Be Very, Very Careful Where You Step!

[Jay Markanich]

If you ever go into the attic space of an old farm house,

get to the top of the creaky stair case,

and look around to decide where to go,

but see a spot in front of you,

between the floor joists,

that appears to have been stepped into before,

and you feel glad that it wasn't you,

but wonder what that dimple,

with the light coming through,

might look like from the other side,

well,

this is what it might look like!

My recommendation: when you go into the attic space and need to walk around, walk only on the rafter joists!

[Dominic Maricic]

Yikes, that needs a little fixing!

[Dennis R Goudreau]

Jay the lesson here is to much shopping 

[Drew Levy CPI]

Jay could I use that pic. in a "see what a cheap inspector will do", bit of marketing?

[Jay Markanich]

You may take it Drew!  Hey, when it goes into the public domain, it is in the public domain!

[Jay Markanich]

Look how thick that plaster is!

[Drew Levy CPI]

You may take it Drew!  Hey, when it goes into the public domain, it is in the public domain!

Thanks Jay, I was always taught to ask first. 

Yeah, that's a good one. He really put his foot through.

[Jay Markanich]

He must have been heavy too.  That lathe and plaster typically has more ooomph than drywall.  And where he stepped was right at the top of the stairs, which had a pretty large cavity.  Usually up there they put a small platform to stand on.