Cold weather inspection

I was inspecting a house the other day. I opened an access panel to the plumbing in the main bathroom. As I Looked down where the drain overflow went through the floor I noticed what looked like a hornets nest. When I went into the craw space and crawled back to the bathroom area I saw the largest hornets nest that I have ever seen. Thanks to the cold weather and maybe a skunk or something that tore into it the nest wasn't active. Safety note: before you craw into your tight craw space you may want to do a walk around during the daylight hours to see if there may be any bees flying in or out of your foundation, siding, or any small they may find a way to get into your craw (no pun intended). Do a walk around take a few minutes if you look calmly you may notice them flying in a line away or coming in like airplanes into an airport. In this case there was a concrete block that was removed to allow access to a plumbing main trunk. And there was a small gap where someone replaced it.

Not so safe electrical connection

I seen this in the basement of a house that a local Realtor showed my kids. This would not take much to arc across the from the hot to the ground and short out this old wiring in this house and cause a fire. This should NEVER be done this kind of Jerry rigging (sorry Jerry) can only lead to disaster.

Using Planswift

I am using Planswift today to do my estimating. This is a digital takeoff software. Kind of like coloring the lines and it will do the take off in the background. This is an advanced software that has both a lease and purchase option. The company has just been bought out by Textura I talked to he sales office yesterday and they told me that this was going to bring then more financial backing and that business was normal as usual.

Sometimes you just get too busy

Take a good look at the pic and see if you realize what these guys didn't by getting in a hurry.

First Post In My Blog

This is my first blog. Looking to get off to a good start. I am trying to link this in our website so if all goes well it will work. If now here is our webpage please check it out.   www.ecoconstructionservices.com