| Property Inspection Report Sample | |
| Client(s): | Al Johnson |
| Property address: | 12632 Crystal Peak Crystal, CO 81226 |
| Inspection date: | 7/4/2010 |
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 | Safety | Poses a risk of injury or death |
 | Repair/Replace | Correction and further evaluation recomended |
 | Repair/Maintain | Recommend repair and/or maintenance |
 | Minor Defect | Correction likely involves only a minor expense |
 | Maintain | Recommend ongoing maintenance |
 | Evaluate | Recommend evaluation by a specialist |
 | Monitor | Recommend monitoring in the future |
 | Comment | For your information |
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Contact your inspector if there are terms that you do not understand, or visit the glossary of construction terms at http://www.reporthost.com/glossary.asp| General information | Return to table of contents |
No CO alarms or does not meet requirements | Exterior | Return to table of contents |
Guardrails are missing from one or more sections of decks or elevated surfaces with high drop-offs. This is a safety hazard due to the risk of falling. Standard building practices require guardrails to be installed at drop-offs higher than 30 inches, but in some cases it is advised to install them at shorter drop-offs. A qualified contractor should evaluate and install guardrails as necessary and as per standard building practices.
 Photo 2 North side of home.
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 Photo 3 Main entrance.
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 Photo 4 Exterior garage vehicle entrances.
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 Photo 39 Exterior GFCI.
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| Roof | Return to table of contents |
A qualified roofing contractor should clean the wood shake roof as necessary, and apply a preservative every three to five years in the future.
 Photo 6 View of roofing components.
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| Electric service | Return to table of contents |
Recommend annual inspection and service of all safety alarm features and
 Photo 11 Smoke alarm.
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| Water heater | Return to table of contents |
The hot water temperature is greater than 120 degrees Fahrenheit. This is a safety hazard due to the risk of scalding. The thermostat should be adjusted so the water temperature doesn't exceed 120 degrees. For more information on scalding dangers, visit:
 Photo 43 Water temperature at this jet tub.
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 Photo 48 Domestic hot water storage tank.
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| Heating and cooling | Return to table of contents |
The last service date of this system appears to be more than one year ago, or the inspector was unable to determine the last service date. The client(s) should ask the property owner(s) when it was last serviced. If unable to determine the last service date, or if this system was serviced more than one year ago, a qualified hydronic heating specialist should service this system and make repairs if necessary. This servicing should be performed annually in the future.
 Photo 49 Boiler. Located in the mechanical room lower level of home.
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 Photo 47 Radiant heat components.
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 Photo 15 Radiant heat register.
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| Plumbing and laundry | Return to table of contents |
The water supply pressure is greater than 80 psi. Pressures above 80 psi may void warranties for some appliances such as water heaters or washing machines. Flexible supply lines to washing machines are more likely to burst with higher pressures. Typically the pressure cannot be regulated at the water meter. Recommend having a qualified plumber evaluate and make modifications to reduce the pressure below 80 psi. Installing a pressure reducing valve on the main service pipe is a common solution to this problem. If one exists, then it should be adjusted for lower pressures.
 Photo 5 Gas meter and main shut off are located at the North side of the home.
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 Photo 50 Water meter and main shut off are located in the main crawl space.
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| Fireplaces, wood stoves and chimneys | Return to table of contents |
All solid fuel burning appliances (wood stoves and fireplaces, etc.) should be inspected annually by a qualified chimney service contractor, cleaned and repaired as necessary.
 Photo 23 Living area wood burning fire place.
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 Photo 37 Master suite gas fire place.
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 Photo 45 Master suite gas fire place.
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| Crawl space | Return to table of contents |
One or more crawl space vent screens are blocked by soil, debris, insulation, stored items or removable panels. This restricts ventilation in the crawl space and may result in increased levels of moisture inside. Materials or items blocking vents should be removed.
Crawl space lighting did not respond when turned on.
 Photo 17 One of two crawl space access hatches.
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 Photo 16 Crawl space support columns and beams.
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| Kitchen | Return to table of contents |
 Photo 22 Kitchen area.
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 Photo 27 Refrigerator/ freezer.
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 Photo 24 Gas oven and cook top.
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 Photo 25 Bosch dishwasher.
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| Bathrooms | Return to table of contents |
Recommend cleaning and sealing grout in tile or stone flooring, showers and tub surrounds now and in the future as necessary to prevent staining, deterioration and to improve waterproofing.
 Photo 40 Deteriorated or missing grout / caulking.
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 Photo 12 Deteriorated or missing grout / caulking.
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 Photo 42 Shower floor tile.
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| Interior rooms | Return to table of contents |
One or more doors bind in their jamb and cannot be closed and latched, or are difficult to open and close. A qualified contractor should evaluate and repair as necessary. For example, adjusting jambs or trimming doors.
 Photo 46 North rear exterior exit door binds at this corner.
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 Photo 14 Lower level floor damage at this closet enclosure.
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Slight paint damage on this stairwell wall at second level.
 Photo 29 Paint damage.
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Slight caulking failure shown at this stair well beam.
 Photo 28 Cracked caulking at this stair well beam.
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 Photo 21 Living area.
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 Photo 18 Wine room. Location of the main crawl space access hatch.
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 Photo 20 Theater/ media room.
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 Photo 36 Two master suites
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 Photo 19 Sauna.
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