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InspectAPedia ® Home STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS & DEFECTS ARCHITECTURE & BUILDING COMPONENT ID BASEMENT WATERPROOFING CARPENTER ANTS CARPENTER BEES CHIMNEY INSPECTION DIAGNOSIS REPAIR COLUMNS & POSTS, DEFECTS CONNECTORS, FASTENERS, TIES CRAWL SPACES DECK & PORCH CONSTRUCTION DEFINITIONS of Mobile Home, Doublewide, Modular, Panelized DEFINITIONS of ENGINEERED WOOD OSB LVL etc DISASTER BUILDING INSPECTION & REPAIR EARTHQUAKE DAMAGED FOUNDATIONS FIRE DAMAGE vs MOLD DAMAGE FLOOD DAMAGE ASSESSMENT, SAFETY & CLEANUP FOOTING & FOUNDATION DRAINS FOUNDATION CRACKS & DAMAGE GUIDE FRAMING DAMAGE, INSPECTION, REPAIR GRADING, DRAINAGE & SITE WORK HOUSE PARTS, DEFINITIONS INSECT INFESTATION / DAMAGE KIT HOMES, Aladdin, Sears, Wards, Others LOG HOME GUIDE MOBILE HOMES, DOUBLEWIDES, TRAILERS MODULAR HOME CONSTRUCTION MOISTURE CONTROL in BUILDINGS PANELIZED CONSTRUCTION PORCH CONSTRUCTION & SCREENING PRE-CUT & KIT HOMES RAILINGS, STAIRWAY RETAINING WALL DESIGNS, TYPES, DAMAGE ROT, FUNGUS, INSECT DAMAGE SHEATHING SINKHOLES, WARNING SIGNS SINKING BUILDINGS STAIRS, RAILINGS, LANDINGS, RAMPS STRAW BALE CONSTRUCTION STRESS SKIN INSULATED PANELS STRUCTURAL WOOD ASSESSMENT TERMITES TIMBER FRAMING, ROT TIMBER ASSESSMENT TRUSSES, Floor & Roof WATER ENTRY in BUILDINGS WOOD FOUNDATIONS    More Information |
This article lists significant building structural defects visible from outside, including definitions of common structural defect terms, and related home inspection education topics. This article series, beginning at BUILDING DEFECTS LISTS, provides lists of common building defects and basic defect knowledge that also outline recommended curriculum content for home inspector education. The building defects and inspection points listed in these articles also guide homeowners and home buyers to building areas that merit careful attention and often point areas of safety concern or important maintenance and repair tasks. Green links show where you are. © Copyright 2013 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Author Daniel Friedman. Home Inspection Education Curriculum - Exterior Roof Structure Inspection7.2 Exterior structures: inspeting for defects7.2.1 Knowledge Base 1. Describe the function of exterior structures including porches, decks, balconies, garages and carports, basement walk-outs. 2. List the materials and components of each of the structures listed above. 3. Describe the features of adequate installation and repair technique for each of the structures listed above. 4. Define the following terms: Porch, deck, balcony, eaves, steps (rise, run, tread, landing, wood/soil contact, handrail, guardrail), cantilever, ledgerboard, gasproofing garages, fireproofing garages, man-door on garage, auto closer on garage door, pressure grouting, mud jacking, vehicle door on garages, counter-balance on garage doors, auto reverse on garage door openers. 5. Identify the codes or standards which apply to exterior structures in your area. 7.2.2 `Inspection Skills: 1. Describe the inspection procedure for all the exterior structures listed above. Include testing of auto reverse mechanisms for overhead garage doors. 2. Identify the common defects listed on the next page. 3. Describe the implication of each defect. 4. Identify the safety issues for the inspector and occupant of the home (fall hazard, trapping children under garage doors, trip hazard on stairs). 5. Communicate findings to client verbally and in writing, recommending corrective action where needed. EXTERIOR STRUCTURE TYPICAL DEFECTSPORCHES, DECKS AND BALCONIES STEPS AND LANDINGS BEAMS • Carpet over wood steps or landing • End support inadequate • Landings missing or undersized • Rot, insect damage, wood/soil contact • Masonry or concrete spalling or cracking • Rotation • Rot • Sag • Stair rise too big or not uniform • Stair run too small or not uniform JOISTS • Steps slope • Steps or landings settling or heaving • Cantilevered joist problems • Steps spring, loose or sagging • End bearing inadequate • Tread widths too small or not uniform • Fastener problems • Wood/soil contact • Ledgerboard problems • Rot, insect damage or wood/soil contact HANDRAILS AND GUARDS • Rotation • Sag (undersized, overspanned, damaged, overloaded) missing JDG • Loose • Missing FLOORS • Rot • Spindles missing, too far apart, climbable • Carpet • Concrete cracked or spalled COLUMNS • No step up into house • Paint or stain needed • Leaning, settled, heaved • Poor quality materials • Rot, insect damage • Rot, insect damage or wood/soil contact • Rust • Rust • Spalling, cracked or damaged • Sag • Wood/soil contact SKIRTING ROOF STRUCTURES • Fastener problems • Mechanical damage • Mechanical damage • Rot, insect damage • Paint or stain needed • Settlement or other movement • Rot, insect damage or wood/soil contact
Readers should see STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS & DEFECTS for our complete list of articles on this topic. Also see HOME & BUILDING INSPECTORS & INSPECTION METHODS. Use the Search Box at the top or bottom of these pages to find in-depth information about building, energy savings, and indoor environment inspection, diagnosis and repair at this website. Watch out: these inspection lists do not list all possible defects for the systems discussed, and not all home or building inspectors will examine all of the items listed here. CONTACT us to suggest corrections or additions to articles at this website. Readers should see STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS & DEFECTS for our complete list of articles on this topic. Also see HOME & BUILDING INSPECTORS & INSPECTION METHODS. Use the Search Box at the top or bottom of these pages to find in-depth information about building, energy savings, and indoor environment inspection, diagnosis and repair at this website. Watch out: these inspection lists do not list all possible defects for the systems discussed, and not all home or building inspectors will examine all of the items listed here. CONTACT us to suggest corrections or additions to articles at this website. These curriculae and building defect lists are based on smilar curriculum documents first prepared by Joe Scaduto, an ASHI member who prepared course material for Northeastern University's Building Inspection Certificate program in 1988, subsequently by DF, InspectApedia's editor, for New York University ca 1988 and later, with others, recommended to ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors. ASHI did not adopt this material though currently that association as well as others offer extensive HOME INSPECTOR EDUCATION material. The curriculum and lists of defects are informed by additional analysis of the process of home inspection that was developed beginning Calgary, AB for Canadian and U.S. home inspector education and certification examinations in 1997. Other early contributors to home inspection education in the U.S. and Canada include Dr. Jess Aronstein, Alan Carson, Mike Casey, Mark Cramer, John Cox, Dwight Barnett, Douglas Hansen, Rick Heyl, Larry Hoytt, Bill Merrill, Kevin O'Malley, Dennis Robitalille, Keith Peddie, Pat Porzio, Roger Robinson. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)... Ask a Question or Search InspectApediaUse the search box below to ask a question or to search the InspectApedia.com website. Ask a Question or Enter Search Terms in the InspectApedia search box just below. Technical Reviewers & ReferencesRelated Topics, found near the top of this page suggest articles closely related to this one.
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