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Stairs and railings become a very important part of the Home Inspection process. One
of the potential risk is the failure of the inspector not to take the time and actually measure and photograph the distances of horizontal balustrades that could be a potential life hazard especially to younger children.
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During a Commercial property inspection the inspector will likely encounter Fire Doors. The Commercial inspection is limited in scope. The inspector dos not determine the need for fire doors in any location within the commercial building being inspected. The inspector follows the visual inspection protocol, however in the opinion of the inspector a visual hazard might be present it should be noted in the inspection report.
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The kitchen exhaust hood was made of stainless steel. The exhaust hood had a significant amount of grease build-up. This is a safety concern as these conditions may increase the likelyhood of a fire. Recommend contacting a reputable hood cleaning service to evaluate and repair the hood system.
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Creating a Team of Expert Consultants for Your Commercial Property Inspection Business: The role of a commercial property inspector is to coordinate and complete a report of the findings. Inspectors may hire consultants or specialists for any given area of expertise. There are many different types of consultants that may help determine the condition of the commercial property.
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Commercial buildings often include systems that are different from residential buildings. Flat roofs are popular as well as metal framing or concrete exterior envelope. It is important to familiarize oneself with these materials and systems to offer the most competent inspection possible for the client.
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While some materials and systems in commercial buildings are different, it is not always different. Multi-unit housing is considered commercial building yet often it involves similar components in order to provide a similar feeling to the residents as what they are used to feeling like home.
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At the time of the inspection, liquid propane storage containers intended for establishment resale were properly stored in containment cages and impact protection was provided by bollards. The LP storage containment location was also at a proper clearance to egress doors.
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Accessibility is an important consideration for a potential buyer of commercial property. Most clients looking to purchase a building do not have accessibility at the front of their mind. A few examples that should be considered are available parking spaces,stability of ramps, route of travel being at least 36 inches,accessibility to restrooms, and even having braille in the elevators.
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Today I read, Commercial and Home Inspection Safety: Carcinogens on the job. Its shocking to read about all the various types of chemicals and composites that can be hazardous to an inspectors health. One big take away was the importance of always using your PPE. Everyone has entered an attic and realized that they forgot some PPE but it really is important to take the time to get back down the ladder and grab it. You might lose a few minutes on the inspection but the trade off may be years of your life.
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This is the image of a sink in a restaraunt which appears to have previous water leakage upon my inspection the sink pipes seemed to be loose in various areas i would recomened pipes be replaced up under the sink
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Slip resistant floors is very important it prevents people from slipping on the floor and hurting themselves on dry or wet surfaces it is a real safety hazard and may cause finance problems do to a person hurting themselves in the work area
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This valley in the roof is located on the southeastern side of the roof. The valley was inspected with Drone technology at eye level. Visual inspection shows that the valley is in overall good working condition. Asphalt fiberglass shingles is the material used for the valleys. The condition of the shingles visually appears to be in satisfactory condition.
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EPDM (ethylene propylene diene monomer) roofs are a synthetic rubberized roof commonly used as a roof covering in commercial properties. More commonly found on low sloping roofs their strengths are resistance to heat deterioration, ozone, cold temperatures, and weather elements. Most common issues with EPDM roofs arise for leaking seams, edge/junction penetration, and wall contacts. The preferred method of installation is through full adhesion of a single ply with contact cement. The scope of inspecting EPDMs consists of inspecting: seams, roof-wall junctions, flashing embrittlement, membrane shrinkage, fastener backing out, chemical damage, coated membranes, ballast scour, ponding, damage from foot traffic, and tear strength.
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The flat roof has a slight pitch to the north side of the building. The roof is constructed with a rubber membrane covered with smooth gravel ballast. Due to the extreme cold at the time of inspection the inspector did not walk on the roof to prevent damaging the membrane.
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There are many components that go into installing a precast concrete roof system. Most of these components will not be visible during the building inspection.From the top surface the only visible components are the membrane and flashing so it is necessary to include observations from below the deck to give the full picture.
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The attached picture is of a wheelchair ramp at a commercial building. It has a width of 48" between the rails, a slope of less than 1 in 12, and has handrails on both sides because the length is over six feet. This is an acceptable ramp to ADA standards.
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The “Commercial kitchen fire suppression” image shows integrally installed fire suppression cannisters in a commercial kitchen setting. Commercial kitchens require either a system such as the one displayed or a fire extinguisher within 30 feet of the portential fire source.
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Inspecting a bathroom with a tile shower. Iran the shower and finished up my inspection. I got out my infrared camera and went through the house. When i got to the bathroom the attached photo is what saw. The water had leaked out under the tile which could not be seen with the naked eye. The camera saved me a lot of pain down the road.
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Inspecting a laundry room. I looked behind the dryer and the whole area was covered in lint. So much so that i could not even see the exhaust vent. the vent pipe was crushed and the hole in it was venting out behind the dryer and the owner did not even try to fix it. they said that they figured the heat from the vent just helped their electric bill be lower…really???
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Handicap ramps that are more than 6 feet long in travel distance are required to have handrails installed along both sides of the ramp system. This is to help a disabled individual(s) to safely travel to and from elevated areas.
