by Michael Lennon
GETTING INTO
HOME
INSPECTION
Big opportunities & deep pitfalls await you in this
fastgrowing
business
HOUSE TYPES WITH TYPICAL PROBLEMS TO LOOK FOR:
SLAB RANCH HOUSE:
Higher vulnerability to termites, carpet moisture
spots, water in perimeter floor ducts.
CAPE COD:
If modified to finish the second
floor, minimal ducting or no
return. Condensation and roof
sheathing rot from insulation
stuffed between sloped
ceiling and roof sheathing. Eave-edge chimney with
smokey fireplace from poor draw.
TWO-STORY FRAME:
Poor air flow in areas farthest
away from the furnace.
INNER-CITY ROWHOUSE:
Crumbling brick at rear window
arches, from no gutter and
dripping water. Retrofitted to a
hot air system with poor duct
layout, either hot top floor
(furnace in bsmt.), or cold first
floor (unit on the