In NC. At friend's house. She claims the inspector told her that she'd need to have someone come use steel wool to scrub all the rust off this header plate. There's another over the garage door. I say he's full of schitt and probably shouldn't be an inspector based on the other ****ed up shyte I've seen here (that he never mentions) from improperly installed boots to rats nest service panels.
She learned from a "handy man" that the rust could be scrubbed off both pieces of bar stock for $350. I say bullshyte! Con, total con.
The stock may be a flat on angle iron and it's 1/8th inch thick. I can't find any NC residential code that calls for "rust free" bar stock in header construction.
Why couldn't I simply hit it with some phosphating solution and be done? It's not exposed to rain at all.
This area of retired and widowed women is prime targeting area for scammers and charlatans.
She learned from a "handy man" that the rust could be scrubbed off both pieces of bar stock for $350. I say bullshyte! Con, total con.
The stock may be a flat on angle iron and it's 1/8th inch thick. I can't find any NC residential code that calls for "rust free" bar stock in header construction.
Why couldn't I simply hit it with some phosphating solution and be done? It's not exposed to rain at all.
This area of retired and widowed women is prime targeting area for scammers and charlatans.