LAC 46:XL.313
LAC 46:XL.313. Exterior System
Cite as La. Admin. Code tit. 46, pt. XL, § 313
A. The home inspector shall inspect:
1. wall cladding, flashings and trim;
2. all doors, including garage doors and storm doors;
3. all readily accessible windows;
4. decks, balconies, stoops, steps, porches, and applicable railings;
5. eaves, soffits, and fascias where visible from the ground level; and
6. vegetation, grading, drainage, driveways, patios, walkways, and retaining walls with respect to their effect on the condition of the building.
B. The home inspector shall:
1. describe wall cladding materials;
2. operate all entryway doors;
3. operate garage doors and test the electronic safety beam reverse feature by interrupting the electronic beam (if present); and
4. report whether or not the garage door operator is equipped with a pressure sensitive safety reverse feature and whether that feature was tested.
C. The home inspector is not required to inspect:
1. shutters, awnings, and similar seasonal accessories;
2. fences;
3. presence of safety glazing in doors and windows;
4. garage door operator remote control transmitters, unless the device is the only control device;
5. geological conditions;
6. soil conditions;
7. recreational facilities;
8. detached buildings or structures other than garages and carports;
9. the presence or condition of buried fuel storage tanks;
10. sea walls, break walls or docks;
11. erosion control and earth stabilization measures; or
12. garage door operator pressure sensitive reverse failure devices.