside is nice too.


An outlet cut into the side of a box. The wire running to it is a very light gauge lamp wire.


Its flexible duct, the air will push through!