Nebraska (NE) and Iowa (IA) Home Inspection Photos

F2R's – Home Inspection Photo Gallery 2

Photo #11 Newly installed roof

A friend of the family had installed this roof. Luckily the felt paper underneath was still protecting the roof. He forgot to install the double layer at the edge. The felt paper was the only thing protecting the roof at the base edge from water seeping down where the shingles butted up against each other.

Photo #12 New patio funnels water to old window well

This freshly poured patio covered up an old window well. The concrete sloped toward the house and funnelled all of the water towards the foundation wall and into the crawlspace. Genius!

Photo #13 Balancing Act

The City of Omaha passed this Mechanical Inspection. The furnace functioned fine. What about the fact that it's teetering on bricks stood upright on 1 end and balancing on a wood block and old recepticle on the other? There was nothing else mounting this furnace to anything. When it ran, the furnace wobbled.

Photo #14 Chimney Sweep installed a new cap

...but neglected to mention the large cracks in the brick, the clay flue liner was breached, and the crown was inadequate, cracked, and uplifting 1"!!! Here is a strong case to make sure the Chimney Sweep you hire is a Certified Member of the Chimney Sweep Institute of America.

Photo #15 Exterior light installed upside down

Notice the water filled up inside the light bulb. Cool, huh!?!

Photo #16 Cracked truss rafter

New construction. This was 1 of 4 damaged truss rafters in an attic that was passed by the City of Omaha. I was hired after their Final Inspection was completed. These are easy repairs, but they can have serious consequences if not found. This is a strong case of why you want to hire a Certified Home Inspector even if the Builder tells you the city already inspected it.

Photo #17 Manufacturer's defect

This truss rafter found on a new contruction was missing a gusset plate. There were no plate marks in the wood indicating the gusset plate had never been installed.

Photo #18 A nice relaxing soak in the jetted tub...

might not be so relaxing if the pump motor isn't bonded!

Photo #19 Carbon monoxide poisoning on a newly rehabed Omaha condo

This newly renovated downtown Omaha condo was located on the 3rd floor. It had a furnace located in the closet that had its flue exhaust dumping out the backside of the wall instead of running up a flue pipe above the roof line. The exhaust fumes had the high probability of re-entering the condo in the nearby dining room window OR bedroom window...not to mention the neighbor's window about 5' away also.

Photo #20 Damaged floor truss on a new home

Yet another reason to have a home inspection on a NEW home! We won't find wear-n-tear issues like we will on older homes, but Builder error is very common..