Exterior features
- The home inspector shall inspect:
- Wall cladding, flashings, and trim;
- Entryway doors and a representative number of windows;
- Garage door operators;
- Decks, balconies, stoops, steps, areaways, porches and applicable railings;
- Eaves, soffits, and fascias;
- Driveways, patios, walkways, and retaining walls; and
- Vegetation, grading, and drainage with respect only to their effect on the condition of the building.
- The home inspector shall:
- Describe wall cladding materials;
- Operate all entryway doors;
- Operate garage doors manually or by using permanently installed controls for any garage door operator;
- Report whether or not any garage door operator will automatically reverse or stop when meeting reasonable
- resistance during closing; and
- Probe exterior wood components where deterioration is suspected.
- The home inspector is not required to inspect:
- Storm windows, storm doors, screening, shutters, awnings, and similar seasonal accessories;
- Fences;
- For the presence of safety glazing in doors and windows;
- Garage door operator remote control transmitters;
- Geological conditions;
- Soil conditions;
- Recreational facilities (including spas, saunas, steam baths, swimming pools, tennis courts, playground equipment, and other exercise, entertainment, or athletic facilities); except as otherwise provided in 11 NCAC 8.1109(d)(5)(F);
- Detached buildings or structures; or
- For the presence or condition of buried fuel storage tanks.