Report #009

  • Home Value: 280,000
  • Damage Amount: 28,000
  • Damage Percent: 10%
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Section 4: Installation Errors

This roof has no underlayment layer under the shingles. Best practice installation details call for this layer. There is no ice mat membrane at the eaves which is also a best practice detail and should be extended up the roof to cover a point twenty four inches up from the inside face of the exterior wall. This roof is highly susceptible to ice dam damage without the common protective underlayment. IRC2003 R905.2.7 Requires the use of an underlayment IRC2003 R905.2.7.1 Requires Ice Protection.

Siding fracture; overdriven nail at fracture is probable cause.

Sill of this door lacks full support. Most door manufacturers require full support of sill.

The ICF foundation exterior finish at the top of the form is not finished in all areas and done sloppy in others. This is an area that could allow access to burrowing insects or rodents.

Seal at transition of ICF and framing is sloppy and not complete in its detail.

Siding: too close to balcony floor plane. Recommended clearance is 2” above any stable horizontal surface.

Siding: too close to deck floor plane. Recommended clearance is 2” above any stable horizontal surface.