POST / POLE NOT BRACED / GUSSETED / SOUND

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POST / POLE NOT BRACED / GUSSETED / SOUND: This item is intended to cover posts under porches and decks as well as posts atop piers under the structure, including posts used in pole construction on hillsides and swamp or beach front property. Gussets are diagonal braces installed on posts. They are usually made of 1/2" to 3/4" plywood or 1" x 6" or 2" x 4" lumber cut diagonally at each end--usually at a 45 degree angle-and nailed or bolted onto the post and the beam it supports. In the event earth tremors or heavy winds are strong enough to cause structural problems gussets and other diagonal bracing will play a major role in maintaining the integrity of the building, especially post and pier foundations, pole construction, decks, and patio covers, or other components which rest on posts or poles.  Structures which rest on poles are especially vulnerable to problems with the pole braces since the entire structure's integrity depends so much on diagonal bracing. Unsound posts or poles may be damaged to the extent that they should be replaced or reattached at the base or top. Use your own judgment here to determine the type gusset or brace to install since some may look better than others after installation and obviously since some methods are better for the particular application. Contact a Building Repair and Maintenance Company or a General Contractor should you need assistance.

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PRIOR / PRESENT MOISTURE NOTED IN BASEMENT OR CRAWLSPACE 
ENTRANCE / AREAWAY LIGHT OR WINDOW WELL DRAINAGE / DOOR / STEPS AMISS / QUESTIONABLE
SUMP PUMP INOPERATIVE / AMISS 
CRAWL-HOLE OR ENTRANCE TO UNDER FLOOR AREA TOO SMALL / COVER MISSING / AMISS 
VENTILATION INSUFFICIENT / SCREENS MISSING / AMISS 
CELLULOSE DEBRIS PRESENT UNDER BUILDING 
CRACKED EARTH UNDER / NEAR STRUCTURE 
EARTH TO WOOD DISTANCE QUESTIONABLE OR INSUFFICIENT 
CLEARANCE UNDER BUILDING INSUFFICIENT FOR ACCESS 
ATTIC ACCESS TOO SMALL / COVER DAMAGED / MISSING / AMISS 
ATTIC FAN / WHOLE-HOUSE FAN INOPERATIVE / AMISS 
ATTIC VENTILATION INSUFFICIENT / SCREENS / COVER PLATE MISSING / AMISS 
NO FIRESTOP IN APPLIANCE VENT / CHIMNEY CHASE 
DEBRIS PRESENT IN ATTIC 
ROOF LEAK EVIDENCE NOTED 
KITCHEN / BATH / LAUNDRY VENTILATION TERMINATES IN ATTIC 
APPLIANCE VENT TOO CLOSE TO COMBUSTIBLES / SEPARATED / AMISS 
INSULATION INSUFFICIENT / MISSING / COMPRESSED / AMISS 
INSULATION LOOSE / OUT OF POSITION / INCOMPLETE 
INSULATION COVERING RECESSED LIGHT OR VENTS 
AIR / VAPOR / MOISTURE BARRIER NOT INSTALLED / AMISS 
REVIEW BY QUALIFIED LICENSED CONTRACTOR ADVISED
REMODEL EVIDENCE NOTED 
PEST INSPECTION ADVISED 
REVIEW PEST INSPECTION REPORT WOOD ROT AND WOOD BORING INSECT INFORMATION
WOOD DETERIORATION NOTED ON BUILDING MEMBER 
WOOD BORING OR OTHER INSECTS / RODENTS / BIRDS POSSIBLE 
UNEXPECTED REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 
ACCESS IMPAIRED 
FACTORY TRUSS ROOF FRAMING SYSTEM 
SITE FRAMED ROOF FRAMING SYSTEM 
PLYWOOD / OSB ROOF SHEATHING
SPACED / BUTTED ROOF SHEATHING 
2"x 6" or 1"x 6" TONGUE AND GROOVE ROOF SHEATHING 
PLYWOOD / OSB SUB-FLOORING 
ONE INCH NOMINAL THICKNESS Sub flooring, sub floor sheathing, sub floor problems 
2" X 6" TONGUE AND GROOVE SUBFLOORS
CONCRETE SLAB FLOOR (slab on grade) / POST-TENSION SLAB 
TILT-UP CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION 
BLOCK / BRICK CONSTRUCTION 
Poured concrete walls, poured cement walls, foundation walls, retaining walls 
FRAME CONSTRUCTION
Post-tensioned slab preparation. . 
TREATED SILL / SOLE PLATE 
OTHER SILL / SOLE PLATES 
WOOD FRAMING 
1984 TO PRESENT 
1963 TO 1983 
1950 TO 1962  
1930 TO 1949 
1900 TO 1929 
PRE-1900 
ATTIC VENTILATION 
FOUNDATION VENTS 
ATTIC FAN 
TERRA-COTTA FOUNDATION AND/OR, IF VISIBLE, FOOTING 
BLOCK FOUNDATION (FOAM / CONCRETE) 
CONCRETE FOUNDATION AND/OR, IF VISIBLE, CONCRETE FOOTING 
BRICK / STONE FOUNDATIONS AND/OR, IF VISIBLE, FOOTING 
RAISED / BELOW-GRADE FOUNDATION SYSTEM 
CAISSONS or PILES 
POLE / COLUMN 
NONCONTINUOUS FOUNDATION AND/OR, IF VISIBLE, FOOTING / JACK STANDS 
POST AND PIER OR POST AND BEAM 
BOLTED SILL PLATE 
GRADE BEAMS 
BASEMENT
SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCE 
CONDO / HOA / TOWNHOUSE 
DUPLEX / MULTIUNIT / COMMERCIAL 
MOBILE HOME / MANUFACTURED HOME 
SUBTERRANEAN PARKING 
BATT OR BLANKET TYPE INSULATION 
LOOSE FILL INSULATION 
RIGID SHEET INSULATION 
AIR / VAPOR / MOISTURE BARRIER 
APPROXIMATE INSULATION THICKNESS 
ATTIC FULLY TRAVERSED 
ATTIC PARTIALLY TRAVERSED 
ATTIC OBSERVED FROM ACCESS OPENING ONLY 
SUB AREA FULLY TRAVERSED 
SUB AREA PARTIALLY TRAVERSED 
SUB AREA OBSERVED FROM ACCESS OPENING ONLY 
SUB AREA NOT REVIEWED