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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 31,780 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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2/9/21: The humidity level was back under 60% inside the residence after making the last adjustment. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. Dehumidifier in kitchen read 46. Watered the plant in the kitchen & rotated it.2/9/21: The pool filter canister lid was leaking again when I arrived see photos below. The pool has some animal droppings & debris on the bottom see photos below. Watered the two plants by the pool equipment. The humidity level was over the acceptable level of 60% inside the residence when I arrived. I lowered the thermostat to 70 to circulate air & help mitigate the high humidity level. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly. All damp rid bags throughout the residence were full, I replaced them all with new damp rid bags provided except for the bag in the laundry room closet which no replacement bag could be found. section of soffits is still pushed up big enough to let critters in on the back right side of the house by the sliding glass doors.
2/9/21: The humidity level was well under 60% inside the residence when I arrived. I raised the thermostat back up to the original setting of 78. Will continue to monitor closely & adjust accordingly.
2/9/21: There is a gutter seam leaking on the middle of the left side of the house above the office window causing a washout below. Did not flush any toilets per client.
2/8/21: Pulled an undated Prodigy Pest Control sign from the front yard.
2/8/21: Pool safety gate unlatched when I arrived, latched before I left. Tree out front REsecured with lumber.
2/8/21: The passenger rear tire was going flat so I had brought my air compressor to pop up the front driver side but somebody’s already done that. So I used it to pop up the rear tire, photo below.
2/8/21: The humidity is acceptable for this time of year, turned breaker on and off to run disposal, poured bleach in toilets.
2/8/21: Gate locked.
2/8/21: Tree out back has not been trimmed. No digging found in the yard. The humidity is high inside your home but I turn the thermostat down in the system runs. It’s simply isn’t getting warm enough outside two raise the temperature inside your home enough to turn on the AC. Watered 3 interior plants.
2/8/21: Toilets off at tank as reported previously. It rained last night so no need to water plants. I ran the hurricane shutter out back up and down. Your neighbor to the left talked to me. Said they cleaned up the lanai a bit and it looks good. He hasn’t seen the irrigation run since the guy was out to work on it but he said he just may have not seen it run. The lawn looks a bit dry but no more than surrounding homes. I brought blower etc was going to clean the lanai today while I was waiting for Mike and the engineer to finish. Some debris on the bottom of the pool. Irrigation is set to run Tues & Thur at 5am
2/8/21: The new patio has several ant hills starting between the cracks, photo below. The humidity inside your home is higher than I like to see it and the last few days are not going to be as warm as it should be to kick in the thermostat set at 77°. So I move the thermostat down to 74° but kept the humidistat at just around 50%. As the temperature gets to mid 70s today I would think that it would turn on and remove some of that humidity.
2/8/21: Pool level was right at the middle of the skimmer port. I found some debris on the bottom of the pool, photo below. Gas and bathroom toilet had cloudy off colored water so I flushed it several times until clear. The wine cooler read 55°. The dehumidifier in the garage read 54% and was running. Brought in several pieces of mail non appeared important. The thermostat was left at 72° as the humidity is still higher than I like to see it. I am positive there during the day is coming down but it’s exceptionally high in the mornings for sure.
2/5/21: Met with Ed from Charlotte exterminators & let into the residence for pest control treatment. I stayed with Ed until he was finished & made sure everything was locked up before leaving. Ed stated there were several fire ant hills in the yard after he sprayed it. 12:15pm-1:15pm
2/5/21: The tires appeared to be getting low on the vehicle. I checked all tire pressures & inflated them to 36psi using my cordless inflator see photos below. Brought in an envelope that was hanging on the front door photo below. The garage overhead door needs a new weather strip on the bottom. There is a cracked roof tile on the back left side of the house just past the master bathroom window. The driveway & walkway may need to be pressure washed soon. There appears to be some facia rotting on the right side of the house just past the kitchen window. The patio on the left side of the house may need to be pressure washed soon. The water supply valves for the all the toilets & sinks have excessive corrosion on them. Made sure to put the key back in the cabinet next to the garage door & left the water main on to the house when leaving.
2/5/21: The master bathroom sink has started to leak from the drain stop connection on the trap when water is running. I tried tightening the plastic nut but it continued to leak see photo below. I have tagged the sink as such. Will send video via text. There was a small stack of mail on the kitchen counter when I arrived see photo below.
2/5/21: All ceiling fans were on. Landscape lighting was off. Photos of landscaping below.
2/4/21: The tag on the vehicle expired on 7/20. Watered the live plant on the kitchen window sill. The half bathroom toilet runs & is tagged as such.
2/4/21: The wine cooler in the dining room was on & reading 41/50.
2/4/21: The garage overhead door has light showing through the bottom when closed & may need a new weatherstripping on the bottom of the door see photo below. Started the car & let it idle during the service call.
2/4/21: The storm shutters on the back lanai have been closed. The half bathroom toilet water supply valve leaks when turned on, the valve is off & tagged as such. I pour water into the bowl using a mop bucket to keep the trap from drying out. The kitchen sink leaks from the trap on the right side when water is running, I have tagged it as such. The refrigerator in the storage room is not working & was making a strange sound when running, i turned it off, opened both doors & tagged it as such. Wine cooler in guest bedroom was on & cold. The yellow spots on the master bedroom ceiling have not changed in appearance. Hall closet near guest bedroom starting show signs of orange spots in corners.
2/4/21: Found the ac thermostat set to 78 & the dehumidistat set to the on position when I arrived. I put the thermostat back to the original setting of 74 & the dehumidistat back to the original setting of 35% per the client. The guest bathroom light was on when I arrived. The storm shutters on the back lanai have been closed. The refrigerator door had a large puddle of water underneath the tray on the water & ice dispenser that had started to run down onto the kitchen floor. I cleaned up the water with paper towels & placed some in the door where the tray goes & on the floor underneath to soak up any water photos below. The water main was off when I arrived & the battery maintainer light in the vehicle was back to solid green. Checked all damp rid buckets. The guest bathroom toilet leaks from between the tank & bowl when being flushed, the valve is off & it is tagged as such. I use a bucket to pour water into the bowl to keep the trap from drying out.
2/4/21: The portable dehumidifier in the garage storage room has quit working & is unplugged. There is a hairline crack on the dining room ceiling & on the living room ceiling by the ceiling fan.
2/4/21: There was still some live ghost ant activity on the kitchen counters when I arrived. Poured approximately 2ozs of vinegar down the hvac condensate drain line for preventative maintenance. The lanai storage room door casing is rotting on the left side of the door from rain water puddling.
2/4/21: There was a new package placed in the kitchen with the other packages when I arrived see photo below. The humidity level was well below 60% inside the residence & it felt very cool inside so I did not adjust the thermostat this service call. There is a section of screen spline on the lanai starting to come out, it appears that the spline on the lanai is dry rotted & have hardened making them hard to stay in place. All the water supply valves for the sinks & toilets throughout the residence have excessive corrosion on them. Checked all damp rid buckets.
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