June-October 2016
The first of many inspections was a Feasibility Inspection. We hired an Independent Adjuster to evaluate the current structure to determine if it was financially feasible to take on this project. This gave us an idea of what kind of costs we could expect.
The feasibility study took about 2 months to complete from the initial contacts, to the inspectors being onsite, and then to generate the final report. The report was pretty in depth, and gave us an idea of what renovations would have to be completed to bring the building up to current codes.
Not long after this, we hired a commercial inspection company to evaluate the property to determine if the building was worth saving. They provided a detailed Property Inspection Report which took about a month to complete. It proved that the building was structurally sound and could be saved.
The report was 38 pages long and included the following sections:
- Structural
- Electrical
- Plumbing
- Mechanical
Here are some of the images that were provided in the report:
This is just a small example of the information provided in the written sections of the report:
Roof Covering
The roofing material appears to be reaching the end of its serviceable life expectancy. You are strongly encouraged to have a properly certified roofing contractor to physically inspect the roof, prior to the expiration of any time limitations such as option or warranty periods, to fully evaluate the condition of the roofing material. The observation made to support the rendering of this opinion are listed but not limited to the following:
- The roofing material observed to have impact damage in various locations. The impact damage may have been caused by a previous hailstorm and should be further evaluated.
- The composition roofing material has experienced considerable granular loss in various locations throughout the roof.
- Visible evidence of moisture intrusion (leaks) through the roofing material and/or flashing details were observed over the upstairs warehouse area. The cause and remedy should be further evaluated and corrected as necessary.
- Some blistering was observed in the buildup roofing material was observed. This condition should be further evaluated and corrected as necessary.
- Damaged shingles were observed on the east and west sides of the roof structure.
- Missing shingle were observed on the east and west sides of the roof structure.