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40 Times Boston Home Inspectors Discovered Such Interesting Things, They Just Had To Take A Photo
Just like Alpha Alpha Structural, Inc. (previously here, here, and here), Boston Home Inspectors also rain on people's parades. Well, kinda. In a nice way.
"We are hired by the buyer of a property to inspect the exterior of the house, basement, and structure along with all of the home systems," James Brock of Boston Home Inspectors told Bored Panda. "We test all the outlets, appliances, windows, doors, and bathroom fixtures. We, both, look for items not installed properly or that may be deteriorated, defective, or have an item of concern. For example, a leak or unsafe conditions."
Besides looking for problems or issues, the company educates the buyer about the investment that they will be making. "We teach them how the various components in their new home work and what to expect for life expectancy and what to plan for future maintenance."
During the past 24 years, Boston Home Inspectors have seen quite a bit in their job. From crazy DIY solutions to years of neglect, they share pictures of their most interesting finds on social media. Here are some of the most popular ones.
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#1
Found The Cool House In The Neighborhood!
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago (edited)
"Behave yourselves, kids, or it's THE CHUTE for you!"
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must be so much fun! imagine sliding down a slide to go to school.
When talking about common problems, Brock said their Instagram is a pretty good representation of the big picture.
"As you can see, decks seem to have the most issues. Many are not built right or inspected annually for issues. Wood and metal deteriorate and corrode. Too many times people have a deck built and never give it a second thought for 15-20 years, meanwhile, the wood is starting to rot and the metal components rust."
"Also the famous uncle who knows just a little about everything, but is master of nothing, has now built your dream deck wrong! The deck is now potentially dangerous. I understand homeowners are trying to save money, but most times these items will cost them more in the long run," Brock explained.
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#2
Well, Hello Now!
Mrs_ Possum 4 years ago
Looks like kitty appears to allow or deny your entry through that door 😄
#3
When You Need Privacy!
Jaclyn 4 years ago (edited)
I'm more concerned that this door locks from the outside. I get the inside lock, but why the deadbolt that locks from the outside??
SisterSavana 4 years ago
i wish i had that cuz my parents took the lock off my door so now i kinda have to stand against my door -_-
There are a lot of things that could make a home dangerous: it could be the hot water temperature (140F), stairs without handrails, loose toilets, uneven front steps, leaning basement stairs, non-GFI outlets next to a bathtub, window seats in a child's room, clogged fireplace flues, large icicles hanging from the gutters, uneven basement floors for tripping, fire hazards like clogged dryer vents or wiring not to code. The list is long. Apparently, there are many items in a home that can become unsafe if installed incorrectly or have started to age/deteriorate.
#4
Another Room With A View!
Kate Priestley 4 years ago
It would be funny if that was the same house that had four locks in the bathroom door.
Immortal Emperor Paradox 4 years ago
Yes, the feeling of looking down on the world while you're shitting...
#5
Just A Cool Set Of Stairs
Layla Corman 4 years ago
Don't most stairs look like this? I know both sets in my home do, but are covered by a wall. My lower level stairs have a closet under them.
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Leo Domitrix 4 years ago
These stairs are lovely. It looks like it's floating, but the moldings are hiding the parts that anchor it into the wall, is my bet, and if not, then the craftsmanship in the "free" stairs? I grew up in a house with those kind, and they're safe. Good carpentry in our case. Hidden supports in this one, my gramps would say...
Alphabet Soupy 4 years ago
I’m guessing bc there isn’t a visible support?
Load More Replies... Jaclyn 4 years ago
I think this is actually a nifty design choice. It adds texture and character to an otherwise awkward no use space.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Most people just slap some drywall there and make it a closet (under the stairs). It’s refreshing when it’s not.
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Daria B 4 years ago
They look good, I give them that. But as a tall person, I hit my head way too many times to not being able to see the hazards here....
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Teucer T 4 years ago
Nothing wrong with floating stairs. There are 4" I-beams anchoring them to a load bearing grid. The problem I have is the design. It looks like someone stacked drawers from an antique dresser.
pebs 4 years ago (edited)
Exactly. I don't know where many commentators live, but for example in Italy and in many European countries it is perfectly common to see floating stairs, even stairs of many floors, in apartment buildings, even with marble steps. You just need to know how to build them and they last practically forever.
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Kristof De Smet 4 years ago
I don't see it. What's wrong with it? Ok, it looks bad, but it's still functional.
Nothanks L. Walk 4 years ago
I've played enough games to know those stairs pull into the wall slowly when you step on them.
"I love to use the analogy with home buyers, do you take your car in for regular maintenance and yearly inspection? Your home is no different than your car," Brock said. "Your home needs the heating and air conditioning system serviced and maintained annually. Same with the roof, dryer vent, foundation, decks, water heater, fireplace, etc."
#6
Kids, Please Grab The Oven Glove For Me
Kimberley Gayle Thomas 4 years ago
"But little Timmy & Kyle died last week helping you." "Forget Timmy & Kyle. They're no longer in our lives."
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Shelby P 4 years ago
not only is this just plain stupid, but a cover plate for the switch costs less than $3 and it takes no skill whatsoever to screw it in place...
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
Yeah, but where would you put the oven-gloves then???
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Peter Ledoux 4 years ago
As long as all the wires still have plastic on them you should be ok.
#7
Mother-In-Law Door
Raine Soo 4 years ago
As I remember from Saturday morning cartoons, "Watch out for the first step! It's a doozy!"
Bonnie Edwards 4 years ago (edited)
Actually, those are a proper thing in deep snow countries. The house my husband lived in as a child (South Wales) had 2 1/2 stories, with a reinforced front door on every level. The windows were reinforced as well. Some winters, the snow came up to the top floor.
Victoria Pitt 3 years ago
Common in much older homes. A lot of the time the second story balcony gets removed. There's a historic home down the street from me with 3 doors like that!
Demented Nun 3 years ago
Just remind me of the Sarah Winchester house all them doors that lead nowhere well lead to you have a nasty fall
John William 4 years ago
In the keweenaw peninsula (the very furthest north you can go in michigan's U.P and surrounded on 3 sides by lake superior) seeing houses with a second story door like that is pretty common place. The snows get so deep some years that they can end up burying the entire 1st floor so you have to use snowshoes or ski's and leave from the second story, it's rare that the snow ever gets high enough to actually reach the 2nd door but if the summer door is barricaded with snow then it'll be close enough, to at least sit on the edge first then drop a couple feet. Everyone there uses snowmobiles to get around in winter, the bridge over the canal that connects the keweenaw to Houghton (home of the MTU huskies) has two separate levels, one meant for vehicles and one with a special surface meant for snowmobiles (only one is usable at a time, in the winter they have to lower [raise? I always forget which level is which] the bridge so the snowmobile level is level with the ramps on and off
John William 4 years ago
There's also a giant reference ruler that marks their record amount of accumulated snow, if I remember correctly the mark sits at around 28 feet and some inches.
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#8
Interesting
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Not sure any rules are broken here? It allows you to read the meters through a (potentially locked) door. The other crud... it just normally collects in boiler cabinets.
Bill 4 years ago
The NEC says utility rooms shall be clear with a 3 ' radius all around. Look up "meters blowing" onnline to see why the door thing is bad.
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Ffaelan Condragh 4 years ago
That is a fire door. That is what the foam is inside for. It is meant to create a fire break between 2 areas, like the garage and the house. Doing that to the door compromises the intent.
M O'Connell 3 years ago
No. The foam is insulation because it is an exterior door. A fire door would be made of much thicker sheet metal.
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ISuckAtLife 4 years ago
When you realize you put that there without knowing, you do what you gotta do.
Megumi Saikou 4 years ago
It doesn't look like the door can fully close. Truly interesting... XD
If you want to prolong your home's lifespan, Brock advises having a professional tradesman, who you can build a long-term relationship with. "[Your home] is your investment and it needs to be protected (inspected, serviced, and maintained). There are several dozen homeowners who have Boston Home Inspectors at their home every 3 years to inspect the major items and components and give them a list of the next few things they should focus on.
For example, Brock said that in the next 3 years, some of these people will have the chimney pointed, repair some deteriorated wood and paint the weathered side of the house, fix the loose deck handrails and repair the leaning fence. "[Regular annual maintenance of the home and its items] gives the direction and what to focus on next."
#9
Seriously?? I Know You Said It Wasn’t Finished Yet
Ty Stratton-Quirk 4 years ago
That's impressive. It takes years of work to teach a house how to use stilts.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
"They said it couldn't be done. The first one I built fell over. The second one, I built on top, it walked up to soft ground then fell over. The third one I built on top of that... it walked to the swamp, caught fire, then fell over. But the fourth one, one day, will be yours!"
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Kate Priestley 4 years ago
Everyone knows you put the roof on first to keep the builders dry while they make the rest of the house.
Charles Bosse 3 years ago
No, this is definitely worth more than a parking spot.
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#10
All Right, Put Back The Other Half Of The House
Charles Bosse 3 years ago
Hah. This is a not a "smaller" home in Boston. Any SFH is palatial.
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Becca Gizmo the Squirrel 4 years ago
I like weird shaped houses. My kids dad has an octagon shaped house with a pointy roof.
Shirley Heyn 4 years ago
When you can only afford a half-of-a-house? Hard to decide if you want bedrooms or kitchen/bath. . .
Gyro Pilot 4 years ago
Salt box style home. It's a thing, regardless of how odd it appears to be.
Susann Campbell 4 years ago
This is my Barbie House. The back has no wall so you can play and rearrange the furniture.
#11
With This Design You Can Multitask. Wash Dishes While You're On The Crapper
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Guess they never heard that old saying “Don’t s**t where you eat”. (Yes, I d9 recognize that is obviously a bathroom converted to a bathroom/kitchenette.)
Taliyah Feliciano 4 years ago
When you run out of money in the Sims by buying an excessive amount of plants and just decide to give them an open bathroom floorplan.
#12
This Was Sent To Me From Masong187!
William Leighton 4 years ago
Why didn't the electrician just send the electrical pipe around the drain or vice versa?
Colleen Garland 4 years ago
They do have pieces to go around but some people are just lazy or stupid.
While creating the Instagram page, Brock wanted it not to be a science book or manual, lecturing people on what they should or not should do, we get enough of that all day long, he said.
"I wanted a spot where people could go, relate to a picture as a homeowner, laugh, and say 'I'm glad that's not my house.' And at the end of the day, they can look at their own home ... and they can say 'At least my deck post is not sitting on a bolder.' Or 'At least my home doesn't look like that.'"
#13
Almost!
#14
Found At Work Today!
Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
Don't lift that lid don't lift that liddon'tliftthatliddon'tliftthatlid
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
I would without a second thought. This actually looks A LOT like the bathroom I tore down with my bare, girlish hands, and renovated that house to make such a profit, I would 1000% dig through piles of shït infested like this to do it all again. Money good. Make gross part acceptable.
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sierra hofmann 4 years ago
Omg yes! The one where u have to pee so bad its crazy and ur searching frantically... And find many but none are useable for one reason or another! This is exactly one of those! I'm not the only one. Cool.
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#15
Now This Is A Basement We Can Party In!
Sandra Libertad 4 years ago
My first appartment had mushrooms growing in the kitchen counter
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Mosheh Wolf 3 years ago
They were , after all, looking for somewhere to party...
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Jaybird3939 4 years ago
I live in a very humid environment. They just legalized mushrooms for use as a psychadelic. We can grow our own.
#16
Hmmmm
Alex Bailey 4 years ago
A friend bought a house where they had done this but they hadn't got planning permission. If they haven't changed the outer part beware. The area had rules around how much space must be allocated to cars/parking in order to keep the roads clear. It caused massive complications for the purchase and will do again when they sell as they've not altered it.
Load More Replies... Anita Pickle 4 years ago
This a new home used as a staged model for a new housing development. For some reason the put plants in front the garages. Once the development is sold, and the models need to sell, they will rip it all out and make a driveway. It is strange and quite wasteful.
Marilyn Holt 4 years ago
They've probably turned the garage into another room or even a tiny apartment.
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
I see this quite a lot actually. People don't really own cars anymore with good communal transport. The garage door is often facing the front of the yard, so it's a good place to show of your plants.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
And the inside may be a workshop so you want to open it for air & light; the roll-up mechanism still works. It's just a change-of-use, finally a reversal after decades of people concreting their front garden into a private parking space.
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Suzanne Clark 4 years ago
I've seen model homes with this kind of setup. Apparently they think you won't notice how small the front yard really is.
Colleen Garland 4 years ago
Good catch. The builders probably didn't want to pave it. Some people like pavers but they are very expensive.
Load More Replies... ISuckAtLife 4 years ago
when you don't have enough money to buy a car, instead you buy a house
Johanne Trudeau 4 years ago
Clearly not being used for what it was originally intended for. Would make a big room...
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago (edited)
Maybe they converted the garage into an extra room, and kept the old garage door as a design detail outside, and maybe even inside as well (making sure to insulate around it, of course).
Barry Patterson 4 years ago
Secret entrance to your local Mad Scientists lair. Don't tell anyone. It's hidden.
#17
Wavy Deck! Imagine A Couple Of Cocktails
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Just drink until it's straight again, no more no less. Top up when it seems to curve again.
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Corey Smith 4 years ago (edited)
It's hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like they are recycled plastic planks. They are known for warping like that.
Kathryn Baylis 4 years ago
Warped and buckled. Was there a flood or was the wood not weather treated?
#18
Children And Drunks Are On Their Own!
Jaclyn 4 years ago (edited)
I'm not a clumsy person, but I guarantee I'd fall off that deck just right so I'd roll head first down those cement steps within the first hour of being anywhere near this.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Luckily it's designed so you'll scream loud enough that people will come and help you.
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Shelp 4 years ago
I don't see any problem here? I mean, as far I know, fences aren't mandatory, and if the people living here know they won't trip over, then why should they install one?
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
In most building codes they are, though. Just like you need staircase railings with gaps smaller than 10cm (mostly for baby heads).
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Hot-chocolate-under-a-Sequoia. 3 years ago
So here's how it would go. I come home from school and walk into the house. I see my brother. We argue about whether gold is an odd or even color and if it is right or left. I walk outside to sit and calm down. I forget that exists. I walk off. I fall. I hit my head. I get rushed to the hospital. My mother sits worriedly and my Dad paces across the room. My Brother rushes in when they can and cries about how they never should have argued with me. They tell me that I will always be right about everything now. Bam! I'm now right about everything. ... Sign me up for that house.
#19
Would Love To Chat With Who Came Second!!
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
More like when the plumbers and electricians don't get along with you.
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Falcon 4 years ago
As a telecom technician, I'm pretty sure that the plumber came second. I've had fights with my project manager about where and when to install certain things before piping is done, cause these guys do not give 2 shits about your stuff and put the pipes where the project says.
earringnut 4 years ago
Off topic but I really feel bad for all the other women named Carole Baskin.
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Bobby Sammons 4 years ago
No, when the electricians don't get along with the plumbers we would just s**t in their uninstalled toilets.
#20
Sometimes You Just Need A Little Edge!
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
You're very optimistic that the car still exists.
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Noel Benavente 4 years ago
♫ we're parkin' on the edge (you can't help yourself from faaaaalliing) ♫
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
No prob if built up to regs. Cantilevers came into fashion in the 30s with modernism.
John William 4 years ago
A cantilever would of worked but this isn't one because of the piece of angle iron making up the hypotenuse of the triangle. Which seems pretty unnecessary to me, because I agree with you that with how short of an overhang it is and the fact that the space isn't wide enough to park anything commercial/heavy there a cantilever made of 3/8" angle iron would have been plenty strong enough, I guess the extra support is incase they ever need to set a 3' wide 20' tall solid lead block there.
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Almost!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Rather old homes were plumbed with the toilet f****e further from the wall than modern homes would be. Toilets with a deeper f****e-offset are available, but they are stupidly expensive compared to regular toilets. Installing a regular toilet on a deep-offset f****e results in a space behind the tank, and the bowl being further forward than it should be.
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Candice Jenrette 4 years ago
**Attach a sponge to the door (!) = Automatic Toilet Cleaner !! 🚽🧽 ✓👍
Barbara Vandewalle 4 years ago
Kind of reminds' me of the public facility at a store when you have stand along side to open and close the door. About two inches from the door to front of the commode.
#22
Kinda Close....for New Construction!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
This is definitely a DIY job, a builder wouldn't use corrugated drain piping as a concrete form. They would use a proper plastic form, or a paperboard tube over a footing, or a pre-cast pier.
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Anna Harding 4 years ago
We had professionals come to our house to install drainage. They had to take down the posts that held up our porch. Their replacement posts looked just like this 😡
#23
Dryer Lint. The Cremated Remains Of Missing Socks
Rissie 4 years ago
Socky McStockens was a fine young sock and taken too soon from this life. He will be missed by Smelly McStockens-Sox, his life partner and also partner in crime. Together they loved decorating feet, being active as feet warming volunteers and pulling harmless pranks like insidy-outers and where-that-thread-you-feel. He is outlived by his father Punch McStockens, widower to Judy McStockens-Van Der Bilt. Both well known and greatly appreciated in the sock puppet community for their abundant addition to the performing arts.
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#24
Remember When???
You are Beautiful (He, Him) 4 years ago
Shockingly cool (sorry, I'll show myself out.)
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Let’s All Just Try And Be Decent 4 years ago
I actually had one of these in a hotel bathroom in the Netherlands when I was there for a week long event for work a few years back. At first I thought it was pretty funny. It turned out to be super useful to call the front desk for help, once I got out the shower in the morning and the handle on the door jammed and it got stuck shut. With me inside the bathroom, in a towel, at 6am. They - no joke - told me "we're sending the strongest man in the hotel" (who turned out to be the chef) "to set you free". Yes I sat in there for about 4 hours in a towel (thank God for giant towels) whilst this man tried to force the door down. I was about 5 hours late to work and no one would have believed me if the hotel hadn't apologised to my boss :D
Daisyflame4901 4 years ago
and you have to call for an ambulance at once.
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Jill Tremblay 4 years ago
my daughter just bought a house with phones in both bathrooms..... my grand daughter had no idea what they were......lol
Xavier Portillo 4 years ago
I remember when we didn't know the right way to hang the toilet paper
#25
Timber!
Ian Koch 4 years ago
if this is still standing, you could probably shoot the support out with a tank and the place STILL WOULDN'T COLLAPSE.
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Candice Jenrette 4 years ago
→ This looks like a demonstration of what happens to your BACK - when you wear improper SHOES !!
Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
At least the drop isn't too far. Small mercy
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Catastrophe555 3 years ago (edited)
For a second there I couldn't figure out how it had managed to warp a cement block. Lol, then I did a double take.
#26
Seen Something Cool At An Inspection
Ian Koch 4 years ago (edited)
I tried to think of a word that mixed guitar and gasoline. I didn't know which one to pick.
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Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
You guys have no idea how many pictures I have of cool things I’ve seen in people’s houses during inspections. This one guy had a collection of landline phone receivers that looked vaguely like sex toys from the 70s. I could make a thread about it all.
Whawhawhatsis 4 years ago
Please do! That sounds fun! I love looking at other peoples' houses anonymously -- people surround themselves with such a variety of things!
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Bent. O. Jensen 4 years ago
In Denmark, we had a famous rock band called Gasolin. The female copy-band is called Gasoline.
olivier FRESSE 3 years ago (edited)
A gas tank guitar. Like these https://www.pinterest.fr/halsomervill/gas-tank-guitars/
#27
Day 3 Of 7! Mold Week
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Maybe they accidentally used creamy cheese instead of the white glue? Easy mistake.
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Stannous Flouride 4 years ago
That looks like what's called a floating floor. The joints between the boards aren't tight, they're just tongue and groove. They're lain on top of concrete or other floors. But that underlayment here wasn't sealed properly so moisture infiltrated from either above (mopping would do it) or below (evaporation from rooms or soils below) created a perfect environment for growth.
Candice Jenrette 4 years ago
What happens when you install a new floor on top of a rotten floor. It's like sweeping dirt under the rug.
#28
Stairway To Nowhere
Neale Coleman 4 years ago
Exactly! You're just not trying hard enough! RUN up the stairs!
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Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
One of the weirdest buildings I've ever been in.
Load More Replies... Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
It's where I keep my collection of unsettling porcelain dolls.
#29
Looks Like I’m Going To Have A ‘Fun-Gi’ Day! Ok I’ll Stick To Home Inspections And Leave The Comedy Alone
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
First fix leaks (roof/wall/pipes), then consider ventilation and insulation (as condensation can do same; not this given standing water, but can be additional problem), then remove plaster/drywall & redo. Not a big deal, really, except that "fix leaks" may cost you more than a whole roof and trusses etc (or just a bit of pipework).
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Hans 4 years ago
Black mold is a species of fungus. And this looks like it has grown deeply. Extreme health hazard, this house is uninhabitable.
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Attila Ángyán 4 years ago
I have a new build house and discovered almost the same behind my bed. What happened is, i like to sleep in cold (16-17 celsius) so i dont heat my bedroom. As i was breathing overnight, moisture was condesing on the walls and giving perfect home for mold. Sprayed salty water, sanded down, repaint and heating and drying out the room solved it within one week.
giovanna 4 years ago
I've had the same prob in my bedroom. I too like to sleep in cold. Never had any probs for 10 years, but now some mold builds up around the window. I've tried specific products and repainted.. . Comes up again. I think it's because my bf moved in and now theres two of us breathing at night lol
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Jods 4 years ago
I lived like this for 2 years. It was an under dwelling (international readers please Google it!). Had a wardrobe that was placed near the wall, not right up against it, and all my clothes grew mould, shoes, boots and trainers in a cupboard were so mouldy some had to be thrown away. It was so cold in the bedroom even in summer that I had an electric blanket that I used to switch on half an hour before I went to bed so that I wouldn’t have to shiver myself to sleep. Ah, fun times.
moose man 4 years ago
omfg so we moved into our new house 2 years ago and needed a new dishwasher. you can guess what happens next.
moose man 4 years ago
we pull it out, and theres a f**k ton of black mold on the whole wall. led to 2 months of fixing it by rebuilding all the cabinets and not having a kitchen sink.
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#30
I Bet The Tree Will Win!
Ginger Royster 4 years ago
i was thinking the same thing before i read your comment lol
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Katie Lutesinger 4 years ago
Gods and men said their love was not to be, but they would not listen!
#31
I Have No Idea???
JP 4 years ago
That's an old cistern. They were made of brick and circular. Collected water for household - or farmyard - use.
Victoria Kimball 4 years ago
Agreed. I had one in a house built in the 1930s.
Load More Replies... Barry Patterson 4 years ago
Most likely is an incinerator that is covered on the other side. Common in homes in Arizona in pre war apartments. They usually have asbestos in them so most builders just leave them.
#32
Somebody Forgot To Change The Water Filter
Aria Whitaker 4 years ago
So...who has the bottle of un-see juice today?? Please pass it here...pronto.
Philly Bob Squires 4 years ago
Saw this when I first moved into my house... it looked like a rat crawled in and died. Pulled it all out and put in a $7K system with mineral tank etc. We have high iron here. But how people don't change (or don't KNOW to change them...)
M O'Connell 4 years ago
It's a particulate filter on a water line. Given the big blue tank in the background, I would surmise that this home has well-water. High concentrations of dissolved iron aren't unusual in that circumstance.
Load More Replies... Megumi Saikou 4 years ago
I wouldn't be surprised if someone had died from food poisoning already...
#33
Hope The Rock Doesn’t Move!
#34
Who Left The Trx Out During The Home Inspection??
CrunChewy McSandybutt 4 years ago
This is a sex swing. It's not overly kinky. It's great for people with bad knees.
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#35
More Water Is Going Up Than Down!
Jaclyn 4 years ago (edited)
This is a really easy fix. Just use some thread tape to make the seal on the joints tighter. I'm an amateur (as in complete novice) DIY gal and I just had to deal with this when attaching a new shower head. Took less than five minutes.
Teucer T 4 years ago
It's the swivel, not the connections. Still, it is an easy fix... Buy a new shower head grab a wrench.
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Col BatGuano 4 years ago
The leak does not appear to be at the threads. Looks more like the swivel joint, and tape will not fix that.
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
You don't fix it your ceiling is going to soak, mould, then cave in. Cheap fix if you do it right away
#36
Found The Dryer Vent!
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
Seriously dangerous fire hazard. Glad you found it. Surprised you don't have q snow white forest loving under there. Perfect heat and comfort for nature's critters :)
#37
Why Bother??
Nothanks L. Walk 4 years ago
Not sure if this is a vapour stopper, but it's definitely a fapper stopper!
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Gail Nicholson 4 years ago
Except 99% of people will flush and then step out of the cubicle, thus holding the door open while it is flushing, because they don't want to stand around waiting.
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Candice Jenrette 4 years ago
I mean : Someone wanted to shït & shower at the same time ! *MULTITASKER* 👍LOL
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
Pretty sure it's a steam room. Least you won't have to leave to use the toilet
#38
Damn I Missed The Roof Party!
Nothanks L. Walk 4 years ago
When even the lawn furrniture is throwing itself off a building, you really do need to lose a few pounds.
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
A good time was had by all, except the person sitting in the chair at the time
#39
Holy Duct! You Can’t Make This Stuff Up! Fire Waiting To Happen!
Kira Okah 4 years ago
Impressive duct, certainly a fire hazard. Not sure where people are getting the "duct tape" idea though, no one mentioned duct tape.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Actually this is completely fine if they have a secondary exhaust fan on the stack outside, so duct is always at lower pressure than the room the dryers are in. It's called a "Fan Assisted Dryer Exhaust Stack"
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Max L. 4 years ago
A thermotechnical design nightmare. Every exhaust will flow into other machines.
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#40
When You Run Out Of Shims!
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
"Is it pre-stressed or post-stressed concrete" "I dunno, it's certainly as stressed I am working here"
Amy Stone-Chandler 4 years ago
Yeah...clearly those rocks are helping. Damn foundation is cracking. Idiots
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#41
When You Don’t Fit On Your Bike, Just Cut The Floor Joists!
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Wouldn't turning it 45degrees give you less work and more headroom?
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
None of those diplomas are for common sense or structural engineering. Best camper, maybe.
#42
Well Now, This Is Not Good!
#43
Duct Tape Fixes Everything!
Marcia Cash 4 years ago
Rome was not built in a day because duct tape hadn't been invented yet.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
If that were true, WD40 would have no purpose. But together they do, yes.
#44
This Listing Agent Said They Have The Furnace Serviced Every Year!
Ian Koch 4 years ago
I'm no expert, (in fact, I barely know what's going on here) but I don't think you're going to get that quality out of yearly servicing.
Load More Replies... Layla Corman 4 years ago
My neighbor and I are good friends and run many errands together. One day we went to Home Depo because I needed an air filter. She decided to but one too. Later that day she sent me a pic of her filter that looked just like this. Before she installed the old filter, she had written the date on it in marker. It was over 5 years old.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Exactly. You can get your furnace serviced and they don’t clean the ducts. Also it’s entirely possible for this much to build up over a year. Maybe the homeowner doesn’t change the filter until they get the furnace serviced.
Load More Replies... Jill Tremblay 4 years ago
Well to be fair, this is a wall duct filter. So maybe they do have the FURNACE done every year?
#45
New Construction Full Of Mold. See The Date On The Sheetrock 4/20
Marie Pindstrup Linde 4 years ago
It shows how fast Mold can grow. And there is just as much if not more invisible mold
#46
Guess What’s Holding This Deck To The House...scary
Paul Macdonell 4 years ago
Sorry but that's right. There are 9 (assumed 9 nails put in each support board hanger in this photo. Remember there are usually support boards every 16-24" on the deck floor. They always get warped a bit when banging the nails in. This is to code everywhere I know.
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
The next one is in view, and seems neatly flush so I agree. However, there's something off as you see the previous nailholes in this one, plus being 1/2" short and this bent hanger.
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Damon Hill 4 years ago
And in Virginia, code requires nails which can be bent with your bare hands and can pull out, but use of screws which are much harder to bend and don't pull out isn't allowed.
#47
We Need To Start An Almost So Close Deck Building Club
Ian Koch 4 years ago
can't you take a hammer and bash the support into place?
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Osha Approved!
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
If three threads are fine, four as well. If four are fine, five must also be OK. If five... etc.
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
OSHA gonna call on you tonight! OSHA gonna make you serve time! 🎶 🎵
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
If you're drunk and are climbing this, all I hear is Tipsy! and then a loud splat.
#49
Much Easier Than A 3 Point Turn
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
This is the kind of feature I'd expect to see in a Bond villain's lair
Dorothy Parker 4 years ago
House across the street from mine, built in 1927, belonged to a doctor. There is a wooden turntable similar to this. It was so the doctor could back out of his garage, activate the turntable and drive straight down the driveway. The coolest feature!
Jenny Fordbridge 4 years ago
These are so much fun! There was one at the back of a lighting shop in Oxford as their customer car park was so small, you couldn't turn a car around and it was unsafe to reverse back out on to the street.
#50
May I Have A Scoop Of What’s In Attic Rafter Bay 1 And Bay 2 And Bay 3
#51
Help Wash Off The Electric Panel!
Robert Thomas 4 years ago
the after the 20 seconds of getting shocked you DIE
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#52
Not As Worried About The Duct Taped Sewer Pipe As I Am About The Amount Of Beer Someone Drinks!
Dippin Dot 4 years ago
As someone who works in the beer industry, you do NOT want to know what the back rooms or basements of bars look like. Restaurants too... It's scary.
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Damon Hill 4 years ago
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#53
Maybe Just Fill The Holes!
red panda inc. 4 years ago
HAHA! There are post it notes with cheese drawings on the mouse traps!!!! 🤣
Bernadette Circle 4 years ago
Uhhh…that’s a regular mouse trap. No post-it note needed
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Who Needs Handrails??
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Slip down the high-gloss stairs, flail wildly as you reach for the non-existent handrail, stagger across the landing and plummet through the window. This is what you get for employing Mr Bean to design your house
Mz Phit 4 years ago
At least they put bars on the window so you won't get too far...
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Steph Jay 3 years ago
I would break my neck... I lose my balance standing still, residual effects of increased cranial fluid for a prolonged time. If you wack your head so hard to black out, go to the hospital ASAP, a concussion can cause fluid to build and stay in your brain ever increasing causing permanent brain damage. Getting a spinal tap Isn't want you want, and if you ignore a head injury you may end up needing one.
#55
Awful Lot Of Stairs For A Small Deck!
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Lots of space for flower boxes, though - it could end up being the dominant feature of the house, if not the entire street
justanotherBoredpanda 4 years ago
They spent so much money on stairs, so they couldn't afford a normal-sized deck.
#56
Two Sketchy Deck Pics
Memere 4 years ago
Looks like the back end of the single car garage at our old, 1918 Craftsman bungalow! The city sewer lines ran thru the back property line, and soil was washed out due to a leak, and the back of the old garage was sunk just like this. Fixing that is gonna cost the owner a ton of money!
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
I want the interior to be full of distorting mirrors and ghostly sound effects
#57
Shocking!
#58
Measure Twice
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Someone's going to have fun picking their winter clothes out of the rubble when the house collapses
Ian Koch 4 years ago
wait so this could cause the ENTIRE house to cave in?
Load More Replies... Marilyn Holt 4 years ago
Wow--all of these are just really scary!! Without the pictures, who would believe?
#59
Looking Up An Unlined Chimney Flue
StrawberryParfait 4 years ago
Nothing wrong with this kind of flue, as long as you get a sweep after every fire season.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
That's fine if its connected to a fireplace, but if its being used by a gas furnace it needs to be lined.
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I Guess That Works!
Ian Koch 4 years ago
please explain to me what this picture is. I have no idea what's going on.
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embarrassed american 4 years ago
Having to do this now. Just waiting for that husband of mine...
#61
Not A Great Place To Hang Around!
Layla Corman 4 years ago
We used to keep ours, Skelly, in our attic too. Then, we came to our senses and just started treating him like one of the family. Friends live coming over and seeing what he is up to every day! 😉
Load More Replies... Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago (edited)
SPOOKY SCARY SKELETON. SENDS SHIVERS DOWN YOUR SPINE.
Zenozenobee 4 years ago
I feel, this is the perfect way to get rid of a body. Who would suspect this to be your upsetting N+1 remanings?
#62
Good Thing They Only Live On The 1st Floor!
GeneralZod 4 years ago
I clearly need to stay away from home improvement because I think this isn't too bad of an idea!
Teucer T 4 years ago
What you're seeing is the box the unit slides into. If it is mounted correctly, the support is not needed. What this person gas done is advertise that the unit is NOT mounted correctly and all a thief has to do is give it a little push and the house is open.
Load More Replies... Teucer T 4 years ago
Very... For people who buy window units and can't follow directions.
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Random...why???
Ian Koch 4 years ago
I think the stairs were stolen, that's why they wanted to sell the house.
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#64
At Least This One Didn’t Come Running Out When I Opened The Door
#65
We Know Who’s Boss!
Allan Breum 4 years ago
If an electrician installed this, they need their ears boxed for being an idiot.
Terje Nygård 4 years ago
Wonder if the lid slides back when you switch the button to "off" *grins* :)
#66
Moon Landing In The Attic!
ƒιѕн 4 years ago
Appears to be blown in cellulose insulation. Not uncommon when existing batt insulation is in place. Just blow over it.
Load More Replies... Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Proudly installed by 'Just Be Thankful It's Not Asbestos!', serving the Boston area since 1969
#67
Wonder Who’s Living In The Range Hood?
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Hey that's my stash. I like the smell when I turn on the vent.
Rachel Connot 4 years ago
Jazz cabbage! LMAO, gonna have to use that one.
Load More Replies... CATMONSTER2018 4 years ago
I don't like the sound of "Living" but if I had to assume, It would be some kind of Rodent Nest or Wasp nest...
#68
It’s Not The Hole In The Roof That Bothers Me..it’s Who Shot The Arrow?
#69
Listing Sheet Did Say ‘Has A Deck’
Picture Queen 4 years ago
When we were looking at homes ours claimed it had a custom patio. Turns out the custom patio consisted of 4 concrete blocks arranged into a square & someone got spray paint on them lol
MAL 4 years ago
Looks like they meant to put a deck in, ran out of money, and went with this instead.
Fluffy Griffin 4 years ago
More likely it's a house flipper. The old deck had big problems so they ripped it out and put one in that they found on the side of the road.
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Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
They've even provided a few bags of soil to cushion your fall when the handrail breaks
#70
Why?
Memere 4 years ago
Some DIY idiot put a wall right where the opening for the furnace filter is. Then they cut a slot in the drywall to slide the filter in, plus the filter isn't the correct size.
Load More Replies... Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Lol!! So much effort to get the furnace installed only to end up later blocking it with a doorway. I’d cry. But this is not the solution after you dry your tears.
Teucer T 4 years ago
Improperly installed furnace without an access to filter. It was either or take out the wall.
Load More Replies... #71
Got My Cousin To Wire The Garage Lights!
Zenozenobee 4 years ago
Maybe it's not personal, just the "I do not wan to share Grand Pa inheritance with you"
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Sebastian Melmoth 4 years ago
Thought those outlets (owlets,lol) were barn owls staring at me at first
#72
And The Homeowner Is Breathing This!!!
#73
Almost...
Noemie Houtekie-N'Da 4 years ago
Half on or Half off? Positive or negative mindset? Me: Everyone is dead in a good ten years.
#74
Still Live And Still Working!
Kevin Camp 4 years ago
Buss fuses like these were never the problem, people being too cheap to replace a blown one and putting a penny under it to bypass a blown fuse were the problem.
Chris Miller 4 years ago (edited)
The wires and insulation on them is more of the problem. Bare copper sheathed in asbestos.
Load More Replies... Damon Hill 4 years ago (edited)
Renovating a 1920 bungalow, still had some of the k**b & tube still in use. As someone once said, nothing wrong with k**b & tube as long as it's used for it's intended purpose, in our case it was powering a single overhead light in the kitchen and all was still in excellent condition. Needless to say we rewired the whole house.
Bird Mom 4 years ago
This might seem like a stupid question- but what are abestos? And why does this pic mean them? Thnx!
Teucer T 4 years ago
Doesn't. A lot of people see gray insulation and think "asbestos", but that isn't always the case. In this case we have cloth covered wiring... Which has turned gray after 50+ years.
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Wtf?
#76
When One Is Just Not Enough!
ComfyPanda 4 years ago
Ok. Is it just me, or do the things on the bottom look like those Lego pieces you put down for the Lego building foundation?!?!?!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
I believe that's click-together subfloor meant for installing hardwood over a concrete slab.
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Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
I thought you meant the white fence atop the black one. Maybe it's this house's theme, 'layers'.
#77
Yes Zip Ties Fix Everything!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
My personal fav. is 'inappropriate use of a sanitary tee'
Load More Replies... M O'Connell 4 years ago
Rust. One of those pieces of conduit leads to the outside, and isn't properly weather-sealed. It's allowed water in, causing the junction box to completely rust away.
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Missing Something?
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
Ok, inspecting a build site, making fun of the fact that the stairs will be replaced later
#79
Not Sure What Was Going On Up Here??
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
New listing - ideal for hostage videos - buyer to provide own flag and balaclavas
#80
Short On Bricks??
#81
Clean Or Dirty Snacks?
Kayla J 4 years ago
I've actually known more than one person who used their dishwasher more as a cupboard than it's intended usage since they were so used to just washing their dishes by hand.
Evil Little Thing 4 years ago
Every hurricane season my mom (who lives in the desert on the other side of the country) tells me I should put my important documents in the dishwasher because it's water proof. Um, no. They're in my go bag.
Load More Replies... embarrassed american 4 years ago
That's where my mom always hid the snacks and because we NEVER looked in there, I didn't find out until 20 years later
varwenea 4 years ago
Lots of Asian families do this. It's a running joke in many FB Asian groups.
Peter Warholm 4 years ago
This is a "Dish drawer" from Fisher & Paykle in New Zealand, in it's ultimate concept it is 'storagefor your flatware. - You just put your flatware away dirty, & it is clean when you need it again' :-) This guy is just going the 'other way'
Peter Warholm 4 years ago
https://www.fisherpaykel.com/nz/dishwashing/contemporary-dishwashers/
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Wedges Under The Floor Joists Work
Carole Reid 4 years ago
The LEGO sets should be moved. If they are complete, they could be worth more than the house.
Shelby Jackson 4 years ago
That basement looks like a nightmare! Please move the legos before they get mold on the boxes!!
#83
Ceiling Fan???
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Considering they sell "Whole House Fans" which are essentially exactly the same as this, I'd say it's a decent achievement.
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What A Cool Pic
Jenný Samúelsdóttir Herlufsen 4 years ago
This is still the least hazardous thing on this list! At least it’s not heavy nor load bearing!
#85
Well Shit! He Wins
#86
“I Made It Through The Rain”....well, Not Really!
Ian Koch 4 years ago
kinda looks like someone couldn't get to the bathroom nearly in time.
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Let’s Make A Sweater!
Teucer T 4 years ago
You are supposed to have it cleaned/scoped once per year. In my experience, nobody does. They typically wait until the dryer thermo-safety trips.
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#90
How Many Young Kids Know What This Is For?
Persp Gold 4 years ago
what sort of sick organized family keeps a phone book next to the phone
not happy and he knows it 4 years ago
I’m a kid, but I think the bottom shelf is for a telephone, and the gold box thing is for a phone book?
Batwench 4 years ago
Looks like a hatch for a dumb waiter. I wonder if the mechanics are still installed if it is? Or it could be a waste chute hatch. Either one is a great original feature.
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Susan Egan 4 years ago
I believe it is a phone shelf but the tile floor next to it looks like a bath room. I wonder if it was a laundry shoot at one time.
#91
Nailed It!
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
And are probably just required by local code to 'fit character of neighbourhood'.
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Oh, I’m Sure That Is Safe!
Walter 4 years ago
I know it's unsafe but am I the only one who still thinks that's kind of cool?
Ian Koch 4 years ago
What's wrong with this photo, is it the ladder? (genuinely don't know)
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Thank God For Home Depot!
#94
Found On Yesterday’s Inspection And Still Working!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
It's older than most people still living. It's a convection furnace (no blower, works on the principle of hot air rising), formerly fired by coal, and converted to gas at some point.
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Stephen Wild 4 years ago
There's not much on these things to go wrong so they can last forever especially since it's a gas conversion. There are only two downsides to these - first, they are blindingly inefficient and devour huge quantities of fuel - second, the hot air pipes are often swathed in asbestos since they get much warmer than those in a forced air furnace... it's likely that the pipes here are asbestos lined where they come in contact with the wooden frame of the house.
Marcia Cash 4 years ago
Those old "octopus" heaters are awesome, one little gas burner keeps a 2 story house perfectly warm.
Tina Ciancia 4 years ago
We saw one of these in a house, it had 8 arms! So it was an actual octopus, ha!
Batwench 4 years ago
Looks like someone has used an original heating furnace and has built around it and “ upgraded” it.
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Well That Works!
#96
Ugh! Somebody’s Gotta Go In!
ƒιѕн 4 years ago
My thoughts exactly, looks in good condition. I would take it.
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#97
Newly Renovated Laundry Room!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Measure twice. People don't realize that appliances come in different sizes.
Load More Replies... Barry Patterson 4 years ago
At least they could have used white or beige wires. The Feng shui is really off.
#98
Not Good
ComfyPanda 4 years ago
I can answer that!!! They weren't thinking at all!!!!! Idiots
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Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Probably stronger than it looks. There are 500 year old houses in Britain held together by trees with the branches crudely lopped off
#99
Sometimes You Just Wonder Why?
CATMONSTER2018 4 years ago
Easily accessible from the window. Over the front door... I feel like the only time you would be able to use it would be an April 1st
Steph Jay 3 years ago
For some reason I think who ever put that there had water beds. I remember my parents threading the hose up the side of the house and into their bedroom to fill their waterbed when we moved into my Grandpa's house back in 1993, having the spout right out the window would have made things So much easier.
HalfShelli 4 years ago
To any other Bostonians out there ~ now that I’ve looked through 99 of these, I’d guess a full third of them are in Cambridgeport.
#100
Now That’s Hot!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
That very well could be, but it's likely just a high-resistance connection or a poorly tightened screw.
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Adjustable Drain!
Jim Price 4 years ago
I once moved into a house to discover the kitchen plumbing was all new PVC pipe which was nice. Not one single piece had been glued together... some genius had pushed the pipes together and called it good enough, which was NOT nice. I reached for a bottle of cleanser, tapped against the U joint, and three pieces fell off. I had to use an overturned bucket to keep everything together while I looked into contacting the seller... who had vanished. Many other issues came to light very soon after.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
The pipe must be supported every such-and-such feet, they don't specify precisely how.
Stephen Wild 4 years ago
An awful lot of these fixes look like they'd actually be more trouble than doing the job properly and this is one of them...
#102
You Can’t Make This Stuff Up!
#103
Well This Did Not Work Out Too Well!
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago (edited)
I see a cute little robot sticking its head through the wall and peering through the handrail
#104
Dangerously Close!
aussie snowdropper 4 years ago
that black female used it all on her head lol
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#106
Crushing It!
#107
So Sad
tinker bell 4 years ago
what if you were clibming the steps and a hand just popt out and graved your leg
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago (edited)
Owner: "We spent so much money on the new door and side panels we couldn't afford to fix the steps!" *laughs, sips martini*
not happy and he knows it 4 years ago
A monster lives under there. Eating the toes of people who don’t go up the stairs fast enough.
Eva the Egg 4 years ago
That genuinely freaks me out, I would be scared to walk up those stairs
#108
Everybody Needs One Of These In Their Basement!
CATMONSTER2018 4 years ago
Is that one of those pipes where you pump it to draw water from the ground?
M O'Connell 4 years ago
It's a cistern pump. There's a brick tank below the floor that is (or was) filled by rainwater.
Load More Replies... #109
The Key Is In The Lockbox!
Marcellus the Third 4 years ago
Watch the LockPickingLawyer channel and you see they might as well not have locks.
#110
So Many Things Wrong! Should We Start With The ‘State Of Art’ Non Code Compliant Flue Pipe Or The Fact That The Expansion Tank Is Not A Water Heater?
M O'Connell 4 years ago
The only problem is the flue vent. Those look like the kind of silly notes realtors put on things, and they can't be expected to understand that the heating boiler also provides domestic hot water.
#111
...and You Said A Permit Was Issued?
#112
Scary!
Gyro Pilot 4 years ago
Left in place for character. Notice retro-added support from the posts on either side
Virginia Lim 4 years ago
I wouldn't have taken it out either. It is a cool piece of history of you don't need the floor space.
#113
Can’t Wait Till The 3rd Cocktail!
#114
Yep, That Should Keep The Kids And Drunk Friends From Falling!
Nubmaeme 4 years ago
Any water on the roof will be channeled under the decking. If pine needles can collect between decking and roof, water will definitely get underneath and rot and/or mold whatever is under there. If the triangle end of the rail is not tied into the rafters, it is useless and will not hold anyone's weight who should fall against it. If that railing is just nailed onto the roof, the nails are spots for leakage into the attic space and a source for mold. That's just a few of the things I see wrong. Besides, who puts a deck on the roof?
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#115
Job Done!
Smitten Kitten 4 years ago
There was an attempt to secure it with a nail on the right hand side, but probably proved way too much work.
#116
Only In Southie! A South Boston Fire Escape
#117
It’s Frost Proof, Not Freeze Proof!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
I'm pretty sure someone ran something into it. When they freeze, they split the stem tube inside, not the outer casting. Ask me how I know...
#118
That Washing Machine Drain Pipe Almost Made It Into The Pan
ComfyPanda 4 years ago
Uh almost or "close" only counts with horse shoes and hand grenades people!!!
#119
Found The Mouse Hole!
#120
Service Technicians Nightmare! Wait Until The Furnace Needs To Be Replaced
Jennifer Crompton 4 years ago
Would you have to break the walls down to remove/replace the furnace? Who would build it in like that?
#121
Where Do You Store Your Chairs, Ladder, Extra Bricks And Of Course Your Canoes?
Marea Lewis 3 years ago
And the chimney in the front is lashed to itself!
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The Ice Maker That Keeps Giving!
Saint Thomas 4 years ago
Don't want to be a killjoy, but that's very bad for you teeth and if there's a craving to do it, it can be a sign of anemia. Take care of yourself ;-)
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The Parties Will Have To Wait!
LynzCatastrophe 3 years ago
... this actually looks exactly like my parents house. Every little detail. Before we tore it down because it dropped from one of the support columns.
#124
When The Listing Agent Says The Seller Is A Contractor So You Shouldn’t Find Any Problems...
Damon Hill 4 years ago
Inspectors don't always look at work done by contractors because, well, they're supposed to be pros. I'm renovating a 1920 bungalow and the inspector actually inspects everything I do and if anything is off he tells me why and makes sure it's up to code or better. So far a couple extra nail guards has been the only issue.
Toni Alabakovski 4 years ago
This is basically what they did in our current house too. Obviously we installed it correctly after we bought the house.
#125
Mold Week. Day 1 Of 7
#126
Nothing Can Go Wrong With This!?!
#127
Well Now!
#128
Will Give You An “A” For Almost!
#129
Just Blowing Off A Little Steam!
M O'Connell 4 years ago
Somebody needs to check that the expansion tank has any air in it. That's a common root-cause of pressure-relief leakage.
#130
Well Now!
Annie Niemands 4 years ago
Reminds me of the Cecil Hotel in LA, where hotel guests complained the water was brownish, had low pressure and tasted weird. They sent someone to check the water tanks and there was a human body there.
#132
Hmmm..mistake Or Intentional?
Linus Nilsson 4 years ago
Aint this normal in older houses? You wanted the chimneys to line up on the roof, so you had to be creative inside
#133
Shouldn’t The Microwave Hood Be Installed Over The Stove?
Gyro Pilot 4 years ago
Range appears to be in an island so no opportunity for traditional replacement of the microwave
Tanja J 4 years ago
honest question- why is that traditional? in europe we don't install microwaves above the stove, we have the exhaust hood there.... is this traditional because "it's how it was always done" or were there regulations to install it like that?
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Set At A Height To Prevent Children And Pets From Interfering With The Door Closing!
Jaclyn 4 years ago (edited)
This sensor is usually at ground level as it stops the garage door from closing on small animals/humans. At this height the door could easily close on a toddler or a dog/cat because they're not tall enough to trigger it.
Load More Replies... Toni Alabakovski 4 years ago
When we moved to our current house, the eyes were above the opener to get around from using them at all basically.
#135
It’s A Nice They Are Using An Energy Saving Lightbulb
M O'Connell 4 years ago
K**b and tube! If it's any consolation, the fabric electrical tape suggests that splice was added-on 60 years ago.
#137
Well Now... I Thought I Was In The City!
Becky Klebe 4 years ago
Turkeys are everywhere year-round in Massachusetts, but usually in flocks. The ones in my city seem to know about crosswalks, too, oddly enough.
M O'Connell 4 years ago
They can't exactly fly, but they can propel themselves short distances in an upward trajectory.
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When One Just Isn’t Enough!
Stephen Wild 4 years ago
That whole panel is a house fire waiting to happen. I see a number of issues besides the main one that would give me the heebie-jeebies....
#139
What Could Go Wrong?
Ian Koch 4 years ago
I think this is a similar photo from earlier, just from a different angle...
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Where Are You Going With This One??
#141
Well, At Least They Used A Gfi
#142
Deck Building -101
CATMONSTER2018 4 years ago
I don't see anything wrong with this. Could someone please explain it to me?
M O'Connell 4 years ago
It looks like hell, but all the joinery I can see looks to be appropriate and sound.
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Can You Guess What This Is?
Ian Koch 4 years ago
I think that's actually an old thing for tying horses too to keep them there.
Load More Replies... Stephen Wild 4 years ago
At a guess, I'd say they reused these granite sets and they originally had horse ties in them.
Cynthia Bonville 4 years ago
Horse tie, for when you need to leave them unattended for a little bit.
#144
Wonder What The Code Is?
Annie Niemands 4 years ago
Wouldn't 1234 be the least used then, since they are cleaner? Enter is dirty and have to be used a lot I reckon.
Gyro Pilot 4 years ago
1 2 3 4: those keys have a diff colour, presumably from use?
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Guess What Somebody Forgot?
Mohsie Supposie 4 years ago
The shower pipe is probably built into the wall. I have seen that done many times. The shower head is obviously above, and not in the picture.
moose man 4 years ago
omfg have you seen a bathtub with the faucet on the ceiling? trust me ive been to a hotel with it and it looked weird (i dont think we turned it on)
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Giorgio Cosentino 4 years ago
I think, that it has overflow filler: https://www.google.com/search?q=overflow+filler&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjZhubj2ITvAhVimIsKHfbsD3sQ_AUoAXoECCEQAw&biw=1920&bih=969
Hayhaypaula 4 years ago
It just has a shower head! So there doesn't need to be a spigot for the tub, too!
#146
Ready For The Riding Lawn Mower!
Laugh or not 4 years ago
Vegetalised roofs are really good for insulation of the home, but also to bring spaces for wild life in cities.
#147
Ugh!
Sara Hoffmann 4 years ago
This isn't scary. This is a truss system used by roofers for repairs.
Vanessa Dines 4 years ago
They hold up really pretty well, and they are just as stable...unless you dont like heights then it is like walking on a tight rope!
#148
Now That’s Not Supposed To Happen!
#150
So Dangerous!
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Gyro Pilot 4 years ago
Boston, USA is an older town, with housing stock that is also old and predates modern building standards, hence the state of decay as well as ridiculousness of some of the upgrades. Honestly though, the situation is the same across Europe where the stock is old/ survived the wars.
GFSTaylor 4 years ago
There are still building codes and laws in Europe, you know. I lived 30 years in a flat in the attic of a house from the 1880's. Everything was up to code and safer than the s**t in these photos.
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Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Rough calculation, your 11.50pm is my 9.50pm Lol, it's perfect for evening scrolling!
Load More Replies... Donna Norman 4 years ago
"not sitting on a bolder" - I lived on the side of a mountain in an area that had experienced glacial activity eons before. The house across the street had one back corner that sat on a boulder that took up the entire back of the yard (what yard?) And then disappeared into the side of a hill behind the home. Ice vs rock? Ice wins every time. Geology 101 The mountain also had a fault line that ran across the top of it and unfortunately the only road going over the mountain ran right over it. In the winter the road actually raised up about 2 inches on one side of the fault. It was very disconcerting to drive over it going to work. Come Springtime, it leveled out. But hey, on a clear cloudless pollution free day, you could see Manhattan 35 miles away and the twin towers slowly being built. That was cool...
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
So much mould. I doubt this is just a Boston problem tho this is just where these inspectors work. I've seen and lived in some real shockers in my day and I'm not american. Mould is the worst though it stinks it makes u sick and it generally grows in the cold and damp. I learned quick to look at the backs of the curtains when checking out a rental
Teucer T 4 years ago
Also, give the bottoms of the walls under windows a quick push. If it has any give whatsoever, it's moisture compromised and definitely has mold (at the very least.)
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Charles Bosse 3 years ago
I know I am late to the party, but having bought half a duplex, learned how stupid that was the hard way, then bought a condo in a larger complex (and looked at a whole slew of places each time) in Boston, absolutely none of this surprises me and in fact I have seen worse first hand (we took down an unused chimney in that first duplex just lifting bricks off with our hands). I'm not saying Boston is the worst, but it lets developers get away with keeping some amazingly bad stuff if they "don't alter the frame or foundation". Add that to most houses being over a hundred years old with some older than the USA, and there is definitely some cringe worthy building.
human compatriot 4 years ago
I did a remodel on an old mobile office once. During demo we found a rotten hunk of moldy metal that used to be a water heater completely sealed up in the corner behind the base cabinets. Literally the only way to get to it would be take out the countertop or destroy outside floors or walls.
Gyro Pilot 4 years ago
Boston, USA is an older town, with housing stock that is also old and predates modern building standards, hence the state of decay as well as ridiculousness of some of the upgrades. Honestly though, the situation is the same across Europe where the stock is old/ survived the wars.
GFSTaylor 4 years ago
There are still building codes and laws in Europe, you know. I lived 30 years in a flat in the attic of a house from the 1880's. Everything was up to code and safer than the s**t in these photos.
Load More Replies... Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
Rough calculation, your 11.50pm is my 9.50pm Lol, it's perfect for evening scrolling!
Load More Replies... Donna Norman 4 years ago
"not sitting on a bolder" - I lived on the side of a mountain in an area that had experienced glacial activity eons before. The house across the street had one back corner that sat on a boulder that took up the entire back of the yard (what yard?) And then disappeared into the side of a hill behind the home. Ice vs rock? Ice wins every time. Geology 101 The mountain also had a fault line that ran across the top of it and unfortunately the only road going over the mountain ran right over it. In the winter the road actually raised up about 2 inches on one side of the fault. It was very disconcerting to drive over it going to work. Come Springtime, it leveled out. But hey, on a clear cloudless pollution free day, you could see Manhattan 35 miles away and the twin towers slowly being built. That was cool...
Lauren Caswell 4 years ago
So much mould. I doubt this is just a Boston problem tho this is just where these inspectors work. I've seen and lived in some real shockers in my day and I'm not american. Mould is the worst though it stinks it makes u sick and it generally grows in the cold and damp. I learned quick to look at the backs of the curtains when checking out a rental
Teucer T 4 years ago
Also, give the bottoms of the walls under windows a quick push. If it has any give whatsoever, it's moisture compromised and definitely has mold (at the very least.)
Load More Replies... Charles Bosse 3 years ago
I know I am late to the party, but having bought half a duplex, learned how stupid that was the hard way, then bought a condo in a larger complex (and looked at a whole slew of places each time) in Boston, absolutely none of this surprises me and in fact I have seen worse first hand (we took down an unused chimney in that first duplex just lifting bricks off with our hands). I'm not saying Boston is the worst, but it lets developers get away with keeping some amazingly bad stuff if they "don't alter the frame or foundation". Add that to most houses being over a hundred years old with some older than the USA, and there is definitely some cringe worthy building.
human compatriot 4 years ago
I did a remodel on an old mobile office once. During demo we found a rotten hunk of moldy metal that used to be a water heater completely sealed up in the corner behind the base cabinets. Literally the only way to get to it would be take out the countertop or destroy outside floors or walls.
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