A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  YZ

A
A-frame   ABS  accelerated   accessory buildings  acid soil  acoustic ceiling  acre  Act of God  addition adequate  adjustment  aesthetic  aesthetic value  affect to produce an effect or change in  aggregate alkaline  alkali soil  almost alleviate alterations  ampere  amiss  anti-siphon valve anti-backflow valve  appears  appearance  apparent  arch rib roof asbestos   ascertain  assembly   attic 

B backwater valve  balloon framing baluster balustrade  baseboard   base-shoe basically  batten  beam  bearing  bearing wall  berm  bollard  braced framing   breach breezeway  brick  BTU  building code building paper building permit   built-ins  built-up roof



C CC & R's (Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions)  cap sheet caulk, caulking  cantilever carport  cellar  cement cesspool  chimney  cinder block  circle head window  circuit breaker  cistern   clapboard  clearance clerestory wall clerestory window client  CO carbon monoxide;  code  colonnade  column  column footings combination door  composition  concrete  concrete tilt-up  condensation condensation duct  condominium conductor  conduit,  continuity continuously contrary contrast  convection  convenient  coping  corner bead  corner braces  cornice corrode  corrosion cosmetic could  counter flashing cove moulding  crawl space  cricket  cross-bridging

D damage damper dead-front cover dead load deck  defect defective  deflection  deteriorate  deterioration difficult direct steam system disassemble   disintegrate  disposal field distribution box door jamb  double floor double hung window diverter valve drain drainage drip cap drop siding drywall construction dutch door

Home Inspection terms used by home inspectors
E eaves  effect effective efficient efflorescence enclosure engineer epoxy  erosion erratic   escarpment  especially et al evidence exfoliated exfoliation expansible house s  expansion  expansion joint   expansive expect exterior  exterior wall eventually

F fascia faucet, felt paper, fill, final walk-through before the closing or you take possession, the last review of the property, firebrick, fire stop, fire wall, flashings, floor hanger, floor joist, florescence, flue, fluorescent lighting, footing, formaldehyde, foundation, foyer, functional, furring,  

G gallery  galvanized  girder  glue laminated beams grade  groin  ground beam  ground level  ground water grounds  grout  guard    guardrail  gully erosion  gutter  gypsum plaster  gypsum wallboard 

H  H-beam  habitable room  handrail  hard finish  hardscape  hardware hazard  header  hearth  high water line hip  hip rafter  hip-roof  Home Owners Association  horizontal  house sewer  humidifier 

I I-beam  imminent impair  impending    improper  inadequate  infer inoperative  intrusion inspection  insufficient

Home Inspection terms used by home inspectors

J j-box    jalousies joists junction box

K kerf kick plate  kilowatt hour knoll knot

L lally columns laminate  laminated wood landscape  lap joint lap siding  latent latent defect  lavatory leaching  leader  light and air easement    light well lime lintel luminous ceiling

M   maintenance major problem  manufactured  mansard roof mantel marquee  masonry material defect may metal lath mineral deposits minimum minor problem or defect   moderate mold    moulding   mortar  muntin 

N   necessary  nonbearing wall nonconforming use    nosing notable note noted

O   observe observation occasional opinion opposite optional oriel window OSB orientated strand board; 

P   parget patent defect partition P/T valve PVC poly vinyl chloride  possible potential polarity pier pilaster pillar  pipe plywood porch portico potable prefabricated house pressure relief valve problem  proximate proximity

Q   quarter round  quasi
Home Inspection terms used by home inspectors

R   ranch style house   rat wall   realistically rebar refrigeration reinforce reinforcing bar relief  restrain  restrict  restricted retaining wall  reversed ridge board riser Roman bath  romex row houses

S   saltillo salvage satisfactory scratch coat  seen   septic system septic tank

serviceable    settling settlement  sheathing sill  site  slab sole plate  span square storm sash storm window    structural structurally structure strut   stucco  sub-area  sub-floor   surround  survey  swale 

T   technically temperature tempered terra cotta terrazzo therm threshold townhouses toxic

U   underpinning utility room 

V   valley valley flashing    valley rafter   vapor barrier  veneer veranda vitreous  visible 

W   wainscoting wall wallboard wall cavity  wall furnace weep holes weep screed;  Western framing wire glass workmanship wythe

X   X-bracing   X-section

Y   yard  Y-branch

Z Z-bar zero-clearance fireplace   

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