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Garage inspections for defects: this article lists significant residential garage defects, definitions, and home inspection education topics. We include lists of defects in the garage stucture, floor, windows, supporting columns, roof, roof drainage, vehicle door, automatic door operators, and the passage door or man-door entry to the buildling. 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. Our page top photo shows a leaning garage corner and a building that is settling into the dirt. Also see STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS & DEFECTS where we discuss simple measurements of building or wall leaning, bulging, or bowing. Green links show where you are. © Copyright 2013 InspectAPedia.com, All Rights Reserved. Author Daniel Friedman. Home Inspection Education Curriculum - GarageReaders should see EXTERIORS of buildings 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. Also see STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS & DEFECTS. 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. GARAGE DEFECTS (EXTERIOR STRUCTURES)First let's identify the type of garage structure being inspected, as the type of structure has implications for common safety hazards or other defects
Garage Floor Defects List• Broken • Cracked, settled or heaved • Drainage problems • Structural garage floors (specialized inspection needed) Garage Window Defects List• Cracked • Condensation, abnormal • Deformation • Drain holes blocked or missing • Installed backwards [?] • Ineffective drip caps • Missing • Rot, insect damaged • Inoperable • Loose fit • Poor weatherstrip • Leaks • Lost seal on double or triple glazing • Damaged • Missing • Sash coming apart • Worn • Stiff • Poor flashing details • Broken Garage Fire Safety Defects ListAir leaks • Exposed combustible insulation • Fireproofing or gasproofing ineffective Garage Footing & Foundation Defects List• Lintels sagging or missing • Water leaks • Cracked • Heaved • Settled • Spalling Garage Framing or Masonry Wall Defects List• Missing or removed structural components • Rafter spreading • Rot, insect damaged • Racked • Bowing or bulging • Cracked • Leaning • Mechanical damage • Mortar deterioration • Spalling Garage Supporting Columns Defects List• Leaning, settled, heaved • Rot, insect damage • Rust • Spalling, cracked or damaged • Wood/soil contact or wood column penetrates slab • No footings Garage Exterior Trim Defects List• Caulking or flashing missing, deteriorated, loose, rusting or incomplete • Damaged, cracked or loose • Inadequate sill projection • Paint or stain needed • Missing • No drip edge • Rot, insect damage or wood/soil contact • Paint or stain needed • Sagging or bowing • Putty (glazing compound) cracked, missing loose or deteriorated • Rot • Rust • Sills with reverse slope • Vines Garage Roof Covering Defects List• Missing drip caps • Leaks • Damaged • Missing • Worn • Poor flashing details Garage Gutters & Downspouts Defects List• Leaking or clogged • Loose or damaged • Missing • Poor location • Poor slope • Rusted • Undersized Garage Vehicle Entry Door Defects List• Air leaks • Lintels sagging or missing • Water leaks • Damaged • Dark paint on metal exposed to sun • Deformation • Delaminated • Difficult to open or close • Drain holes blocked or missing • Installed backwards • Loose or poor fit • Plastic trim on metal door behind storm • Paint or stain needed • Racked • Rot or insect damage • Rust or denting Garage Vehicle Door Operator Defects List• Automatic garage opener – Inoperative – Fails to auto reverse – Adjustment needed to open or close limits Garage Passage Door Defects List - "Man-Doors"• Door not fire rated or exterior type • Door not tightfitting and weatherstripped • No self closer • No step up to house • Floor includes stairs down into basement utility area (heating equipment) or occupied space (CO hazards) • Opens into bedroom Readers should see EXTERIORS of buildings 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. Also see STRUCTURAL INSPECTIONS & DEFECTS. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about how to inspect garages on or at residential homes... Ask a Question or Search InspectApediaQuestions & answers or comments about how to inspect detached and built-on or built-under garages for defects or hazards. 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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The Home Reference Book - the Encyclopedia of Homes