Editor's note: This information is adapted from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Residential Rehabilitation Inspection Guide, 2000. Click here for other stories and checklists in this series.
| Inspection checklist | ||||
| 4- Structural system | ||||
| DATA | CONDITION/NEEDED REPAIRS | |||
| Seismic resistance | ||||
| Requires structural inspection? | ||||
| Wind resistance | ||||
| Requires structural inspection? | ||||
| Masonry, general | ||||
| Load bearing walls are: | ||||
| Masonry foundations and piers | ||||
| Foundation wall material | ||||
| Wall thickness | ||||
| Pier material | ||||
| Pier size(s) | ||||
| Pier spacing | ||||
| Depth of footings | ||||
| Structural problems? | ||||
| Above-ground masonry walls | ||||
| Wall material(s) | ||||
| Wall thickness | ||||
| Support over openings | ||||
| Thermal moisture cracking? | ||||
| Freeze/thaw, corrosion cracking? | ||||
| Wall bulging? | ||||
| Wall leaning? | ||||
| Brick veneer problems? | ||||
| Parapet wall problems? | ||||
| Fire damage problems? | ||||
| Chimneys | ||||
| Chimney materials | ||||
| Depth of footings | ||||
| Structural problems? | ||||
| Wood structural components | ||||
| Framing type (balloon, platform, timber frame) | ||||
| Floor members | size | spacing | ||
| Floor substrate material | ||||
| Wall members | size | spacing | ||
| Wall substrate material | ||||
| Ceiling members | size | spacing | ||
| Roof members | size | spacing | ||
| Roof substrate material | ||||
| Deflection/warping problems? | ||||
| Signs of fungal/insect attack? | ||||
| Fire damage problems? | ||||
| Iron and steel structural components | ||||
| Lintels, columns and beams | ||||
| size | location | |||
| size | location | |||
| size | location | |||
| Lintel problems? | ||||
| Column/beam problems? | ||||
| Fire damage problems? | ||||
| No. 120 volt outlets | 240 volt | |||
| Concrete structural components | ||||
| Slabs, lintels, walls | ||||
| size | location | |||
| size | location | |||
| size | location | |||
| Foundation/cracking problems? | ||||
| Interior slab-on-grade problems? | ||||
| Exterior concrete problems? | ||||
| Fire damage problems? | ||||
