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PHOTO GALLERY - Unique and Common Discoveries Found During Inspections
Ignorance is Not Bliss...It's Expensive!
ELECTRICAL ISSUES
Light switches in showers?
That will wake you up in the morning...or kill you!
Rust water in electric panel, leaking incoming seal.
Fused panels
Improper wired sub panel jumper wire in panel!
Worn incoming electric service fire hazard!
Electric service secured to house with a rope.
TV antenna secured to electric mast. Don't touch the TV during a storm!
ROOF ISSUES
Roof shingles worn to base
Roof shingles worn to base
Leaking roof around electric mast
Worn cedar roof shingles curling
Improper flashing around chimney
Roof leak with a tarp inside. Why repair the roof when you can drain the tarp?
PLUMBING ISSUES
Leaded incoming water service line!
No washer trap
Leak under a bathroom sink
Tile damage in shower
Air condition drain line improperly run into septic vent
Open septic vent
Don't repair the sink drain, tape it!
HEATING SYSTEM ISSUES
Leaking boiler core
Damaged chimney flue pipe
Fire caused by expanding foam used to seal a chimney flue
Open air handler in attic. Also note the drain pan with no drain pipe!
Hole in protective wrap in boiler fire box
AC / Heat Duct Off
Side vent exhaust improperly run. Note how close to the ground the pipe is.
No over pressure relief extension pipe
ATTIC ISSUES
No attic insulation
Bath fan venting into attic
TERMITES
Termite mud tubes and damage
Termite mud tubes and damage
WET BASEMENTS
Cistern found under a kitchen on a new addition 5 feet around, 13 feet deep with water at bottom!
Wet basement
Wet basement
Stream running under house!
HEAT LOSS
Heat loss through fireplace
Heat loss under a door
BLACK MOLD
Black mold
STRUCTURAL ISSUES
Damaged floor joist
Crumbling foundation found in a crawl space
Major floor slope was noted in this house. Inspection of the basement shows the reason.
Notice anything missing? Two lolly columns!
OTHER ISSUES
Leaking oil tank
Worn bulkheading
Bad garage door spring
In ground oil tank
Friable asbestos on pipes
Door opening over basement steps
The house here was owned by a builder. I found a loose board in the floor in the laundry room. Looking into the hole, I found a 20x40 in-ground swimming pool under the new addition with 3 inches of water in the pool!
Anyone for a late night dip under the house?
Main beam held by 2x4
Main beam supported by wood shim
Boiler showing - file box protective wrap failure. This is burn through and a fire hazard.
