California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 19 - Structural Pest Control Board › Article 5 - Wood Destroying Organisms › Section 1991 - Report Requirements Under Section 8516(b)10

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Recommendations for corrective measures
				for the conditions found shall be made as required by paragraph 10 of
				subdivision (b) of Section
				8516 of the code and shall also
				conform with the provisions of Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations
				and any other applicable local building code, and shall accomplish the
				following:
(1) Comply with the provisions of
				section 2516(c)(1) of
				Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(2) Remove from the subarea all excessive
				cellulose debris in earth contact. This excludes shavings or other cellulose
				too small to be raked or stored goods not in earth contact. Stumps and wood
				imbedded in footings in earth contact shall be treated if removal is
				impractical.
(3) When evidence of
				moisture, infestations or infections exists as a result of faulty grade levels,
				earth fill planters or loose stucco, a recommendation shall be made to correct
				the condition. Any method of controlling infestations arising from these
				conditions is considered adequate if the infestation is controlled.
(4) Comply with the provisions of section
				2516(c) (6.1) of
				Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations (Effective July 1992).
(5) Structural members which appear to be
				structurally weakened by wood-destroying pests to the point where they no
				longer serve their intended purpose shall be replaced or reinforced. Structural
				members which are structurally weakened by fungus to the point where they no
				longer serve their intended purpose shall be removed or, if feasible, may
				remain in place if another structural member is installed adjacent to it to
				perform the same function, if both members are dry (below 20% moisture
				content), and if the excessive moisture condition responsible for the fungus
				damage is corrected. Structural members which appear to have only surface
				fungus damage may be chemically treated and/or left as is if, in the opinion of
				the inspector, the structural member will continue to perform its originally
				intended function and if correcting the excessive moisture condition will stop
				the further expansion of the fungus.
(6) Comply with the provisions of section
				2516(c)(6) of
				Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(7) Comply with the provisions of section
				2516(c)(4) of
				Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(8) Exterminate all reported wood-destroying
				pests. Such extermination shall not be considered repair under section
				8516(b)(12) of
				the code. If evidence indicates that wood-destroying pests extend into an
				inaccessible area(s), recommendation shall be made to either:
(A) enclose the structure for an all
				encompassing treatment utilizing materials listed in Section
				8505.1 of the code, or
(B) use another all encompassing method of
				treatment which exterminates the infestation of the structure, or
(C) locally treat by any or all of the
				following:
1. exposing the infested area(s)
				for local treatment,
2. removing
				the infested wood,
3. using another
				method of treatment which exterminates the infestation. (If any recommendation
				is made for local treatment, the report must contain the following statement:
				"Local treatment is not intended to be an entire structure treatment method. If
				infestations of wood-destroying pests extend or exist beyond the area(s) of
				local treatment, they may not be exterminated.")
When a complete inspection is performed, a recommendation
				  shall be made to remove or cover all accessible pellets and frass of
				  wood-destroying pests.
When a limited inspection is performed, the inspection report
				  shall state that the inspection is limited to the area(s) described and
				  diagrammed. A recommendation shall be made to remove or cover all accessible
				  pellets and frass of wood-destroying pests in the limited areas. The limited
				  inspection report shall include a recommendation for further inspection of the
				  entire structure and that all accessible evidence of wood-destroying pests be
				  removed or covered.
(9) For the extermination of subterranean
				termite infestations, treat an infested area under the structure when
				subterranean termite tubes are found connected to the ground or when active
				infestations are found in the ground. Subterranean termite tubes shall be
				removed where accessible, except where a licensee is using an above ground
				termite bait station that requires the use of the termite tubes to be
				effective. Where a licensee is using an above ground termite bait station that
				requires the use of termite tubes to be effective, subterranean termite tubes
				can remain in place for the duration of the licensee's use of the termite bait
				stations. At the conclusion of the treatment, the subterranean termite tubes
				shall be removed.
(10) Comply with
				the provisions of section
				2516(c)(2) of
				Title 24 of the California Code of Regulations.
(11) Correct any excessive moisture condition
				that is commonly controllable. When there is reasonable evidence to believe a
				fungus infection exists in a concealed wall or area, recommendations shall be
				made to open the wall or area.
(12)
				Repair a stall shower if it is found to leak when water tested for a minimum of
				fifteen (15) minutes after the shower drain has been plugged and the base
				filled to within one (1) inch of the top of the shower dam. Stall showers with
				no dam or less than two (2) inches to the top of the dam are to be water tested
				by running water on the unplugged shower base for a minimum of five (5)
				minutes. Showers over finished ceilings must be inspected but need not be water
				tested. If water stains are evident on the ceiling, recommendations shall be
				made for further inspection and testing.