Antelespec Inspection Services

Concerns are shown and sorted according to these types:

	Safety	Poses a risk of injury or death
	Repair/Replace	Recommend repairing or replacing
	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

1) General information: - This property has one or more fuel burning appliances, and no carbon monoxide alarms are visible. This is a safety hazard. Recommend installing one or more carbon monoxide alarms as necessary and as per the manufacturer's instructions. For more information, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PREREL/prhtml05/05017.html
2) Exterior: - One or more trip hazards were found in sidewalk and/or patio sections due to protrusion of CB type straps.
3) Exterior: - Sidewalks and/or patios have void in area against rear of home A qualified contractor should evaluate and repair or replace sidewalk and/or patio sections as necessary.
4) Exterior: - One or more crawl space vent screens are missing. Animals such as vermin or pets may enter the crawl space and nest, die and/or leave feces and urine. A qualified contractor should install screens where missing using screen material such as "hardware cloth" with 1/4 inch minimum gaps.
5) Exterior: - Minor cracks in stucco noted.
6) Exterior: - Caulk is missing or deteriorated in some areas and should be replaced and/or applied where necessary. For more information on caulking, visit The Ins and Outs of Caulking.
7) Exterior: - The exterior finish in some areas is failing. A qualified contractor should prep (pressure wash, scrape, sand, prime caulk, etc.) and repaint or restain areas as needed and as per standard building practices.
9) Roof: - One or more roofing tiles are chipped and/or cracked. A qualified roofing contractor should evaluate and replace tiles as necessary.
10) Roof: - One or more roofing tiles have slipped, and are loose. A qualified roofing contractor should evaluate and repair as necessary.
11) Garage: - Garage Door opener has excessive slack in chain. Suggest having qualified contractor service.
12) Garage: - The weatherstrip around one or more exterior entry doors is missing and/or deteriorated. Weatherstrip should be installed where missing and/or replaced where deteriorated, and by a qualified contractor if necessary.
13) Electric service: - Neutral wires are doubled or bundled together on the neutral bus bar. This is unsafe due to the need to turn off multiple circuit breakers to work on any of the circuits using these wires. A qualified electrician should evaluate and repair as necessary.
16) Heating and cooling: - As noted, flex duct has damage to vapor barrier. Suggest having qualified contractor repair.
17) Heating and cooling: - The cooling fins on the outdoor condensing unit's evaporator coils are bent, damaged and/or deteriorated. This may result in reduced efficiency and higher energy costs. A qualified heating and cooling contractor should evaluate and repair as necessary.
18) Heating and cooling: - Insulation for the outside condensing unit's refrigerant lines is damaged, deteriorated and/or missing in one or more areas. This may result in reduced efficiency and increased energy costs. A qualified heating and cooling contractor should replace insulation as necessary.
19) Heating and cooling: - Air handler filter(s) are dirty and should be replaced now. They should be checked monthly in the future and replaced as necessary.
20) Plumbing and laundry: - Stains were found in one or more sections of drain and/or waste pipes. Recommend monitoring these areas in the future, and if leaks are found, have a qualified plumber evaluate and repair as necessary. Alternatively, the client(s) may wish to have a qualified plumber evaluate now and repair if necessary.
23) Kitchen: - The dishwasher is excessively noisy. A qualified appliance technician should evaluate and repair as necessary, or the dishwasher should be replaced.
24) Kitchen: - One or more faucets leak by handle(s) or at their base when turned on. A qualified plumber should evaluate and repair as necessary.
25) Kitchen: - Drawers are difficult to open and close in one or more cabinets. A qualified contractor should evaluate and repair as necessary.
26) Kitchen: - Hardware such as hinges, latches or pulls are loose and/or missing on one or more cabinets. Repairs should be made and/or hardware should be replaced as necessary, and by a qualified contractor if necessary.
27) Kitchen: - Caulk is missing and/or deteriorated where countertops meet backsplashes in wet areas, such as around sinks. Caulk should be replaced where deteriorated and/or applied where missing to prevent water damage.
30) Bathrooms: - Vanity mirror broken master bedroom
31) Bathrooms: - One or more sink drains have an active leak. For example, at pipe fittings and/or junctions between pipe and sink. A qualified plumber should evaluate and repair as necessary.
32) Bathrooms: - One or more toilets appear to be clogged, and/or do not flush adequately. A qualified plumber should evaluate and make repairs or replace toilet(s) as necessary.
33) Bathrooms: - One or more faucet handles are loose or missing and should be repaired or replaced as necessary.
34) Interior rooms: - One or more smoke alarms are damaged, deteriorated and/or missing from their mounting brackets. Damaged and/or missing smoke alarms should be replaced as necessary so a functioning one exists in each hallway leading to bedrooms, and in each bedroom. For more information, visit http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5077.html
35) Interior rooms: - One or more electric receptacles/switches are broken or damaged. This is a safety hazard due to the risk of fire and shock. A qualified electrician should replace them as necessary.
36) Interior rooms: - Cover plate(s) are broken at one or more electric boxes, such as for receptacles, switches and/or junction boxes. They are intended to contain fire and prevent electric shock from exposed wires. This is a safety hazard due to the risk of fire and shock. Cover plates should be replaced where necessary.
37) Interior rooms: - One or more electric receptacles appear to have no power. Recommend asking the property owner(s) about this. Switches may need to be operated to make some receptacles energized. If necessary, a qualified electrician should evaluate and make repairs as necessary.
38) Interior rooms: - Screen(s) in one or more windows are missing. The client(s) should ask the property owner(s) about this. Screens are often removed for window cleaning and they may be stored somewhere. If not, then recommend installing screens where missing.
39) Interior rooms: - Glass in one or more windows is broken. A qualified contractor should replace glass where necessary.
40) Interior rooms: - One or more interior doors are damaged and/or deteriorated and should be repaired or replaced by a qualified contractor.
41) Interior rooms: - Exterior door to rear / patio area damaged at jamb and trim
42) Interior rooms: - Various interior cabinets in need of service
43) Interior rooms: - Carpeting in one or more rooms is soiled and/or stained. Recommend having carpeting professionally cleaned as necessary.