The moisture content of this rotted roof deck was well above 20%. A lack of overhang on the roof shingles had allowed the water to infiltrate.

This main structural beam was only being supported by two 2x4's that were lightly attached to the wall.

This room addition had not been insulated in the attic space, which will significantly increase the heating and cooling costs.

A plumbing leak had caused the sub-floor to rot in a large area. This was replaced before the buyer closed on the house.

All five center pier supports in this crawl space were sinking and leaning due to high plastic clay soil (exspansive soil) and moisture infiltration.

This is the dreaded Federal Pacific 'Stab-Lok' Electric Panel. The circuit breakers in these panels have a high failure rate.

This pipe had been installed for draining water out of the crawl space, but was now allowing surface water to flow back into the crawl space.

This plumbing is in terrible shape. The drain pipe is being propped up by some block, and the vent stack is barely attached to the house.

This area of the master bathroom floor had been badly damaged by water leakage, and had only been partially repaired.

This sewer line connection was acting as the vent stack, and was allowing sewer gas to enter into the crawl space.

The ridge of this roof fluctuated up and down by over 2 inches. It was uncertain if this was due to moisture infiltration or structural deficiencies.

This masonry chimney is leaning to the left about 3 inches at the top due to an unstable foundation.

Condensation inside the walls was causing the rim-joist to be completely soaked in water, which would eventually destroy the wall.

This concrete patio was sloped toward the house, allowing rain water to rot out the new wood floor in the kitchen.

Because this sidewalk and concrete pad were sloped toward the house, rain water was infiltrating the front wall and causing a damp basement.

This 4 ft. high pier support, made of a single row of 8" block, is holding up a large two story house. A bump or a shake could be catastrophic.

These floor joists, located in a very wet crawl space, were completely covered in a brown fluffy mold.

This was a very large group of open wire splices, that needed to be located inside a large junction box.

The cable support was broken on this slide-down type attic stairway, and the weight of the stairway was a fatal accident just waiting to happen.

This basement wall had been pushed in by wet soil pressure and now bulged inward by several inches, causing the exterior brick to crumble.