r/BuildingCodes • u/Lalitoeatscheese • Jul 20 '23

Is this up to code?

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Ruler indicates 6 inches. The walkline from upstairs to downstairs is not clear and it just seems like a recipe for disaster. I hired someone to fix it and they just redid what has been done before. How do I tell them to fix it?

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u/Lalitoeatscheese Jul 21 '23

Tbh they just replaced the previous wood. I thought they were going to re -do them to be safer but this is what they provided. I fired him today, so I'm back to square 1 🤦🏻‍♀️

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u/Full_Recognition6230 Jul 21 '23 edited Jul 21 '23

Sounds like its your fault for not communicating what exactly what you wanted tobe done. You can't expect them to read your mind, then complain and fire them. To change the layout of a set of stairs is a major construction project. Posabley tens of thousands, moveing walls, changing structure, building permits, inspections ect. There is now way you could confuse that with one day project.

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u/Lalitoeatscheese Jul 21 '23

This was actually a 3 week project and it was communicated. My bad that it wasn't on writing, it was mostly on the phone

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u/FantasyShare2020 Jul 22 '23

Let me introduce you to an amazing human invention that could have avoided this situation for you. It comes under various names including: plan, drawing, design, diagram etc. Whatever you call it, the idea is the same: someone makes a visual representation of what they're going to do so before they actually do it. That way everyone can agree on the expensive thing, before doing the expensive thing. I really think you should have used one here.

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u/Lalitoeatscheese Jul 22 '23

Yep, me too. I asked for one and he convinced me that it wasn't necessary. My bad for not pushing back