Pa ge 7 o f 7 6 S u m m a ry E xt e r i or 1 D a m a g ed S id in g R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r o f H o m e , L e f t S i de o f H o m e D a m a g e t o t he s i d i ng o n t he e x t e r i or o f t he h o me w a s o b s e r v ed A d d r e s s i ng t hi s i s s u e i s i m p or t a n t a s i t c a n l e a d t o m o i s t ur e i n t r us i o n a nd f ur t he r d e t e r i or a t i o n C o n t a c t i ng a q u a l i f i ed s i d i ng c o n t r a c t or t o e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r t he d a m a g ed s i d i ng i s r ec o mmend ed 2 E x p o s ed W o o d O n E x t e r i o r R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r o f H o m e Pa ge 8 o f 7 6 3 Pa in t in g N eed ed R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r o f H o m e T he e x t e r i or w oo d t r i m need ed p a i n t i ng a t t he t i me o f t he i n s p ec t i o n T hi s s h ou l d b e m a i n t a i ned e v e r y c oup l e y e a r s C o n t a c t ed q u a l i f i ed c o n t r a c t or f or r e p a i r a s need ed 4 L o o s e F a s ci a R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R i g h t S i de o f H o m e , L e f t S i de o f H o m e T he f a s c i a o n your p rop e r t y i s l oos e , w hi c h c a n l e a d t o w a t e r a nd p e s t i n t r us i o n i n t o t he roo f s t r u c t ur e I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r t he l oos e f a s c i a t o p r e v en t f ur t he r d a m a g e A q u a l i f i ed c a r p en t e r c a n a s s i s t i n s ec ur i ng t he f a s c i a p rop e r l y t o m a i n t a i n t he s t r u c t ur a l i n t eg r i t y o f t he roo f Pa ge 9 o f 7 6 5 D a m a g ed E x t e r i o r D o o r R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r o f H o m e T he e x t e r i or d oor i s o b s e r v ed t o b e d a m a g ed , w hi c h c ou l d l e a d t o s ec ur i t y a nd w e a t he r r e s i s t a nc e c o nc e r n s E v a l u a t i ng a nd r e p a i r i ng t he d oor i s r ec o mmend ed t o r e s t or e i t s f u nc t i o n a l i t y C o n t a c t i ng a q u a l i f i ed c a r p en t e r or d oor c o n t r a c t or f or a n a s s e s s men t a nd nec e s s a r y r e p a i r s i s a d v i s a b l e Pa ge 1 0 o f 7 6 6 E v a l u a t e S t o r m D o o r R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : F r o n t o f H o m e , R e a r o f H o m e I s s u e s w e r e n ot ed w i t h t he h a r d w a r e o n t he s t or m d oor , i nc l u d i ng hi ng e s , h a nd l e s , or l a t c he s E v a l u a t i o n a nd r e p a i r or r e p l a c emen t o f t he h a r d w a r e a s nec e s s a r y a r e a d v i s ed t o en s ur e s m oot h op e r a t i o n a nd s ec ur e c l os i ng I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o c o n t a c t a q u a l i f i ed d oor s p ec i a l i s t t o a s s e s s a nd a d d r e s s a n y h a r d w a r e i s s u e s o n t he s t or m d oor Pa ge 1 1 o f 7 6 7 D o o r F r a m e D a m a g e / R o t R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : F r o n t o f H o m e T he d oor f r a me ne a r t he b a s e s h o w s s i g n s o f d a m a g e or rot I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r t he a r e a s t o p r e v en t f ur t he r d a m a g e a nd m a i n t a i n t he s t r u c t ur a l i n t eg r i t y o f t he d oor A q u a l i f i ed c a r p en t e r c a n r e p a i r or r e p l a c e t he d a m a g ed d oor f r a me a s need ed K ee p i ng t he a r e a w el l - s e a l ed a nd f r ee o f m o i s t ur e c a n hel p p r e v en t f ut ur e rot i s s u e s 8 E x t e r i o r D o o r R u b s F r a m e R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r o f H o m e T he e x t e r i or d oor s need ed mi n or r e p a i r or a d j us t men t b ec a us e t he d oor hi t s t he d oor f r a me / s t a t i o n a r y d oor w hen c l os i ng C o n t a c t a h a nd y p e r s o n f or mi n or a d j us t men t a s need ed Pa ge 1 2 o f 7 6 D e c k s , B a l c o ni e s , P a v e d S ur f a c e s 9 U n d e r s i z ed P o s t s R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r D e c k T he p os t s s up p or t i ng t he d ec k a r e u nd e r s i z ed , w hi c h m a y l e a d t o s t r u c t ur a l i s s u e s i n t he f ut ur e I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r b y a q u a l i f i ed c o n t r a c t or t o en s ur e t he d ec k i s s a fel y s up p or t ed U p g r a d i ng t o a p p rop r i a t el y s i z ed p os t s w i l l hel p p r e v en t a n y p ot en t i a l s a fe t y h a z a r d s L o o s e d i a g o n a l c o nnec t o r s 1 0 I m p ro p e r l y I n s t a lled G i r d e r R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r D e c k T he g i r d e r o n t he d ec k h a s b een i m p rop e r l y i n s t a l l ed T hi s c a n l e a d t o s t r u c t ur a l i s s u e s a nd c o m p ro mi s e t he o v e r a l l s t a b i l i t y o f t he d ec k I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o h a v e a q u a l i f i ed c o n t r a c t or e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r t hi s i s s u e t o en s ur e t he s a fe t y o f t he d ec k Pa ge 1 3 o f 7 6 F le x ing a t p o s t s up p o rt G i r d e r s h o u ld b e in s t a lled o n i t ’ s end 1 1 L o o s e G u a r d r a il R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r D e c k T he g u a r d r a i l i s l oos e , w hi c h p os e s a s a fe t y h a z a r d I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r t he g u a r d r a i l p ro m p t l y t o en s ur e t he s a fe t y o f o c c up a n t s a nd p r e v en t a c c i d en t s A q u a l i f i ed c o n t r a c t or s h ou l d b e c o n s u l t ed t o p rop e r l y s ec ur e t he g u a r d r a i l t o mee t s a fe t y s t a nd a r d s 1 2 S t e p S e t t lem en t E v id en ce R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : F r o n t o f H o m e E v i d enc e o f s t e p s e t t l emen t h a s b een o b s e r v ed T hi s m a y i nd i c a t e i m p rop e r c o m p a c t i o n o f t he s o i l b ene a t h t he s t e p s or i n a d e q u a t e s up p or t I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r t he s t e p s e t t l emen t t o p r e v en t f ur t he r d a m a g e a nd en s ur e s a fe t y C o n s u l t a q u a l i f i ed c o n t r a c t or s p ec i a l i z i ng i n s t r u c t ur a l r e p a i r s f or f ur t he r a s s e s s men t a nd nec e s s a r y r e p a i r s Pa ge 1 4 o f 7 6 R oo f 1 3 R u s t ed M e t a l R o o f R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed T he me t a l roo f i s s h o w i ng s i g n s o f r us t , w hi c h c a n l e a d t o c or ros i o n a nd f ur t he r d a m a g e t o t he roo f I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o e v a l u a t e t he e x t en t o f r us t a nd c o n s i d e r r e p a i r i ng or r e p l a c i ng t he a f fec t ed me t a l s hee t s t o p r e v en t w a t e r l e a k s a nd s t r u c t ur a l i s s u e s C o n s u l t a l i c en s ed roo fe r f or r e p a i r op t i o n s a nd t o en s ur e t he roo f i s p rop e r l y s e a l ed a nd p rot ec t ed a g a i n s t f ut ur e r us t Pa ge 1 5 o f 7 6 R e a r 1 4 R a i s ed S h in g le s R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r o f H o m e R a i s ed s hi ng l e s w e r e o b s e r v ed w i t h out s i g n s o f u n s e a l i ng T hi s c o nd i t i o n c a n r e s u l t f ro m i m p rop e r i n s t a l l a t i o n , u ne v en roo f d ec k i ng , i n a d e q u a t e v en t i l a t i o n , t he r m a l e x p a n s i o n , or d eb r i s t r a p p ed u nd e r t he s hi ng l e s I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o h a v e a p ro fe s s i o n a l roo fe r e v a l u a t e t he s hi ng l e s a nd p e r f or m a n y nec e s s a r y r e p a i r s t o en s ur e t he roo f ' s i n t eg r i t y 1 5 M i s s in g R a in C a p / S p a r k A r r e s t e r R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed T he c hi mne y f l u e d o e s n ot h a v e a r a i n c a p / s p a r k a r r e s t e r i n s t a l l ed A r a i n c a p / s p a r k a r r e s t e r i s r ec o mmend ed t o p r e v en t r a i n w a t e r i ng r e s s a nd p e s t en t r y R a i n w a t e r en t e r i ng t he f l u e c a n a c c el e r a t e t he d eg r a d a t i o n o f t he c hi mne y ' s b r i c k a nd m or t a r I t i s a d v i s ed t o c o n t a c t a q u a l i f i ed c o n t r a c t or or roo f i ng p ro fe s s i o n a l f or i n s t a l l a t i o n Pa ge 1 6 o f 7 6 1 6 E x p o s ed P l u m b in g V en t Na il s R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed T he n a i l s s ec ur i ng t he p l u mb i ng v en t o n t he roo f a r e e x p os ed T hi s c ou l d l e a d t o w a t e r l e a k s a rou nd t he v en t I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r b y s e a l i ng t he n a i l s w i t h a p p rop r i a t e w a t e r p roo f s e a l a n t t o p r e v en t w a t e r i n t r us i o n A q u a l i f i ed roo f i ng c o n t r a c t or c a n a s s i s t w i t h t hi s r e p a i r 1 7 A d d D o w n s p o u t E x t en s i o n s R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R i g h t S i de o f H o m e T he d o w n s p out s o n t he roo f w ou l d b enef i t f ro m h a v i ng e x t en s i o n s a d d ed t o d i r ec t w a t e r a w a y f ro m t he f ou nd a t i o n T hi s w i l l hel p p r e v en t w a t e r i n t r us i o n a nd p ot en t i a l f ou nd a t i o n i s s u e s I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o a d d d o w n s p out e x t en s i o n s t o en s ur e p rop e r d r a i n a g e a nd p rot ec t t he p rop e r t y f ro m w a t e r d a m a g e Pa ge 1 7 o f 7 6 E l e c t r i c a l 1 8 R u s t O r O x id a t i o n N o t ed A t B r e a ke r s R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : L e f t S i de o f H o m e T he i n s p ec t or n ot ed o x i d a t i o n / c or ros i o n a t s o me o f t he b r e a k e r l u g s i n t he m a i n s e r v i c e p a nel T hi s m a y b e a n i nd i c a t i o n o f p a s t m o i s t ur e i n t r us i o n or a g e i s s u e s , a nd c a n r ed u c e t he c o n t a c t a r e a t o t he b r e a k e r s or w i r e s W e s u g g e s t you c o n t a c t a q u a l i f i ed el ec t r 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en d ed L o c a t i o n : B e d r o o m 2 , B a s e m e n t T he r e w e r e n o n - f u nc t i o n a l l i g h t f i x t ur e s n ot ed o n t he p rop e r t y T he l i g h t s m a y b e p h ot os en s i t i v e , o n a t i me r , or t he s w i t c h w a s n ot l o c a t ed I t i s a l s o p os s i b l e t h a t t he b u l b s r e q u i r e r e p l a c emen t W e r ec o mmend a s k i ng t he o w ne r f or op e r a t i o n a l i nf or m a t i o n r eg a r d i ng t he l i g h t f i x t ur e s 2 3 E x t e r i o r W e a t h e r C o v e r N eed ed R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R e a r D e c k T he e x t e r i or r ec e p t a c l e h a d a d a m a g ed / mi s s i ng w e a t he r - p rot ec t ed c o v e r T he s e c o v e r s a r e d e s i g ned t o p r e v en t m o i s t ur e f ro m p ene t r a t i ng t he r ec e p t a c l e C o n t a c t a c o n t r a c t or f or i n s t a l l a t i o n Pa ge 2 0 o f 7 6 2 4 U n g ro u n d ed O u t le t s R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : B a t h r o o m S o me o f t he out l e t s i n t hi s o l d e r h o me w e r e f ou nd t o b e u ng rou nd ed I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o e v a l u a t e a nd r e p a i r b y a q u a l i f i ed el ec t r i c i a n t o en s ur e s a fe t y a nd mi t i g a t e t he r i s k o f el ec t r i c a l h a z a r d s I n s t a l l i ng G FC I out l e t s or up g r a d i ng t he w i r i ng t o i nc l u d e g rou nd i ng c a n b e a p ot en t i a l s o l ut i o n 2 5 M i s s in g / D a m a g ed C o v e r P l a t e s / J u n c t i o n B o x e s / S w i t ch C o v e r s R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : B e d r o o m 2 , B e d r o o m 1 M i s s i ng a nd / or d a m a g ed c o v e r p l a t e ( s ) , s w i t c h c o v e r ( s ) , a nd / or j u nc t i o n b o x c o v e r ( s ) w e r e i d en t i f i ed t h rou g h out t he s t r u c t ur e T hi s c o nd i t i o n l e a v e s ene r g i z ed el ec t r i c a l c o m p o nen t s e x p os ed t o t ou c h , a s h o c k h a z a r d T he i n s p ec t or r ec o mmend s r e p l a c i ng a l l mi s s i ng or d a m a g ed c o v e r p l a t e s f or s a fe t y p ur p os e s Pa ge 2 1 o f 7 6 H V A C 2 6 R u s t O n AC S e r v ice D i s c o n n ec t R e p a i r s R ec o m m en d ed L o c a t i o n : R i g h t S i de o f H o m e R us t w a s o b s e r v ed o n t he s e r v i c e d i s c o nnec t o f t he A / C c o nd en s e r u ni t T he s e r v i c e d i s c o nnec t i s r e s p o n s i b l e f or s h ut t i ng o f f p o w e r t o t he u ni t R us t m a y a f fec t t he d i s c o nnec t ' s op e r a t i o n a nd s a fe t y I t i s r ec o mmend ed t o h a v e a q u a l i f i ed H V A C t ec hni c i a n a s s e s s t he r us t ' s e x t en t a nd p e r f or m a n y need ed r e p a i r s or r e p l a c emen t s t o m a i n t a i n t he p rop e r f u nc t i o ni ng a nd s a fe t y o f t he A / C c o nd en s e r u ni t Pa ge 2 2 o f 7 6 2 7 D a m a g ed L in e S e t I n s u l a t i o n R e p a i r s R ec o m m en 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