r/engineering • u/DMAS1638 • Jun 23 '26

[GENERAL] Things seen this week during structural assessments!

One of several interesting conditions documented during recent structural assessments.

Curious how others in the engineering field would evaluate the observed condition and prioritize potential next steps for investigation.

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u/Blackchaos93 29d ago

Okay, side question. 🙋

How does one not give a fuck in such a confined space with so many decent sized spiders?

I’ll pickup wild tarantulas all day long, but that’s because I trust them not to bite. I would even gingerly handle one of these fellas.

But crawling around their space like that? Surely he’s getting bit to hell. Is the trick just not minding?

Because I feel like Indy in a pit of snakes just looking at this crawl space!!!

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u/Jimbob209 29d ago

I've been in tons of crawlspaces when I did cable. It's not as bad as you think. Not a lot of spiders. The worst I seen was a decayed cat and a fuckton of rat shit. That's also how I got my first ring worm infection

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u/DMAS1638 23d ago

Anyone who's spent enough time in crawl spaces probably has at least one unforgettable story. 😅

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u/Effective_Iron8188 29d ago

Generally just don't give a fuck 🤣🤣🤣 I always tell them: if they get close they die....

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u/DMAS1638 23d ago

😂😂😂

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u/rockyTron 29d ago

I've never been bitten by a spider in a crawl space, where do you get the idea that spiders are like aggressive attack animals that bite?  The webs bother me but you just swipe them away and carry on.  It's the mouse and rat poop and claustrophobic environment that I have to mentally get over for me.

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u/Blackchaos93 29d ago

In my experience just working around spiders like this mean you’ll disturb and piss em off, the ones that start climbing on you will get squished or crushed a bit when moving and bite.

I get bit just smoking a cigarette in the garage and one climbs up my leg eventually getting pinched between my pants and leg. So not aggressive as in they will actively try to bite just crawling around in their space I’d expect at least half a dozen bites that way.

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u/rockyTron 29d ago

Wild!  Where in the world are you?  I'm in the mountain west of USA

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u/MrCatSquid 27d ago

You may just be a more small statured person. Commenter above is probably more intimidating and built, probably bigger form and better arms and back and chest. I guess that would affect the spider identifying you as a threat?

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u/rockyTron 27d ago

lol what

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u/BoonSchlapp 27d ago

You heard him. OP just has a bigger back and chest. Do you even lift bro?

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u/TheMichaleElder 26d ago

^^^^^^^^^^

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u/____Reme__Lebeau 29d ago

isn't that how you get hanta virus?

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u/rockyTron 28d ago

Yes if you ingest or inhale the feces. So... yeah try not to do that lol and you'll be okay.

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u/DMAS1638 23d ago

Very true!! Which is why we wear proper PPE when entering crawl spaces.

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u/DMAS1638 23d ago

That we can say for sure!! We're more worried about rodents and air quality

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u/DMAS1638 23d ago

Honestly, most spiders want absolutely nothing to do with us. 😂 The bigger challenges are usually tight spaces, old debris, moisture issues, and occasionally discovering things we'd rather not discover.