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Real Time Inspection Concerns
Below is a streaming list of concerns we have found today, yesterday, this past week, past month in real time. Each time an inspection is posted the list changes. Of course client privacy is our #1 priority so nothing found below will/can identify the home or owner just the primary concerns we found and the date.
Of the 31,550 service calls we have performed 18,719 have had issues that needed to be addressed/reported to the client!!
We have removed those inspections that had no noteable concerns to bring to a client's attention.
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12/20/24: The trap on the guest bathroom sink is tagged for leaking at the drain stop connection when water is running through it. Client will address. All interior doors are open for air circulation. The water supply valve to the ice maker under the kitchen sink is off. Lanai door is locked & all the clear panels are closed. Put the key back in the lock box & put the lock back on the water main when leaving.12/20/24: All ceiling fans are off. Watered the plants on the table & rotated 1/4.
12/20/24: Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off. The humidity level was over the acceptable level of 60% inside the residence when I arrive from the ac not turning on enough throughout the day due to lower outside temperatures. I lowered the thermostat to 72 for now to circulate air & mitigate the high humidity level. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. All doors are locked. Watered the small plant on the kitchen counter & the plant on the lanai. The water heater has reached 10yrs of age & may need to be replaced soon. Client will address.
12/20/24: All lanai furniture is inside the residence. All ceiling fans are off. Wine cooler in dining room read 12. Front load washing machine lid is open to prevent odors.
12/20/24: Drive by. Went to perform an inspection at the residence but was unable to enter the community as the client needs to give the guard shack permission.
12/20/24: Replaced the battery in the smoke detector on the living room/dining room ceiling that was chirping with a new 9V battery & tested it after installing the new battery. All of the glass windows & doors throughout the residence will need to be cleaned on the outside. Fern is outside the front door & appeared ok. The neighbor previously advised that she looks after the fern. All ceiling fans are off. Mini fridge on lanai was on & cold. Ran water through sink on lanai.
12/19/24: Almost every circuit breaker is off with the exception of the AC system, reported previously. The air filter for the air handler should be replaced, reported previously. The guest bathroom toilet is leaking at the gasket between the tank and the stool only when flushed, reported previously. This is not an immediate issue as the water main is off. I found evidence of pests in the front bedroom closet. Pests working along the carpeting. The air conditioning/water heater cabinet has hundreds of droppings from small pests, reported previously. Knob for hot water in MB sink is broken reported previously. There is evidence of pest activity in the guest bathroom entry, reported previously. I reported previously about what appears to be an infestation, when moving the wicker chest in the MB I discovered piles of what appears to be saw dust.
12/19/24: The thermostat is set to 65 (heat)
12/19/24: I poured a few ounces of bleach in each toilet. I poured 4oz of vinegar down the AC drain.
12/19/24: The smoke detector in the hall leading to the garage is chirping which indicates the battery is low.
12/19/24: Poured 2oz of bleach in each toilet
12/19/24: Ran two cups of water through the fridge door. All ceiling fans are off. Storm shutters on lanai are closed. Drained water from system after water was turned off.
12/19/24: The sink in the upstairs bathroom is leaking at the trap, reported previously.
12/19/24: Construction has started on the new walls in the parking garage storage room since the last service call see photos below. Brought in one piece of mail with some sales flyers see photo below. The humidity level was over the acceptable level of 60% inside the residence again from the ac not turning on enough throughout the day due to lower outside temperatures. I lowered the thermostat to 74 for now to circulate air & mitigate the high humidity level. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. The water heater was submerged in water & may need to be inspected by a professional plumber before being turned back on. Storm shutters on lanai are closed.
12/19/24: Condo is under renovation from being flooded by Helene and Milton. Photos of the condo below. There were no commercial floor fans nor a dehumidifier, however the AC was running and cooling. There was a key in the door and it was closed to the jamb but not tight to the jamb. So it wasn’t open but not completely closed.
12/19/24: Construction has started on the new walls in the parking garage storage room since the last service call see photos below. The humidity level was over the acceptable level of 60% inside the residence when I arrived from the ac not turning on enough throughout the day due to lower outside temperatures. I lowered the thermostat to 74 for now to circulate air & mitigate the high humidity level. All ceiling fans are on. Checked all damp rid buckets. Wine cooler in dining room read 50/61. All storm shutters are closed but cracked open for light.
12/19/24: AC is running.
12/19/24: Construction has started on the new walls in the parking garage storage room since the last service call see photo below. All ceiling fans are on. Checked all damp rid buckets. Monitoring the two spots on the upstairs ceiling closely. All storm shutters are closed but cracked open for light.
12/19/24: Construction has started on the new walls in the parking garage storage room since the last service call see photos below. Permit for new ac system on front window. The new water heater which was recently partially submerged in flood water may need to be inspected by a professional plumber before being turned on & raised to try & prevent future water damage. The storage room in the parking garage has been remediated recently & is waiting on new walls & door to be installed. One of the sun screens on the lanai is damaged.
12/19/24: I poured 4oz of vinegar down the HVAC condensate tube and then chased with hot water.
12/19/24: The condo is under renovation from being flooded during Milton. The items identified and photographed that were outside underneath the carport are still there.
12/19/24: There are some perishable items inside the refrigerator & in the pantry. I had to remove the bag of potatoes from the pantry as they were starting to get mushy & rot photo below. The parking garage storage room has been remediated recently & is waiting on new walls & a door to be installed. All ceiling fans are off. Watered the plants on the front porch. Will run the storm shutters individually every fourth service call. Storm shutters on the lanai are partially open. Water was on in #2004.
12/19/24: The humidity level was over the acceptable level of 60% inside the residence again from the ac not turning on enough throughout the day due to lower outside temperatures. I lowered the thermostat to 74 for now to circulate air & mitigate the high humidity level. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. The vehicle is water damaged & still wet inside. Storage room in parking garage has been remediated recently & is waiting on new walls & a door. Screen door on front porch is damaged. Wine cooler in dining room was on & cold. Mini fridge & freezer in dining room were both on & cold. All storm shutters are closed.
12/19/24: Visual check of SUV outside is dirty but otherwise appears fine. The kitchen sink trap leaks, reported previously and tagged as such. The bushes out front could be trimmed, reported previously. The guest bathroom toilet is filling very slowly, so slow it did not fill up the entire time I was here. It will be necessary to fill the tank manually and I did. It is tagged as such. The other toilet runs continuously so I tagged it as such. This doesn’t pose a problem as I shut the water main off after each service call.
12/19/24: The address numbers have not been placed back on the front door yet. The left side dining room window is tagged for having a water intrusion underneath the window sill during both hurricanes & is being addressed by the client. The carpet & wall are currently dry underneath the window. Garage key is not needed at this time as nothing is being stored in the garage. Front of building has soffit damage. Checked the water pan in the ac return vent. All storm shutters on the lanai are closed.
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