Pacific Coast Inspections covers the entire San Francisco Bay area. Today, I found myself in a quiet neighborhood on the outskirts of Walnut Creek. The older house had been completely upgraded: new roof, new stucco, new kitchen and bathrooms.
While walking on the roof… I saw that the spark-arrestor/raincap assembly was mising from the top of the chimney flue. The spark-arrestor or screen mesh of the assembly keeps hot ash and sparks from landing on a roof. The sheetmetal cap keeps out most of the rain from going down the chimney and corroding things.
As I walked up and over the roof ridge; there was a sight to behold... Just when I thought I'd seen it all... There was a metal spark-arrestor/raincap assembly sitting on top of the electrical service mast... where the incoming electrical cables are connected to the house... a potential unsafe condition.
The local utility company was contacted and the response from the PG&E representative on the other end of the phone was, “What?”
You can always count on the seasoned home inspectors at Pacific Coast Inspections to include all the ‘sights to behold’ in their comprehensive inspection reports… with photos of course. Reports are emailed to the client and realtor the same day as the inspection.
Wherever your clients take you - Pacific Coast Inspections will be there.
Checkout my blog at The House Whisperer Blog for other interesting photos.
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