CONVENTIONAL DOORS

  • Latch should hold the door closed;
  • Closed doors should not rattle when shaken;
  • Warped doors (can have the stop adjusted);
  • Door stops should be installed;
  • Comment on doors that bind;
  • Comment on doors that have inadequate gap beneath for supply/return air circulation;
  • Exterior doors should have deadbolts that operate with levers, not keys, from inside; and
  • Exterior door sweeps and weather-stripping intact.

SLIDING GLASS DOORS

  • Operation;
  • Operable latch/lock;
  • Cross-sight door with jamb (leave the door open 1/4-inch); and
  • Failed double-pane seals/condensation/etched glass.