Side Yard Home Inspection
Looking at the side yard of this house gives me a couple of
clues to some problems that a home inspector or future homeowner might
need to be aware of.
First thing I notice is a soil erosion problem from the wood fence into
the yard itself. Now some of this erosion can be repaired by bringing
more dirt in and creating a slope that is not real steep or building a
small retaining wall.
The second thing I noticed and seems to be a problem that most
homeowners don't even realize until the house is purchased an they
actually start living in it. There doesn't seem to be an area for
garbage cans to be stored.
Storing the garbage cans on the sidewalk will limit your sidewalk access
on the side of the house especially if you have large trash cans.
Something to think about when purchasing a home you're planning to live
in. As a home inspector it would be nice to mention this to your client.
Trash can storage in a situation like this as well as the soil erosion
are not really big problems but they can be so please be aware. This of
course is one of the reasons why I wrote my book. I'm the one that gets
to listen to the complaints because someone didn't point a potential
problem out to the new homeowner.