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o �'0C� 2 i <br /> Engineer's Inspection of the PrOperty �-'>�at_ti at <br /> 267F3 and 2626 Ruck,er Avenue, Everett 1h'ashinc;on <br /> FLOORS: The wood floors generally appear to be fir. This is a soft wood that is relatively ' <br /> easily damaged and does not take a high finish like hardwood. They need refinishing. The <br /> hardwood floor in the bedroom oi the south, upper ievel apartment needs repiac2ment as <br /> weil as most of the soft floor finishes. ' <br /> STAIRWAY: All public siairways must have one or more h2ndrails. All private stairways <br /> having tour or more risers must have a handrail. Tl�e stairway handrails had been removed <br /> tor redecoratirg. <br /> CABINET'S: The overall quality of the cabinets is below average. They are in serviceable <br /> condition. Some of the repiacetl counter tops are piastic iaminate i� serviceable condition. <br /> NONSTRUGTURAL PESTS: (See general comments abovFa.) In thiS buiiding, I found <br /> evidence of the presence of rodents in the crawi space. I vaould expect to find cockroaches <br /> in thr kitchen where the kitr,hen has not been reTurbiSFted. <br /> ANIMAL FECES: There are animal feces inside the buildin{� in the crawl spacz. <br /> SECTION 5. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM <br /> In any flnished building, much ot the electrical equipment i:> not accessibte to inspection. To <br /> the extent that time and conditions permit. the inspector (t� removes the cover oi the <br /> electrical service panel and visually inspects the interior wiring and the fuses or circuit <br /> breakers tor adequacy, Condition, and compatibility; (2) checks a random sampling of outlets, <br /> switches, and lighting fixtures; and (3) evaluates the remainder of the system by visual <br /> inspeclion. He does �ot perform load calculations or chec:k which portions of the syStdm are <br /> served by which circuit breakers or fuses. <br /> �.'tI,-,� L.t �rm�, _ :,.,_ _ �:Yt:;_ <br /> ..: -OU�111111�,�=8'_. . .. ._ _ .]r._. ' ""'..�_...,XL <br /> _ i y>j. ".'+'t.�. i�..._. . . . . . . . _ , �.:!�rY��.��.a.L. �i ' 1:. <br /> SERVICE ENTRY: The service panel is a fuse type. <br /> SERVICE EQUIPMENT: The service entry equipment consists of a numbet of panels. The <br /> overall installation is pooriy dune and does not meet code requirements. I recommend that a <br /> new service entry be installed. <br /> SERVICE CAPACITY: The total capacity of the electrical service aquipment, as limited by the <br /> inStalled overload protection, is 60 amps tor each apartm3nt, which is marginally adequate <br /> for normal use with baseboard electrical heat. <br /> DISTRIBUTION WIRING: The distribution wirir�g is a combination of knob-and-tube and <br /> nonmetallic sheathed cable. Nonmetallic sheathed cable is also referred to as NM wiring ot <br /> NM cable. Both types of systems are allowed by present eiectrical codes. Knob•and-tube <br /> wiring was the predominant system oi wiri�g in residential buiidings in the State of <br />