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Inspection Photo Gallery

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.

Some conditions or construction errors are more common than others but just when you think you have seen everything, along comes an unexpected surprise.

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.

The Inspection Photo Gallery is a collection of photos gathered over the years that includes the good, the bad, the ugly and the interesting or unusual.


Air exchangers neglected in roof


Backwater valve cover



Exhaust fan blowing into roof


Battery smoke detector over junction box


Bracing of roof trusses


Unlined chimney cap


Chimney: poor seal between cap and flue


Chimney: evidence of leakage in roof


Bronzed cast iron fireplace grate


Condensate drain trap: poor


Fireplace damper warp stuffed with insulation


Deck header flashed and lag-bolted


Deck beam and joist bracing


Patio door security bar


Dryer duct: poor splicing


Dryer vent neglected on roof top


Ducts: insulated and uninsulated


Eave soffit air flow blocked


Eavetrough valley bottom dam


Electrical panel: deadfront removed


Electrical panel: added light gauge wires


Foundation wall: movement-related crack


Roof wall flashing: mastic poor


Furnace: cabinet insulation


Roof gable louvre: poor size and location


Roof gable louvre: poor ventilation


Roof gable louvre of perforated vinyl soffit


Gas furnace: interior condensation leakage


Heat pump: pan clogged with leaves


HRV (heat recovery ventilator): extremely dirty


HRV condensate drain trap well installed


HRV exterior fresh air intake clogged


Framing: joist cut completely in two


Electrical: knob and tube wiring


Knob and tube wiring: unsafe splicing


Knob and tube wires in roof-space


Septic tank lateral pipe likely to freeze


Mice: entry potential below exterior door


Mini-split heat pump: snow-bound


Mini-split heat pump top intake grill


Overhead garage door lock


Oil tank: leg not allowed on wood shims


Pellet stove: not well maintained


Clothes washer valves with mini-resters


Plumbing: improperly installed cheater vent


Plumbing: Corrosion copper pipe at steel duct


Plumbing: ABS pipe apart below mini-home


Plumbing: pressure tank


Roof ventilation: PVC shingle-over ridge-vent


Ridge-vent: shingles nailed too tight


Range: clearance to combustible wood poor


Roof ventilation: poor (causing extreme mold)


Roof insulation: cellulose over wood shavings


Sewage lift-pump: not in use


Sewage lift-pump: poorly installed


Sump pit: drilled plastic container


KITEC (IPEX XPA) potable water piping


KITEC label

Photos are Copy-right of Status Inspection & Design 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, CD or flash-drive) 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.