One of the worst decks I’ve inspected

Unbelievable how many things are wrong with this deck. Whether you’re building a new home, addition, or building a deck, have the work, professionally inspected before you give them the last payment on the job. If you don’t, you may be stuck with shotty work. Please like and subscribe! #bloodhoundhomeinspection #homeinspection #deck #unprofessional  #howto #viralvideo #deckbuilding

[whical]

That 2x4 with the rip along side it was actually the best work!

[kenbtheman]

About 30 years ago i built a 12x24 deck behind my house. I'm an auto mechanic, not a carpenter. I researched deck building, asked a few friends questions and even went to the library and took out a few books on how to do it. I didn't get a permit to build it and someone must have said something, because a building inspector showed up when i wasn't home to inspect it. My wife said the guy went out on it, looked around, then jumped on it a few times. Then he said, " who built this, your husband?) My wife was nervous and said yes, why. He said, i can tell because its built with over kill. This deck is probanly sturdier that the house, he did one hell of a job. Just tell him to get the railings up as soon as possible. She asked if he was. Oming back to inspect the rail, he said nah, it will be ok. He signed off on it and that was that. Never built another one.

[smatternschain]

Thank you, to whomever built this deck, for making us all feel better about our "craftsmanship"

[coaltrain]

I remember when my dad and I built my deck. When the building inspector came over he started laughing. He looked at my dad and said”Are you going to drive a bulldozer across this deck?” Everything my dad built was built to last. Miss you pops🤙

[andrewtrushinski]

As bad as this is I think I'm more surprised that you walked up those stairs after showing us how poorly they were attached.

[rexwoodville-price]

This could be used to train new inspectors because it has one of everything you could get wrong on this job.

[smartysmarty]

In my 47 years as a carpenter, I've probably built North of 300 decks. In the late 80's they were all the rage and we were knocking out more than 30 a year for a while. I've seen and fixed some horrific things, even worse than this disaster. This is a complete tear off. There's nothing here to save except maybe some wood for other projects. And the worst part about this kind of stuff is that the homeowner or contractor that ruined this lumber pile this was undoubtedly proud, and probably even bragged about his carpentry "skills" to whoever would listen. Guys like this are part of the reason some inspectors are so hostile. They're sick and tired of the constant battle with idiots.

[mamba]

It escalated from “ok that’s fixable” to “burn it down” very quickly

[swampcastle]

I feel immensely better about the "shoddy" work on my own deck after seeing this work.

[DOITWITHDAN]

Its videos like this that get me in trouble... I see someone else do an awful job and think i can do it better... Next thing ya know the car doesnt run anymore

[davehope]

Sad part of this is some unsuspecting homeowner payed someone good money for that deck

[Valca.Design]

My dad retired last year from his position as city building official. He got so depressed because he just wanted to keep people safe and everyone hated him for it; he got yelled at by homeowners who didn't follow his instructions, he got yelled at by contractors who were cutting corners, he got yelled at by the council for everyone else yelling about him to them. Thank you for your work and for having those uncomfortable conversations. I know the stress can be high.

[synergy]

The builder had never heard the term "On Center". Well, for that matter, he had never heard of plumb, level, secure, solid, standard, accountability, integrity, workmanship, minimum requirements, allowable span, anchored, quality and my personal favorite: Building Code

[Steve-lqln]

As a carpenter this just blows my mind.... did kids do this? Probably won't need to tear it down it will fall on its own.

[Drunkoncouch]

It’s OK, the Hot Tub will cover the splice in the floor boards. 🤣🤣

[Jedi_Luke]

This build has "I know a guy who can do it cheaper" written all over it 🤣

[jublywubly]

I'm not a carpenter or a builder by any means, but even I can see that won't hold up for very long. The most astounding part, to me, is the lack of support for the stairs.

[notgilty]

As my late father used to say: "Just cause you own a hammer don't make you a carpenter."

[mvcharisma]

They spent way more time trying to make scraps work, then if they had done it right in the first place 😂

[salmonella]

I want to see a video of you telling the owners it needs to be removed and redone. That would make my day.