SAMPLE INSPECTIONS (FICTIONAL)
1972 SAMPLE POINT DR, CAPE CORAL FL 33904
SAMPLE REPORT — a fictional house, shown so you can see exactly what your clients receive.
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EL-01 Safety Panel — garage These panels have a documented history of breakers failing to trip under fault — the one job a breaker has. EL-02 Safety Panel — garage Lugs are rated for one wire unless marked otherwise; a loose second conductor can arc and overheat inside the panel. PL-03 Safety Water heater The temperature-pressure relief valve is the tank's last safety device; without a discharge pipe, a release scalds whoever is standing there. RF-01 Major Covering Florida sun and rain wear a shingle roof from the day it's installed; at this age and condition it is at the end of its expected service life. PL-02 Major Shower wall — master bath A thermal anomaly with a matching moisture-meter reading points at an active leak inside the wall — the kind of damage that grows quietly.

Structure

ST-01 Minor Roof framing — attic, over the garage Roof trusses are engineered as complete triangulated systems; every web member is load-bearing by design, not incidental bracing.

Exterior

EX-01 Maintenance Grading — NE corner Rainwater is directed at the foundation instead of away from it — the most common source of under-slab moisture problems.

Roof Covering

RF-01 Major Covering Florida sun and rain wear a shingle roof from the day it's installed; at this age and condition it is at the end of its expected service life. RF-02 Couldn't fully inspect Roof Covering Slope excessive to safely walk on.

Electrical

EL-01 Safety Panel — garage These panels have a documented history of breakers failing to trip under fault — the one job a breaker has. EL-02 Safety Panel — garage Lugs are rated for one wire unless marked otherwise; a loose second conductor can arc and overheat inside the panel.

HVAC

HV-01 Minor Condensate line — air handler closet A slow drip left unaddressed eventually overflows the primary pan and stains the ceiling below — this one is still ahead of that point.

Plumbing

PL-03 Safety Water heater The temperature-pressure relief valve is the tank's last safety device; without a discharge pipe, a release scalds whoever is standing there. PL-02 Major Shower wall — master bath A thermal anomaly with a matching moisture-meter reading points at an active leak inside the wall — the kind of damage that grows quietly. PL-01 Minor water heater Work of this kind normally requires a permit.

Interior

IN-01 Note Kitchen All household appliances operated via normal controls; dishwasher completed a full cycle.
PL-01 Minor

water heater

Observed

Water heater appears approximately 4 years old; no matching permit from that period appears in the county records this report can reach. The most recent plumbing permit on file is dated 1998-04-11.

✓ Cross-referenced against the county permit record (permit PL98-0411) by your inspector.

Why it matters

Work of this kind normally requires a permit. Unpermitted work conveys to the buyer — verifying with the installing contractor or the building department is cheap before closing and expensive after.

Next step

Have a qualified specialist evaluate it.

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