Home Inspection Nightmares VIII

This joist hanger holds up the rear deck of a townhouse that was built with pressure-treated lumber. Unfortunately, the chemicals in the wood have reacted with the metal and destroyed the stirrup. Any real weight on this joist will result in a failure. I guess that's one way to crash a party.



Jim Rooney
Freestate Home Inspections
Annapolis, Md.
courtesy of the ASHI Reporter