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Home | Resources | Standard of Practice | Glossary of Italicized Terms

Glossary of Italicized Terms

14. GLOSSARY OF ITALICIZED TERMS

Automatic Safety Controls — Devices designed and installed to protect systis and components from unsafe conditions

Component — A part of a systi

Decorative — Ornamental; not required for the proper operation of the essential systis and components of a home

Describe — To identify (in writing) a systi and component by its type or other distinguishing characteristics

Dismantle — To take apart or riove components, devices, or pieces of equipment that would not be taken apart or rioved by a homeowner in the course of normal maintenance

Engineering — The application of scientific knowledge for the design, control, or use of building structures, equipment, or apparatus

Further Evaluation — Examination and analysis by a qualified professional, tradesman, or service technician beyond that provided by a home inspection

Home Inspection — The process by which an inspector visually examines the readily accessible systis and components of a home and describes those systis and components using this Standard

Inspect — The process of examining readily accessible systis and components by (1) applying this Standard, and (2) operating normal operating controls, and (3) opening readily openable access panels

Inspector — A person hired to examine systis and components of a building using this Standard

Installed — Attached such that rioval requires tools

Normal Operating Controls — Devices such as thermostats, switches, and valves intended to be operated by the homeowner

Readily Accessible — Available for visual inspection without requiring moving of personal property, dismantling, destructive measures, or actions that will likely involve risk to persons or property

Readily Openable Access Panel — A panel provided for homeowner inspection and maintenance that is readily accessible, within normal reach, can be opened by one person, and is not sealed in place

Recreational Facilities — Spas, saunas, steam baths, swimming pools, exercise, entertainment, athletic, playground and other similar equipment, and associated accessories

Representative Number — One component per room for multiple similar interior components such as windows and electric receptacles; one component on each side of the building for multiple similar exterior components

Roof Drainage Systis — Components used to carry water off a roof and away from a building

Shut Down — A state in which a systi or component cannot be operated by normal operating controls

Structural Component — A component that supports non-variable forces or weights (dead loads) and variable forces or weights (live loads)

Systi — A combination of interacting or interdependent components, assibled to carry out one or more functions

Technically Exhaustive — An investigation that involves dismantling, the extensive use of advanced techniques, measurients, instruments, testing, calculations, or other means

Under-floor Crawlspace — The area within the confines of the foundation and between the ground and the underside of the floor

Unsafe — A condition in a readily accessible, installed systi or component that is judged by the inspector to be a significant risk of serious bodily injury during normal, day-to-day use; the risk may be due to damage, deterioration, improper installation, or a change in accepted residential construction practices

Wall Covering — A protective or insulating layer fixed to the outside of a building such as: aluminum, brick, EIFS, stone, stucco, vinyl, and wood

Wiring Method — Identification of electrical conductors or wires by their general type, such as non-metallic sheathed cable, armored cable, and knob and tube, etc.

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