Structural Inspection of a House

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  • Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
  • Subscribe to our RUclips Channel: www.youtube.co... Follow a structural engineer and home inspector during a structural inspection of a house.

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  • @andreah6379
    @andreah6379 3 года назад +6

    Fascinating. As a homeowner, I am astonished at just how many problems a home can have while it can look fine from a distance!

    • @internachi
      @internachi  3 года назад +1

      Thank you.

    • @AltoTheGod
      @AltoTheGod 2 года назад

      Same can go for people

    • @Sequenceinspections
      @Sequenceinspections 2 года назад

      "She looks good from afar but she's far from good".

    • @MehediHasan-ck1bq
      @MehediHasan-ck1bq 5 месяцев назад

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  • @cwlindWX
    @cwlindWX 5 лет назад +4

    In all seriousness, is this salvageable, and at what cost? Thanks, great video.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  5 лет назад +2

      Not sure. It was all corrected. Lots of work. But their dream home is still standing.

  • @sitori663
    @sitori663 Год назад

    I just had an SE out to my badly neglected condo complex. I and other owners are having problems with water intrusion due to rampant neglect of outside maintenance by our condo board & property manager.
    It was a really beautiful & unusually warm fall day so he was rushing and said many incorrect things. Example: old, leaking, mold and mildew covered gutters are incorrectly pitched and nails rusted and pulling out. Water is getting into the soffits & inside behind the brick walls. You can see water staining on the brick under the gutter seam leaks and the brick below is spalling & flaking off dramatically. There are numerous cracks in the brick in the areas where the gutters are leaking.
    He dismissed the spalling, cracking and flaking off brick as "normal" and due to snow and salt resting against the brick.
    I pointed out that the areas of spalling & flaking are covered by overhangs and thus not much snow and ZERO rock salt sits next to it. The spalling on the side of the doors under where the gutters leak are also protected from too much snow by the overhangs. The snow service shovels the snow so snow doesn't sit on the porch by the doors, and rock salt isn't put against the brick.
    The brick walls with numerous cracked brick and some cracks in the mortar - the walls where water got in due to neglected leaking gutters - he dismissed as "normal" cracking due to thermal expansion. When I pressed as to why they are only where the gutters are visibility leaking & there's been water intrusion and mold inside the walls, he begrudgingly admitted it "could be" due to water inside the walls. 🤦
    The counter-levered porch overhang - that has lots of mold on it confirmed by lab testing - has old gutters that are leaking & not draining out the downspout (so where is the water going?) He acknowledged the gutters & overhang were pitched oddly, the gutters evidencing leaking and pitched oddly, yet he didn't see a need to explore further if it was or could effect the 2nd floor since the overhang is attached to that floor - it's a flat porch roof without support beams that extends out from the 2nd floor.
    He never went upstairs. Never went into the attic. I had to push him to even look at the roof. Our roof is 2 years old & messed up! It's leaking, shingles tenting in the first year after install. A support beam is loose per a highly reputable mold remediator who went into the attic to actually inspect.
    I have received better inspections from contractors / remediators giving free estimates!
    It's really a shame that it's so difficult to find competent professionals who care about the quality of their work. And with the prices they charge - it's practically thievery.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  7 месяцев назад

      Thanks for posting.

  • @wackyguy1984
    @wackyguy1984 4 года назад +3

    You don't need to be a home inspector to tell that the house is structurally unsafe with all those visible cracks.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  3 года назад

      The client did. They were not able to be present at the inspection.

  • @townsendliving9750
    @townsendliving9750 4 года назад +1

    I'm starting my house build next year, this make me want to go dig up the ground and lay me foundation base now and give it a year to settle before building on it.

  • @nuimproves6906
    @nuimproves6906 Год назад

    Was the house habitable in state it was?? Or was it unsafe to stay in ?

  • @johnfrey1302
    @johnfrey1302 8 лет назад +4

    Talk about shoddy builder. So as an inspected how would you write this inspection up to a client. What would you say besides run?

    • @matthewharaminac6348
      @matthewharaminac6348 6 лет назад +4

      Run like hell!
      Seriously though, you just write something along the lines of "Due to several cracks found throughout the interior and exterior of the structure it is apparent that the structure is not structurally sound. It is essential that the property is evaluated by a licensed structural engineer. Instances noted in the report are not an exhaustive list or full structural evaluation and the condition should not be considered limited to defects identified in the report."

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      Stay. :) Ha. Thanks for watching, John.

  • @JohnVance
    @JohnVance 4 года назад +1

    This house is terrifying

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      Not really that bad. It all was fixed.

  • @MrWillyCC
    @MrWillyCC 4 года назад

    We have a house that’s going through similar problems, but the house is 50+ years old. Most of the damage was caused initially by poor drainage. Now that the drainage has been fixed is the house likely to stop moving??

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      The architect should answer that for you.

  • @johnwilliam8579
    @johnwilliam8579 4 года назад +1

    How much did it cost to fix and how long did it take?

  • @noblestride
    @noblestride 4 года назад

    Hi, Please kindly reply, going nuts here. I am building a resort here. The building is "L" Shaped. So at the vertical junction the building is divide by an expansion joint. The expansion joint initially was 50mm as per the structural design, however, within a span of 2 years I can see that the expansion joint gap has increased by about 25 mm to 30 mm more, and there seem to be cracks along the masonry wall diagonal and in some places horizontal. The cracks are about 1mm to 1.5mm. Should I be worried? The building is supposed to be of 5 floors, just completed 3 floors, 2 more to go.. ? Kindly advice.. Thank you so much in advance. The building is located in Gangtok, which is a hilly area, necessary soil testing for calculation of bearing capacity was done, and the building designed accordingly. Major of the foundation are combined footing, excluding the ones near the expansion joint. The cracks are at the basement around the expansion joint.. the rest of the basement areas are intact. THANKS.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      No problem. I recommend hiring a local home inspector to check things out for you and document them for you. Find one at www.inspectorseek.com.

  • @scootertheeb6172
    @scootertheeb6172 3 года назад

    I reckon most structural distress indentified in this video were caused by differential settlement of the footings, in my opinion, if it was built on piling foundation, all these issues couldn’t have occurred at all. Underpinning work is to be carried out to relevel the slab.

  • @TungPhan64education
    @TungPhan64education 6 лет назад +1

    Mostly cracked due to several causes such as:
    1 / water leakage and water reduce the resistance of soil.
    2 / The upper load is too large, can be large local load (example under bathtub filled with water) and the foundation underneath is not enough resistance, so this foundation goes deeper than the other foundation.
    3 / Some auxiliary parts are not strongly bonded to the main part, so they move asynchronously causing the crack (step and floor).

    • @internachi
      @internachi  6 лет назад +1

      Correct, Tung. Thanks for the contribution. The ground at the property is "expansive soil" which is prone to large volume changes.

  • @ryanbarker5217
    @ryanbarker5217 4 года назад +1

    sooo, a new coat of paint to hide the cracks, then?

  • @roblittle91
    @roblittle91 5 лет назад

    How old was this house the time of the video?

  • @chrissmorrow
    @chrissmorrow 4 года назад

    I'm a structural engineer having recently received my PE. Is the typical path of a structural home inspector to receive training and license through InterNACHI or similar associations?

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      Yes. I recommend watching this short video on how to choose the best training program ruclips.net/video/pIhpM7b5BYc/видео.html

    • @Sequenceinspections
      @Sequenceinspections 2 года назад

      I'm a senior engineer and also a home/commercial property inspector. The sky is the limit being self employed doing property inspections compared to working for someone. $200,000 - $300,000 a year is very realistic when you make $1,000+ every day.

  • @BC-zf1tk
    @BC-zf1tk 4 года назад +2

    Other than that , the house is fine

  • @Francisco-j1e
    @Francisco-j1e 3 года назад

    5:05 That is okay, it has screws rolf.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  3 года назад

      Screws. It's all screwed up. Thank you for watching and commenting. More videos are at www.nachi.org/webinars

  • @TheMakyato
    @TheMakyato 7 лет назад +6

    man this is madness is nothin to inspect this should be teared down

    • @internachi
      @internachi  7 лет назад +6

      It was a house that was structurally corrected. And stands today.

    • @brent2989
      @brent2989 6 лет назад

      International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) What kind of corrections were made? Driven piles?

    • @javonjohnson4394
      @javonjohnson4394 4 года назад

      @@internachi is it still standing

  • @ericswiatek827
    @ericswiatek827 6 лет назад +5

    I actually don't believe the term "caisson" is being used properly here. It doesn't sound as impressive, but for every time he used "caisson" he should have been saying "footer" or "footings."

    • @internachi
      @internachi  6 лет назад

      Interesting. Thanks for the feedback.

    • @johnh6788
      @johnh6788 4 года назад

      If you knew what he meant, then what difference does it make?

  • @bigcat56308
    @bigcat56308 8 лет назад +6

    I hope they were tearing down this house...

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      Nope. They jacked it up and fixed it.

  • @TJMODLA
    @TJMODLA 7 лет назад +1

    How about explaining some terms..? I'm using your video to supplemental training to prepare for the fed exam. I have never heard the term "Kasson" before. So, A LOT of this video make NO sense to me....

    • @internachi
      @internachi  7 лет назад

      Hi, TJMODLA. You may be interested in our more formal training courses at www.nachi.org/education.htm. Visit that page and scroll down to our courses related to structure. I recommend www.nachi.org/structuralcoursereleased2007.htm. And it's caisson.

    • @TJMODLA
      @TJMODLA 7 лет назад

      I will take a look at this. Thank you.

    • @brianharrigan8821
      @brianharrigan8821 5 лет назад

      Caisson !
      Cheers

    • @OsirisMawn
      @OsirisMawn 4 года назад

      @@internachi is this open to people outside America? I read the whole opening page, but found nothing on that particular question

  • @julianround4893
    @julianround4893 7 лет назад +1

    I feel lucky my house finished settling over 100 years ago.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  7 лет назад +1

      Understood. 100 years ago, they really knew how to build houses -- made to last.

    • @JoeMalovich
      @JoeMalovich 7 лет назад +4

      International Association of Certified Home Inspectors (InterNACHI) survivorship bias ( all the crappy 100 year old houses have been torn down already)

  • @richardt6980
    @richardt6980 2 года назад

    with all that jargon = this house is f uped

  • @MrJdsenior
    @MrJdsenior 4 года назад +3

    UMMMM...we get it, early on. That house is a boat anchor. You sure as hell don't need a home inspector at this point. You need a bulldozer operator and a really good lawyer (good luck trying to even find the corporation that built that house, cause it's likely dismantled and gone). It should be easy to find out who the corporation was owned and run by, but I'll bet it isn't, or at least even if you can, I'd bet holding their feet to the fire over this clusterfark will be nearly impossible. Oh, and the first thing I noticed when you walked up was the boarding all over the broken windows...unless there was recently a hurricane, tornado, or ungodly hail storm. Just sayin'. WHY would ANYONE, ANYWHERE, TRY to "fix" that? It's garbage, pure and simple. Even if you stopped the damage right now, to fix it all properly would take about as much work as just building it from scratch, it appears. It will be nothing but a polished turd when you are finished. "It's DEAD Jim, you take the phasor and I'll get his wallet"
    "The soil condition is not ideal"...REALLY...you have a magnificent talent for severe understatement.
    Frankly, though, you would have to be a total and complete IDIOT, or at least completely ignorant and naive to be taken in the this....as always...buyer beware. I don't even know how you would fix something like that, short of the automotive equivalent of jacking up the radiator cap, and replacing the car (and later the radiator cap). What a MESS, and all (or a large part, anyway) for some half-assed site work!!! Some builders are flat out, fraudulent, greedy, amoral, scum of the Earth crooks...as is true in most every other "industry", at least people should be AWARE of THAT. :-( The fact that you are a decent caring individual who would never CONSIDER doing this to someone else (if you are) has no bearing on what they are. And folks that build like this should be DESTROYED by the legal system, but rarely are. Is that house still occupied? At some point, if you stay in that house, you could DIE, when it comes down on your head, if something EXTENSIVE isn't done!

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      That's an awesomely fun comment and feedback, John. I like the Star Trek and Godfather cross-over reference.

    • @MrJdsenior
      @MrJdsenior 4 года назад

      @@internachi I KNEW you were on the ball! ;-) Enjoyed the vid.

  • @RICHARDPRPR
    @RICHARDPRPR 7 лет назад

    Wow earthquake Zone???

  • @bruce-le-smith
    @bruce-le-smith 5 лет назад +3

    great video, also drink every time he says #caisson or #slab is not necessarily structural 😆

    • @internachi
      @internachi  5 лет назад

      Thanks, Bruce, for the comment. I'll take a closer look.

  • @maxgirouxpro
    @maxgirouxpro 4 года назад

    15:36 As we walk through Heaven, you can see there is a huge crack in the wall-
    wait...

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      Yes. Structural defects all over the place.

  • @hardcandy7112
    @hardcandy7112 6 лет назад

    Foreclosure to Demolition..

  • @johnh6788
    @johnh6788 4 года назад +1

    A house built for a cheap rich man.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      Maybe. It's a good thing that a home inspection was performed.

  • @quincyshine2920
    @quincyshine2920 6 лет назад

    The owener should get a refund.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  4 года назад

      Thank you for the comment.

  • @matthewharaminac6348
    @matthewharaminac6348 6 лет назад

    Wow, that is one UGLY house! As they say, money can't buy taste. Too bad they fixed it, looks like it would've been a nice lot for something decent.

    • @internachi
      @internachi  6 лет назад

      Thanks for the feedback, Matthew.