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Residential Home Inspection Report

PropertyAddress:

City/State:

Client:

TypeofInspection:

DateofInspection:

ContactPerson:

Inspector:

Inspector'sSignature:

File#:

GeneralCommentsRegardingThisInspection

RonaldA.Werder

Residential

Home

Inspection

Report

Werder

Home

Inspections,Inc.

819KandiyohiAvenue

Willmar,MN56201

(320)231-1614

r.werder@charter.net

CertifiedMember

#2204743

AmericanSocietyof

HomeInspectors

2002AnywhereStreet

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

GeneralHomeInspection

September17,2002

Buyer'sAgent

02359

ModelCity,USA

NOTE:Theresultsfromtheradontestwillfollowunderaseparatecover.

RonaldA.Werder

INSPECTI ONAGREEMENT

TheInspectorlistedabov econductsthisinspection,toth eexten tfeasib le,basedonStandardsofPracticean dCodeof

Ethicssetforthb ytheA mericanSocietyofHomeIns pectors(acopyisavailab leuponrequest).Awrittenreportwillfoll ow

thefieldinspection.Eachinspectionincludesonlythoseitems,systems,andcomponentsexpresslyidentifiedinthewritten

report.Thisinspectionisessentiallyv is ual,itisnottechnicallyexhaustiv e,an ddoesn otimplythateverydefectwasfound.

Laten t,con cealed,orin accessib ledefects&prob lemsareexcludedfromthisin spection.Floorcoverin gs,furnitureand

personalbelongingsarenotdisturbedduringtheinspection.Theequipment&appliancesincludedinthisinspectionare

testedforresponsetonormalcontrolsonly ,whenpossi bl e.Theequipmentandappli ancesi ncludedi nthi si nspectionarenot

disman tled,otherthannormalservicepanelswhichcanbefreelyandeasilyremoved.

Acarbonmonoxidetestwillbeconductedinsidethehomemeasuredinpartspermillion.Thistestislimitedinscopeandis

restrictedtothecondi ti onsi nsidethehouseattheti meofthei nspection.Theconditi onsi nsi dethehousecanandwi l l

ch ange.

Theheatin gapplianceheatexchangercannotb ev iewedwithoutdismantli ngtheun it.Aspecialistinh eatingapplianceswh o

istrainedindismantlingtheunitshouldberetainediftheheatexchangerisdesiredtobevisuallyinspected.

Thewrittenreportisanov erv iewofthisinspectionandsupersedestheinspector'soralcomments.Thisin s pectiondoesnot

in cludegovernmentalcodecompliance.Th isins pectionisin tendedtoreportwhetheras ystem,item,orcomponentth ereofi s

reason ablyoperatingorfunctioningatthetimeoftheinspectiononly.

Thishomeinspectiondoesnotaddressthepossiblepresen ceofradongas,leadpain torsolder,asbestos,toxicorflammab le

ch emicals,orotherh armfulorenv ironmen tall yun s afesubstan ces.Th epossiblepresenceofsuchitemssh ouldbeiden ti fied

b yaspecialistinthedetectionofthesesubstan ces.

Aninspectionofprivatewastedisposab lesystems(suchassepticsystems)arenotincludedinthish omeinspection.A lso,

thisreportdoesnotin cludeaninspectionforwooddestroyinginsects&/orpests.Specialistsinth es efieldsshouldbe

con tactedifth esein spectionsaredesired.

Theradongasscreeningtest(optional)reportsonthelev e lofradongasthatthetestingdev icewasex posedtoduringits

ex posureinthehom e.Theinspectorassumesnoliabilityfortheaccuracyofthisreportbasedontheenvironmental

conditionspresentatthetimeoftheinspection.Totheextentfeasible,thetestingdevicewillbeplacedfollowingEPA

protocols.

Theinspectorassumesnoliabilityforthecostofrepairingorreplacinganyunreporteddefectsorconditions,eithercurrent

orarisin ginthefuture,oranycon sequen ti aldamages,bodilyinjury,orpropertydamageofanyna turethatmayoccur.

IMPORTANT:Thisinspectionandreportareperformed&preparedforthesoleuseofthe

listedclient.Theinspectorhasnofinancialorbusinessinterestinthispropert y.NO

EXPRESSEDORIMPLIEDWARRANTYISGIVENCONCERNINGTHEBUILDINGSAND

EQUIP MENTORTHEI RFUTUREUSEF ULNESS.Theinspectorassumesnoliabilitytothird

part iesinconnectionwiththisinspectionandwrittenreport.

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PROPERTYA DDRESS:

CITY,STATE:

TYPEOFINSPECT ION:

CLIENT:

INSPECT IONDATE:

INSPECTOR:ASHIMEMBE R#:

Werder

Home

Inspections,Inc.

819KandiyohiAvenueWillmar,MN56201

rw erder@w illmar.com

(320)231-1614Fax(320)235-2284

INSPECTIONAGREEMENTPage2of17

2002AnywhereStreet

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

GeneralHomeInspection

September17,2002

ModelCity,USA

GENERALINFORMATION&CONDITIONS

GENERALINFORMATIONREGARDINGTHISINSPECTION

HOUSESFACES:

ESTIMATEDAGE:

BUILDINGTYPE:

NUMBEROFSTORIES:

SPACEBELOWGRADE:

GENERALCONDITIONSPRESENTATTIMEOFINSPECTION

UTILITYSTATUS:

OCCUPANCY:

PEOPLEPRESENT:

DEFINITIONS

Satisfactory:

Marginal:

UNSATISFACTORY:

NotApplicable:

NotVisible:

Comment:

Itemistypicalforage.Satisfactorilyperformingitsin tendedfunction .

Attentionshouldbegiventothisitemasitisperformingonlypartofitsintendedfunction,

an dconditionindicatespr eventativemaintenanceisdesired.

Itemisn otadequatelyperformingitsinten dedfunction&/orh asanUNSAFE

condition.

Itemdoesnotapplytothisstructure.

Itemwasn otlocatedorwasn otv isibleforin spection.

Informati onalremarksregardi ngth eparticularitem.

AREA:

STREETTYPE:

WATERSOURCE:

SEWAGEDISPOSAL:

GARAGE:

TABLEOFCONTENTS

GENERALINFORMATIONPage3of17

COVERPAGEPage1

INSPECTIONAGREEMENTPage2

GENERALINFORMATIONPage3

GROUNDSPage4

EXTERIORPage5

ROOFPage6

STRUCTUREPage7

PLUMBINGPage8

CENTRALHEATINGPage9

2ndCENTRALHEATING(ifapplicable)Page9b

CENTRALCOOLING&SUPPLEMENTARYHEATINGPage10

2ndCENTRALCOOLING(ifapplicable)Page10b

ELECTRICALPage11

APPLIANCESPage12

INTERIORROOMSPage13

INTERIORROOMS,cont.Page14

INTERIORROOMS,cont.Page15

ATTICPage16

GARAGEPage17

OUTBUILDING(ifapplicable)Page17b

SOILCONDITION:

WEATHER:

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Occupie d

withaddition

25years

East

OneFamily,WoodFramed

PublicW asteDisposal

Attached,1stal l

Basement

PublicWaterSupply

PavedThroughStreet

Clear

AllOn

Dry

Client,Client'sAgent

Town

OneStory

65degrees

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

GROUNDS

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

GENERALCOMMENTSREGARDINGTHEGROUNDS

1.SIDEWALKS

2.DRIVEWAY

3.PATIOS

4.GRADE&DRAINAGE

5.RETAININGWALLS

6.DECKS

7.PORCHES/BALCONIES

8.VEGETATION(aseffectsstructureo nly)

GROUNDSPage4of17

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Satisfactory

Marginal

NotApplicable

concrete

Shrubs

Concrete

lotisbasicallyflat

Maturetrees

NotApplicable

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

Lowgradeexistsnexttothefoundationinrandomareasaroundthe

structure.Addsoilandregradetopromotedrainageawayfromthe

structure.

NotApplicable

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

EXTERIOR

1.EXTERIORWALLCOVE RING

2.SOFFITS/FASCIA/TRIM

3.HOUSEWINDOWS

4.STORMS&SCREENS

5.BASEMENTWINDOW S

GENERA LCOMMENTSREGARDINGTHEEXTER IOR

6.ENTRYDOORS

7.PATIODOORS

8.PAINT&FINISHES(allareas)

9.FOUNDATION(exteriorviewonly)

10.STOOPS/STAIRS/STEPS

11.CAULKING

12.EXTERIORHOSEBIBBS

Composition:

Num berofentrydoors:

Num berofpatiodo ors:

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Satisfactory

NotApplicable

Satisfactory

metalclad

sliders

wood,awningtype

integralscreens

meta linsul ated

paint

concreteblock

concretesteps

vinyll apsiding

vinyl

One

Satisfactory

two

Comment

Satisfactory

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

Thescreensweremissi ngornotinstalledfromsomeo fthewindowsatthe

timeofthei nspection.

ROOF

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

GENERALCOMMENTSREGARDINGTHEROOF

2.FLATROOFINGMATERIAL

PORTIONOFROOFVIEWED:

METHODOFVIEWING:

STYLEOFROOF:

1.SLOPEDROOFINGMATERIAL

3.ROOFSTRUCTURE

4.FLASHINGS/VALLEYS

5.APPLIANCECOMBUSTIONFLUES

6.CHIM NEYS

7.GUTTERSYSTEM

8.MISC.ITEMS(skylights,antennas,etc.)

Numberofchim neys:

TypeofRoofCovering:

Reportedageofroofcovering:

NormalLifeSpan:

EstimatedRemainingUsefulLife:

NumberofLayers:

TypeofRoofCovering:

Reportedageofroofcovering:

NormalLifeSpan:

EstimatedRemainingUsefulLife:

NumberofLayers:

ROOFPage6of17

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SLOPEOFROOF:

one

20years

Gable

asphaltshingles

roofwasaccessed

all

metalflashings

metalflue

aluminum

11years

7-9years

Medium

NotApplicable

Satisfactory

NotApplicable

Satisfactory

Marginal

Satisfactory

NotApplicable

Satisfactory

mediumslope,gablestyle

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

Theflashingaroundtheelectricalmasti slifting.Secureandsealthe

flashingtopreventleakage.

STRUCTURE

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

GENERA LCOMMENTSREGARDINGTHESTRUCTURE

TYPEOFSPACEBELOWGRADE:

ACCESSTOSPACEBELOWGRADE:

1.BA SEMENTSTAIRS

2.VISIBLEFOUNDATIONWALL S

3.BASEMENTFLOOR

4.BEARINGBEAMS& /orWA LLS

5.SUPPORTCOLUMNS/PIERS

6.FIRSTF LOORSTRUCTURE

7.INDICA TIONSOFMOISTURE

8.FLOORDRAINAGE

10.VISIBLEINSULATION(inareabelowgrade)

9.RELATEDCRAWLSPACEITEMS

Num beroffloordrains:

Num berofsumppits:

Sumppumpsdischargeto:

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fiberglassbattinr imjoistspaces

open,woodstairs

plywoodsheathing

concrete

woodbearingwall

woodjoists

stai ns

Basement

Interiorstairway

concreteblock

one

exterior

Satisfactory

NotApplicable

Satisfactory

NotVisible

Satisfactory

Marginal

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

Indicationsofpastbasementwaterentrywerenotedinrandomareas.

Improvingtheexteriordrainagearoundthefoundation,alongwith

maintainingthegutter/ downsp outsystem,shouldhelpminimizebasement

waterentry.Also,a"Beaver"watermitigationsystemhasbeeninstalledto

helpwithwaterentry.

PLUM BING

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

GENERALCOMMENTSREGARDINGTHEPLUMBING

WATERSUPPLYFROM:

WASTEDISPOSALTYPE:

1.MAINWATERSERVICEPIPE

2.WAT E RSUPPLYPIPING

3.WASTE/DRAIN/VENTPIPING

4.MAINWAST ECLEAN-OUT

5.WATERHEATER

MAKE:

SERIAL#:

FUEL:

SIZE:

LOCATION:

ESTIMATEDAGE:

6.WATERHEATERVALVES

7.WATERHEATERVENTING

8.FUELSUPPLYLINES

(visibleareas)

9.PLUM BINGFIXTURES(unfinishedareas)

10.LAUNDRYCONNECTIONS

Mainshut-offvalveat:

Mainsupplypipematerial:

Temperature&PressureReliefValve?

ColdW aterShutOffValve?

Location:

DryerFuel:

DryerVentsto:

WasherDischarge:

(2ndwaterheaterifapplicable)

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PublicWaterSupply

PublicWasteDisposal

GB94-175 1959

copper

ABSplastic

locateda tthebaseofthemainwastestack

basement

40gallons

metalfluepipe,joinsheatingflue

blacksteelnaturalgasl ines

laundrytub

8years

naturalgas

copper

watermeter

Yes

Satisfactory

AOSmith

Satisfactory

Marginal

Satisfactory

basement

electric

exterior

drainstandtube

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

Atstart-up,combustionproductswerebackdraftingfromthehoodabove

thewaterhea ter.Thisremainedafterseveralminutesofoperation.This

shouldbecheckedregularlyandtheback-d raftingcorrectedifcon tinu es.

Thecarbonmonoxidelevelswerelow.

CENTRALHEATING

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

GENERA LCOMMENTSREGARDINGCENTRALHEATING

1.HEATINGAPPLIANCE

2.DISTRIBUTIONPIPES/DUCTS

SYSTEMDESIGN:

FUEL:

MAKE:

MODEL#:

SERIAL#:

SIZE:

LOCATION:

BLOWER/PUMP:

APPLIANCECONT ROLS:

DRAFTREGULATOR:

ESTIMATEDAGE:

3.THERMOSTAT(s)

5.E XPOSEDFLUEPIPE S /AIRSUPPLY

6.CENTRALHUMIDIFIER

MAKE:

4.AIRFILTER(s)

7.AIR-TO-AIRHEATEXCHANGER

MAKE:

Num berofThermostats:

Type:

Locations:

NumberofZones:

Numberoffilters:

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NOTE:duetothelimitationsofav isualinspection,the

size /adequacyofthedistributionsystem(duct/pipes)

cannotbefullydeterm ined.Con tactaqualifiedheating

contractorifanadequacytestisdesired.

naturalgas

forc edair

VG-105AT-1CR

H63879681

Heil

105,000btu/hr

highlimit/fancontrol

basement

di rectdriveblower

metalfluepipe

sheetmetalducts

one

integraldrafthood

25years

disposablefil ter

Satisfactory

NotApplicable

regular

centra lfi r stfloor

one

ventst odedicatedmetalflue,outtheroof

NotApplicable

Comment

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

Thisunitisapproa chingtheendofitsnormaldesignlife.It'sre maininglife

cannotbepredicted.Thecarbonmonoxidetestswerenegativeandwithin

normallevelsatthetimeoftheinspection.Suggestplansbegintoupgrade

thef urnaceduetoitsage.

CENTRALCOOLING

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

SUPPLEMENTARY

HEATING

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

GENERALCOMMENTSREGARDINGSUPPLEMENTARYHEATING

GENE RALCOMMENTSREGARDINGCENTRALCOOLING

1.CENTRALCOOLINGAPPLIANCE

2.DISTRIBUTION&CONTROLS

3.SUPPLEMENT ARYCOOLING

TYPEOFSYSTEM:

VIEWEDOPERATING?

MAKE:

MODEL#:

SERIAL#:

ESTIMATEDAGE:

5.AUXILIARYHEAT

4.WOODBURNER

6.AUXILIARYHEAT

MAKE:

MODEL#:

UNITLISTED?

LOCATION:

MAKE:

TYPE:

LOCATION

MAKE:

TYPE:

LOCATION:

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Satisfactory

NotApplicable

electricrefr igeration

NotApplicable

Yes

Heil

700029

undetermined

sameastheheatingsystem

n/v

NotApplicable

Marginal

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

Thetemperaturedropacr osstheairconditionercoilwas8-10degrees,

wherenormalis15-20degrees.Thisisimpropercooling.Contacta

qualifiedtechnicianforrepairs.

ELECTRI CAL

ITEM/TYPECONDITION/REMARKS

GENER A LCOMMENTSRE GARDINGT HEELECTRICAL

1.MAINSERVICESIZE

2.MAI NSERVICEPANEL

3.120VOLTCIRCUITS(mainpanel)

4.240VOLTCIRCUITS(mainpanel)

5.ELECTRICALSUB-PANELS

CIRCUITDISCONNECTS:

CIRCUITCONDUCTORS:

6.120VOLTCIRCUITS(sub-panels)

7.240VOLTCIRCUITS(sub-panels)

8.GFCI's(GroundFaultCircuitInterrupters)

9.VISIBLEWIRINGINUNFINISHEDAREAS

10.EXTERIORWIRING

MAINSERVICESIZE:

SERVICETYPE:

SERVICEGROUND:

LOCATION:

MAINSERVICEDISCONNECT(s):

MAINDISCONNECT(s)LOCATION:

MAINSERVICECONDUCTOR:

NUMBEROFSUB-PANELS:

LOCATION(s):

TYPE:

LOCATION(s):

CIRCUITDISCONNECTS:

CIRCUITCONDUCTORS:

CIRCUITDISCONNECTS:

CIRCUITCONDUCTORS:

Num berof120voltcircuits:

Num berof240voltcircuits:

CIRCUITDISCONNECTS:

CIRCUITCONDUCTORS:

Num berof120voltcircuits:

Num berof240voltcircuits:

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breakers

copper

breaker

Satisfactory

NotApplicable

Comment

120/240volts,200amps

mainwaterpipe

overhead

basement

aluminum

breaker

romexcabl e

breakers

copper

mainpanel

NotApplicable

Satisfactory

Mr.&Mrs.HomeBuyer

Alimitednumberofgroundfau ltcircuitinterrupterswerepresent.Consider

installingtheminallwetareassuchasthebathrooms,kitchen,garage,and

theexteriortoreducetheriskofelectric alshock.

mainpanel