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I heard from an inspector recently they are trying to get it so all new commercial installs above a 1 story require stair or door access to the roof lol, hatches aren't good enough.

Edit: in bc
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Originally Posted by ldmth44

Looks like a fail to me, wouldn't flush around here.

You have inspectors who climb ladders?

lol thats about the most classic sign of a builder running out of money. sure as hell wasnt inspected.

How bout the osb exposed to the elements, getting wet melts the glue in that stuff pretty quick. If that was in wi, I wouldn't expect it to last more then one winter.

That chimney has no flashing around it either. Does the rain run down underneath the shingles?

I have installed fireplaces for the past 15 years and believe it or not I have come across this several times. After the tin top was installed on the chase the builder would change from a sided chase to a stucco or brick, the masons would remove the tin top and not tell anyone. Always amazed me what kind of damage a "little" water could do

Looks like it has a top over the brick work. Otherwise rain will be pouring down in there.

Looks like a fail to me, wouldn't flush around here.

Has all the signs of either one trade not knowing what they can or can't do when it comes to gas appliance vents or....... someone didn't like the looks of the ugly vents and threatened someone to either cover it up or else. And amazingly enough, the person doing the threatening is now out of money and couldn't finish it. Of course there is always the possibility that the homeowner did it themselves.

Originally Posted by timtanguay

i've never done a fireplace. Whats wrong with this?

Also roof leak issues from rain and snow

Originally Posted by timtanguay

i've never done a fireplace. Whats wrong with this?

Combustible material within inches of exhaust. Also cross ventilation

Originally Posted by RDorr92788

Did they not finnish paying the builder? it looks like they never finnished the job.

Owner said builder ran out of money and they bought it and finished it.

Did they not finnish paying the builder? it looks like they never finnished the job.

i've never done a fireplace. Whats wrong with this?

I dont either....


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Fireplace fubar!

I mostly deal with commercial refer these days, but company asked me to go on a residential gas fireplace venting call. Amazing 6,000 sq ft home, only 4 years old, with 3 fireplaces all done like this. I don't think that's ok.