DIY, House Flipping, Remodel Hazards

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ramsy

Roger Ruhle dba NoFixNoPay
Location
LA basin, CA
Occupation
Service Electrician 2020 NEC
petersonra said:
Why would a permit or inspection prevent this?
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No plans, building code, or appliances are listed to avoid catastrophic fires by explosively blowing out the flames.

King Micky Mouse blew the walls 100ft away from the structure, leaving nothing but a roof on top the basement.

That kind of custom redecoration can't be deliberately engineered.
 
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curt swartz

Electrical Contractor - San Jose, CA
Location
San Jose, CA
Occupation
Electrical Contractor
Over the years there have been several homes in my area destroyed by gas leaks in the street lines. The gas finds underground paths to enter structures. The older orange plastic gas piping PG&E was using for years had been developing leaks. I can't remember the name of the piping but all of it had to be replaced with the current poly piping they are using now.

Probably 20 years ago a contractor was horizontal boring in the street for communications (fiber) lines. They hit a gas line. Fire department and gas utility were onsite evaluating the situation when a nearby house exploded into toothpicks. The gas had found its way into the home. Luckily no one was home at the time.
 
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ramsy

Roger Ruhle dba NoFixNoPay
Location
LA basin, CA
Occupation
Service Electrician 2020 NEC
curt swartz said:
Fire department and gas utility were onsite evaluating the situation when a nearby house exploded into toothpicks.
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Incredible, but it makes sense. Never realized a raised foundation with no basement could be an advantage.

Natural radon, abandoned wells, or utility line leaks have some ventilation in a crawl space before rising thru the floor.
 
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ramsy

Roger Ruhle dba NoFixNoPay
Location
LA basin, CA
Occupation
Service Electrician 2020 NEC
curt swartz said:
The gas had found its way into the home. Luckily no one was home at the time.
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PaulMmn said:
Accident in the meth lab??
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Joe.B said:
there are at least 200 more articles like these
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There is also an epidemic of fire-alarm failures from hard-wired smokes installed where battery-powered alarms should go.

If remodel hacks remember the alarms, they typically get the cheapest hard-wired model. If they work at all, its only temporary with a backup battery, not intended to run indefinitely without a line voltage connection.

Don't know if Ionization, Photoelectric, or CO detectors identify natural gas, propane, smoldering hash, or meth, but the increased hazards are enabled by the mortgage industry, who finances unqualified owner builders, and the hacks they hire.

And, the insurance industry wont screw the mortgage provider or bank.
 
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