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Good afternoon Bill,
 
I came across your website today (like a ray of shiny hope ;) and would like to know if we could arrange an inspection of a balcony here in SLO?
Lynn I  2/10/2010

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    Hall of Shame-Sat Dish Wires Drilled Through Door

    Tuesday, 02 March 2010 17:32 Deck Expert
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    Sat Dish Cables
    Smoke 'em if ya got 'em!
     

    Hall of Shame-Deck Flashing Cut to Install Overflow

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    Here's a deck where they had to put in overflows in case the drain on
    the deck became clogged, water would have a place to go...
    except the idiot cut his flashing down to the level of the deck. 
    So what wa sthe point of flashing anything then? Note the failed rusted
    flashing to the right of the "overflow".  
     

    Hall of Shame-Bag Filled With Disgusting Mass of Butts

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    So were were working on this deck in Solvang CA.
    This bag of cigarette butts was sitting on the deck...
    all in all, a pretty disgusting habit to acquire!
     
     
     

    Hall of Shame-Why Door Trim Can't Be in Contact With Substrate

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    So here we have a pic of a deck we demo'd today,
    11 17 09. Besides the flaw of it having OSB as
    a substrate, the dryrot damage has been caused by
    the trim in contact with the deck. You can 
    see the problem clearly by right clicking/view image.
    The coating has been wrapped up the trim.
    WRONG! The water running down the trim
    has now gone behind the coating and under,
    rather than out and over. 
     
     

    Hall of Shame-Oops, I Think The Beam Broke...

    Monday, 22 February 2010 23:27 Deck Expert
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    Holy crap Batman, look at that beam (to the right of the horizontal
    support)...it's broken in two!
    Yep I couldn't believe it either...how long has this deck been failing
    for someone to finally make repairs?
     

    Hall of Shame-WTF? Idiot Satellite Dish Installer Strikes Again!

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    We were working this job in Ventura; the decks are being redone 100%, inc
    replacing plywood dryrotted out, repalcing all the flashings, and installing new Mer-Kote
    decking. We were off the job for a day while railings were going in. When we
    came back, we found an idiot sat dish installer had come by to put in this dish...
    Well he drilled holes in the stucco looking for solid backing, couldn't find any,
    drilled more holes, couldn't find any, then drilled again and finally found solid backing
    to lag the dish to the wall. Then he ran his wire, nailing through the top of the wall, and
    running the wires down to the entry point through the wall. With the wires running straight down
    into the wall, the water will run down to the wall to, trying to get in. 
     
    Any one wanna bet that water eventually will get in?
     
    These wires should have been run in  a J fashion, so water running down would run to 
    the bottom of the J, falling off before getting to the wall. IDIOT! We voided the warranty
    unless/until the contiguous building materials are repaired properly. 
     

    Hall of Shame-Perfectly Good Tile Demo'd so Installer Can Fix Perfectly Bad Waterproofing Job

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    So here's yet another tile covered deck getting demo'd 
    after water intrusion occurred at the railings and even in the 
    field of the deck! I was in Avila Beach looking at a job and 
    I saw this work going on 2 doors down.
    Lesson of the day-
    You can buy cheap waterproofing, but you'll eventually 
    pay for it!
    Call Central Coast Waterproofing at 805-801-2380
    When you want it done right the first time!
     

    Hall of Shame-Nightmare on Rincon Drive Continues?

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     Editor's Note-These photo's are of a job I bid on for a tile deck
    waterproofing system. The previous system had failed miserably and
    caused tens of thousands of dollars in damage to the structure. 
    The general hired another decking contractor, whose name shall remain anonymous.
      They were installing the flashing last week when I stopped by.
    This is what I saw in the few minutes I was there.
    This job is on a multi-million dollar home on the beach in Ventura. I was told I was to high in price.
    Lowest price doesn't mean high quality!
     
    Here we see the drip edge terminated at the column. 
    Note the apx 1" return up the wall...how the hell is any paper 
    ever gonna lap over that properly? And where do you think
    the water is going to go at this area?
    Probably into the contiguous building materials instead of out and over. 
     
    Above is the window/door pans at one area of the deck.
    Enlarge this pic (Right click on image, click "view image") to see
    what I'm critiquing better. The contractor is hacking together
    his flashings to make a door pan and window pan. Note the lack of caulk
    at the seams. I only uise one piece pans in my door and window openings.
     
    Deck Expert's prediction-this job is gonna be a massive leaker!  File under "Future Work"
     
     
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