Need contractor req's for rotted carport post repair w/concrete footers.

[igeslov5]

Originally Posted by underPSI

Replacing the wood to achieve another 30+ years of service does not mean it won't be performed to code.

I qualified my position by saying "Anything less than repair to code makes no sense at all". Meaning as long as he is repaired to code, he is fine.

The structural engineer's recommendation is guaranteed to meet minimum code. Joe Podunk Handyman's recommendation may or may not, that was my point.

Clearly if the existing concrete footings are putting the wood too close to the earth, either code was different when it was built, or it wasn't done to code the first time, or it was done to code and the concrete has settled.

The only possible excuse for doing less than what's required to properly solve the problem is that sort of mentality a lot of these handymen have, that if they crap it up the first time it gives them a chance to come back and make more money on it at a later date. "Good enough for now" solutions are often "future nightmare" solutions. There's no excuse for poor quality, minimalist approaches for something like this. If someone is diligent enough to pay a structural engineer for his advice, I'm sure they're wise enough to follow it.

Who is going to feel good about the roof over their head if they live in a home that's cobbled together with band-aids? Not to mention the hindsight is 20/20 when it ends up costing more than the recommended fix at time to sell the home.

[Starglow]

Originally Posted by cheapdad00

Was the recommendation from the home inspector or did the home inspector recommend getting a structural engineer out to investigate further?

That quote above is basically instructing you to bring it up to the current code, so nothing earth shattering in the instruction.

No...we did not use a home inspector. He was a licensed PE from a structural engineering firm. The whole point of my post was to help locate a capable contractor to do the work, not debate the report results.

[BoBromhal]

so, where's the house, and what's the rate of response (how soon) needed?

[Starglow]

Originally Posted by BoBromhal

so, where's the house, and what's the rate of response (how soon) needed?

The house is in Raleigh, and I'd like to get the repairs done within the next 1-2 months.