Tri Value Consultants / SPREI Page of Misc. Defects with Pictures

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Miscelaneous Defects and Issues
A sampling of the multitude of Miscellaneous Defects we have found.

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Gas through wall vents MUST be installed high enough to not be blocked by snow/leaves. Gas vents and Air Inlets installed this low are a POTENTIAL HAZARD.	Loose kitchen outlets (This one has it's electrical outlet box "Recessed" too far back into the wall) pose a POTENTIAL SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD.	Wiring MUST NOT BE EXPOSED WITHOUT PROPER PROTECTION in living areas. This obviously amateur and improper wiring at the Bathroom light fixture IS A POTENTAIL SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD.
Electrical outlets CANNOT be painted and when damaged, painted or too old - THEY SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR SAFETY.	Electrical panels REQUIRE specific clearances, and CANNOT be installed in closets. PANELS INSTALLED IN CLOSETS ARE POTENTIAL HAZRADS and should be corrected by an electrician.	Light fixtures with bare bulbs exposed MUST HAVE PROPER CLEARANCES TO COMBUSTIBLES. This Bathroom sink ight was TOO CLOSE to the medicine cabinet - A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD.
Electrical outlets CANNOT be finished or otherwise blocked and this poses a POTENTIAL HAZARD.	Wires in electrical panels and boxes MUST have properly installed connectors. WIRES INSTALLED WITHOUT PROPER CONNECTORS ARE A POTENTIAL FIRE AND SHOCK HAZARD.	Certain bathroom vanities with light units are often installed WITHOUT PROPER JUNCTION BOXES and EXPOSED WIRING. Spliced and exposed wiring is a POTENTIAL SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD.
This unit's wiring was ALL open and exposed as seen here.	The wiring over the kitchen sink is visibly amateur and plugged into a non-GFCI (anti-shock) protected outlet. Amateur wiring such as this poses a POTENTIAL SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD	This amateur wiring is for the unit's doorbell. Exposed and amateur wiring poses a potential SHOCK AND FIRE HAZARD
An access panel for the unit's plumbing showed MOLD GROWTHS and DAMAGE on the back side of the tub/shower area's tile. MOLD can pose a POTENTAIL HEALTH HAZARD

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