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Structural Defects, Inspection, Diagnosis, & Repair. Rot & Insect Damage to Buildings

Structural Defect Recognition, Repair, Prevention for Building Structures, & Building Structural Failures

Most structural problems can be avoided by proper design and planning; but structural failures have been common for a long time, and sometimes are costly to handle properly. This photo of the leaning tower of Pisa was sent to us by our friend Tom Smith who knows a crooked building when he sees one. Smith points out that the problems with the Tower have been known for generations and must have been apparent even during construction, as the upper level was constructed with an offset to try to re-balance the structure. Modern reinforcement has permitted removal of cables that used to be tied to the tower of Pisa. As Bernie Campbalik says about old buildings, "Yep, we had guys like that back then too."

• Best Practices Guide to Residential Construction - Steven Bliss Book Review by DJ Friedman
• Chernobyl Nuclear Plant this interesting document describes serious flaws in the construction of the Chernobyl Nuclear Facility, conditions which were discussed among Russian authorities long before the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that occurred in the Ukraine in 1986
• Chimneys, flues, wood stoves & fireplaces: chimney inspection, defects, safety concerns
• Flood Damage Control
• Action Guide after Flooding: First Priorities of Action in Response to Building Flooding
• Cracks in Concrete Floors & Slabs, how to diagnose, evaluate, & repair slab cracks
• Flooded Building Mold Prevention how to respond to avoid mold
• Flooded Septic Systems Septic Systems what to do after a septic system has been exposed to flooding
• Flood Vents to avoid structural damage during building flooding, flood venting, flood ports, or flood gates on buildings
• Foundation Inspection, Materials, Defect Diagnosis, Repair Guide
• FOUNDATION CRACK BIBLE, how to inspect and diagnose foundation problems, in-depth diagnosis, and evaluation of all types of structural and non-structural cracks in residential foundations [Brick, Concrete, Masonry Block, Stone]
• Foundation Inspection Methods
• Site Factors Affecting Foundations
• Foundation Construction Materials how to identify different materials and types of foundation, how to recognize the effects of sequence of construction on building durability
• FAILURES by FOUNDATION TYPE & MATERIAL
    Common Foundation Failures
    Poured Concrete Foundation Wall & Slab Defects
    Pre-Cast Concrete Foundation Defects
    Stone Foundation Defects
    Brick Foundation & Wall Defects
    Brick Thermal Expansion Cracking
    Masonry Block Foundation & Wall Defects
    Wood Foundation Defects
• FOUNDATION DEFECTS OF OMISSION how to recognize things that were left out, like footings, reinforcement, soil compaction, during foundation construction
• FOUNDATION CRACK EVALUATION how to recognize and diagnose different types of foundation cracks, movement, damage, by the size, shape, location, pattern of cracks
    VERTICAL FOUNDATION CRACKS
    DIAGONAL FOUNDATION CRACKS
    HORIZONTAL FOUNDATION CRACKS
    SHRINKAGE vs EXPANSION vs SETTLEMENT
    Sinkholes & Building Damage
• SLAB CRACK EVALUATION how to recognize and diagnose different types of slab or concrete floor cracks and movement
• FAILURES by FOUNDATION MOVEMENT TYPE how to recognize an diagnose different types of foundation damage by the kind of movement which has occurred
• FOUNDATION BULGE or LEAN MEASUREMENTS a simple procedure for documenting the amount of lean or bulge in a foundation or other building wall
• FOUNDATION MOVEMENT ACTIVE vs. STATIC how to determine if foundation movement was a one-time event or an ongoing problem
• FOUNDATION DAMAGE SEVERITY some rules of thumb for deciding how much foundation movement requires further action
• FOUNDATION DAMAGE REPORTS how to report foundation inspection results and damage
• FOUNDATION REPAIR METHODS a catalog of methods used to repair damaged foundations and masonry building walls
• Foundation Crack Repairs: How to Seal Cracks in Concrete a description of various products and methods used to seal or repair cracks in poured concrete walls, foundations, floors, & slabs.
• Foundation Crack Repair Using Polyurethane Foam to stop basement or crawl space leakage
• FOUNDATION INSPECTION STANDARDS a definition of scope of what a foundation inspector is required to observe and report


• Fire Retardant Treated FRT Roofing Plywood Failures inspection, detection, testing of defective FRT plywood roof sheathing
• Mobile Home Inspections manufactured homes or "trailers" require special procedures
• Rot, fungus, termites, carpenter ants, powder post beetles, & other wood destroying organisms
• Sears Houses: How to identify Sears catalog kit houses photos and tips for identifying these interesting homes.
• Sink Holes: Can X-Ray Vision [Advanced Building & Building Site Inspection Techniques] Warn of Sink Holes? in Florida or elsewhere
• Stairs and Railings: A Checklist for Stair, Railing, Landing Safety Inspections
• Trailer vs Mobile Home vs Modular vs Panelized Construction an explanation of terms and how to identify these structures.
• X-Ray Vision for Home Inspection: [Advanced Building & Building Site Inspection Techniques] - Developing your X-Ray Vision, Levels of Fear, and how to use them to find and report significant, hidden problems on Buildings or in the inspection of almost any complex system
• X-Ray Vision for Home Inspection: a Power Point Presentation© of the X-Ray Vision Home Inspection class detailed-text shown above.