Beacon Property Inspections sees numerous areas and things common to many houses that home owners should be concerned about.  "Rocks to Avoid" focuses on these areas as a matter of fix-up or repair types of things that many home owners can do themselves or have done by most any compentent "handyman".  Having items like this taken care of will have the noted positive effect for whomever lives in and takes care of the house & property surrounding it.  It is BPI,s intention to have this page updated or modified on a regular basis so the homeowner or property caretaker can get some idea about common issues seen around a home that may be worth noting as a concern for the structure or system(s) in or on the house for the long-term service from the house or the safety & security for the homeowner(s).

Listed below are some of those areas:

• Is there at least 4 inches, (it should be 6") of foundation showing above the grade level around the house?
• Are mortar joints between courses of brick, (including the joint between the foundation & 1st course of brick) covered over by soil or mulch?
• Is there displacement between adjacent slabs of concrete where one slab has been heaved up or settled?
• Is the grading level around the house or does it slope toward the house?