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Water Intrusion From a Different Source

Discovering water damage at an asset can be a deal breaker, but the source doesn't always from from above.

By Dean Andrews | Updated on December 08, 2011

Water intrusion is a serious and often costly problem for any structure.  As an architect, I take every precaution to ensure that my designs are detailed to protect the structure from the elements, especially rain.   And as a commercial building inspector, I take care to inspect and address all potential source of water damage to alert clients to potential “deal killers.”  But water intrusion doesn’t always come from above as I found a few years back when I performed a Property Condition Report for the acquisition of a two-story, tilt-up concrete office building on a site surrounded by hills on two sides.

The building was approximately 5 years old and part of a larger office campus.  I expected to find nothing that would be a “deal killer”.  The building was 70% occupied on the ground floor and 100% occupied on the upper floor.  On the day of my assessment, the temperature was in the 80s with blue skies.

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