Exterior Finishing
4.1 Wood or hardboard or panel-type siding
is bowed or wavy
4.2 Wood or hardboard or panel-type siding
joints not tight
4.3 Wood or hardboard or panel-type siding
fasteners are excessively countersunk into
finished surface
4.4 Lap siding (wood, hardboard, vinyl,
etc.) is not installed on a straight line
4.5 Tongue-and-groove wood siding has buckled
4.6 Wood siding fastener has stained siding
4.7 Cedar shakes or shingles have bled through
paint or stain applied by builder
4.8 Plywood or veneer siding has delaminated
4.9 Aluminum/vinyl siding is bowed or wavy
4.10 Aluminum or vinyl siding colour is faded
4.11 Aluminum or vinyl siding, trim or accessory is
loose
4.12 Aluminum or vinyl siding trim and accessories
fasteners don’t match siding colour
4.13 Above-grade masonry wall or veneer cladding (including
mortar) is cracked
4.14 Cut bricks are of different thickness in relation
to one another
4.15 Horizontal masonry joint alignment is not uniform
4.16 Mortar splatters and stains on exterior masonry
4.17 Efflorescence (white powder) is present on masonry
or stucco surface
4.18 Deteriorating masonry
4.19 Clay bricks are chipped
4.20 Bricks are different colours
4.21 Cracks in exterior stucco wall surfaces
4.22 Exterior stucco is peeling or bubbling
4.23 Stucco colour variation
4.24 Exterior wood trim is split
4.25 Exterior wood trim is bowed, twisted or cupped
4.26 Exterior paint, stain or clear finish blisters
and peels
4.27 Exterior paint or stain has faded
4.28 Mould or mildew is visible on exterior painted
surfaces