response to a home inspection report

1. Fix the Mold in basement, fix the condition where it is happening by a licensed professional and please provide us with the respective report (and or) receipt to prove it has been fixed.
2. Please have a licensed professional to take care of the electrical issues (provide GFCI Protector in the panel, double lugged neutral wires, exterior wiring conduit, take care of abandoned wiring in basement storage room, GFCI protection for the whirlpool tub, electrically bond the whirlpool pump, fix the breaker protecting air conditioner (current one being used is wrong size))
3. Please replace the deteriorated patio posts by a licensed professional
4. Pest Control Professional person to treat the attic and clean rodent trappings, clean traps and baits.
5. Have a licensed Professional fix the bathroom fan exhaust outside the attic, fix the shower diverter, flexible drain piping in main and master bathroom sinks.
   
6. Fix the Settlement in front porch, patio, chimney repairs with a licensed professional and please provide us with the respective report (and or) receipt to show it has been fixed
7. Please have a professional window contractor to go through all the windows and check them out and make sure they are free of draft, windows are not rattling, windows stay up when lifted
8. Please service the Furnace by a licensed professional and please provide us with the respective report (and or) receipt
9. Fix the HVAC Humidifier by a licensed professional and please provide us with the respective report (and or) receipt
10. Please fix the light fixtures in the family room ceiling which are not working.
11. Hire a licensed professional to fix the driveway.
12. Intimate utility company to trim the tree limbs touching the service drop wires
13. Please fix the uneven settlement of the AC condensing unit by a licensed professional
14. If planning to remove the dish or antenna, have a professional person do it and restore the roof to proper condition, have a receipt for the same to check.
    

Since the windows and roof are reaching their end of life, we would like to request the current home owners to give us a pro rated cost for fixing the roof and old windows.

List of all the points outlined by the inspector

1. Some sections of the driveway are damaged
2. Sections of the paver patio have settled at the rear stoop area.
3. The pavers patio has been installed above the siding materials.
4. The covered patio posts are deteriorated.
5. Masonry components are loose at the paver patio masonry railing
6. The front porch concrete floor has settled unevenly, sloping toward the house
7. Mortar deterioration, and a damaged brick are present at the rear exterior stoop
8. Settlement/heaving is apparent at the front pavers walk
9. Winterize the sprinkler system
10. Sections or components of the exterior siding are loose at the front soffit left corner.
11. Broken bricks are evident at the chimney.
12. Loose bricks are evident at the chimney top course
13. Trim the vegetation away from the house to prevent physical damage and moisture concerns.
14. The chimney shows evidence of previous repairs. Query the owner regarding these repairs to determine the extent of
    the problems they had, when the repairs were done, who did them, if they have a receipt for the work, if there is a
    warranty in effect & if it conveys with the house sale.
15. The auto-reverse safety mechanism on the right side automatic garage door should be set to a higher sensitivity if
    possible.
16. Some outlets that should be GFCI protected in the garage are not.
17. The door between the garage and the living spaces is not a fire-rated door.
18. safety cables need to be installed inside the garage door springs. The intent is to prevent whip-lashing of the spring in the event of spring
    failure.
19. Insulation is in contact with recessed lighting fixtures.
20. Suspected rodent droppings, and traps or bait are apparent in the attic.
21. Several soffit vents have been covered over with insulation.
22. Consider removing the roof mounted television antenna to prevent possible roofing damage or leakage.
23. There is moss, mold, or other biological build-up on the roofing.
24. The exterior stop moulding of the laundry room exterior single door evidences deterioration.
25. There are no balusters at the basement stairs handrail. This is a safety concern.
26. A window sash balance is defective at the living room front wall. Recommend repair or replacement of the window by a qualified window specialist.
27. Some windows are in need of glazing replacement (putty) at the exterior.
28. Drilling holes at the base of the storm windows so as to promote drainage.
29. Double lugged neutral wires are apparent at the neutral bus bar inside the main panel.
30. An exterior wiring conduit is disconnected at the exterior left side front corner.
31. Electrical light fixtures are missing their globe cover inside the master bedroom closets
32. There are light fixtures with a pull chain that has no isolating link installed on the chain inside the master bedroom
    closets.
33. Some outlets are painted over.
34. Light fixtures were found to be inoperative at the family room ceiling.
35. The service drop wires are in contact with tree limbs.
36. Abandoned wiring is apparent in the basement storage room.
37. GFCI Protector in the Panel
38. Deteriorated and leaky water supply line valves are apparent at the basement storage room ceiling
39. The electrical bonding wire at the gas water heater supply piping is missing.
40. The whirlpool tub lacks GFCI protection. This is an electrical safety issue.
41. The whirlpool pump is not electrically bonded. This is a potential electrical safety issue
42. The main bathroom exhaust fan exhausts to the attic. This is an improper installation or alteration. Vents should go
    through to the outside by penetration or be attached to nearby roof or gable wall vents
43. Flexible drain piping is present at the master and main bathroom sinks.
44. The main bathroom shower diverter is not working properly at the bathtub faucet.
45. The gas flames at the furnace burner are burning too yellow
46. Condensate is dripping from the vent connector of the furnace.
47. The HVAC humidifier is inoperative. I recommend a qualified HVAC specialist repair or replace the humidifier.
48. The air filter is dirty and is restricting the air flow.
49. The exterior A.C. condensing unit is not level and plumb because it’s supporting base has settled unevenly
50. The breaker protecting the air conditioner is the wrong size according to the data plate of the unit
51. The washing machine water supply hoses are composed of rubber. replacing them with the more reliable metal-mesh clad (burst-proof) hoses
52. Indications of mold are apparent in the basement, as evidenced by stains and spore build-up
53. A downspout is crushed above the covered patio roof, and therefore does not function properly.
54. Suggest Mold Testing