427 Highland AVE

Drainage

• entrance to basement below grade

Dry rot

• Siding on garage

Windows

• Several are painted shut
• Broken panes: upper front bedroom, back patio room
• Broken counterbalances
• Dry rot sash of front bedroom
• Dry rot several windows, back patio room

Exterior doors

• Dry rot entry to basement
• Dry rot Garage door
• Garage jamb

Roof

• Rafter front of garage dry rot

Evidence of water staining

• Ceiling back patio
• Living room
• Kitchen
• Pantry
• No current leaks found

Cracks in Plaster

Floors

• Water damage living room floor
• Kitchen/ laundry floor damaged
• Crowing and sloping , uneven floors

Ceiling

• Upstairs patio room is non-conforming height

Upper level landing

• Is not supported

Fireplace

• Damper is not working

Kitchen appliances

• were not tested

Electrical

• main panel is 200 amps
• Sub panel in laundry room

Circuit Wiring

• Knob and tube, armored cable, and nonmetallic sheathed cable
• SHOULD BE SERVICED; connectors inside main panel lacking anti-oxidant paste
• Lights in patio room inoperable
• Garage door operator has no electrical outlet
• Non grounded duplex outlets
• Extension cord used to service patio room
• Splices not contained within a junction box

Plumbing

• SHOULD BE SERVICED:  angle stop at kitchen, dissimilar piping, upper level bathroom water sink was turned off

Drainage Pipes

• SHOULD BE SERVICED:  drainage pipe at waste standpipe is incorrect design

Hot Water Tank

• 40 gallons SHOULD BE SERVICED: adequate flue to handle flue gasses and Proper seismic strapping AND proper seismic strapping

Heating

• proper, however, no heat register at individual rooms upstairs

Insulation

• no attic insulation, ventilation is minimal, evidence of previous leaks, but not presently

Foundation / Basement

• No floor insulation
• Cracks in foundation @ rear and front of building larger than normal
• Foundation spalling, suggested that specialist be called in
• No foundation bolts
• Evidence of minor moisture infiltration
• Evidence of minor moisture infiltration
• Evidence of rodents

Structural Members

• SHOULD BE SERVICED: because one of the floor support beams is damaged, should be corrected
• Wood to earth contact with support posts
• Span between support posts is wider than current standards