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Show 1Z,. The exposed pipes in the finished basement rooms should be repaired. 13. Thr area,~y on the front of the building needs repairs. The plaster immediately inside the building and under this basement 1.rlndow should aJ.so be repaired. 14. The plaster should be re~aired near the switch near the entrance door to the front room. 15. Thr radio antenna and ground wires; on the front of the house should be removed and more neatly and safely insta1le~. 16. Thr outside areaways and basement wind~ffS are pulling away from the foundation .valls. All the open joints between the foundation and areaway walls should be filled with cement. Firs'l; wet and clean all surfaces before filling these open joints. 17. The front va11~J over the porch needs caulking and repairs to prevent leaks. A treatment similar to thalt outlined under # 9 above should be followed. 18. The front of the house meeds one additional coat of paint. Other repairs and paint are needed at the base of the southease corner of the house and the b9lSe of the south side of the built-in porch. All gutters and dovtnspouts should be painted white. These should first be cle~~ed with a solution of vinegar or given a coat of Lumino. The back door sill and screen door stops should be painted. The inside steps should also be painted. 19. A sheet metal cover at the siding o ,c er the coal chute and up 3:'6 11 , s-hould be installed as per sketch below. It should be painted white. The broken concrete at this chute should be repaired. _ Coal Chute PIAN 20. Th'e fUter used to fill the filter supply to this building is not proving too successful. At the time the inspedtion was made, the water ~s running with considerable content of sitt, IIlaiking it quite unsuitable for human use. I was advised that under ordainary conditions sthis filter was able to meet the problem, but during storms and sprint:: run-. 8ff it could not filter the water properly. The only solution that i have to offer is to increase the mmount of filtering that is done. This might involve the installation of an additional fil ter unit, similar to the one novr in place. However, before making a definite decision on this, I intend to make inquiry of plumbing supply offices for further data on water filters. V~en this is available the information will be passed through your office. 2 |
