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This
is a main electrical panel with a mismatched panel and cover.
You should not be able to see or touch the wires inside,
plus the cover also serves to help keep the circuit breakers
in place. This hazardous installation needs repair by an electrician. |
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This
is a fairly typical non-professional/DIY installation that
should be properly repaired by an electrician. It’s a
safety hazard. All wire splices should be done inside
a junction box with proper connectors and a cover installed. |
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This
drain has no trap at all and has an amazing assortment of
fittings and materials. All drains should have a “P”
trap installed to prevent sewer gas from entering the
house. Do you think a plumber did it? |
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Almost
anytime you see tape used on a plumbing pipe there’s
a problem present. Tape doesn’t stop leaks for very long;
we recommend repair using proper new parts. |
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This
is a “saddle” or “cricket” which is built
on the roof above a chimney to direct water around
the chimney. Unfortunately, this one doesn’t quite make
it around the chimney. It’s directing the water right
to the corners where leakage may occur. |
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The
pipe on the left is the furnace exhaust vent, which carries
hazardous exhaust gases safely out of the house. It’s
wrapped in aluminum tape and the aluminum is completely rusted
away under the tape. This DIY “repair” is a health
and safety concern that should be repaired immediately.
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These
electric service wires have bare areas that need to
be covered by an electrician so someone does not accidentally
touch them and get electrocuted. |
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The
box with the large scorch mark on it has been improperly modified
so that the wires could go out the conduit at the top of the
box. Unfortunately the wires shorted out by allowing
the box cover to cut through the wires inside the box. |
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The
vent pipe from the water heater is the longest we’ve
ever seen. It runs along the perimeter wall around two sides
of the room and then enters the chimney. This is way too far
to be functional. The pipe was riddled with rust holes and
exhaust was spilling out at the water heater draft hood into
the house. |
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Whoever
installed the black plumbing pipe cut this floor joist
all the way through to make room for the pipe, a big structural
no-no. |
