Specifications

11692 W. Alfred Ct.

Boise, Idaho 83713

Phone: (208) 995-5348

www.criterionpropertyinspection.com

with a concrete patch kit. This will prevent pooling of water, and the associated freeze thaw cycles that

will rapidly deteriorate the existing sidewalk. Here is a link to a typical concrete patch kit…

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/100275522?catalogId=10053&langId=-

1&keyword=concrete+patch&storeId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=100275522#specifications

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 Driveways: Condition: Repair

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Repair

Comments:

There is minor spalling of the driveway. There are two cracked and tilted slab sections at either corner of

the bottom of the driveway. There are oil and rust stains on the slab adjacent to the garage door. I

recommend that the cracked sections be repaired or replaced to prevent precipitation run-off from

eroding the earth below the driveway, and causing further damage. Remove the damaged sections, build

up the earth below the removed sections so that they will lay flush with the top of the existing driveway,

and bond/seal the crack with something like this…

http://www.homedepot.com/p/t/100653148?catalogId=10053&langId=-

1&keyword=concrete+patch&storeId=10051&N=5yc1v&R=100653148#.UVzDy5PqmSo

Grading / Drainage: Condition: Monitor

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Monitor

Comments:

The grading in the back yard and of the back patio does not meet International Building Code minimum

requirements. Those requirements stipulate that the grading from the house should be a minimum of 5%

for 10 feet and a minimum of 1% to 25 feet, but in fact the back yard and back patio both slope very

slightly toward the structure. In the crawlspace, barrier on the hill-ward side, there is fairly damp earth

under the vapor barrier and evidence of seepage between the stem wall, and stem wall footing at the

northeast corner of the structure. No significant deterioration of the wood sill plate or cripple wall

vertical studs was observed in this area by penetration probing with an awl. I recommend improving the

grading in the back yard, or installation of a drain line at the base of the east stem wall to prevent

further moisture intrusion.