Presenting a new series -- shoddy workmanship -- things that have to be re-done because they weren't done the right way the first time. We've had the pleasure of ripping off our shingles (which took four days to apply and 1 hour to rip off) so that we could expose the beams that support the second floor. Because of the sub-par work that was done by Mark B, Ed wants to double check to make sure that nothing was overlooked. You may recall that one of the beams suffered from some major rot. After we discovered that we asked Mark to take off all of the sheathing to look at the beams all the way around the house -- we'll that never happened.
Luckily when we did this we found the beams to be in pretty good shape. Also luckily we found that the
replacement studs that Rocky and Mark put in were not done properly and were therefore not structurally sound. You can see in these photos that the studs (the 2x4 wood) are not cut properly and that there is a gap between the top of the stud and the "plate" or the beam.
The problem with this is that the stud is
meant to carry some weight and if it's not touching the plate, then it is carrying NO weight.
We'll keep you updated as more things are uncovered!
Luckily when we did this we found the beams to be in pretty good shape. Also luckily we found that the replacement studs that Rocky and Mark put in were not done properly and were therefore not structurally sound. You can see in these photos that the studs (the 2x4 wood) are not cut properly and that there is a gap between the top of the stud and the "plate" or the beam.
The problem with this is that the stud is meant to carry some weight and if it's not touching the plate, then it is carrying NO weight. 
We'll keep you updated as more things are uncovered!
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