One of the worst decks I’ve inspected

That 2x4 with the rip along side it was actually the best work!

About 30 years ago i built a 12x24 deck behind my house. I'm an auto mechanic, not a carpenter. I researched deck building, asked a few friends questions and even went to the library and took out a few books on how to do it. I didn't get a permit to build it and someone must have said something, because a building inspector showed up when i wasn't home to inspect it. My wife said the guy went out on it, looked around, then jumped on it a few times. Then he said, " who built this, your husband?) My wife was nervous and said yes, why. He said, i can tell because its built with over kill. This deck is probanly sturdier that the house, he did one hell of a job. Just tell him to get the railings up as soon as possible. She asked if he was. Oming back to inspect the rail, he said nah, it will be ok. He signed off on it and that was that. Never built another one.

holy shit when he revealed the 2x6 is all hung on a piece of decking I lost it

It’s OK, the Hot Tub will cover the splice in the floor boards. 🤣🤣

As bad as this is I think I'm more surprised that you walked up those stairs after showing us how poorly they were attached.

Thank you, to whomever built this deck, for making us all feel better about our "craftsmanship"

That deck is terrifying to look at. Can you imagine this family having a house party and 7 or 8 people on this at once?

ABSOLUTELY tear it all down and start over. It's incredible how it almost resembles a deck if you squint, but upon any inspection is an absolute nightmare how poorly it is assembled. the material is literally almost all there to make a decent (albeit slightly smaller, wrongly fastened) deck. amazing. thanks for sharing.

This could be used to train new inspectors because it has one of everything you could get wrong on this job.

I feel immensely better about the "shoddy" work on my own deck after seeing this work.

I was like "oh well some ppl tried to do a project but did a bad job" until i saw the screws "holding" the stairs up XD

I grew up with parents that always worked on our homes, long before the house-flip fad. Not for profit, but for personal investment in a home. My father was obsessive about doing it right. I don't know if I'll ever get to own a home in todays world, but I still like watching these to learn the most important details: What NOT to do!

In my 47 years as a carpenter, I've probably built North of 300 decks. In the late 80's they were all the rage and we were knocking out more than 30 a year for a while. I've seen and fixed some horrific things, even worse than this disaster. This is a complete tear off. There's nothing here to save except maybe some wood for other projects. And the worst part about this kind of stuff is that the homeowner or contractor that ruined this lumber pile this was undoubtedly proud, and probably even bragged about his carpentry "skills" to whoever would listen. Guys like this are part of the reason some inspectors are so hostile. They're sick and tired of the constant battle with idiots.

As a carpenter this just blows my mind.... did kids do this? Probably won't need to tear it down it will fall on its own.

I've built,rebuilt,repaired alot of docks and decks in Florida. And have never seen such shotty work. Unbelievable!! I would absolutely be ashamed of myself if I ever left my work like that. Careful going up and down those steps. Great Job calling that out ty

that home owner hates his wife and this deck is the perfect crime 😂

Sad part of this is some unsuspecting homeowner payed someone good money for that deck

Its videos like this that get me in trouble... I see someone else do an awful job and think i can do it better... Next thing ya know the car doesnt run anymore

Wow what an eye opener. Thanks for posting this.

Really good video. Just walking by, it looks like a BEAUTIFUL deck. YOUR attention to detail uncovered the secrets. That is why you exist, and I pay you 😂. KUTGW