Dwelling Exterior

Dwelling Exterior

Dwelling Exterior describes the outside of the house: its style and age, how it was built, the exterior's quality and condition, and its mechanical systems. Open it from the section list.

Style, age and construction

Dwelling Style is required. This is a one-story ranch, so choose Ranch. Front Door Elevation is how high the front door sits above the ground. Here it's at ground level. Year Built, 1974, came from public records, and it isn't an estimate. Converted Area asks whether part of the house was converted from another use, like a garage turned into living space. Not here, so No. Construction Method came in as Site Built. Structure Volume isn't required for this home, so we leave it blank.

Exterior ratings

Now quality and condition. Exterior Quality Rating uses the Q scale. From the inspection, this exterior is Q4. Exterior Condition Rating uses the C scale. It's C4: some wear and minor deferred maintenance, typical for its age.

Walls

Each exterior component gets its materials and condition. The walls came in as concrete block. They're finished in stucco too, so add a second wall material. The walls show typical wear and tear.

Foundation

For the foundation, add the foundation type: slab. That makes Foundation Material required. A slab is poured concrete. Its condition is typical wear and tear too.

Roof

The roof was visible from the ground, so Observable is Yes. The composition shingles came in from public records. Estimated Age is ten to twenty years, and the condition is typical wear and tear.

Windows

Describe the windows: these are sliding windows. Then their condition: typical wear and tear.

Attached, but separate

Noncontinuous Finished Area is finished space that's attached to the dwelling, but can't be reached from inside it. There's none here, so No.

Heating and cooling

The listing supplied the heating, but split it into two rows: electric fuel with no system, and forced warm air with no fuel. It's one system, so delete the extra row. Then give the forced warm air its fuel: Electric. Central air came in correctly. Has Cooling System is Yes, and the type is Centralized. Core Heating System Below Grade asks whether the main heating equipment is below grade. It isn't, so No.

Damages and deficiencies

Last, Dwelling Exterior Defects Exist. The inspection found no exterior defects, damage or deficiencies, so choose No.

Dwelling Front photo

The Dwelling Front photo goes in the exhibits below; we'll place the inspection photos later in the series. That's Dwelling Exterior. Next, Functional Obsolescence.