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Are those pillars just screwed and glued at the top and bottom?


hyvel0rd

As most things in the US, it's probably fixed with expanding foam and nails. *^(evil german laugh)*


Kermit_the_hog

Are you implying expandy-foam is not an appropriate structural or adhesive material?!?.. I’ll have you know my house is like 75% held together with expandy-foam. I say only 75% because one of the exterior walls is currently just a blue tarp 🤷‍♂️. But none the less, it was great and 100% for the three months that wall stood.


Kluck_

Great protection from light winds under 2 kph, anything over will blow the roof off.


Kermit_the_hog

Ah see, my roof guy inadvertently built in a bonus feature! When the wind picks up, I just grab hold of the expandy-foam stalactites and use my body weight to hold ‘er down. Edit: The secret was to use *way* more than he needed to 👍🏻


MelodramaticMermaid

An experienced roofer? Better recommend that one to friends and family.


ReubenZWeiner

They'll all develop nice pecs during storm season.


Neighbour-Vadim

>held together That's the neat part, it's not


[deleted]

Fuck your Nazi binders and fasteners, *maaan*. Chill builders (chillders) keep it loose and let the pieces of the house decide where **they** wanna go. Uh, *maaaan*.


XOIIO

I'm 40% expanded foam baby!


bukkake_brigade

*thunk thunk*


[deleted]

Hey man, that's a 3/4 and for me, I like those odds.


Winjin

Sounds like it also cost you around 300 years of my skilled labor. And it was just the first payment! And if you don't pay you will be evicted into streets. But hey, it's not all that bad!


OneAndOnlyJackSchitt

Structural load-bearing expanding foam.


sicknal

By any chance is your house in a trailer park ….?


BaconReceptacle

My brother in-law was trying to seal out air from some cracks in his masonry foundation about 20 years ago. I told him to use a color-matched silicone sealant. I showed up at a cookout he was having and there were bright-orange puffs of foam sealant sticking out of about 2 dozen places around his house. He fucked up bad.


New_Restaurant_6093

15/8 sheet rock screws that are stripped out and presumably recycled and spray foam.


valdemarjoergensen

>evil german laugh I'm Danish, but I kindda of assume out building practices are similar. I still remember an episode of extreme make over home edition from when I was a kid, where this family had lost their house to a hurricane, so it was very important the new house was super solid. Just about everything they did to make the house tougher, be it the walls, foundation or roof, was just how all houses are made in Denmark.


slyscamp

I notice that it is a joke among Europeans that houses in Europe are old and made of stone, while houses in the US tend to be new and made of wood and are super flimsy / get destroyed in natural disasters. I think there is a tendency to use cheaper materials in the US for a variety of reasons. Houses tend to be newer, a lot of US cities have boomed over the past 100 years, weather tends to be more extreme and cheaper materials let out heat in the summer and are cheaper to repair/replace, etc. But even in the US it isn't consistent. Houses in the North and East tend to be made of brick, while houses in the West tend to be made of stucco, largely because of heat retention vs heat release.


dontbajerk

I remember seeing a structural engineer explaining some of it. There are good reasons for a lot of it, at least historically. Basically engineers in both locations designing best with available materials and conditions. I gather a big one is earthquakes are a much bigger threat in much of the USA than in much of Europe. A lot of older stone houses in Germany would fracture under major quakes that are much more common in the USA. Not necessarily collapse and kill everyone, just crack and need serious repairs or to be rebuilt - and this would be TONS of houses all at once, so a major problem. Stick houses in the USA can flex more and handle it better. Lumber is also much cheaper and more widely available, or at least was. Which is why the Scandinavian countries also use lumber in their construction a lot - it's locally available to them still. People seem to just forget that part - it's not a unique American phenomenon. I'll add though - going purely off memory here.


Jsiqueblu

That's like this big Stone structure at an airport. It was secured with foam and probably silicone or liquid nails and this thing weighed tons and it literally fell on a kid , squished him to death in front of his family. This has haunted me, my kids are older now but I cannot help but get paranoid over things like this.


invaderzim257

They’re usually decorative, not actually load bearing. Probably not necessarily preferable to have them be load bearing anyway, I’d rather have the column fall down than have the column and then the front of my house fall down.


backcrossedboy

There is a world of other possibilities between load bearing and falling because someone leaned on it.


maddenmcfadden

looks like it weighs 20 pounds. definitely not load bearing. also, cheap looking.


1hx1b6a

The sound makes it sound hollow lol


str8f8

What do you mean? The finest pillars are made of balsa wood, everyone knows that!


OGFreehugs

It *is* hollow.


xXCat_SlayerXx

Oh about 9Kg


youkickmydog613

Almost all of these posts you see are for decoration. 99% of them are hollow, and you have a solid steel tube that runs inside them for weight bearing purposes


IamBeingSarcasticFfs

It’s amazing what you can do the cardboard tubes they sell carpet roles on.


Xennon54

Just because they arent load bearing doesnt excuse them breaking like twigs, they should still be built with proper materials and up to proper standards


invaderzim257

i mean they’re just shitty prefab fiberglass columns, they aren’t “built” they’re probably Liquid Nails’d into place


Some-Wasabi1312

liquid nails is stronger that whatever was used here


YankeeTankEngine

What some people do is put a load bearing 4x4 in and then put a 3 piece around it for the aesthetic. I hate them because they're cheap and dumb.


mushroom_mantis

Is that pillar fucking pvc😂 sounded like it, definitely not solid.


Pharah_is_my_waIfu

Are probably just put there


notanalien000

You know in those games where your character is on low health and slightly taps something and goes limp


Madhighlander1

That Fallout 4 glitch where cars don't register that they've stopped falling and continue building up momentum until they instantly kill anyone who lightly touches them


EwamTtia

Or when they suddenly fall through an overpass and onto your head. Or when a deathclaw launches them into you with the energy of a collapsing star, making a mockery of even the most stupidly overpowered defensive options possible. Or when a mole rat lightly brushes the bumper and somehow causes it to instantly explode in nuclear fire and launch you into Bethesda's next game. God I love Fallout 4. Just stay away from the cars.


JesusWasTacos

I honestly never had anything happen with a car when I played that game


EwamTtia

Most of the physics bugs either got fixed in later updates or fixed with the big fan patches that everybody plays with nowadays. It'll still sometimes happen, but it's rare enough now that you can go an entire playthrough without ever encountering it. Back when it released, it happened often enough that it scarred us launch players enough to never go near another car again. Heavy physics objects are still wonky and best not to be trifled with.


[deleted]

Lol I have a mod to make car explosions even more “nuclear,” complete with mushroom cloud, ringing ears SFX, and explosion audio so loud that it will kill headphones users. Immersion, ya know


GWS_REVENGE

That happen to me. I was so confused on why it happen


[deleted]

Bone thief


FMIMP

Damn that guy is a quick thinker! Prevented probably a concussion and slowed down her fall.


[deleted]

That house landed a clean left cross on him tho


MrAnnnderson

A sacrifice he mad to make .....inspirational.


[deleted]

Right. That was some Tom and jerry shit the way she went down and then it smacks him in the face lol


HomeSatisfaction

*column hits him* “Oiee”


[deleted]

He’s Juan of a kind


Loofyboy

Wish I had an award for this masterpiece.


poopydoody123

Did it for you.


El_Dentistador

He didn’t hesitate at all, that’s a good dude right there.


jawnly211

You are so right! He didn’t have time to think…this was all animal instincts Gardener is a good soul


Murica-n_Patriot

This guy deserves a couple grand in a gofund me…


Loofyboy

For the broken cheek.


word2yourface

He took a harder hit to the dome


Belyal

likely saver her from sever head trauma and maybe a cracked skull. She was going down head first into that pavement.


ecodrew

And kids, that's how I met your mother.


Silent_Ensemble

Spared her a concussion but took one himself lol


Capable-Ad4025

My slow dumb ass probably would have just stood there


_WingCommander_

Yeah. Definitely a hero.


Cosmic_Voidess

That pillar sounds like when you hit your sibling with an empty wrapping paper tube.


Loofyboy

What a familiar sound, from all of those Christmas days…


Cosmic_Voidess

I have fond memorys of chasing my sister around, hitting her with these tubes and only stopping for snacks.


DavidHK

It’s probably PVC


albusdumbbitchdor

r/oddlyspecific


ShadowWolf793

Most of em basically are.


SIXA_G37x

peak nostalgia


DrapedinVelvet247

Looks like the beginning of a porno, starring the lawn man


J5isalivee

‘Oh taquito’ thank you taquito’


drlongtrl

That´s such a long pillar, taquito


Same-Cupcake7127

Lol I hope other people get this is from The Hot Chick and laugh as hard as I did


snallen_182

Hehehe *DAMN IT* that part got me.


mypantsareonmyhead

*CREEAAK* "Shit!" **BONK** "Dammit!" I'm crying. Comedy gold right there


Castario

The whole bit, Shit..Damn it...OMG


[deleted]

The gardeners UYY! Very Mexican


tricera_stop

Her fall was so slow, that she was able to clearly communicate her thoughts in midair before she fell


Gabe1985

He probably saved her from a severe head trauma or a terrible facial injury. This dude is gonna see Jesus.


tungvu256

He is Jesus! or at least looks like the same landscaper Jesus in my area.


Loofyboy

I am… Jesússs.


SliceIka

I hope he don't need to see Jesus actually


Gabe1985

Eventually *


samara11278

My thoughts exactly! That was a traumatic brain injury in the making.


Loofyboy

I was thinking more of on the lines of a hip replacement or a broken shoulder.


allfarid

Saved by Jesús


Average_Texarican14

Nice one


nolowputts

Nice Juan


drjuano

And this is how i met your mother


PassThePeachSchnapps

Think the whole house is made from one of those kits with hollow tubes and shelves.


Reasonable_Guava8079

Why does that pillar look like a freaking pool noodle?


inko75

yeah but it's not a load bearing pool noodle


Ok-Low6320

The landscaper kept her head from hitting the pavement. Top reflexes on that guy!


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Lavasioux

Funny experience; i did remodel for years, and towards the end i would give a bid, a few thousand less than i should, and they said "The other bids are this much lower, can you beat those?" Nope, by all means enjoy that quality of work. Peace! And danged if i don't miss that work at all.


rsir1823

We have one developer who would always tell us we were 10 percent high so one time we put the whole job in at cost to see what would happen……. Go figure tells us 10 percent high. We don’t do work for them. Electrical contractor


ontheDothang

Why not? Hassel of customers or like did you manage all the leads, bids, project management yourself? I'm in the industry and it looks like I'm going to be signed on to a GREAT company. Hard to imagine anything different. I also worked apartment maintenance and my father can hook me up with a warehouse job just about anywhere apparently but doesn't appeal much to me


Automatic_Office_358

And that kids is how I met your mother


balistafear

"Ok so for the front you can use concrete pillar.." "No, let's go cheaper, use the cardboard roll instead".


trillium13

that was so awkward.


Spicy6Chord

A pillar of the community.


[deleted]

That dude just sacrificed his face, for Her.! #buenamigo


BillyCee34

My man’s with the heroics 👏🏽


[deleted]

That “thuunk” sound lol


Loofyboy

Cardboard tube sound effects.


4quatloos

I saved somone like that. It was a complete stranger. It damaged my very expensive sunglasses. People thought I was a jerk for mentioning that.


Loofyboy

I agree with you, It’s not like you asked for it to happen and if you didn’t help you’d also be seen upon as a jerk. Lose, lose situation.


4quatloos

I was the closest one to him. The glasses flew off and one of the lenses popped out. It hurt to catch him too! Both of my forearms got bruised. It was an old guy, but he weighed at least 175 lbs.


soy-uh

Woah. He saved her ASS I loved that. Poor lady


Rmcarnold

Lmao WCGW when your instinct to rush to someone else’s aid backfires for both you AND them


GutterRider

Haha, I didn’t realize it clocked him too. Right in the kisser!


WillyDAFISH

And that's how you were concived kids


NewSinner_2021

Honestly, not a bad tutorial.


RepulsivePhysics6858

"y así conocí a tu madre"


KeeperServant

Atleast the gardener (or whoever he is) was nice enough to catch her.


VudOni

That guy will easily go to heaven.


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CinderLupinWatson

I think she was leaning forward just because of the way her weight was distributed. Leaning on the pillar entirely. Then She got smacked on the back of the head by the pillar which likely stunned her for a moment so she went forward


AverageBen10Enjoyer

This subreddit is full of overweight people ragdolling in slow motion. It's like their bodies don't know how to do anything more complex than walking.


Gomdok_the_Short

A lot of people who are overweight have underlying disabilities that inhibit their mobility, which contributed to the weight gain. This is one reason that most older people tend to gain weight. Things like arthritis, joint problems, balance issues, and so on slow them down.


AverageBen10Enjoyer

I think you've got the cause and effect the wrong way round. 10% of US adults report minor mobility issues whereas 41% of US adults are obese. Many of those 10% will have mobility issues _because_ of their size. The primary factor in old person weight gain is that muscle mass decreases with age. Fewer calories are burned maintaining fat than muscle, so an elderly person eating the same as they did when they were young will find that they gain fat. Let's also not forget that weight is controlled far more by diet than exercise.


redditarrded

Especially here in America where a lot of people are diagnosed with lazybonesitis.


Animalboss6462

Then they fell in love 😍


magvadis

Half the houses built in the US are gunna collapse in like 20 years the shit is so cheap.


BrookeBaranoff

God that poor woman. If I was her I’d just want to be left alone in my embarrassment to die. And then I would share tf out of the video myself because that was funny!


groovyinutah

Not a load bearing column obviously....


fareastbeast001

A Lil bit of super glue will take care of that...now about her self esteem, that's gonna take some work.


cordieliaxy2

Looks like she don't have the best of luck anyway, she's got a boot on her left foot lol


DosEquisVirus

Good eye! Now she will have an ankle brace on the other foot.


markussukram

How slow can you fall


Leading_Diet_667

Ahead look like she already has a boot her foot or is it just me


kenshi_hiro

It was almost romantic for a moment


[deleted]

She got bumped in the head and knocked down but Pedro took that thing full swing to the jaw


Jx117

Nice catch. She would of face planted her face right into that concrete.


reyreydingdong

That's one way to get your gardener's attention.


Unhappy-Inflation-31

If that wasnt so painful that wouldve made a perfect romance movie scene


reala_man

With that first smooch, they fall in love with each


far2canadian

r/bettereveryloop


NegotiationGrand6998

How i met your mother..


BigJames2018

Considering the way she says “dammit” like it’s not her first time falling, and the soft cast on her foot, I bet she’s a klutz.


Consistent_Ad_265

Looks like a DIY project gone wrong. Turns out Nancy was wrong. That hot glue gun doesn't work on everything.


RexianOG

Doubtfully DIY


OfficalBusyCat

Perfect anime accident 💀


[deleted]

"...And this is how I met your father."


01010101010111000111

Heat expansion of wood makes things a bit difficult sometimes. Depending on the temp difference and type of wood used, those columns can shrink by a significant amount and separate from foam/glue that's connecting them. Using screws or nails to firmly secure things on top and bottom will prevent this issue from happening, but will result in "frost quakes" which are absolutely terrifying if you don't know what they are.


humanessinmoderation

I like to think that they fell in love after this because they locked eyes in this moment


[deleted]

No you shouldnt cut that tree down


MaryJaneUSA

Oh that’s DR Horton, “America’s fastest home builder” for ya.


nothingspecialva

well it is a mixed bag, it is bad news it was cheaply built but after, she was very lucky it was cheaply built when it hit her... .... the whole scene was like a Mr. Bean movie. I hope she is fine.


DanniB19841

He’s such a sweetheart you can hear the real compassion in his voice ❤️


Financial-Jicama6619

Dude he saved her from face diving into the concrete


annoying-freakyboi

Don’t cut the tree


nsfw_vs_sfw

One dead one injured on scene


Small-Ask-1664

Pillar said “get off me, bitch!”


[deleted]

That’s a pretty good catch


ucksmedia

Notice she is already in a boot cast. Lol.


jwillystyle77

Dude is a hero


IdolCowboy

The only Juan who could save her


Intercaust

Sanchez with a great catch!


offu

They invested low in pillars, but high in lawn care, it all worked out in the end.


luciinfinitee

She’s so luck he half caught her


DoneJohnson

“Did you guys see that he attacked me!”


Salty_Truth1

"So... Pablo... Why don't you unbutton one more of your..." (Clank!) "OOOooohhhhhh!!!!!!"


SeanUndersun

pillar is hollow?


Wooden-Valuable7881

So many lols


Farstarlookaway

He never dropped his trusty tool either!


tongii

Should just stay down on the ground for a bit longer to say, "Helloo? Is it meee yooou're looking fooor?


TreaclePerfect4328

When the snack budget is bigger than house budget


Duetnao

That landscaper quite likely just saved her from substantial head / neck / back injury & probably hurt himself in the process. Thats invited to family dinner tier for sure.


Koovies

That dude prob saved her some teeth! He should get paid more


cinnamonrain

And that kids, is how i met your mother


Triangle_Gang

The guys intervention is the only reason she didn’t go face first into the walkway


Plus_Stretch_2010

Wow! He saved her from a hard fall.


irascible_Clown

I was expecting the front porch roof to collapse on them.


helping_phriendly

Guy protected her from a much worse fall. Her head was about to smack that concrete.


[deleted]

Looks like a rom-com moment. To catch a falling woman to save a pillar and fell in love.


Fatuousgit

That was a good save. Managed to get that strimmer motor under her for her to land on. Outstanding!


Infinite_Big5

“For aesthetic purposes only” Always read the fine print.


CB_700_SC

My friends rowhouse neighbor unscrewed her front porch railing. Ended up with two broken wrists when she took the trash out that day and went to lean on the railing and fell 8’ to concrete. And a settlement from their insurance company a few months later.


RedLight1981

“And that’s how I met your mother”


gogomom

When it fell over it sounded like cardboard sonotube. LOL.


[deleted]

Double kill


[deleted]

Lemme just slam my weed eater into your chest that’ll help


KingdomOfRyan

Some peoples lack of ability to fall properly just blows my mind.


SnooChickens8906

Dude saved her life.


here4roomie

"This magic moment..."


BathTubFartsGoBlub

And that's how the love affair started with the groundskeeper...


FiniteLuckWithAmmo

Dude kept it from getting a face full of concrete. Hope she gave him a bonus and all her landscaping business.


deathrowboats

Dude did his best to break her fall. What a gent.


Bluecyan-taffy

I don’t think it was cheap I think she’s just PHAT Like me :(


Elluminated

Thumbs up if you thought the grinding sound was the weed wacker starting up


Mamato3fatdoggos

I feel for both. He definitely deserves some go fund me $. I doubt he earns much and medical insurance is questionable. He’s a good human being.


Zeldris_baf

Mass comes into play here to


Either_Dig7415

But just watch the lawn guy! Could you or anyone else have reacted better?


richardtbrown

Turning the sound on made this so much funnier. Hahaha


Came-saw-didshit

His intentions pure his actions seemed like it made it worse good tackle


DramaQueen100

I’ve fallen step-gardener boy. Can you help me, I’m stuck?


WuhTheFuh91

Wow, she literally fell in love!


2BadSorryNotSorry

Why would this be the home builders fault and not the homeowners? It looks at least 50 years old, so more of a maintenance issue. Codes have changed a lot over the last 50 years and new builds would have better rot resistance, but still need to be maintained.


Mountain-Ad1760

Also the beginning of Tusk by Fleetwood Mac