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A photo is worth a thoushand words

They say, "A picture is worth a thousand words" but sometimes it's also worth hundreds if not thousands of dollars. The devil is in the details and small mistakes or deficiencies can become big issues and prove costly. Remember the Hindenburg and the Titanic.
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Some conditions or construction errors are more common than others but just when you think you have seen everything, along comes an unexpected surprise.
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We generally take anywhere from 100 to 250 photographs and sometimes more during an inspection so that the client has a good visual image of items discussed in the inspection report.
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The Inspection Photo Gallery is a collection of photos gathered over the years that includes the good, the bad, the ugly and the interesting and unusual.
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Air Exchangers in roofs tend to be neglected
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Backwater valve cover
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Bathroom exhaust fan blowing into roof insulation
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Battery smoke detector over former AC junction box
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Bracing of trusses when roof sheathing is boards
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Unlined chimney with no cap system
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Chimney: grout between cap and clay flue in poor state
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Chimney: evidence of flashing leakage found in roof
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Clinker fireplace: bronzed cast iron grate
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Condensate drain trap: poor design
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Fireplace damper warped and gap stuffed with insulation
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Deck headers require flashing and lag-bolts at walls
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Deck with beam and joists well braced
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Door: patio door with fold-down security bar
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Dryer duct: poor splicing
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Dryer exhaust-vents located on roofs tend to be neglected.
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Ducts: insulated and uninsulated in a roof-space
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Eave soffit air flow: poor (blocked with insulation)
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Eavetrough: dam installed to prevent overflow at valley bottom
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Electrical panel: unsafe (deadfront removed for OH door track)
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Electrical panel: light gauge wires added atmain lugs
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Foundation Crack: horizontal (footing movement-related)
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Flashing: mastic cracked at brick wall
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Furnace: blower sucking cabinet insulation
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Gable louvre: too low and too small
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Gable louvre: interior (made of perforated vinyl soffit)
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Gable louvre: exterior (made of perforated vinyl soffit)
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Gas furnace: condensation leakage in furnace
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Heat pump: outdoor units need to be cleaned annually
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HRV: air filter so dirty it is sucked up against the core
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HRV condensate tubing trap well installed
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HRV exterior fresh air intake mesh badly clogged
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Joist cut in two for tub drain piping
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Knob and tube wiring
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Unprofessiional splicing of modern to knob and tube wiring
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Knob and tube wiring in roof-space
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Lateral pipe to septic tank above ground likely to freeze
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Mice entry potential below exterior door
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Microwave installation: amateur
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Mini-split heat pump badly buried in snow
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Mini-split heat pump fan coil air filters need regular cleaning
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Overhead garage door lock
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Oil storage tank leg on wood shims (not allowed)
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Pellet stove: not well maintained
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Plumbing: clothes washer thumb-turn valves with mini-resters
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Cheater vent improperly installed
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Plumbing: galvanic reaction of copper pipe touching steel duct
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Plumbing: ABS waste pipe disconnected below mini-home
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Plumbing: pressure tanks require a pressure-relief valve
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Roof: shingle-over ridge-vent with wind-driven rain guard
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Roof: ridge-vent shingle nailing too tight / blocking air-flow
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Range: clearance to combustible wood poor
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Roof: extreme mold and fungus in poorly ventilated roof
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Roof: cellulose insulation over wood shavings insulation
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Sewage lift-pump: not in use
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Sewage lift-pump: above floor type, poorly installed
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Sump pit: home-made plastic pit in earth floor
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The photos are Copy-right of Chuk MacDonald but are intended for public use and are free to use or copy for private / non-commercial purposes. If you do use any of the photos, please give credit where credit due, i.e. link back to this website.

Photos taken during each inspection are burned to a CD, DVD or flash drive (as requested) and are included in the inspection report.

NOTE   While the photos were originally taken (and burned to the inspection DVD or CD) in 7 megapixels picture size, they were reduced and stored in our archive at 33 % of original size and have been further reduced for use on the web.