CheckItOut Posted January 9, 2008 Report Share Posted January 9, 2008 This house had a basement and crawl space. The soil in the crawl space had been excavated back from the basement wall several feet - some fiberglass sheet insulation was affixed to the wall - maybe dug out to insulate. This excavated area suddenly drops like a cliff about 6 - 8' from the rest of the crawl space. So, if a child or someone without a flashlight entered, they could drop, drop, drop. Would you add this to the summary page as a safety issue? That is my inclination. Or would you mention it in the body. Hey, c spaces have many hazards in them in general right (not to this magnitude though). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Originally posted by CheckItOut This house had a basement and crawl space. The soil in the crawl space had been excavated back from the basement wall several feet - some fiberglass sheet insulation was affixed to the wall - maybe dug out to insulate. This excavated area suddenly drops like a cliff about 6 - 8' from the rest of the crawl space. So, if a child or someone without a flashlight entered, they could drop, drop, drop. Would you add this to the summary page as a safety issue? That is my inclination. Or would you mention it in the body. Hey, c spaces have many hazards in them in general right (not to this magnitude though). I see that condition quite often. I've never even considered mentioning it as a hazard. - Jim Katen, Oregon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Hi, Ditto Jim's response. OT - OF!!! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randynavarro Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 What about warnings for idiot HIs like me? More than once, rather than run back outside for a ladder, I've entered those dug-out crawlspaces head first, my hands in front of me, trying to slowly, quasi-cartwheel my way inside. It never quite goes as planned, and I invariably tell myself, "Never again . . . " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisprickett Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Around these parts we call that a "mother-in-law apartment" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted January 11, 2008 Report Share Posted January 11, 2008 I was taught to keep my kids out of places like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InspectionConnection Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Originally posted by chrisprickett Around these parts we call that a "mother-in-law apartment" Ahh... so that's what they're for! [:-dunce] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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