Home Inspection Report: Sustainable Construction Analysis

This report presents a comprehensive home inspection of a residential house, evaluating its condition based on the inspection of the house and its surroundings. The inspection covered various elements, including roofing, walls, electrical installations, foundation, gutters, garage, exterior, kitchen, dining, bedrooms, toilets, and the floor. The report found the house to be in good condition overall, built to set standards, with some areas requiring maintenance. The inspection process involved assessing the physical conditions of the building components and determining their viability. The report provides detailed descriptions of each area, including exterior, roof, entry, hallways, kitchen, living room, laundry, bathroom, and bedrooms. Findings are summarized with recommendations for maintenance and repairs, including a bill of quality for maintenance and recommendations for the improvement of the house condition.

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(Student’s Name)
Course Name:
Professor Name:
University Name:
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Executive Summary
The study mainly focused on the inspection of the dwelling residential house including the
garage in the compound and the immediate surroundings. During, the inspection process a
number of elements were examined and observed keenly in line with the house building
specifications and the overall set standards. Some of the parameters which examined in the
process include the roofing, the walls, electrical installation, foundation of the house, the gutters,
the garage environment and its state, exterior of the house, the kitchen, the dining and seating
room, all the bedrooms in the houses as well as the toilets and the floor. From the study, it was
established that the overall house was in good condition and was built as per the set standards
based on its age. The inspection also, established that the roofing, the electrical installations, wall
cabinets, the electrical stove, driveway as well as walkway, and trims were established to be in
good condition among other parameters as discussed in the checklists. On the other hand, walls,
gutters, door locks, sink, door bell and the exterior lights were established not to be in condition
and hence required maintenance. Hence, from the inspection process, bill of quality for
maintenance as well as necessary recommendations were established based on the study.

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Home Inspection Report
Introduction
A home inspection is defined as the non-invasive and limited evaluation which is carried
out with skilled personals with an objective of establishing the condition of the house and its
overall environment. Often, the inspection is mainly conducted before the selling of the property.
Also, lending institutions and complete repairs of the house can also, hasten the inspection
exercise for the home so as to establish the cost of the house and the specifications which one
may need for the repair process (Korniyenko 2015 pp.191-196).
Moreover, the process is mostly carried out by a trained home inspector who has a certificate and
licensed by an accredited institution in line with the house inspection. The various components
which are examined during the inspection process mainly include plumbing, mechanical,
structural, and electrical among other systematic and essential parameters as may be identified in
the process and backed-up by the client alongside the inspector during or before the inspection
exercise (Randall 2011 pp.797-805).
Once, the inspection process is completed, and then the inspector takes time to prepare a
report with final recommendations and presents the report to the client for the necessary action.
However, it is important to note that the inspector only describes the overall house conditions of
the house at the time of the inspection and this, therefore, cannot be used as a guarantee for the
life expectancy, efficiency as well as for the future conditions of the house. This is because the
house conditions keep on fluctuating as time goes by in due course. Hence, this assignment
focuses on the inspection of the residential house in which various elements in line with structure
were subjected to the test. Moreover, multiple analyses were carried out during the process and
thus, a recommendation plan is then designed for the better of the house condition.

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Building Inspection
This section mainly discussed in various subjections as per the illustrations below
Inspection Process Description
The inspection for the home primarily conducted by the student as the inspector of the various
elements more so the physical conditions of the multiple specifications which were used in the
building of the house and gauge them to establish the viability of the house (Norbäck et al., 2017
p.921).
Mode of Inspection and Observations
The structural nature of the house and the overall appearance of the house under inspection
mainly depicted as shown in the diagram below (de Melo et al., 2017 p.174).

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Figure 1: showing the house and the surrounding under inspection
The various inspection modes and the overall property description mainly summarized as shown
in the table below
No. Specification Quantity Description
1. Estimated Age Unknown
2. Property Occupied Yes
3. District
4. Sewage Source Main
5. Water Source Main
6. Electrics on Yes
7. Solar panel on No
8. Water on Yes
9. Roofing of the house Concrete Tile

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10. Cladding used Polystyrene along with cedar
weatherboard
11. Window joinery used Aluminum
12. Gas on Na
13. Fascias Colour-steel
14. Interior Trim as well as
Doors
hollow core doors and Timber trim
15.
Sub floor and Foundations There is concrete floor alongside
foundations towards the garage, Timber
tanapile subfloor used in the remaining
home and subfloor insulated
16. Decking Timber
17. Driveway Concrete
18. Fencing Timber
19. Interior Lining Gibbard
Equipment and Tools
The following tools and equipment were used in carrying out the inspection activities
i. Tape measure – measuring heights and distances
ii. Moisture recorder – recording the humidity and moisture content
iii. Multimeter or Trotec T650 – testing electrical continuity

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iv. Ladder- for climbing the roofing
Date and Time
The inspections of the house mainly carried out using the scheduled depicted in the table below
Day Start Finish Element Notes
Monday 7/4/2018 08.00am 10.00am Plumbing
Monday 7/4/2018 10.00am 12.00pm Electrical
Monday 7/4/2018 14.00pm 16.00pm Mechanical
Tuesday 8/4/2018 08.00am 10.00am Roofing
Tuesday 8/4/2018 10.00am 12.00pm Walls
Tuesday 8/4/2018 14.00pm 16.00pm Concrete
Wednesday 9/4/2018 08.00am 10.00am Floor
Wednesday 9/4/2018 10.00am 12.00pm Doors and Door frames
Wednesday 9/4/2018 14.00pm 16.00pm Garage and Compound
Building Description
In essence, the overall analysis and examination of the exterior, roof, entry, hallways, kitchen,
living room, laundry, bathroom master bedroom and other three bedrooms, separate toilet as well
as the general compound has been captured and evaluated in this house inspection (Chan and
Choi, 2015 p.98). The analysis uses “ok or not” to refer to the good and bad conditions, of the
elements respectively. Therefore, the descriptions of the overall house and the various findings
mainly summarized as shown in the table below
Items or Components Description marked as either OK OR Not

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Doors Ok
Walls Not
Floor Ok
Closet Not
Windows, lock, screen,
weatherstrip Not
Electrical Ok
laundry wall Ok
laundry tub Ok
laundry floor Ok
Garage Ok
Cabinet Ok
Sink Ok
Backdoor Not
Towel Rails Ok
Heat outlet Not
Electrical (inc. fan) Not
Thermostat Not
Cable and phone jacks Not
Window/lock/screen/weather strip
x Not
Ceiling Not
Exhaust fan Ok
Broken window catch Not

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Roofing Not
Heat outlet Not
Bathtub Ok
Wall cabinets Not
Bathtub caulking Ok
Hardware (locks, hinges) Not
Shower Ok
Building Condition
The house building and the entire home as a whole mainly depicted to be in good
condition concerning its age. In fact, there are no significant damages on the specifications and
the construction elements used in building the property but rather minor and visual defects
(Wang, Zhang and Teizer, 2015 p.263). Moreover, the inspection has established that the home
was built in compliance with the standard codes, applications and finish in a manner which meets
the stipulated peculiar. All these analyses were conducted in line with the time in which the
dwelling was built (Ko, Oh and Lee, 2016 p.70). In addition, these sections examine the various
parts of the house as follows
Exterior Description
The table shows that analysis and the summary of all the items which were identified
during the inspection in line with the exterior specifications of the house
No. Item Condition Problems and
Remarks

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1. Polystyrene Fair
In order to maintain
the weather tightness,
it will be viable for
one to reseal the front
ranch slider side.
2. Fiber –cements Soffits Excellent state Minimal maintenance
will be required
3. Another wall cover Poor Will require that
scribers be fitted so
that the weatherboards
cedar are aligned well
4. Ground cover Excellent state Minimal maintenance
required
5. Walkway Excellent No need for
maintenance
6 Driveway Poor Need thorough
cleaning and scribing
7. Porch Poor Ignoring of the place
has accounted for the
state
8. Porch stairs Poor No proper mechanism

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for maintenance
9. Gutters and
downspouts
Poor Need to replaced
since most of the parts
have worn out
Also, the drains are
too small and
therefore, cannot
accommodate and
hold the stormwater.
10. Exterior lights Poor Worn out bubbles
have not been
replaced
Bubbles need to
replaced has some
have worn out and
hence, cannot radiate
light
11. Garage Poor No proper mechanism
for disposing the used
oil and minimizing
the oil leakages

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The picture was taken when evaluating the exterior specifications mainly depicted as shown
below (Randall, 2011 p.800).
Where
i. Image 1 represents Polystyrene
ii. Model 2 represents - Fiber –cements Soffits
iii. Image 3 depicts – subfloor
iv. Image 4 represents – walls
v. Image 5 represents- stairs
vi. Image 6 represents - Gutters and downspouts
Roof Check List
No. Item Condition Remarks

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1. Concrete Tile Excellent state The concrete tiles are
often in excellent
condition and have
decisive
2. Chimney Flashing Poor The chimney is full of
the soot and therefore,
need thorough
cleaning
3. Vents Excellent The alignment of the
vent is in a good state
4. Others Excellent Roofspace: It is in a
unique state as well as
has decisive insulation
Hence, the diagram below shows the roofing observations which were made and the
photograph taken during the inspection (Liao et al., 2015 p.183).
This figure is showing the pictorial observations of the roofing taken during the
inspection exercise (Harris and McCaffer 2013).
Door Entry Checklist

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The analysis on the door entry mainly summarized as depicted in the table
No. Item Condition Problems and
Remarks
1. Door window as well
as screen
poor It is essential to have
seal cladding on the
right side
2. Door Poor The doors are not
appealing they need to
be repainted as the
paint has already
worn-out
3. Weather-stripping Excellent The alignment of the
Weather-stripping is
in a good state
4. Door frame Excellent The door frame
alignments and hinges
are in state and thus,
require minimal
maintenance
5. Hardware locks Poor All the locks are loose
and need to be
replaced as they
cannot function

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properly
6. Doorbell Poor The doorbell is
absolutely too louder
and hence, need to
replaced to control
sound pollution
Consequently, the photograph taken when inspecting the door entry is as shown in the diagram
(Paik and Melchers, 2014).
Figure showing the photograph taken at the door entry
Hallway Checklist
No. Item Condition Problems and
Remarks
1. Walls Poor need to be repainted
and hence,
maintenance is
required
2. Floor Poor The tile has worn-out
and therefore need to
be replaced

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3. Trim Excellent The trim of the
hallway is in excellent
condition and hence,
no maintenance
required
4. Electrical Excellent Hence, no
maintenance is
therefore required
Figure showing the hallway photograph taken during the inspection (Wang et al., 2013 p.44).
Checklist in Kitchen
No. Item Condition Problems and
Remarks
1. Wall cabinets Excellent No maintenance is
required
2. Counter and cabinets below Poor Desk and cabinets below
have worn-out and
therefore need to be
replaced (Aneziris,

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Topali, and
Papazoglou ., 2012
p.45).
3. Sink Poor The overall kitchen taps
are loose and therefore,
need to be tightened
4. Electrical Stove Excellent Hence, no maintenance
is therefore required
5. Exhaust fan Poor The fan has blockages
and therefore needs to be
replaced
6. Heat outlet Poor Heat outlet has
blockages and needs to
be checked and repair
(Korniyenko, 2015
p.191).
7. Window/lock/screen/weather-
strip
Poor Window are dirty and
covered with soot need
to be cleaned and
scrubbed (Haverinen‐
Shaughnessy et al., 2012
p.460).

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Leak Risk Assessment
The analysis on the leak mainly summarized in the table below
Number of Storeys 1
Light Reflective Value of Exterior Paint (O'brien, 2013 p.11). light
Yes No Unknown
Monolithic Cladding With no cavity Yes
Aluminum joinery Yes
Timber joinery No
Head flashings No
Sill flashings No
Vertical flashing No
Flat roof No
Pitched roof No
internal gutters Yes
External gutters Yes
Gutter overflows installed No
Flush eaves No
Eaves overhang:
Less than 600mm(approximately)
600mm or greater No
Cavity system Yes
Treated timber framing Yes

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Untreated timber framing Yes
Expansion Joints Yes
Plastered onto ground No
Deck over living areas No
Waterproofing membrane: No
Deck tiled over No
Solid handrail No
Metal cap flashings or similar to the handrail No
Adequate fall to the top of the handrail No
Balustrading No
Balustrading fixed through the top of the waterproofing membrane. No
Deck level adequately below house floor level Yes
Ground level adequately below house floor level Yes
Maintenance Cost
The cost of all the necessary materials to be used in repairing all the elements which have been
established from this inspection not to be in good condition mainly summarized in the table
below
Item Quantity and description
Amount
($)
walls
Require about 40litres of Paints for repainting of all the walls across all
rooms $1,000
Locks Need to replaced about 8 door locks $400
gutters at least 14 pieces of gutters are required $500

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exterior walls
Balustrading fixed through the top of the waterproofing membrane need
to be replaced $300
windows Window are dirty and covered with soot need to be cleaned and scrubbed $56
Heat outlet repairing Heat outlet $78
Exhaust fan Replacing the Exhaust fan $100
kitchen Counter and cabinets
below replacing the Counter and cabinets below $560
Floor Replacing the worn out tiles $180
Door window as well as
screen Require resealing with cladding $300
Chimney Flashing cleaning of the Chimney Flashing $30
Garage purchasing oil disposal tank $100
Total Repair and Maintenance Cost $3,604
Land and Site Description
The land site has a gentle slope and thus, with green grass cover which helps in controlling the
overall soil erosion in the area. The dimension of the house is approximately 20m by 7m, and
this gives this house enough space to accommodate all three bedrooms, kitchen, toilet, hallways
and dining. Moreover, there is enough space in the front of the house, and this can be used to
build other property. The peculiar of the land site and its overall environment is much conducive
and does not have any pollutants which may interfere with the property (Chan and Choi 2015
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Recommendations
There are various recommendations which should be conducted in line with this house
inspection exercise. Some of the critical considerations mainly include
Replacement: it is crucial to replace all the gutters as the existing channels are small and
therefore, unable to accommodate the stormwater. Also, all the locks of the house need to be
replaced to ensure the security of the home as the existing locks have a default (Ko et al. 2016
pp.63-71).
Cleaning and Scribing: there are various elements which require scribing and this process need
to conducted decisively, and in doing so, a number of items can be cleaned including walkways,
windows and screens (de Melo et al. 2017 pp.174-185).
Regular checkups: it is essential to conduct routine checkup as the inspection process
does not guarantee lifetime expectancy for the property. Liao and Fang (2015 p. 183) believes
that, regular tests will ensure that all defaults are checked and repaired if they are noticed.