Tom&Shelly wrote:dbhosttexas wrote:Determined the failure of the closet rod in the master suite. The rod pocket was mounted to a 14" piece of 1x6 pine that was in turn nailed to the sheetrock wall.
Notice I did NOT mention any studs right?
F#$%ing geniouses that built my house...
Ah, yes: Load bearing dry wall! Shelly and I renovated a house once and discovered similar such marvels.
Tom
I am going to state this CAREFULLY and be clear I am NOT making any accusations, but I am CURIOUS IF the home inspectors when my house was built were being paid under the table by the contractors, or MAYBE they were thoroughly incompetent, because I have found things in the way my house was built that NEVER should have passed any reasonable inspection.
I am not asserting those things DID happen or WERE the case, but I am asseting I am curious IF these things happened or were the case...
Seriously though. Who the heck nails a pine board directly to drywall and expect it to be a supporting member?