House Inspection

1. One roof tile has fallen off, but the rest of the roof looks sound
2. Leak in a some tubing (can't remember if it was for the sprinklers or pool)
3. Concrete is too high at one point on the patio, covering the drainage thing (I read about this on the HGTV Common Problems Found During Home Inspections article).  The guy said that we have to see if there is enough grading that the water runs off rather than collects there...
4. Some of the wood on the patio looks like it should be replaced, but Don said that it looked structurally sound.
5. Wooden fence is shaky, one part - facing the street - is very loose
6. Some wood rot at the front window sill on the outside
7. Vines growing up to the roof should be removed - not a safety hazard, but can damage the tiles and such on the roof
8. The doorbell doesn't work
9. The electric panel is labeled and looks good.
10. I know where the gas shut off is, and the tv and telephone panels (not sure what's in there though)
11. In the garage, the self-closing fire door has to be replaced because it's damaged
12. The wall that is adjacent to the house in the garage (which is supposed to be fire retardant) also needs to be fixed because there is a hole cut into the wall, thus negating the fire proof-ness of the wall.  
13. Was talking to the realtor, so I didn't remember to ask Don about the water heater life.
14. The heater does need a new filter
15. There is a panel in the garage that controls (?) the interior sprinklers - Don suggested calling the fire department to check it out or to get the name from them about someone who did
16. In the kitchen the gas was not hooked up to the stove and so he didn't check it
17. The air gap (that funny knob thing on the sink) has a blocked tube to the garbage disposal, and should be replaced.
18. There is a loose interior sprinkler that probaly just has to be screwed back in
19. There are some cracks in the plates inside the fireplace, but nothing major
20. There should be fire retardant calk around where the gas comes out for the fire place
21. The joining between the carpet and tile in the green bedroom and from the entry way to the hall may need to be addressed (this from the realtor who says it's a safety hazard)
22. The toilet in the bathroom is loose
23. There's a missing bottom track for the closet in the pink bedroom.
24. There's a ding in one bedroom door that has been patched up
25. The toilet in the master bath needs a new flap (otherwise the toilet was running)
26. Don suggested sealing between the bathtub and the linoleum in the master bath
27. One sink seemed to be draining slower than the other in the master bath
28. Some window screens should be replaced, with the screens torn and a couple frames redone
29. All the lights and sockets work  I learned that the sockets that are upside down are connected to a switch. 

All of this work will have to be done by us, as the contract is that the house is being sold as is. 

The next step is for the appraiser to come through. 

I guess something tricky about these as is houses is that the house isn't really ours, but we have to do the fixes before we can buy it with an FHA.


In less formal house fixing stuff, the planters need to be weeded and the plants need to be watered.  Two cute little palm trees look like they're dying/dead.

The pink bedroom will be repainted.

I want to repaint the cabinets in the kitchen something much lighter...it's a dark brown right now.

The mocha walls are okay I guess, but I wouldn't mind going with something else. 

The carpets may have to be replaced, some of it looks pretty dirty.  But at least it doesn't smell like some of the houses we've been to where they've had dogs and they let their dogs do whatever they want in the house!