Your home s gutters help to trap and control the flow of rainwater from your roof to wherever you want it to go.
Gutter home inspection narrative.
Gutter system material general system condition gutter condition downspout condition scuppers.
Asphalt shingles inspector reference disclaimers asphalt shingle warranties asphalt shingle description number of layers general shingle condition deterioration replace buckled shingles ice dam removal damage substrate granules.
The following are narrative examples from the internachi narrative library.
Gutter inspection gutters gutters are not the most beautiful items we can add to our homes.
When inspectors write up their home inspection reports the tendency in the past has been to be as brief as possible but being too brief may mean leaving too much open to interpretation.
They knew what they were doing and replaced my gutters in a timely manner and cleaned up after themselves.
Gutter types by profile or shape by examining the shape or profile of a gutter from the ground we can often determine whether it is made of aluminum below galvanized steel or plastic.
It s also usually easy to identify copper gutters even from ground level inspection as we illustrate below.
Routine gutter inspection and maintenance is a simple solution to prevent damage to your home and property from unwanted water flow.
But unless we have wide overhangs on our roof and our property is steeply graded away from the home they are essential for routing roof runoff away from the home.
Some important factors a home inspector should consider include.
Carlos did not know i was a former building inspector and i appreciated his professionalism.
A narrative inspection report a narrative report provides a more detailed rundown of the inspector s findings written in an article format in which the inspector basically describes what was inspected how it was inspected and the results.
Aluminum loose nails sagging gutters at front and rear.
From the estimate thru the conclusion of the work carlos made sure to answer all my questions to my satisfaction.
If your home is not equipped with a gutter then you run the risk of rainwater.
Batch problems short version asphalt shingles covering the roof of this home showed deterioration typical of batch problems.
When you have a narrative style report you typically have longer narratives and explanations and this additional text is in place to show what that looks like in the report with palm tech.
Installed properly gutters will help keep basements crawlspaces dry protect siding from backsplash stains protect windows and doors.
