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NHIE Domain 1 · Task 1 · about 5%
Site and surface water
What the task is asking
The site task is whether water, soil, and vegetation are working against the building. You are not surveying the lot. You are looking at grade, swales, downspouts, window wells, driveways, and retaining walls that can wet the foundation or the cladding.
The six-inch rule
IRC R401.3 wants the ground to fall at least 6 inches in the first 10 feet, unless drains or swales carry water away. A flat or reverse grade at a crawlspace or basement is a moisture condition even when you do not see water that day. Say where the water goes.
What you do not claim
Buried drain tile, hidden footing drains, and septic tanks are not visible. Describe the limitation. A damp band, efflorescence, or a downspout that ends at the wall is still reportable from the surface.