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Oneachadditionalstoryofthedwelling. <br />Thealarmshallbeclearlyaudibleinallbedroomsoverbackground <br />noiselevelswithallinterveningdoorsclosed. <br />Onunitsbuiltafter2000,whenmorethanonesmokealarmisrequired <br />inanindividualunitthealarmdevicesshallbeinterconnectedinsucha <br />mannerthattheactuationofonealarmwillactivateallofthealarmsin <br />theindividualunit.Thealarmshallbeclearlyaudibleinallbedrooms <br />overbackgroundnoiselevelswithallinterveningdoorsclosed. <br />CarbonMonoxidedetectorsshallbeinstalledinroomswherenaturalgasis <br />present. <br />i.MinimumStandardsfortheExteriorsofStructures <br />1.FOUNDATIONSANDSTRUCTURE <br />Thedwellingunitshallbestructurallysoundandnotpresentanythreattothe <br />healthandsafetyoftheoccupantsandmustprotecttheoccupantsfromthe <br />environment. <br />a.Foundations <br />Foundationsmustbe: <br />Soundandreasonablylevel. <br />Mustbeadequatetowithstandallnormalloadsimposed. <br />Freeofanyirregularitiesorevidencethatcouldindicatesafetyorstructural <br />deficiencies. <br />Freeofanydefectsthatmayresultinairinfiltrationorvermininfestation. <br />Foundationwallsshouldprovidesufficientclearanceabovefinishgrade <br />adjacenttothefoundation. <br />b.Structural(Exterior)Walls <br />Structuralframingandmasonryshallbefreefromdefectsanddeterioration <br />suchaswaterdamage,cracks,rotting,loosesurfacematerialandtermite <br />damage. <br />Wallsshallbefreeofanycavitiesbetweentheexteriorwallandwindows, <br />doorentriesoropeningsatthesoffitforaweathertightexteriorwall. <br />c.WallSurfacesandTrim <br />Sidingandtrim,brickveneerandotherwallcomponentsshallbeintactand <br />weathertight. <br />Paintcoverageonexteriorsurfacesandcomponentsshallbeuniform. <br />Paintcoverageandfinishonexistingsidingandtrimcomponentsmustnot <br />besignificantlydeteriorated. <br />Sidingandtrimdetermineddefectiveanddeterioratedshallbereplaced. <br />Sidingexposingthebottomplatesofthestructureshallbereplaced. <br />3315BFOUNDATIONS AND STRUCTURE | Harris County Minimum Property <br />Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />