Many home owners in the Spokane and Moses Lake areas plant bushes and shrubs around the house, often putting them to close to the structure. Even when placed away from the siding far enough they can grow into the house.
A busy Spokane or Moses Lake home owner may decide it is fine to leave the shrubs or bushes up against the house. EWAHI Inspectors on the other hand will see a bridge for water and insects, and a barrier to prevent the siding from drying, only compounding the issue.
Now those bushes and shrubs planted to bring a little color to a house, or soften a bare lawn, are creating a potentially damaging situation. We all have seen homes or we own homes with shrubs or plants that are against the house. Eastern WA Home Inspections, LLC recommends the plantings be trimmed to a minimum of twelve inches from the structure. So when you next get some free time, look around your home, and see if maybe a shrub you planted needs a bit of a trim.
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