Essentials of Home Inspection: Home Reference BookFeatures a brief and simple overview of the major home systems and is referenced throughout each of the system-specific textbooks in the series. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION | ix |
11 Asphalt Shingles | x |
12 Wood Shingles Shakes | xi |
13 Slate Shingles | xii |
14 Concrete and Clay Tiles | xiii |
16 Metal Roofs | xiv |
19 Roll Roofing | xv |
111 Other Roof Coverings | xvi |
115 Tree branches Touching Roof | xix |
FLASHINGS | xx |
22 Hip and Ridge Flashings | xxi |
26 Parapet Wall Flashings | 1 |
210 Solarium Flashings | 3 |
212 Gravel Stop | 4 |
31 Chimney Cap | 5 |
33 Height | 6 |
113 Unusually Vulnerable Areas | xvii |
114 High Risk of Ice Damming | xviii |
40 PROBABILITY OF LEAKAGE | 7 |
Common terms and phrases
air conditioning air registers aluminum appliances areas asphalt shingles attic basement floor beam boiler breaker brick building burner caulking ceiling chimney circuit clearance coil combustion common concrete condensation connection cool copper cracks crawl space damper deterioration door downspouts drywall ducts ductwork electrical exhaust exterior faucet Figure finish fireplace fixtures flashing flow flue foot foundation wall framing furnace fuse garage glass gutters heat exchanger heat pump Heat Recovery Ventilator heating system hot water ice damming inches inspection installed insulation interior joists leak leakage lintel located masonry material mechanical damage metal moisture mortar nails outlets panel pipe plaster plastic plumbing pressure prevent problem rafters repair replaced roof rust sheathing shingles side skylight slab slope soffit soil steel subfloor supply surface switch tank temperature termites trap truss typically usually valve vent ventilation waferboard water damage water heater window wood wood shingles