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 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.
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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.
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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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Bathroom fans: need cleaning
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Deck with beam and joists well braced
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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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Fold-down security bar / Charlie bar at patio door
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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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Air filter (of furnace) with poor clearance
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Backwater valve section
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Little brown bats in a huddle for warmth
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Little brown bats
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Little brown bats
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Bat feces on roof insulation
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Structural foundation crack affecting load-bearing brick wall
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Chimney lead conter-flashings need caulking to mortar joints
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Chimney lead conter-flashings should not be bonded to roofing
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Clear acrylic condensate drain trap with clean-out caps
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Crawlspace: poorly ventilated
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Door dead-bolt should have passage-set not lockset
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Deck support: questionable
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Deck header: well flashed and lag bolted to wall
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Drain-tile: clogged with roots at sump pit
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Dryer exterior vent not installed. Dryer venting behind siding
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Ducts in unheated spaces are required to be insulated.
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Eave soffit air flow: good (daylight showing)
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Eavetrough: tilted due to stepped profile of eave fascia
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Electrical panel: leakage
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Electrical panel: wiring very neatly done
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Electrical: range receptacle missing junction box (dangerous)
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Floor joists: excessive overhang causes floor squeaks
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Furnace: poorly ducted and poorly insulated
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Furnace: cold air plenum open above thimble
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Gable louvre: PVC-type, largely blocked
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Gas furnace: use of ABS pipes not to current code
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Heat pump outoor condensing unit coil fin corrosion
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HRV: air filter so dirty it tore
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HRV concensate tubing trap poorly installed
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HRV kitchen stale air grill grease filter needs cleaning
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HRV: a proper ambient air connection to extended plenum
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Joist-space insulation not protected from rodents
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Knob and tube wiring with porcelain isolators
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Mice entry point at exterior door jamb
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Black mold on ceiling above tub
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Mildew on siding
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Mini-split heat pump iced-up
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Overhead door operator infrared light beam unit
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Oil storage tank: steel, bottom corrosion
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Pellet stove burn pot needs cleaning
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Plumbing: basin chromed trap badly corroded
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Plumbing: cheater vent
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Plumbing: stack vent frost-plugged
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Plumbing: pressure tank lacks required pressure-relief valve
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Roof: good air flow opening in sheathing beneath ridge-vent
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Roof: snow and ice layers greatly restric performance of ridge-vents
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Range: microwave installation unprofessional and crude
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Range:range hoods need cleaning / degreasing
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Roof: access hatch lacks gasket for air / heat seal
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Roof: prefab polystyrene roof-space access cover (good)
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Sewage lift-pump: drain overflowing due to pump failure
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Sump pit: pump's ABS discharge pipe has backwater valve
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Sump pit: submersible pump with battery back-up
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