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Spot on. The $$$ / Hassle & Risk ratio here will be crap. I do want to help the property owner but I'd be unlikely to get involved...

I see it the same as you'll see in my response to the property owner. That made me laugh out loud. Exactly. Imagine the...

Yeah. At this juncture, I don't think that it would be palatable to withdraw the offer entirely, whether it's me or somebody else...

I live in Tomfh's world and do plenty of this.

Exactly right. The nature of this is going to be that, if I get involved, I will have to have the contractor do one of two things: 1)...

Thanks for that. I agree with most of it other than it being a conflict of interest. See my previous post. Yes, both parties probably...

I don't mind taking responsibility here. It's the point of the exercise really.

Kick ass team response here, per usual. So far, that speaks to me the most. It is the contractor paying for the engineering. I do...

The situation: 1) I have a contractor client that accounts for 5%-10% of my annual revenue. 2) This contractor did some work on a...

Definitely braced for me. Even if the thing would have to roll to close a 1/4" gap at the hanger, I don't see that being a frequent...

@KootK Thanks so much! The document answers my concerns fully, and it's pretty much what I thought. It definitely helps to have it in a...

The hat truss basically functions as an outrigger system, correct? I've got a copy of this document: CTBUH Outriggers. It's been a...

Yeah, come to think of it is that straight forward. That other thread that I referenced got me turned around on this. But I guess a...

As in adhering it? Intuitively, I certainly wouldn't relish the thought of wind gusting underneath it. Granted, that would take a fair...

I see your point. With the deck boards as the substrate, that kind of feels like the boards won't try to shift away from the screw like...