14 Quick, Easy & Inexpensive Ways to Improve You Home Inspection Report: BONUS - Tip #15
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These additional tips come directly from recent reports and are commonly found in homes in the Houston area. Review each comment and see if it applies to your home. Fixing these in advance of a home inspection could save you some money and possibly a sale!

• Wood form boards or form board stakes that are against the foundation should be removed. This is a condition that is conducive to attracting wood destroying insects.
• Observed items stacked against the outside wall of the house in one or more areas. Items stored against the house are conducive to insect infestation, including wood destroying insects, such as termites.
• Observed large tree(s) near house foundation. Client should consider removal of tree(s) or the installation of root barrier to reduce possibility of damage to house foundation from tree roots and moisture removal.
• Remove all loose debris off the roof to prevent damage to the roof and/or to prevent debris from ending up in the gutters.

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