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Iffundsareavailable,existinggutterswillberepairedorasneeded <br />replaced. <br />Gutterdownspoutsshallrequiresplashblocksandgutterextensionsto <br />carrywaterawayfromthestructure. <br />Gutters,gutterextensionsanddownspoutsmustbeoperatingasintended <br />andsecurelyfastenedandshallbelocatedandinstalledinamannerthat <br />doesnotcreateatrippingoraccidenthazardandshalldirectwateraway <br />fromstructure. <br />Splashblocksshallbecorrectlyinstalledwithopenendfacingawayfrom <br />thestructure. <br />Pavestones,gravelorothermaterialsorcombinationofmaterialscannotbe <br />substitutedforsplashblocksorgutterextensions. <br />k.Paving <br />Badlydeterioratedwalks,drivewaysandotheressentialpavingshallbe <br />repairedorreplacedasnecessary. <br />Nonessentialdeterioratedpavingshallberemoved. <br />5.MinimumStandardforVentilation,InsulationandAtticAccess <br />a.AdequateVentilationRequired <br />Everyhabitableroomshallhaveatleastonewindoworskylightwhichcaneasilybe <br />opened,orothersuchdeviceaswilladequatelyventilatetheroom. <br />Thetotaloperablewindowarea,ineveryhabitableroom,shallbeequaltoatleast <br />50%oftheminimumwindowareasizeorminimumskylighttypewindowsizeas <br />requiredabove,exceptwherethereissuppliedsomeotherdeviceaffording <br />adequateventilation. <br />b.LightandVentilationRequirementsforBathrooms,ToiletRoomsandKitchens <br />Everybathroom,toiletroom,kitchen,andothersimilarrooms(i.e.laundryroom) <br />shallhaveawindowareaofnotlessthan4squarefeet.Everybathroom,toilet <br />room,andkitchenshallcomplywiththelightandventilationrequirementsfor <br />habitableroomscontainedabove,exceptthatnowindowshallberequiredin <br />adequatelyventilatedbathrooms,toiletroomsorkitchensequippedwitha <br />ventilationsysteminstalledinaccordancewiththecurrentbuildingcode. <br />c.AtticVentilation <br />Naturalventilationofstructuralspace,suchasatticsandcrawlspaces,mustbe <br />providedtoreducetheeffectofconditionsofexcessheatandmoisturewhichare <br />conducivetodecayanddeteriorationofthestructure. <br />Atticsmusthaveadequateventilationtoallowmoistureandexcessiveheatto <br />escape. <br />43 | Harris County Minimum Property Standards, June 2011 <br /> <br />