• Traveling Engineer 61: slab crackery and contractor quackery
    Jan 30 2025

    If the contractor makes you sign a non disparagement clause, what might that tell you about the contractor?

    I ruined an agent's day today but protected two of my favorite clients

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    5 mins
  • Traveling Engineer 60 Horizontal crack in the foundation
    Jan 22 2025

    What does it mean when there is a horizontal crack in the foundation? I'veseem this a lot lately

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    3 mins
  • Traveling Engineer 59 That's not structural
    Dec 30 2024

    Sometimes I can make a client's day by telling them about what it's nor

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    3 mins
  • Traveling Engineer 58 Rafter abuse
    Jul 5 2024

    When the 70's happened there wasn't as much knowledge as perhaps there should have been. 30 foot span with 4 on 12 pitch and 22 feet on center 2x4s is a formula for uh-oh. Here's what we decided

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    2 mins
  • Traveling Engineer 57 The gap between wall and roof
    Jun 20 2024

    I got a near panicked call from a commercial property landlord. She said that the wall and ceiling had separated and you could see daylight. Yeah that's frightening. Here's how it went.

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    5 mins
  • Traveling Engineer 56 Cracked foundation
    Jun 13 2024

    When the foundation is cracked and it's all you can afford, who do you call? Well, me.

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    2 mins
  • Traveling Engineer 55 Flooding and the wrong fixes
    Jun 11 2024

    When you're not a home inspector or engineer, sometimes you know that the water in the basement is a problem but you don't know exactly how to fix it. And when the neighbor contributes to the problem, how do you manage that? I helped a woman today.

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    1 min
  • Traveling Engineer 56 the old shed
    May 31 2024

    Sometimes cities get grumpy and want 30 year old structures permitted. Here is how I helped the client

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    2 mins