Lone Wolf Property Inspections

03/31/2023

This was a first for me,🍄’s growing in the windowsill.. the rainy season brings on all sorts of life here in the desert…



https://www.thebalance.com/how-important-are-new-construction-home-inspections-4588387

05/02/2022

Pre-drywall inspections…. Important, or not?… here is a perfect example of why you need a pre-drywall inspection. This house didn’t have a sill plate gasket, anchor bolts were not up to code, in fact they weren’t bolts at all. Also this home’s structural members were bowed in almost every load bearing wall. All of the issues this house had would of been hidden by the interior finishes. These issues need to be documented and taken care of before they start the next phase. ARE YOU DOCUMENTING EACH PHASE?

12/10/2021

04/29/2021

An over fused Circuit. What? Why is this an issue? Each breaker has a specific AMP ratting, these ratings are supposed to coincide with a specific gage of wire. So typically you will see a 15 AMP breaker married to a minimum 14 gage copper wire, 20 AMP breaker to a 12 gage copper wire, And so forth. In this case you have a 12 gage copper wire married to a 20 AMP breaker (green) which is correct. Below it (RED) you will also see a wire attached to the same breaker. THIS WIRE IS A 14 gage WIRE! the breaker is too big for the wire. If there is an issue and an appliance (washer in this case) decides to draw too much power, this 14 gage wire will melt and cause a FIRE before this 20 AMP BREAKER REALIZES THERE IS A PROBLEM!!! A 14 gage wire is not designed to handle 20 AMPs of power!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! “ And no It’s not over tapped, square D makes breakers with 2 claps to safely attach 2 wires”

04/26/2021

(NEW 2021 build) The Vent stack not routed to the exterior.....????? When there are so many contractors in and out of a new build, it’s hard to keep track of what’s going on. During the inspection I found the washer vent stack was cut. This was most likely done during the HVAC install, never re- routed outside. Why is this important?? Would you want to smell sewer gas in your house??? It’s also a health concern!!!

04/21/2021

One of the most important safety devices on a hot water heater is the TPR “ temperature pressure relief” valve. This is what protects it from exploding!!! “Yes they can REALLY💥” if this fails or isn’t even properly routed to the exterior, where is all of that pressurized steam and water going to go once it fails. Not to mention this particular hot water heater is 14 hrs old........ And it’s had previous work done to it........🤯🤯🤯

04/21/2021

A cheaper but effective way of replacing old galvanized plumbing is quality PEX tubing. Just make sure that when done outdoors it gets the proper protection from the concrete as well as UV rays! Almost there guys!!!!