(03-31-2019 09:15 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  After the past two days the former owners of this house really grinds my gears.

We are scheduled to have our HVAC replaced. The current system is 30 years old and at this point held together with baling wire, duct tape and bubble gum so we decided to replace it.

Problem is, the previous owner built a damned deck and steps leading from the higher back porch deck to the lower level deck around the existing unit so in order to replace it we have to tear out a huge portion of the deck. Doesn't sound so bad does it? Nothing is easy around this house. The deck was obviously put together with whatever was at hand. Some parts are nailed, some parts use Phillips head screws, some parts use square drive. Sometimes it's all three in the same board. Absolutely nothing is square, two of the main support poles are as much as 1 1/2" off-center, and there's so many places where he scabbed in a piece of board to make things work that there seems like it's three times the amount of wood that should have been used.

I'm to the point now where I'm just going to tear it all down, even the part that I could have left, because it's going to be easier to start from scratch than to try and replace that jury rigged, God-awful mess I spent the last two days tearing out. The good thing is that since I don't have to be careful to prevent damage this demolition should go smoother. Time to break out the Husqvarna 440!

one would have to be an idiot to enclose their condensing unit....

yeah, that would grind my gears to the nth degree...

when I designed/built my house, the water heater, air handler, and condenser locations were critical points of attention....

when it was inspected before the sale (due to divorce), the only point of contention was the tonnage/ft2......then I showed the buyer my power bills......