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When The Obvious
Isn’t Obvious At All |
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During a recent home inspection I ran into
this very limited access space that you see here. I was told
by the other inspector I was with that given the obviously
near perfect condition of this houses' exterior, I shouldn't
be overly concerned with trying to crawl under there.
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Well let's face it, as home inspectors
we're always going to run into spaces where limited access
makes inspecting difficult. I don't think that we should ever
use that as an excuse for not at least trying. Even when
something appears to be in perfect condition, you never know
what you might find. I was told that I just like to do things
and crawl into areas that are sometimes difficult. Well, maybe
he's right. After all, being small has some, but few
advantages. I might as well take advantage of what I can when
I can. Good thing I did crawl under there. Otherwise we
wouldn't have seen this:
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As
you can see, the exterior sheathing under the overhang
has become dislodged and is hanging close to the ground
leaving a fairly large hole for critters to get into the
house. Not to say anything about the heat that would be
lost during the winter season. In addition, this would
eventually create a moisture problem possible leading to
mold growth and wood decay. |
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