| Frey Home Inspection Services | |
| Client(s): | Mr. & Mrs XXXXXXXX |
| Property address: | XXXXXXXXXX |
| Inspection date: | Friday, August 22, 2006 |
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| General information | Return to table of contents |
Many wall, floor and/or ceiling surfaces were obscured by large amounts of furniture and/or stored items. Many areas couldn't be evaluated.
| Exterior | Return to table of contents |
One or more hornet, bee and/or wasp nests were found. These can pose a safety hazard. Nest(s) should be removed as necessary.
 Photo 12 Red arrow indicates wasp nest
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One or more sections of foundation and/or exterior walls are excluded from this inspection due to lack of access from vegetation, debris and/or stored items.
| Roof | Return to table of contents |
Debris has accumulated in one or more gutters. This is a conducive condition for wood destroying insects since gutters may overflow and cause water to come in contact with the structure's exterior or make water accumulate around the foundation. Gutters should be cleaned now and as necessary in the future.
| Garage | Return to table of contents |
The attic access hatch over the attached garage doesn't have a one-hour fire rating. Wall and ceiling surfaces in an attached garage should be fire rated for one hour to prevent or slow the spread of fire from the garage to interior living spaces. This hatch should be replaced with a material that has a one hour fire rating, such as 5/8 inch Type X sheetrock.
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.
Owner has requested pilot light to stay on to keep moisture and rust off heat exchanger
Gentran Panel in Garage -- Breakers
Garage has two fire rated doors one entrance to stairway leading to bonus room and one leading to furnace room and crawlspace Hatch
 Photo 1 A new access door has been ordered
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 Photo 9 Garage unit heater.
owner has pilot on to reduce condensation in heat exchanger during summer months |
| Attic | Return to table of contents |
Some attic areas were inaccessible due to stored items, lack of permanently installed walkways, the possibility of damage to loose fill insulation, and/or low height. These areas are excluded from this inspection.
Attic whole House exhaust fan, located between bonus room door and bedroom walk-in closet door and depending on which door is open air is drawn through that space and out of the House. This fan is controlled by House computer
| Electric service | Return to table of contents |
Low voltage interior lighting was found during the inspection. This is considered to be a specialty system. Only a cursory evaluation of this lighting was performed during the inspection. For a full evaluation, the client(s) should hire a qualified electrician.
Main Panel in Garage 200 amps. Sub Panel in Furnace Room 100 amps.
 Photo 11 200 amp.main panel
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Photo 9 Garage unit heater.
owner has pilot on to reduce condensation in heat exchanger during summer months |
 Photo 3 100 amp.sub panel
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| Water heater | Return to table of contents |
A circulating pump is installed for the hot water supply. It is intended to make hot water immediately available when faucets are turned on. Timers are typically integrated with these pumps, and should be configured so water circulates only at desired times for better energy efficiency. The client(s) should familiarize themselves with the timer's operation and configure it as needed.
Water heater located in furnace room.
TEMP/PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE Tested OK
 Photo 10 Water heater and end of the
line circulating pump |
| Heating and cooling | Return to table of contents |
Air handler filter(s) should be checked monthly in the future and replaced or washed as necessary.
The air conditioning system's condensing unit was shut off at the time of the inspection. For example, the electric supply was turned off. As a result, the inspector was unable to fully evaluate this unit.
Furnace / AC located in furnace room.
All mechanical equipment including furnace and air-conditioning are controlled by House computers system.
 Photo 2 Additional run on intake through side of house to prevent icing on roof intake.
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| Plumbing and laundry | Return to table of contents |
No check valve is visible on the sump pump's discharge pipe. While not every installation requires a check valve, they are recommended where the discharge pipe is long, the vertical discharge is more than seven or eight feet, or the sump pump has a small pit. Check valves prevent water in the discharge pipe from flowing back down into the sump pit after the pump shuts off. Recommend having a qualified contractor install a check valve. For more information on sump pump installations, visit http://www.hometips.com/cs-protected/guides/sumps.html or http://www.plumbingsupply.com/drainsysteminstall.html
Neither the clothes washer nor dryer were operated or evaluated. They are excluded from this inspection.
The clothes washer had clothing in it and was not operated during this inspection. The inspector was unable to fully evaluate the washer and its drain line.
A sump pump is installed on the premises. This may indicate that water accumulates inside or below the structure. Recommend asking the property owners how often the sump pump operates and for how long at different times of the year. Also, the clients should be aware that the service life of most sump pumps is between five and seven years, and that the pump may need replacing soon depending on its age and how much it operates.
 Photo 14 Fire rated doors off Garage,
green arrow indicates door leading to the upstairs bonus room. Red arrow indicates door leading to furnace room. |
| Fireplaces, woodstoves and chimneys | Return to table of contents |
| 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.
 Photo 8 Crawlspace has a 48in. depth,
caution should be taken when opening hatch door leading to steps is spring loaded be careful opening |
The crawlspace is treated like a basement is heated and cooled windows are kept closed.
 Photo 6 Sump pump in crawlspace
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 Photo 7 Humidifier serviced from crawlspace
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 Photo 4 Consideration should be given for additional
pipe covering on supply water line where condensation is dripping. |
 Photo 5 Outdoor moisture types paddle fan
circulating air in crawlspace |
| Well ---- Northwest corner outside porch. | Return to table of contents |
 Photo 13 Well pump located next to screened in porch
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