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Top 10 Most Common Home Defects Presented by National Association of Certified Home Inspectors Chicago Chapter

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Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],True Story: Brand New 4,400 SF House With A BIG Hidden Problem

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Nice brick planter at the front covers the foundations weep wicks with 3” of soil. The result?

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Rotted Rim Joist and Sill Plate in 4 Months! $36,000 fix!

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Result – If Not Fixed.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],New House Builder Saved $20.00. Buyer Lost Roof in 2 Years! All upper downspouts must drain to lower gutters.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],12,000 SF House. Downspout draining directly onto cedar shake roof. Note the shake curling.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Quick Fix for Leaky Roof Owner tries quick repair with elaborate siphon system. Wound up ruining the bedroom ceiling because the bucket filled and broke through.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Lower gable attic, roof decking old, but serviceable Upper gable attic, roof decking rotted and soft. Upper attic had un-vented bathroom exhaust fan.

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Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Yellowing flame means carbon monoxide is being produced. Beware of furnaces installed in closets that do not have an exterior air intake vent flue.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Failed heat exchanger caused by insufficient combustion air.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Brand new high efficiency furnace. Improperly installed. Note missing combustion air vent on left.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Leaky sink drain? What to do? The Old Diaper Trick.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],No grounding. Wires not enclosed, not waterproof. Sink electrified!

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],New and “improved”, supercharged water heater. The only smart thing about this setup is the fire extinguisher.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Floor joist cut to allow for heating duct. Structural integrity of the floor in danger.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Welding torch hole cut in steel beam in garage to facilitate the garage door opener.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],1875 Apartment building. Central foundation at the middle is failing.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Old pier with washed away footing and CMU blocks set on their sides.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Diagonal crack with multiple plane. Uneven settling, commonly seen in clay soil conditions. A real structural problem.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Thermal imaging to display ceiling water infiltration.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Clothes dryer vented to Attic 6 month old house Rotten roof decking

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Bathroom Exhaust Fan Vented to Attic

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Weird things found in attics and crawlspaces

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],The deadly “Assassin Kitty”!

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Hair dryer installed near bathroom basin, against manufacturer’s instructions.

Top 10 Home Defects ,[object Object],Federal Pacific Equipment Zinsco

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