A closer look beneath LA homes: deteriorating brick, deck rot and gaps under foundations

[u/DMAS1638]

A few conditions documented around Los Angeles. The photos include deteriorating brick foundations, moisture-damaged deck framing and gaps where soil no longer supports portions of a footing. Sharing a look at parts of local homes that usually stay out of sight.

Check out the link for full descriptions: https://imgur.com/gallery/things-seen-this-week-during-structural-assessments-jQwVKuj

[u/waltarrrrr]

These posts help me feel better about the old posts holding up my 1905 house.

[u/DMAS1638 → u/waltarrrrr]

Hope your house is in safe conditions! 💪‼️🛠️

[u/RU33ERBULLETS]

Wow pic 3! I once asked a senior structural engineer about a similar thing where a beam was not attached to the bearing wall that should have been holding it up. How’s that thing staying up? I asked him. “Habit” he told me. I think about it a lot.

[u/TheZonePhotographer → u/RU33ERBULLETS]

Good guy structure keeping up that habit till the next shake.

[u/BarackOballsack69]

Welcome to planet earth

[u/AvariceLegion]

Levitation

[u/jbh1126]

feel like one day my deck is gonna be on one of these

[u/ShaneDAnderson]

Whenever I see your posts on here I'm reminded why I go into our crawl space to check things out every few months...