1. The Home Inspection Book: A Guide for Professionals By Marcia Darvin Spada Copyright, Thomson/South-Western, 2003, Revised, 2006

2. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 2 Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior

3. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 3 Chapter 6 Key Terms  Balloon framing  Bearing wall  Casing  Control joints  Cornice  Counterflashing  Creosote  Cricket  Double top plate  Eave  Fascia  Felt paper  Fixed pane windows  Flashing  Floating slab  Floor joist  Floor truss  Footing

4. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 4 Chapter 6 Key Terms continued  Foundation wall Frieze board  Girder  Glazing  Header  Housing wrap  Lally columns  Light  Monolithic slab  Muntins  Pitch  Platform framing  Plumb  Post-and-beam framing  Rafter  Rails  Rebars  Ridge Beam

5. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 5 Chapter 6 Key Terms continued  Roof truss system  Sash  Sheathing  Sill plate  Slab-on-grade construction  Soffit  Sole plate  Spalling  Stile  Stud  Threshold  Wood rot

6. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 6 Exterior Inspection Components  Footing  Foundation  Flooring  Walls and wall framing  Windows  Doors  Trim  Ceiling and roof framing  Roof  Roof projection component  Exterior covering

7. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 7 The Basic Parts of a House

8. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 8 Foundation and Footings

9. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 9 Slab-on-grade construction

10. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 10 Inspecting the Footing and Foundation  Inspection points:  Shrinkage cracks  V-shaped cracks  Wall crack  Hydrostatic pressure  Horizontal cracks caused by:  Frost in cold climates  Backfill damage  Wet soils  Hillsides

11. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 11 Structure Framing

12. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 12 Cross-section of a bearing wall

13. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 13 Placement of the Header within the Frame

14. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 14 Frame Types

15. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 15 Components of a door

16. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 16 Ceiling and Roof Framing  Roof truss system-truss carries the load-bearing function of the outer walls  Rafters-wooden framing members that form the gables of the roof

17. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 17 Roofing Materials  Asphalt shingles  Wood shingles and shakes  Slate  Bitumen roll roofing  Copper  Galvanized steel

18. Chapter 6 Inspecting the Exterior 18 Exterior Covering