North Carolina Administrative Code
Title 11 - INSURANCE
Chapter 08 - ENGINEERING AND BUILDING CODES DIVISION
Section .1100 - N.C. HOME INSPECTOR STANDARDS OF PRACTICE AND CODE OF ETHICS
Section 08 .1107 - EXTERIOR

Universal Citation: 11 NC Admin Code 08 .1107

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024

(a) The home inspector shall inspect:

(1) wall cladding, flashings, and trim;

(2) entryway doors and a representative number of windows;

(3) garage door operators, including automatic safety controls;

(4) decks, balconies, stoops, steps, areaways, porches, and appurtenant railings;

(5) eaves, soffits, and fascias;

(6) driveways, patios, walkways, and retaining walls; and

(7) vegetation, grading, and drainage with respect only to their effect on the condition of the building.

(b) The home inspector shall:

(1) describe wall cladding materials;

(2) operate all entryway doors;

(3) operate garage doors manually or by using installed controls for any garage door operator;

(4) report any garage door operator that will not automatically reverse when meeting reasonable resistance during closing;

(5) report any garage door that will not automatically reverse when photoelectric safety devices are actuated;

(6) report any garage door operator that does not utilize a photoelectric safety device; and

(7) probe exterior wood components where deterioration is suspected.

(c) The home inspector is not required to inspect:

(1) storm windows, storm doors, screening, shutters, and awnings;

(2) fences;

(3) for the presence of safety glazing in doors and windows;

(4) garage door operator remote control transmitters;

(5) geological conditions;

(6) soil conditions;

(7) recreational facilities (including spas, saunas, steam baths, swimming pools, tennis courts, playground equipment, and other exercise, entertainment, or athletic facilities), except as otherwise required in 11 NCAC 08 .1109(d)(5)(F);

(8) detached buildings or structures; or

(9) for the presence or condition of buried fuel storage tanks.

Authority G.S. 143-151.49;
Codifier determined that agency findings did not meet criteria for temporary rule Eff. October 15, 1996;
Temporary Adoption Eff. October 24, 1996;
Eff. July 1, 1998;
Amended Eff. February 1, 2007; April 1, 2005; July 1, 2000;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2018.

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