john scott
08-21-2013, 07:56 AM
Hello all,
I am not an inspector, Just a retired stone contractor trying to buy a home. I appologize if my post is in the wrong place.
A home we like has a sunken living room. The entire home has proper ground contact clearance everywhere but at this one exterior wall with a sliding door. Everything I know says this is not right and it should have a step down to the patio.
The interior finished floor and exterior concrete patio are at the same level. There is no step down at the slider door. My guess is that there once was a small pad for the final inspection and some time after the large patio was installed not taking into account the needed separation.
Before i crawl the length of the crawlspace to inspect, Is there some method of building that has eluded me that allows this? I cannot see having framing lumber beneath the final grade.
Thank you in advance and sorry the pictures are not better detailed.
Chris
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I am not an inspector, Just a retired stone contractor trying to buy a home. I appologize if my post is in the wrong place.
A home we like has a sunken living room. The entire home has proper ground contact clearance everywhere but at this one exterior wall with a sliding door. Everything I know says this is not right and it should have a step down to the patio.
The interior finished floor and exterior concrete patio are at the same level. There is no step down at the slider door. My guess is that there once was a small pad for the final inspection and some time after the large patio was installed not taking into account the needed separation.
Before i crawl the length of the crawlspace to inspect, Is there some method of building that has eluded me that allows this? I cannot see having framing lumber beneath the final grade.
Thank you in advance and sorry the pictures are not better detailed.
Chris
Homes Slideshow by cecil989 | Photobucket29262 (http://s1338.photobucket.com/user/cecil989/slideshow/homes)