I just finished inspecting a 1470 sq ft home on 15 acres of mountain property. I was told by the client that there was some minor moisture issues in the basement and they wanted to make sure I checked them out.
The home was built in 1958, 24 by 32 foundation, half unfinished basement, half crawl space. Surrounding property has a slight slope towards the home. When I got into the basement I found water running into the basement from the slab to foundation pour line. It ran across the floor in a channel which had been cut with a chisel and disappeared under the far foundation wall. This went with the water seeping through the poured concrete and concrete block foundation wall. The crawl space was unvented, had no vapor barrier and the dirt was almost like mud it was so wet, again, water was seeping through the foundation. We wont even get into the various forms of microbial growth that were found.
Here's the good part, the seller was there and his comment was,"Oh, that not a big deal, it only does that in the spring for a couple months when the snow melts."
I informed the client later (out of earshot of the seller) that it was a big deal and even if it only did it one day out of the year it was still a big problem. I advised my client to get a reputable foundation contractor out there to look it over and give them an idea of what was needed and how much money it would cost before signing anything else. I also told them as per Bubber if he starts talking inside solutions to run. I even went so far as to suggest they check out the forum and Bubber's thoughts on basement repair. Although I did mention that he is slightly coarse and I hoped they weren't easily offended.
They have promised to let me know how it turns out. I can't wait.

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The tank WH flue (left side of pic) is reduced in size before reaching the roof. Yes I see that. Is the combining of it with the tankless WH flue (center) wrong in numerous ways? I believe it is but cannot remember exactly why?
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It looks like the condensate drain line has splashed up sediment rust onto the window frame. Can the rust be removed and with what?
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My name is Andrew Smith and I am a resident of Willowbrook of Bradenton, Florida and a victim of shoddy construction along with my entire community.

Over the course of the last year we have been on the news on an almost non-stop basis and several of us have been fighting KB Home.

I would like to ask the admins to use my website as an example of why its important to be an ethical and hardworking inspector. Thank you to all the inspectors who do the right things.

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Andy

Is it an issue that the wiring makes contact with the gas line? I did not thing so but wanted to solicit feedback.
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Hmmmmm

KB Homes suing subcontractors for structural problems at local community

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If you have an oversized HVAC unit for the sq ft of the house, could it drop the temp so fast it leaves the moisture in the system and caused the unit and ducts to mold ? Is this possible? Thanks for your help

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Those of you who are Home Inspectors without a contractors license...

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He is NOT on our side, he is on HIS side....be very very careful, he is playing both sides of the fence...

You can't support both in Florida and maybe he is the CAUSE of the legislation. If you not part of the solution, your part of the problem.

I did email him last night and BCC numerous people so they know it went through asking for his help. He has failed to respond, which in my book speaks volumes...


Russ Hensel

I found a stair step crack in the brick veneer and mortar in the house I am currently buying.

Can this be an issue?

What is the cause of this kind of crack?

Please help me. thanks you.

I am buying a house and have an inspector checked the house. But he didn't report the check in the picture.
Please help me check the strair step crack in the brick veneer and mortar as shown in the picture.
Can this be an issue?

Please help me.

What can be the cause of this kind of crack?

Mike

I inspected a brand new home that had a floor drain next to the furnace & the weird thing to me was that it did not look like a floor drain that is about 8" in diameter. It is about 3 or 4 " in diameter & absolutely no slope in the concrete floor around the hole. It is Pvc but don't see a cleanout like you would on a normal floor drain. Am I to old or is this something new for floor drains.
The builder says he will direct all the drain lines directly into the pipe but when I inspected there was moisture traveling across the floor away from the pipe/floor drain??