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Engineers are not required to:
Prepare calculations within the scope of a building inspection.
Remove materials, furnishings, personal property, or any other obstructions (snow, ice, debris, suspended ceiling tiles, secured shut access panels, etc.).
Operate equipment not typically operated by normal layman user controls.
Conduct any exploratory probing or testing.
Report on architectural and cosmetic incidentals (carpeting, wallpaper, draperies, blinds, built-in furniture, trim).
Report on security systems, intercoms, sound systems, fire alarm systems, cable TV, telephone or other low voltage ancillary wiring.
Discover or evaluate underground systems, tanks, lawn sprinklers, subsurface soil conditions, streams, groundwater levels, well casing, wells and pumps, septic and on-site waste disposal systems.
Provide research for code violations, report on code compliance, ordinances, restrictive covenants, Certificate of Occupancy or Completion, verify building department approvals, title surveys, zoning, environmental compliance, and land use, or review drawings.
Provide an appraisal of the property.
Comment on whether the property should be purchased leased, rented, etc.
Perform any procedure or enter any area which has the potential to damage the property or its components or be dangerous to the engineer or other persons.
Attempt to repair or operate any system or component which does not respond to normal layman user controls or which is shut down or otherwise inoperative.
Report on items not permanently installed (household appliance, personal property.
Report on the presence or absence of pests such as wood damaging organisms, rodents, birds, droppings or insects, etc., except as it my relate to the structural soundness and adequacy of the building.
Perform an environmental assessment or laboratory testing to determine the presence or absence of any hazardous substance including, but not limited to: toxins, carcinogens, noise , contaminates of soil, water and air.
Perform a wind, earthquake, seismic or flood insurance study.
Test items requiring a special permit or training (radon, lead, asbestos, etc.).
Evaluate or determine the effectiveness of any system installed to control or remove suspected or known hazardous materials.
Perform acoustical or vibration testing or evaluation of noise or vibration characteristics of nay system or component.
Determine the material of which components or systems are made.
Perform electromagnetic field testing.
Provide policies of insurance for building failure.
Provide opinions regarding handicap characteristics or health characteristics of the premises in so far as allergies, disease or disabilities are concerned.
Provide opinions regarding historic aspects of the premises report on any device or system which has not been specifically indicated herein, this includes but is not limited to solar heating systems, geothermal systems, outdoor barbecues, saunas, steam baths, satellite dishes, intercom systems, alarm systems, lawn sprinkler systems, etc.
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