- Cracks
in the foundation wall with water seepage.
- Most
often there are always some cracked or open mortar joints on any masonry
building.
- Concrete
contractors often do not remove their form ties or they forget to parage
over any areas where the form ties were removed. Sooner or later, these
form ties crack the foundation walls as they rust out. Therefore all
basements will take on water.
- Crawl
spaces are usually not covered with plastic (visqueen) and stone, as
they should be in order to prevent excessive moisture.
- Cracks
in foundation walls with water seepage.
- Switches
and receptacles that don't work.
- Failure
to properly bond or electrically install the garbage disposal.
- Loose
shingles or debris remaining on roofs surface.
- Overflow
tray or tub not installed under washing machine and hot water heater.
This may result in future water damage.
- Shower
and tub tiles are often never caulked into the tub or flooring, as they
should be.
- Supply
and waste piping often do not have an adequate number of supports or
fasteners to keep them secured.
- Leaking
plumbing traps.
- Poor
paint job-- missed places, drips, areas painted where they shouldn't
have been.
- Damaged
appliances, resulting in lost warranties.
- Failure
to paint the tops, bottoms, sides of exposed wood sashes and doors.
- Exterior
structural lintels not painted as required. This will result in premature
rusting and failure. Lintels are expensive to replace.
- Most
foundation windows and doors in masonry buildings are inadequately equipped
with flashing and weep holes. They are required to prevent moisture
penetration and possible mold growth.
- Appliances
are either not or poorly installed.
- Scratches
and gaps on the hardwood floors.
- Kitchen
and bath cabinet doors are often not aligned.Split,cracked or broken
door stiles and rails.
- Poorly
done drywall job with seams, nail and/or screw head pops.
- Ceramic
& marble wall and floor tile usually never sealed.
- Downspouts
never extend 5' or more from the foundation, as they should. Exterior
landscaping without the proper grade. Both are critical in help preventing
wet basements.
- Failure
to clean the ductwork, it's always dirty and has construction debris.
- Floor
and ceiling mechanical and electrical penetrations are never sealed
wit proper fire and fume stopping material. Safety hazard.
- Dryers
are almost never installed with steel flue pipes and clamps, as required.
Safety hazard.
- Heating
and cooling ducts are often never taped or sealed with the approved
heating tape, as required. Lost air-flow.
- The
insulation board is usually broken during the installation of the exterior
siding or the brick veneer.
- Electricians
and plumbers often notch or cut through joists and studs where they
are not supposed to, resulting in weak framework.
- Many
structural steel beams are not mortared onto their beam pocket. This
can cause shifting.
- Joist
hangers are never nailed in every slot,as required. Resulting in weak
framing.
- The
primary sources of heat loss, in new construction, are due to the lack
of insulation or sealant around the band joist, the mudsills, and around
the windows and doors. Result: Higher heating and cooling costs.
- Mudsills
are never flat washered and nutted, as required. Resulting in that the
house is not secured to the foundation.
- In
most municipalities it is required to have one basement exit window
that is larger than the others.This exit point is required to have a
ladder in the window well.
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