Shrubbery

[gbeaumont]

Originally Posted by djones6

New inspector here. I always recommend trimming the shrubbery away from the home but is there a specific distance it has to be trimmed? The only recommendation I could find was 2" and I think thats still to close. What are your thoughts?

I normaly recommend a 12 inch seperation between shrubbery and siding to promote airflow around the structure, I have seen instances (especially internal corner of structures in the shade) where even this seperation does not allow much flow.

Much depends on the type of shubbery, if we are talking about 1 or 2 smaller shrubs then closer would be OK, but if we are talking about hedges or similar against the structure more may be needed.

Regards

Gerry

[dhelm]

Shrubbery against the house is a major conduit for WDI. Carpenter ants especially use shrubbery and overhead electrical wires to enter a house.

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

I have said this before: "Crawl space ventilation is obstructed by large shrubs. We recommend trimming or removal to ensure adequate ventilation of the crawl space."