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Wrong - Down spout is detached from gutter and cannot carry bulk water away from building.

Wrong - Down spout is detached from gutter and cannot carry bulk water away from building.
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Wrong - Exterior drain pipe is exposed and thus subject to being crushed; also it has been allowed to fill with dirt and may be clogged, preventing perimeter drain pipe or downspouts from draining.

Wrong - Exterior drain pipe is exposed and thus subject to being crushed; also it has been allowed to fill with dirt and may be clogged, preventing perimeter drain pipe or downspouts from draining.
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Wrong - Gutters should be regularly cleaned or covered with screening to prevent accumulation of leaves, seeds, and woody debris, which can provide fuel for forest fires or nesting materials for animals.

Wrong - Gutters should be regularly cleaned or covered with screening to prevent accumulation of leaves, seeds, and woody debris, which can provide fuel for forest fires or nesting materials for animals.
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Wrong - House wrap and flashing tape are poorly installed allowing water to get into the gaps behind flashing tape.

Wrong - House wrap and flashing tape are poorly installed allowing water to get into the gaps behind flashing tape.
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Wrong - House wrap should be installed bottom to top, so that upper layers overlap the lower layers encouraging water to shed out instead of behind the house wrap.

Wrong - House wrap should be installed bottom to top, so that upper layers overlap the lower layers encouraging water to shed out instead of behind the house wrap.
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Wrong - House wrap tape is not fully adhered at seam and flashing tape is missing from window head, jamb, and corner above window.

Wrong - House wrap tape is not fully adhered at seam and flashing tape is missing from window head, jamb, and corner above window.
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Wrong - Lack of a weather-resistant barrier allowed water to get behind the siding and rot the framing in this corner rim joist area.

Wrong - Lack of a weather-resistant barrier allowed water to get behind the siding and rot the framing in this corner rim joist area.
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Wrong - Lack of house wrap or weather resistant barrier lead to significant water damage behind the brick veneer.

Wrong - Lack of house wrap or weather resistant barrier lead to significant water damage behind the brick veneer.
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Wrong - Missing house wrap contributed to water damage of fascia boards.

Wrong - Missing house wrap contributed to water damage of fascia boards.
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Wrong - No metal drip edge is visible and asphalt shingles hang down too far.

Wrong - No metal drip edge is visible and asphalt shingles hang down too far.
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Wrong - OSB subfloor left exposed to the elements.

Wrong - OSB subfloor left exposed to the elements.
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Wrong - Pan flashing is poorly adhered on all 4 windows.

Wrong - Pan flashing is poorly adhered on all 4 windows.
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Wrong - Reflective housewrap not installed properly

Wrong - Reflective housewrap not installed properly
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Wrong - Self-adhered house wrap is poorly installed with many bubbles and gaps at seams.

Wrong - Self-adhered house wrap is poorly installed with many bubbles and gaps at seams.
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Wrong - Self-adhered house wrap is underlapped instead of overlapped which will allow rain water to get behind house wrap.

Wrong - Self-adhered house wrap is underlapped instead of overlapped which will allow rain water to get behind house wrap.
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Wrong - Siding is missing or broken and wood crawl space wall is unprotected.

Wrong - Siding is missing or broken and wood crawl space wall is unprotected.
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Wrong - Step flashing is missing where the gable meets roof and the valley flashing is incorrectly on top of rather than under shingles.

Wrong - Step flashing is missing where the gable meets roof and the valley flashing is incorrectly on top of rather than under shingles.
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Wrong - Stucco has rotted and cracked above a window because of water damage due to lack of proper flashing and drainage.

Wrong - Stucco has rotted and cracked above a window because of water damage due to lack of proper flashing and drainage.
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Wrong - Tape flashing around the window is poorly installed.

Wrong - Tape flashing around the window is poorly installed.
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Wrong - Tape flashing is missing around window frame.

Wrong - Tape flashing is missing around window frame.
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Wrong - The below-grade concrete does not have the correct construction to be impermeable to moisture because the lumber is untreated and against the concrete that lacks waterproofing.

Wrong - The below-grade concrete does not have the correct construction to be impermeable to moisture because the lumber is untreated and against the concrete that lacks waterproofing.
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Wrong - The gutter is missing kick-out flashing causing wall and window damage beneath it.

Wrong - The gutter is missing kick-out flashing causing wall and window damage beneath it.
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Wrong - The roof insulation panels for this building were not installed in multiple layers with joints offset. The snow melt pattern shows thermal bypasses at the insulation panel joints.

Wrong - The roof insulation panels for this building were not installed in multiple layers with joints offset. The snow melt pattern shows thermal bypasses at the insulation panel joints.
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Wrong - The siding on the chimney is rotten because there is no metal step flashing at the base of the chimney.

Wrong - The siding on the chimney is rotten because there is no metal step flashing at the base of the chimney.