Sources and method
Plain English summaries of sources read during this build. Each term has a source URL and retrieved date.
What each page means
Meaning, urgency and next steps are paraphrased from the linked source. Urgency describes the source’s concern, not a repair deadline or a diagnosis. We do not infer costs, a code violation or the condition of any home. This is information, not legal or professional advice.
Evidence and checking
Our data script fetches every cited web page and checks supporting text for each summary before writing pages.csv. The verification script fetches fresh source text for every published term and checks the evidence and built output. These checks catch changed or missing wording; they cannot independently prove a source is correct.
Source selection
We prefer US public agencies, including EPA and the Department of Energy, and use the InterNACHI Inspection Narrative Library for inspection terminology. The S-trap explanation uses House Call Home Inspection of Acadiana, a home inspection company, because the main InterNACHI page could not be fetched. All data sources used here are HTML pages. No spreadsheet, file or API is used for term facts. We do not claim to have searched every publication or every jurisdiction.
Withheld terms
No conflicting rows were identified in the sources read for these terms.
Limits
An inspection report can recommend further evaluation. Follow up with your inspector and an appropriate professional. Similar-looking conditions can have different causes. A summary here cannot replace that evaluation.
Corrections
Write to hello@gethomerecord.com with the term and source link. Change notices are sent by hand to people who consent.