Reality Check Home Inspection Service

Your first thought of this shower in a newly constructed house may be that it’s nice. But a couple problems exist. One is that the grout is non sanded. Non sanded grout does not belong in a shower as it pops out easily and never really gets hard. Another is the seat should be one piece with no grout lines. The last one is the grout line at the wall and floor connection is horizontal (on the floor) which almost always indicates the backer board is in the pan. All of these issues can allow water pe*******on and cause shower failure which can cost you thousands of dollars.

The electrical panel cover is removed to look for irregularities such as two wires in one breaker, correct wire size for the breaker, and ground connection among other safety issues.

While inspections are for the most part visual and non invasive, this practice is standard operating procedure.

Pictured below is an AFCI breaker. It stands for Arc Fault Circuit Interrupter. Over time wire connections may become loose enough to cause an electric arc. The heat created by these excessive arcs can start a fire and are one of the leading causes of residential electrical fires. When Reality Check performs an inspection of the electrical system these breakers are checked for proper function.

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