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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 27,125 service calls we have performed 4,426 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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4/11/23: There was a blue ford f150 truck in the driveway with Virginia plates when I arrived see photo below. The seawall has been repaired since the last service call photo below. The paint is starting to peel from the wood soffits on the right side of the house see photo below. Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off. Several items outside may need to be put inside or away before hurricane season see photos below.4/11/23: All of the storm damaged shingles have been replaced since the last service call see photos below. Brought in one piece of mail see photo below. A portion of the master bedroom window is temporarily being held in place with gorilla tape due to dry rotted plastic retaining clips. Monitoring the water stain above the garage overhead door closely. Watered the new small plant on the right side of the house.
4/10/23: The master bathroom toilet is tagged for a running fill valve. The faint water stains on the dining room ceiling have not changed in appearance. Will continue to monitor closely. Attic soffit vent screens are damaged. Cracks in stucco in several locations around the house. There appears to be a large gopher tortoise hole along the front of the house behind the landscape bushes.
4/10/23: The humidity level was well below 60% inside the residence when I arrived. I raised the thermostat to 76 for now to save energy. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. The tree branches on the left side of the house are starting to touch the roof again & may need to be trimmed soon. Mini fridge in kitchen was on & cold. Checked all light timers. Back of the roof is tarped. All previous water stains on the ceilings have not changed in appearance since the last service call. Soffit damage on left, right & back sides of the house. Damaged soffits are temporarily covered. Lanai is damaged. Both sheds in backyard appear to be damaged.
4/10/23: The humidity level was back under 60% inside the residence after making the last adjustment. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. The electric pole in the backyard appears to be leaning forward towards the street. Checked all damp rids. Photo of boat & motor below. All clam shell shutters are closed.
4/10/23: The power pole in the backyard is leaning see photo below. Brought in two pieces of mail see photo below. Will be taking the Olympus, progressive & travelers insurance documents to the post office for forwarding per the client. Ran two cups of water through the refrigerator water dispenser. Checked light timer in living room. Will put the Nuline drain cleaner in the ac condensate drain line once per month for preventative maintenance. Client advised new gutters should be installed soon.
4/10/23: Connected the battery maintainer to the car. Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off. Poured approximately 2ozs of vinegar down the hvac condensate drain line for preventative maintenance. All previous water stains on the ceilings have not changed in appearance since the last service call. Will continue to monitor closely. Water damage around ceiling light on front porch. Lanai screen door is locked.
4/7/23: Brought in two pieces of mail see photo below. Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off. Checked all damp rid bags. All storm shutters are closed except the front guest bedroom window due to HOA restrictions. Will close the front guest bedroom window shutter the first week of June. Unplugged the garage door opener & engaged the overhead door locks.
4/7/23: Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off.
4/7/23: A section of casing around the attic access cover in the master bedroom closet is hanging from the ceiling.
4/7/23: Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off. Found the guest bedroom window slightly open & unlocked. I fully closed it & engaged both locks. Several damp rid buckets throughout the residence were full & needed to be replaced. I replaced them with some of the new damp rid buckets provided on the dining room table. Checked the inside of the car for any flammables. Bug zapper on lanai is on. There is a small section of soffits pushed up on the right side of the house by the lanai.
4/7/23: The pool pump was fluctuating & there was a loss of prime alert on the pool pump display when i arrived see photo below. I turned off the pool pump breaker for now to protect the pool pump motor & contacted the client. The humidity level was well below 60% inside the residence. I raised the ac thermostat to 77 for now to save energy. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. Ran the hose in the pool during the inspection to help keep the water level up during drought season. Water stains on mid guest bedroom ceiling have not changed in appearance since the last service call. Will continue to monitor closely. Photo of the pool below.
4/7/23: Made sure the water heater was on the lowest setting. Made sure the ice maker & all ceiling fans were off. Will water the Cactus once per month.
4/6/23: Building supplies were stored in the garage & workers were present inside the residence installing new floors when I arrived see photos below. I was unable to walk through the residence as the new floors were being installed.
4/6/23: Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off. The humidity level was over the acceptable level of 60% inside the residence on both floors when I arrived. I lowered the ac thermostat to 78 for now to circulate air & mitigate the high humidity level. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. The ac air filter has reached its one year lifespan & was dirty. I replaced it with a new filter provided next to the air handler & wrote the date of installation on it. Wine cooler in dining room read 54/46. Closed all storm shutters on the lanai. The upstairs tv room & several stairs are missing carpet.
4/6/23: Checked the water pan in the ac return vent.
4/6/23: The ac air filter was clean appears to have been replaced with a new filter of the correct size of 16x20x1 since the last service call see photos below. The inside of the residence has not changed in appearance since the last service call. The kitchen, dining room, living room, master bedroom & guest bathroom have all been gutted for remediation. Was unable to run water inside the residence per management. Lanai ceiling fan is damaged. Exterior wall & garage overhead door damaged. Mailbox key has been given to management.
4/5/23: I poured vinegar down the HVAC condensate tube then chased with water.
4/5/23: I walked the house twice to ensure the water faucets were off to all showers, tubs, and toilets. One pkant on back side of pool has lost most of its leaves.
4/5/23: Home under renovation from flood damage. Alarm is to remain off per client. The pool pump motor sounds about the same as last time. I turn the thermostat up from 72° to the standard 78° we normally run at.
4/5/23: Photo of mail below
4/5/23: Poured 2oz of bleach in each toilet. I found the door knob locked to the front door unlocked it. Also found the drapes closed, I left them closed.
4/5/23: Based on the settings we had last year and the humidity today I moved the thermostat back from 76° to 77°.
4/5/23: The lawn has some excessive browning on the back & right side of the house see photos below. The irrigation system is in the off position. There is soffit damage on the left & back sides of the house photos below. The soffits & facia on all sides of the residence may need to be pressure washed soon. There are hairline cracks in the stucco on the right side of the house photos below. Found the bbq grill propane tank valve open on the lanai & closed it. Found the lanai tv on & turned it off. The right side pool cage screen door was propped open. I closed it before leaving. There is a large box of mail sitting in the foyer see photo below. Brought in five pieces of mail see photo below. Keys to the residence & the garage door opener are on the kitchen counter photo below. Made sure the water heater, range & ice maker were off. The humidity level was over the acceptable level of 60% inside the residence. I lowered the thermostat to 78 for now to circulate air & mitigate the high humidity level. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. Found the guest bathroom door handle & the garage side entry door deadbolt unlocked & locked them. Visual check of the boat photo below.
4/5/23: Contractor access. Met with Chris from Animal Rangers critter removal & let him into the residence to look for snakes. Chris did not find any snakes in his traps or anywhere else inside the residence. Chris relocated his traps from inside the residence to outside the residence in specific locations & stated he would be back in one week to inspect the traps. Also brought in a package that was by the front door when I arrived see photo below. I made sure everything was locked up when leaving. 8:30am-9:30am.
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