"XJDano" (xjdano)
08/31/2018 at 14:25 • Filed to: Work
1
13|
"XJDano" (xjdano)
08/31/2018 at 14:25 • Filed to: Work | 1
| 13 |
I got a call yesterday that I was needed to get into the crawl space and remove the insulation that the other guys couldn’t get in. House is for sale ($199,000) but no one would buy it with the friable ACM in the basement. The house is in Hannibal, MO home of Mark Twain author of Huckleberry Finn and other stories.
The house kind of overlooks the Mississippi River, eventually. Really neat old house.
And for the resident chandler inspector:
I did stop by the riverfront as the riverboat cruise was leaving, big brass horns are loud.
Entrance to my hole:
Yes, it sucked. But that’s work. Onto the next shit hole.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> XJDano
08/31/2018 at 14:40 |
|
i hope you held your breath. that looks like compromised asbestos.
also those large brackets at the roof are probably like $500 a piece
Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
> XJDano
08/31/2018 at 14:42 |
|
Cool house, but a painfully small kitchen for the size. Someone will fix that.
Party-vi
> XJDano
08/31/2018 at 14:42 |
|
Friable ACM? Nerp. I didn’t know you worked in remediation.
|
XJDano
> Party-vi
08/31/2018 at 14:53 |
|
Been doing it for 19 years now. It’s a job. Pays well enough for only a high school education.
|
XJDano
> OPPOsaurus WRX
08/31/2018 at 14:56 |
|
That’s the job, remove the Asbestos. The other guys got what they could reach - 2’ into the hole- I had to climb in and do the rest. I wore a respirator the entire time.
It’s interesting to see the additions done, like cutting holes for duct boots and leaving the section of wood flooring in the crawl space.
|
Party-vi
> XJDano
08/31/2018 at 15:00 |
|
That’s how I feel about my job as a PM.
Chariotoflove
> XJDano
08/31/2018 at 15:06 |
|
At least it looks like a cool-ish gray day. Could have been more uncomfortable if it were sunny and hot.
BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
> XJDano
08/31/2018 at 15:11 |
|
The asbestos insulation is a thing that people care about where you are? All of the older houses around here have it (in about the same condition) and most home inspectors are like “eh, whatever”.
Ash78, voting early and often
> Party-vi
08/31/2018 at 15:22 |
|
Prime Minister?! Sounds pretty fun, got any openings?
I’ll do Canada or New Zealand, or even a Spanish-speaking country if they don’t mind mediocre Spanish.
|
XJDano
> BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind
08/31/2018 at 15:25 |
|
That’s the story. Guy’s wife died, he remarried, and going to move in with next wife. House doesn’t sell, so spend some money. It’s in the pictures on Zillow, I would have knocked off $20,000 an offer if I was looking at it.
This was In not great shape, so possibly.
|
Party-vi
> Ash78, voting early and often
08/31/2018 at 17:19 |
|
If you like long hours, line item estimating and your significant other giving you shit for getting home late all the time, have I got the job for you!
gmctavish needs more space
> XJDano
08/31/2018 at 18:20 |
|
Just a respirator? A sbestos abatement guys around here have heavy duty respirators with goggles and the whole hazmat style white coverall with a hood.
|
XJDano
> gmctavish needs more space
08/31/2018 at 20:58 |
|
I also wore a tyvek. Suited & booted.
My 1/2 mask accepts P100 HEPA cartridges. I feel safe when I don’t pick out black or white boogers on the way home.