two-story foreclosure

Lawrenceville home inspection

This is a 2 story 4 bedroom 2 and a half bath on a slab foundation. Exterior siding damage boards locate in several locations including the front right garage wall, left side wall front corner lower section, the back chimney chase wall space all four sides, back left side gable wall, the left side exterior wall to the garage. water damage wood was also found and the following soffit wood that will be to be replace, upper front right corner, backside of the house below the valley, back left side of upper roof gable.

Repair wood rot

loose rain gutter

it is important to repair all wood rot to the exterior the home because water will leak inside the wall cavity creating further damage to the structure. Some of the most common mistakes made is that homeowners do not maintain the gutters and downspouts and their home. In that particular foreclosure the gutters were loose and falling off the fascia board, the downspouts were dumping water onto the wall and at the foundation footings. Gwinnett County has some of the most beautiful homes that anyone could ever own but unfortunately maintenance is not being kept up by the homeowners.

During the inspection the Atlanta home inspector also found that the water meter with leaking in the front yard causing erosion to the property in front sidewalk. It appears that the water was turned on but never monitored and checked for leaks prior to the home inspection. The outside AC unit was also found to have dents and dirt around the coils. The AC unit must be maintaining Cleaned to provide energy efficiency to the unit during the hot summer months.