EIFS is a hot topic that always captures the attention of homeowners, investors, or real estate professionals. It is our hope that our website can convey the detailed information needed to allow you the ability to make sound decisions regarding properties clad with EIFS stucco.
 Many real estate industry professionals immediately brand EIFS clad homes with a big scarlet letter instead of giving each structure the chance to tell its own story. This is where we, at Michael Leavitt & Co Inspections, Inc., really shine. We are the best stucco investigators in northern Utah and we let the home tell the real story. We do our very best to accurately report what the home tells us is really going on behind the stucco system. We look forward to performing your stucco inspection.
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EIMA Website Quotes - It is easy to see the bias of the EIMA website. As the EIFS Industry Members Association, they are in the business to put a positive spin on the industry as a whole.
- Contractor Insurance: Does Subcontractor Non-Compliance Put You at Risk? - Times have changed over the past 20 years. Back then, industry-related lawsuits were less prevalent and problems and disagreements were handled out of court.
- Brennan Deposition - The founder of EIMA discusses whether EIFS is appropriate for stick framed housing.
- EIMA Guidelines - EIMA produced some guidelines for inspectors inspecting existing housing stock. They discuss the need for caulking, floor expansion joints, kickout flashings, and deck ledger flashings.
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OWNER'S PERSPECTIVE |
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 NOVASHOC.ORG - This website was maintained by a group of homeowners from Northern Virginia who have been suing their builders and manufacturers. Its has a lot of smoking gun type documents and information about the history of EIFS. Formerly NOVASHOC.org, it is referred to as EIFSFacts.org but the site is hosted by www.hadd.com. Unfortunately many of the links are no longer live. It is a great historical site that lays out when all of the EIFS failure information came to light.
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LAWYER'S PERSPECTIVE |
- EIFS - Homeowners Self-Inspection Advice - Do you have major EIFS issues? This is a great webpage by the "EIFS Legal Network" that tells the homeowner how to go about inspecting their own stucco.
- Lawyer's Perspective - David W. Glen is a Texas lawyer specializing in EIFS and stucco cases. Reading his website gives a good understanding of EIFS and its history in the United States.
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INSPECTOR'S PERSPECTIVE |
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EIFS QUESTIONS & ANSWERS |
- www.Kickout.info - The definitive website devoted to kickout flashings and the damage that results from their omission.
- Guide To EIFS Construction - PDF Download 3.5 megs - The EIFS Industry Members Association (EIMA) has produced this great guide to modern EIFS construction.
- Complete EIFS Tear-Off - Here are ten great photos and description of a complete EIFS tear-off.
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EIFS LAWSUIT INFORMATION |
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- Sample Report - Download a sample Michael Leavitt & Co Inspections, Inc. Moisture Intrusion Report.
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FEES & TESTING INFORMATION |
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