
THE BEST HOME INSPECTION IN OTTAWA & GATINEAU
This is a concrete foundation inspection of a new home build. As can be seen here, the foundation wall is not sitting perfectly centered to the footing. It was advised to apply more cement to give the foundation wall better support.Â
Foundation walls were also checked for anchor bolts at the right locations, squareness of corners, and straight walls. The footings also were prepared with conduits to pass water lines and electrical lines for the well. Also plumbing and French drain.Â
Styrofoam is visible here to be applied underneath poured concrete slab in basement. Foundation was checked for 90° corners, and straight walls. The corners were not 90°. When viewed straight on, the walls are not parallel. This was brought up to the client and the finished results will indicate any negative impact on structure.Â
This is a 1950 cottage constructed by logs. As can be seen the damage to the logs here is very evident when not maintained by staining / painting, poor grade at the base (ground).
The logs are cracked, rotted, and there is water within the wood. Instead of being circular, there are logs that have compressed which is effecting the structural integrity of the building.
The recommendation to the client was to tear down and rebuild. It would be futile to repair the situation.
There are other samples of log construction on my web site, and clearly one can see the difference.
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Cats urinated on the wood floors for such a long time, and into the air ducts that it flowed into the main air duct above the furnace and into the heat exchanger. The wooden floors were warped, the ducts smelled of ammonia from the cats and there was actually corrosion of the metal as seen in these photos.
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THE BEST HOME INSPECTION IN OTTAWA & GATINEAU
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