Well a contractor is liable if his work is not to code. Most places require him to post a bond to get his license. So it is fairly easy to get you money back for small jobs (the bond won't cover anything substancial, and fly-by-night contractors usually have nothing else you can get to).
graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" -----------------------------------
William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Graywolf" Subject: Re: Digital profligacy
"Professionally Acceptable"
The problem is that most professional photographers do not do professionally acceptable work.
It's not just photographers. I am giving an older couple a hand by rebuilding their wheelchair ramp. At the moment they are virtual shut ins because the ramp scares the hell out of them. The slope is OK, but it's a bit too narrow for her to get her powered chair out the front door and onto the ramp.
She was also complaining that the ramp seemed a bit spongey (the combined weight of the lady and her chair is around 400 pounds).
The "contractor" who built the ramp didn't put footings under it, so the thing is sagging, and he used 2x4, 16 on center for the ramp joists, with a single 3/4 inch sheet for the deck.
Local code calls for 2x8 joists if you are going 16 on center with a 3/4 inch deck, and doesn't allow for 2x4 to be used as joists at any time.
This idiot not only didn't follow code, he created a really unsafe situation for a couple of people who trusted him to do the job, and had no way to check up on whether the job was done right.
William (Mike Holmes, Western Division) Robb
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