Garage Inspection

Home Inspection Twin Cities | Garage Inspector 612-913-7898

garage inspection

A garage inspection may some times get over looked when it comes to certain inspectors, but we at Home Inspection Twin Cities offer inspections for all components of the home. We feel a garage inspection is just as important as any part of the home inspection. When you hire us to inspect your garage our inspector will do a thorough visual inspection of these are of the garage:

Garage Floor

  1. Broken
  2. Cracked, settled or heaved
  3. Drainage problems
  4. Structural garage floors (specialized inspection needed)

Garage Windows

  1. Cracked
  2. Condensation, abnormal
  3. Deformation
  4. Drain holes blocked or missing
  5. Installed backwards [?]
  6. Ineffective drip caps
  7. Missing
  8. Rot, insect damaged
  9. Inoperable
  10. Loose fit
  11. Poor weatherstrip
  12. Leaks
  13. Lost seal on double or triple glazing
  14. Damaged
  15. Missing
  16. Sash coming apart
  17. Worn
  18. Stiff
  19. Poor flashing details
  20. Broken

Garage Fire Defects

  1. Air leaks
  2. Exposed combustible insulation
  3. Fireproofing or gasproofing ineffective

Garage Footing and Foundation

  1. Lintels sagging or missing
  2. Water leaks
  3. Cracked
  4. Heaved
  5. Settled
  6. Spalling

Garage Framing and Masonry

  1. Missing or removed structural components
  2. Rafter spreading
  3. Rot, insect damaged
  4. Racked
  5. Bowing or bulging
  6. Cracked
  7. Leaning
  8. Mechanical damage
  9. Mortar deterioration
  10. Spalling

Garage Supporting Columns

  1. Leaning, settled, heaved
  2. Rot, insect damage
  3. Rust
  4. Spalling, cracked or damaged
  5. Wood/soil contact or wood column penetrates slab
  6. No footings

Garage Exterior Trim

  1. Caulking or flashing missing, deteriorated, loose, rusting or incomplete
  2. Damaged, cracked or loose
  3. Inadequate sill projection
  4. Paint or stain needed
  5. Missing
  6. No drip edge
  7. Rot, insect damage or wood/soil contact
  8. Paint or stain needed
  9. Sagging or bowing
  10. Putty (glazing compound) cracked, missing loose or deteriorated
  11. Rot
  12. Rust
  13. Sills with reverse slope
  14. Vines

Garage Roof

  1. Missing drip caps
  2. Leaks
  3. Damaged
  4. Missing
  5. Worn
  6. Poor flashing details

Gutters and Downspouts

  1. Leaking or clogged
  2. Loose or damaged
  3. Missing
  4. Poor location
  5. Poor slope
  6. Rusted
  7. Undersized

Garage Vehicle Entry Door

  1. Air leaks
  2. Lintels sagging or missing
  3. Water leaks
  4. Damaged
  5. Dark paint on metal exposed to sun
  6. Deformation
  7. Delaminated
  8. Difficult to open or close
  9. Drain holes blocked or missing
  10. Installed backwards
  11. Loose or poor fit
  12. Plastic trim on metal door behind storm
  13. Paint or stain needed
  14. Racked
  15. Rot or insect damage
  16. Rust or denting

When the garage inspection is complete, the inspector will provide a detailed report of their findings along with pictures and will be available to you in 24 hours after the inspection.

Home Inspection Twin Cities | Home Inspector 612-913-7898

Home Inspection Twin Cities