This just looks wrong

[Jim Port]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Let's compare;

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Yep, a little excessive right?

Marcel

At least the joists were headered off to carry the load.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by jlerch

What happens? Saw or drill in hand and the brain shifts to neutral

It is sad my friends, for in the Residential Market, most trades don't have any supervision of any upper control, so what gets done is done, and unfortunately, not always per code.
The co-ordination efforts that is needed to prevent this type of work will not be remedied in my lifetime, so we might as well bite the bullet and enjoy seeing some of these things and learn to have more than one pen to note it all.

And foremost, is speak softly to the Client and educate.

Marcel

[pdickerson]

Originally Posted by mboyett

Pretty much each hole must be 2" from anything & nothing in the center 1/3:
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Just to clarify, notches are not allowed in the center third of the joist, but holes are allowed there. In fact, holes in the center third are the best place to put them as long as they meet the code requirements.

[Michael R. Boyett]

Yes, I stand corrected Paul. Thanks for pointing that out.

[Chuck Evans]

I'm no electrician, but don't they need to de-rate the wires when they're bundled like that?

Before anyone says anything, I know it's well beyond the scope of a home inspection.

[jlerch]

No doubt-

[Michael Vanek]

Looks Like you can fit a couple more wires in there. Maybe phone or cable.
www.FloridaInspectorCertified.com

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Hmmmm....Mr. Lerch I believe I addressed all these issues in our phone conversation regarding the lugs, double tapping, doubled neutrals ( grounded conductors ) and some issues with the wires through the floor joists.