{ "metadata": { "name": "Seawall Inspection Provenance Index", "version": "1.0.1", "publisher": "Seawall Repair Cape Coral Research", "publisher_identity": "Seawall Repair Cape Coral Research is the independent research and reference section of seawallrepaircapecoral.net.", "page_url": "https://seawallrepaircapecoral.net/research/seawall-inspection-checklist/", "target_query": "Seawall Inspection Checklist", "created_on": "2026-07-27", "last_verified": "2026-07-27", "record_count": 40, "zone_count": 7, "numeric_item_count": 8, "inspection_threshold_count": 0, "interNACHI_scope_affected_count": 11, "safety_boundary": "Observe only from a safe, lawful land or dock position. Do not enter the water, excavate, probe voids, uncover anchors, climb unstable structures, clear drains, remove loose concrete, or stand on potentially undermined ground as part of this checklist.", "license": null }, "counting_rules": { "published_figure": "An item counts only when a numeric value appears in a primary source and is attached to that observation.", "inspection_threshold": "A figure counts as an inspection threshold only when the issuing source applies it to judging an existing structure.", "interNACHI_scope_affected": "A row counts when completing it depends wholly or partly on a subject or action excluded or limited by InterNACHI §§III–IV.", "affected_item_ids": [ "CTX-03", "UPL-04", "UPL-07", "FAC-02", "DRN-04", "TOE-01", "TOE-04", "TOE-05", "TOE-06", "ANC-02", "ANC-04" ] }, "access_tiers": { "O": "Recordable from a safe, lawful land or dock position.", "P": "Professional topside access, measurement, material identification, or interpretation may be needed.", "U": "Underwater access or instruments are needed.", "note": "Editorial access fields created for this dataset; not an official condition or urgency rating." }, "records": [ { "item_id": "CTX-01", "zone": "Baseline and context", "component": "Wall type and material", "what_to_look_for": "Visible wall type and material: concrete panel, vinyl or composite sheet, steel sheet, timber, rock revetment, mixed, or unknown.", "source_linked_context": "Identifies which material-specific observations apply. The Holmes Beach municipal glossary describes a reinforced-concrete panel as 6 inches thick, 5 to 8 feet wide, and 10 to 16 feet long; those dimensions describe that manual’s common panel, not every residential seawall.", "published_figure": "Reinforced-concrete panel described as 6 in thick, 5–8 ft wide, and 10–16 ft long.", "figure_type": "typical construction description", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Panel embedment, hidden reinforcement, buried anchor condition, design capacity, or remaining service life. Missing records do not establish that earlier work was unpermitted or defective.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Glossary / component descriptions", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CTX-02", "zone": "Baseline and context", "component": "Inspection stations", "what_to_look_for": "Fixed, repeatable endpoints and stations using panel joints, corners, fixed structures, or measured intervals.", "source_linked_context": "Makes later observations traceable to the same physical location. The station system is an original documentation method in this dataset, not an official condition rating.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Panel embedment, hidden reinforcement, buried anchor condition, design capacity, or remaining service life. Missing records do not establish that earlier work was unpermitted or defective.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "supplemental documentation; not required by the SOP", "source_id": "S1", "source_section": "Site-condition documentation framework; original normalization method", "source_date": "June 30, 1995", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CTX-03", "zone": "Baseline and context", "component": "Observation conditions", "what_to_look_for": "Water level or tide state, weather, visibility, and any recent storm, wake, vessel impact, dredging, excavation, or construction event.", "source_linked_context": "Preserves the conditions under which waterside features were or were not visible. The InterNACHI waterfront SOP does not require an inspection to be scheduled for particular weather, seasonal, or tidal conditions.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Panel embedment, hidden reinforcement, buried anchor condition, design capacity, or remaining service life. Missing records do not establish that earlier work was unpermitted or defective.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "partly outside minimum required scope — InterNACHI §IV.4", "source_id": "S1;S4", "source_section": "USACE §§2-3 to 2-7; InterNACHI §IV.4", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CTX-04", "zone": "Baseline and context", "component": "Prior records", "what_to_look_for": "Prior permits, repair invoices, engineering reports, as-built drawings, and baseline photographs.", "source_linked_context": "Provides design and repair history for comparison with current observations. Record absence does not prove that work was unpermitted, noncompliant, or defective.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Panel embedment, hidden reinforcement, buried anchor condition, design capacity, or remaining service life. Missing records do not establish that earlier work was unpermitted or defective.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "supplemental documentation; not required by the SOP", "source_id": "S8;S11", "source_section": "Cape Coral permit-document requirements and document index", "source_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023 | Live document index checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "UPL-01", "zone": "Upland ground and hardscape", "component": "Backfill and yard", "what_to_look_for": "Sinkholes, open voids, or sudden depressions behind the wall.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manuals associate these features with backfill migrating through openings in or around the wall, often with a waterside deposit near a joint.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "The depth or extent of a void below ground, soil density, allowable surcharge, or the cause of soil loss or settlement.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible landside-soil scope", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Sinkholes", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "UPL-02", "zone": "Upland ground and hardscape", "component": "Backfill and yard", "what_to_look_for": "Settlement, soft ground, or a grade change running parallel to the wall.", "source_linked_context": "Can document a broader zone of soil loss or movement rather than a single isolated opening. Subsurface extent and cause remain unresolved without further assessment.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "The depth or extent of a void below ground, soil density, allowable surcharge, or the cause of soil loss or settlement.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible landside-soil scope", "source_id": "S1;S2", "source_section": "USACE soil/backfill context; municipal tieback and sinkhole symptoms", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "UPL-03", "zone": "Upland ground and hardscape", "component": "Adjacent hardscape", "what_to_look_for": "New or widening cracks, settlement, or separation in a patio, pool deck, driveway, walkway, or slab near the wall.", "source_linked_context": "Records movement reaching a used surface near the wall. The observation does not establish whether the hardscape crack is structural or whether the wall caused it.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "The depth or extent of a void below ground, soil density, allowable surcharge, or the cause of soil loss or settlement.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible landside scope", "source_id": "S4;S2", "source_section": "InterNACHI §V.C.1; municipal movement symptoms", "source_date": "Current web standard checked July 27, 2026 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "UPL-04", "zone": "Upland ground and hardscape", "component": "Waterside sediment", "what_to_look_for": "A mound of backfill in the water beside a joint, most visible when the water level is low.", "source_linked_context": "The Holmes Beach and Marco Island manuals pair this waterside deposit with a landward sinkhole as evidence of material moving through a joint.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "The depth or extent of a void below ground, soil density, allowable surcharge, or the cause of soil loss or settlement.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "partly outside minimum required scope — underwater portions excluded by InterNACHI §§IV.2–3", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Sinkholes", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "UPL-05", "zone": "Upland ground and hardscape", "component": "Surface drainage", "what_to_look_for": "Roof, yard, irrigation, or pool discharge directed toward the wall, or ponding behind it.", "source_linked_context": "Documents additional water on the landward side, where drainage and pressure differential are part of seawall design and maintenance considerations.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "The depth or extent of a void below ground, soil density, allowable surcharge, or the cause of soil loss or settlement.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible landside scope", "source_id": "S1;S2", "source_section": "USACE drainage/runoff context; municipal maintenance section", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "UPL-06", "zone": "Upland ground and hardscape", "component": "Loading and disturbance", "what_to_look_for": "Vehicles, stored material, equipment, new fill, excavation, or large trees close to the wall.", "source_linked_context": "Records added surcharge or disturbance near the wall. Whether the load exceeds the wall’s design capacity requires site-specific professional assessment.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "The depth or extent of a void below ground, soil density, allowable surcharge, or the cause of soil loss or settlement.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "supplemental documentation; not required by the SOP", "source_id": "S1;S2", "source_section": "USACE surcharge/backfill context; municipal maintenance section", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "UPL-07", "zone": "Upland ground and hardscape", "component": "Post-event high-water evidence", "what_to_look_for": "A debris or wrack line landward of the cap after a documented high-water event, together with photographs or event records that establish context.", "source_linked_context": "Can support a record that water crossed the crest during the event. Debris alone can also be windblown and is not proof of overtopping without corroborating context.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "The depth or extent of a void below ground, soil density, allowable surcharge, or the cause of soil loss or settlement.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "partly outside minimum required scope — weather and tidal scheduling excluded by InterNACHI §IV.4", "source_id": "S1;S4", "source_section": "USACE overtopping context §§2-12 and 2-14; InterNACHI §IV.4", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CAP-01", "zone": "Cap and alignment", "component": "Concrete cap", "what_to_look_for": "Cracks in the cap, including cracks crossing its visible width or repeating at joints.", "source_linked_context": "Records cap distress and change over time. ACI Table 4.1 supplies a service-load design guide for reinforced concrete in seawater exposure, not an existing-wall inspection limit.", "published_figure": "0.006 in (0.15 mm) for reinforced concrete exposed to seawater and seawater spray with wetting and drying.", "figure_type": "design/serviceability criterion", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, internal delamination, reinforcement section loss, connection capacity, settlement cause, or structural adequacy.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S5;S2", "source_section": "ACI Table 4.1 and §4.4; municipal cap-failure section", "source_date": "Published 2002; reapproved 2008 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CAP-02", "zone": "Cap and alignment", "component": "Concrete cap", "what_to_look_for": "Spalling, delamination, loose fragments, or missing cap material.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manual names cracking, spalling, exposed steel, and fractures as visible cap-failure symptoms; loose heavy material can also create an access hazard.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, internal delamination, reinforcement section loss, connection capacity, settlement cause, or structural adequacy.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S2;S4", "source_section": "Cap Failure; InterNACHI §V.C.2", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CAP-03", "zone": "Cap and alignment", "component": "Cap reinforcement", "what_to_look_for": "Rust staining, exposed reinforcing bar, or visible corrosion products.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manual associates these conditions with corrosion of embedded steel, while USACE identifies corrosion as the primary metal problem in brackish and salt water, especially in the splash zone.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, internal delamination, reinforcement section loss, connection capacity, settlement cause, or structural adequacy.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S1;S2", "source_section": "USACE §2-22; Cap Failure", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CAP-04", "zone": "Cap and alignment", "component": "Cap elevation", "what_to_look_for": "Vertical offsets or step-offs between adjacent cap segments.", "source_linked_context": "Documents differential movement or separation that can be compared at the same station over time.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, internal delamination, reinforcement section loss, connection capacity, settlement cause, or structural adequacy.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S4;S2", "source_section": "InterNACHI §V.C.2; municipal movement examples", "source_date": "Current web standard checked July 27, 2026 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CAP-05", "zone": "Cap and alignment", "component": "Overall alignment", "what_to_look_for": "Rotation, lean, bow, sag, or a wavy line when sighted along the wall.", "source_linked_context": "Can accompany tieback distress or toe/berm movement. The Holmes Beach manual illustrates a back-leaning cap in a case where the toe moved outward; that example is not a universal diagnosis.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O/P", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, internal delamination, reinforcement section loss, connection capacity, settlement cause, or structural adequacy.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope; interpretation may require professional assessment", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Tieback Failure; Toe & Berm Failure; photo captions", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "CAP-06", "zone": "Cap and alignment", "component": "Cap-to-panel connection", "what_to_look_for": "Separation between cap and panels, a loose cap section, or a detached section.", "source_linked_context": "Documents loss of continuity at the top of the wall. The municipal manual explains that the cap ties panel tops together and provides an anchorage point for tiebacks.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O/P", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, internal delamination, reinforcement section loss, connection capacity, settlement cause, or structural adequacy.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope; access may require a professional", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Glossary, repair and failure photo captions", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "FAC-01", "zone": "Panels, joints, and waterline", "component": "Waterline zone", "what_to_look_for": "Horizontal cracking with rust marks on panel faces near the waterline.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manuals identify horizontal cracking and rust staining near the waterline as visible waterline-failure symptoms. The ACI figure is a design serviceability guide, not an inspection threshold.", "published_figure": "0.006 in (0.15 mm), the same ACI service-load design guide used for CAP-01.", "figure_type": "design/serviceability criterion", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, submerged continuation, remaining panel thickness, hidden reinforcement condition, repair bond below the surface, or residual capacity.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope when exposed", "source_id": "S5;S2;S3", "source_section": "ACI Table 4.1; Waterline Failure", "source_date": "Published 2002; reapproved 2008 | Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "FAC-02", "zone": "Panels, joints, and waterline", "component": "Mid-panel zone", "what_to_look_for": "A horizontal crack near mid-panel height, particularly when lower water exposes it.", "source_linked_context": "A Holmes Beach photo caption describes mid-panel as the weakest point in the illustrated panel and associates the crack with hydrostatic pressure or tieback distress. It is a municipal example, not a universal engineering rule.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, submerged continuation, remaining panel thickness, hidden reinforcement condition, repair bond below the surface, or residual capacity.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "partly outside minimum required scope — tidal scheduling excluded by InterNACHI §IV.4", "source_id": "S2;S4", "source_section": "Waterline-failure photo caption; InterNACHI §IV.4", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "FAC-03", "zone": "Panels, joints, and waterline", "component": "Panel joints", "what_to_look_for": "Separation at panel joints: a visible gap, soil bleeding through, or rock and sediment collecting at the joint base.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manuals associate these symptoms with backfill moving through an opened seam.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, submerged continuation, remaining panel thickness, hidden reinforcement condition, repair bond below the surface, or residual capacity.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope when exposed", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Slab Joint (Seam) Separation", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "FAC-04", "zone": "Panels, joints, and waterline", "component": "Panel face", "what_to_look_for": "Vertical or diagonal cracking, or a split panel.", "source_linked_context": "Records visible panel distress and its orientation, length, offset, and change. The visual pattern does not establish crack depth or remaining capacity.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, submerged continuation, remaining panel thickness, hidden reinforcement condition, repair bond below the surface, or residual capacity.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S4;S2", "source_section": "InterNACHI §V.C.3; municipal panel examples", "source_date": "Current web standard checked July 27, 2026 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "FAC-05", "zone": "Panels, joints, and waterline", "component": "Panel face", "what_to_look_for": "Holes, punctures, impact damage, missing material, or a broken panel edge.", "source_linked_context": "Documents a visible breach or localized impact condition and any associated sharp-edge or soil-loss hazard.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, submerged continuation, remaining panel thickness, hidden reinforcement condition, repair bond below the surface, or residual capacity.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S4;S1", "source_section": "InterNACHI §V.C.3; USACE impact/material context", "source_date": "Current web standard checked July 27, 2026 | June 30, 1995", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "FAC-06", "zone": "Panels, joints, and waterline", "component": "Material condition", "what_to_look_for": "Material-specific deterioration: steel corrosion or pitting, timber decay or borer evidence, brittle cracking in vinyl or composite, or concrete surface loss.", "source_linked_context": "USACE treats corrosion, timber deterioration, synthetic-material exposure, and abrasion as material-specific design and durability concerns. Remaining thickness or strength cannot be established visually.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O/P", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, submerged continuation, remaining panel thickness, hidden reinforcement condition, repair bond below the surface, or residual capacity.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope; interpretation may require a professional", "source_id": "S1", "source_section": "USACE §§2-22 to 2-26", "source_date": "June 30, 1995", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "FAC-07", "zone": "Panels, joints, and waterline", "component": "Prior repair", "what_to_look_for": "Condition of prior patches, joint seals, injection ports, overlays, or filter material placed at joints.", "source_linked_context": "Records whether a prior repair is cracked, debonded, displaced, moving, or again allowing soil loss. It does not determine bond or performance below the visible surface.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, submerged continuation, remaining panel thickness, hidden reinforcement condition, repair bond below the surface, or residual capacity.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S2;S3;S8", "source_section": "Municipal joint-repair context; Cape Coral repair-document context", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018 | Last revised June 29, 2023", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "FAC-08", "zone": "Panels, joints, and waterline", "component": "Sediment-line abrasion", "what_to_look_for": "Wear or grooving where moving sediment repeatedly crosses the wall face, when that band is safely visible.", "source_linked_context": "USACE describes abrasion where waves move sand or other sediment back and forth across a structure face.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O/P", "zone_cannot_determine": "Crack depth, submerged continuation, remaining panel thickness, hidden reinforcement condition, repair bond below the surface, or residual capacity.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "scope-dependent; only the visible above-water portion is within minimum scope", "source_id": "S1", "source_section": "USACE §2-26", "source_date": "June 30, 1995", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "DRN-01", "zone": "Drainage and penetrations", "component": "Weep holes and outlets", "what_to_look_for": "Visible weep holes or outlets above the waterline and whether their openings appear unobstructed from a safe vantage.", "source_linked_context": "Weep holes provide drainage paths. USACE also states that steel sheet-pile weep and lifting holes should be backed by a proper filter to prevent loss of backfill.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Internal filter condition, pressure behind the wall, buried pipe integrity, hydraulic capacity, or a safe cleaning or repair method.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S1;S2", "source_section": "USACE Appendix D-2; municipal glossary and maintenance section", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "DRN-02", "zone": "Drainage and penetrations", "component": "Seepage and discharge", "what_to_look_for": "Seepage that is cloudy or carrying soil rather than clear water.", "source_linked_context": "Clear drainage can be an intended function; soil-laden discharge documents material transport through the wall or a joint.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Internal filter condition, pressure behind the wall, buried pipe integrity, hydraulic capacity, or a safe cleaning or repair method.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Sinkholes and seam-separation sections", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "DRN-03", "zone": "Drainage and penetrations", "component": "French drain", "what_to_look_for": "Settlement, missing aggregate, ponding, or erosion along a French drain or gravel strip behind the wall.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal glossary describes a common French-drain arrangement as a fabric-lined trench filled with crushed stone. That dimension is descriptive, not a test of an existing drain.", "published_figure": "French drain described as a 2 ft × 2 ft trench.", "figure_type": "typical construction description", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Internal filter condition, pressure behind the wall, buried pipe integrity, hydraulic capacity, or a safe cleaning or repair method.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible landside scope", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Glossary", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "DRN-04", "zone": "Drainage and penetrations", "component": "Stormwater pipe or culvert", "what_to_look_for": "Gaps, cracking, settlement, washout, or separation where a stormwater pipe or culvert passes through or near the wall.", "source_linked_context": "The Holmes Beach manual identifies improper framing around a stormwater pipe in a waterline-failure example. Cape Coral’s repair guideline triggers Public Works review when a storm pipe is in the easement or crosses the property.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Internal filter condition, pressure behind the wall, buried pipe integrity, hydraulic capacity, or a safe cleaning or repair method.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "outside minimum required scope — storm sewers passing through the structure excluded by InterNACHI §IV.8", "source_id": "S2;S8;S4", "source_section": "Waterline Failure; Cape Coral reviews; InterNACHI §IV.8", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | Last revised June 29, 2023 | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "DRN-05", "zone": "Drainage and penetrations", "component": "Directed water", "what_to_look_for": "Sprinkler heads throwing water at the wall, or roof and yard drainage discharging directly into the drainage strip.", "source_linked_context": "Documents water being added where the drainage system is intended to relieve landward pressure and move water away.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Internal filter condition, pressure behind the wall, buried pipe integrity, hydraulic capacity, or a safe cleaning or repair method.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible landside scope", "source_id": "S2;S3;S1", "source_section": "Municipal maintenance section; USACE drainage context", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018 | June 30, 1995", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "TOE-01", "zone": "Toe, berm, ends, and waterside", "component": "Toe and berm", "what_to_look_for": "Toe-out or kick-out: the base of the wall moving outward toward the water, when visible from a safe position.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manuals associate outward toe movement with loss of berm support, wave action, or insufficient original penetration. The cause and underwater profile require professional assessment.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "P/U", "zone_cannot_determine": "Underwater toe profile, scour depth, embedment, bearing support, hidden end returns, or responsibility for a shared connection.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "outside minimum required scope when submerged — InterNACHI §§IV.2–3", "source_id": "S2;S3;S4", "source_section": "Toe & Berm Failure; InterNACHI §§IV.2–3", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018 | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "TOE-02", "zone": "Toe, berm, ends, and waterside", "component": "Wall-to-dock relationship", "what_to_look_for": "A new or widening gap between the seawall and an attached dock.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manuals list this as a visible symptom associated with toe and berm movement because the wall and dock can move differently.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Underwater toe profile, scour depth, embedment, bearing support, hidden end returns, or responsibility for a shared connection.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Toe & Berm Failure", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "TOE-03", "zone": "Toe, berm, ends, and waterside", "component": "Dock support piles", "what_to_look_for": "Support pilings pressed tight against the panels or a changed wall-to-pile gap.", "source_linked_context": "Can document the wall loading or moving toward the piles. The Holmes Beach manual illustrates an advanced case in which piles were retaining the toe; that example is not a conclusion for every close pile.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Underwater toe profile, scour depth, embedment, bearing support, hidden end returns, or responsibility for a shared connection.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Toe & Berm Failure and photo captions", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "TOE-04", "zone": "Toe, berm, ends, and waterside", "component": "Toe armor and filter", "what_to_look_for": "Displaced riprap, an eroded apron, or exposed filter fabric.", "source_linked_context": "Documents loss of visible toe protection. USACE gives a filter-grading design criterion and warns that untreated synthetic fabric exposed to heavy ultraviolet radiation can disintegrate within weeks.", "published_figure": "Filter grading criterion d15(upper) / d85(under) < 4.", "figure_type": "design criterion", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "P/U", "zone_cannot_determine": "Underwater toe profile, scour depth, embedment, bearing support, hidden end returns, or responsibility for a shared connection.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "partly outside minimum required scope — underwater portions excluded by InterNACHI §IV.2", "source_id": "S1;S4", "source_section": "USACE §§2-20 and 2-25; InterNACHI §IV.2", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "TOE-05", "zone": "Toe, berm, ends, and waterside", "component": "Wall ends and connections", "what_to_look_for": "Erosion traveling around a wall end, or an opening at the connection with an adjoining wall.", "source_linked_context": "USACE calls end-around erosion flanking and explains that return sections are generally needed at wall ends. The observation does not establish property responsibility.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Underwater toe profile, scour depth, embedment, bearing support, hidden end returns, or responsibility for a shared connection.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "partly outside minimum required scope — adjoining walls excluded by InterNACHI §IV.8", "source_id": "S1;S4;S2", "source_section": "USACE §2-21; InterNACHI §IV.8; municipal code reproduction", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026 | Undated municipal manual", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "TOE-06", "zone": "Toe, berm, ends, and waterside", "component": "Underwater toe and apron", "what_to_look_for": "Visible undermining beneath the wall or exposed panel tips below the bottom, where documented by qualified underwater access.", "source_linked_context": "USACE explains that toe scour reduces effective sheet-pile embedment and can lead to failure. Its apron dimensions are design criteria, not owner inspection thresholds.", "published_figure": "Toe apron at least 2× incident wave height for sheet-pile walls, 1× for gravity walls, and at least 40% of water depth at the structure.", "figure_type": "design criterion", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "U", "zone_cannot_determine": "Underwater toe profile, scour depth, embedment, bearing support, hidden end returns, or responsibility for a shared connection.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "outside minimum required scope — underwater portions and entering water excluded by InterNACHI §§IV.2–3", "source_id": "S1;S4", "source_section": "USACE §§2-19c(3) and 5-2; InterNACHI §§IV.2–3", "source_date": "June 30, 1995 | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "ANC-01", "zone": "Anchorage and adjacent structures", "component": "Waler", "what_to_look_for": "Condition of a visible waler: cracking, displacement, corrosion, or loss of a tieback connection.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manual describes the waler as a horizontal waterside beam and documents a case in which rusted-through tieback rods left it unsupported.", "published_figure": "Waler described as about 2 ft below the top of the wall.", "figure_type": "typical construction description", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O/P", "zone_cannot_determine": "Buried tie-back or deadman condition, anchor capacity, remaining steel section, structural interaction, utility integrity, or causation.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope; close access may require a professional", "source_id": "S2;S3", "source_section": "Glossary; repair and stabilization photo captions", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "ANC-02", "zone": "Anchorage and adjacent structures", "component": "Visible anchorage hardware", "what_to_look_for": "Any visible tie-back rod, through-rod, plate, nut, bolt, or anchor hardware showing corrosion, bending, looseness, fracture, or displacement.", "source_linked_context": "The municipal manuals describe tiebacks and deadmen as part of the wall’s anchorage system. Buried portions cannot be cleared by this visual row.", "published_figure": "Deadman described as about 15 ft back in the yard; helical retrofit tiebacks described as extending 14–21 ft into the ground.", "figure_type": "typical construction description", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "P", "zone_cannot_determine": "Buried tie-back or deadman condition, anchor capacity, remaining steel section, structural interaction, utility integrity, or causation.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "partly outside minimum required scope — buried anchors and tiebacks excluded by InterNACHI §IV.6", "source_id": "S2;S3;S4", "source_section": "Glossary and repair section; InterNACHI §IV.6", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | May 2018 | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "ANC-03", "zone": "Anchorage and adjacent structures", "component": "Dissimilar-metal connection", "what_to_look_for": "Two different metals in direct contact at visible hardware connections.", "source_linked_context": "USACE describes galvanic corrosion: the more active metal in the coupled pair acts as the anode and can corrode faster.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "P", "zone_cannot_determine": "Buried tie-back or deadman condition, anchor capacity, remaining steel section, structural interaction, utility integrity, or causation.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "within visible above-water scope; material identification may require a professional", "source_id": "S1", "source_section": "USACE §2-22 and Table 2-6", "source_date": "June 30, 1995", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" }, { "item_id": "ANC-04", "zone": "Anchorage and adjacent structures", "component": "Adjacent structures", "what_to_look_for": "Movement or damage in a dock, deck, pool cage, fence, utility, or adjoining wall at the same station as a seawall symptom.", "source_linked_context": "Records correlated distress without assigning a shared cause. The InterNACHI minimum waterfront SOP does not require inspection of adjoining or contiguous protective structures.", "published_figure": "—", "figure_type": "none", "is_inspection_threshold": "no", "access_tier": "O", "zone_cannot_determine": "Buried tie-back or deadman condition, anchor capacity, remaining steel section, structural interaction, utility integrity, or causation.", "home_inspection_sop_status": "partly outside minimum required scope — adjoining walls excluded by InterNACHI §IV.8", "source_id": "S2;S4", "source_section": "Municipal maintenance section; InterNACHI §IV.8", "source_date": "Undated municipal manual | Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "retrieved_date": "2026-07-27" } ], "cape_coral_and_florida_reference": [ { "topic": "Owner maintenance duty", "verified_detail": "Cape Coral LDC §5.4.8 requires seawalls or approved alternatives to be structurally maintained at the owner’s expense so they do not create a nuisance or safety hazard.", "issuing_source": "City of Cape Coral LDC §5.4.8", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Ordinance 51-19 adopted Nov. 18, 2019; checked July 27, 2026" }, { "topic": "Repair versus replacement", "verified_detail": "New seawalls and any replaced portion of an existing seawall must meet the city Engineering Design Standards that took effect March 1, 2022. A repair in which no portion is removed and replaced is not subject to that newer-standard trigger.", "issuing_source": "Notice to Industry — Seawalls", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Effective Nov. 15, 2023" }, { "topic": "2026 design-standard status", "verified_detail": "The city’s 2026 Engineering Design Standards were still a draft on July 27, 2026. The city accepted comments through Aug. 24, 2026 and stated that the finalized document would require City Council action.", "issuing_source": "Draft EDS Notice to Industry", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Checked July 27, 2026" }, { "topic": "Residential repair permit", "verified_detail": "The repair permit category applies to an existing seawall serving a one- or two-family home.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" }, { "topic": "Engineering", "verified_detail": "Site-specific engineering must be signed and sealed by a Florida Registered Professional Engineer.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" }, { "topic": "Who may apply", "verified_detail": "The guideline lists a CGC, CRC, CBC, Marine contractor, or Owner/Builder.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" }, { "topic": "DEP or SAJ-91", "verified_detail": "The guideline lists DEP approval or SAJ-91 before the first inspection, except for freshwater.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" }, { "topic": "Notice of Commencement", "verified_detail": "Cape Coral's current Permit Document Center says its Notice of Commencement document applies when project value/cost is $2,500 or more. Florida Statute §713.135 separately requires the issuing authority to require the applicant to file a copy before the first inspection when the direct contract is greater than $5,000. Confirm the current recording, posting, and filing steps with the City for the specific permit.", "issuing_source": "City of Cape Coral Permit Document Center; Florida Statute §713.135; Cape Coral residential repair guideline", "source_date_or_checked_date": "City page revised Aug. 18, 2025; statute checked July 27, 2026; repair guideline revised June 29, 2023", "source_ids": [ "S11", "S10", "S8" ] }, { "topic": "Protected-species affidavit", "verified_detail": "The application list includes a notarized Burrowing Owl/Gopher Tortoise affidavit.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" }, { "topic": "Listed city inspection/report items", "verified_detail": "The guideline lists Notice of Commencement, Final Storm Pipe when applicable, Turbidity Screen, and Marine Final Report; it also says inspections may vary and are added during review.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" }, { "topic": "Turbidity control", "verified_detail": "The guideline requires a floating turbidity screen during listed in-water and earthwork operations, remaining at least 24 hours after work stops or until turbidity is 20 NTU or less above the pre-construction level.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" }, { "topic": "Current base repair fee", "verified_detail": "The 2026 city fee schedule lists a $240 building-permit fee for “Seawall Repair.” It states that additional fees may apply and separately states a 2.5% surcharge rule for permits associated with enforcement of the Florida Building Code.", "issuing_source": "Cape Coral Miscellaneous Permit Fee Schedule", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Effective Jan. 1, 2026; checked July 27, 2026" }, { "topic": "Older fee still visible", "verified_detail": "The 2023 repair guideline lists $180 and “Surcharge NO.” That older figure is retained here only as a dated document-history conflict, not as the current fee.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" }, { "topic": "Permit expiration", "verified_detail": "The repair guideline lists a six-month expiration.", "issuing_source": "Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "source_date_or_checked_date": "Last revised June 29, 2023" } ], "source_register": { "S1": { "name": "U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, EM 1110-2-1614: Design of Coastal Revetments, Seawalls, and Bulkheads", "date": "June 30, 1995", "url": "https://www.publications.usace.army.mil/Portals/76/Publications/EngineerManuals/EM_1110-2-1614.pdf", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S2": { "name": "City of Holmes Beach, Seawall Manual", "date": "Undated municipal manual", "url": "https://cms9files1.revize.com/holmesbeachfl/seawall_manual_.pdf", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S3": { "name": "City of Marco Island, Seawall Owner's Manual", "date": "May 2018", "url": "https://www.cityofmarcoisland.com/documents/our-government/board-and-committee/waterways-committee/seawall-owner%27s-manual-%28may-2018%29/22171816", "pdf_url": "https://files-backend.assets.thrillshare.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/5359/Comi/c1e27d5d-b9b7-407f-99bd-e1e0adf8436d/Seawall_Manual_-_2018_1.53_MB.pdf?disposition=inline", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S4": { "name": "InterNACHI, Standards of Practice for Inspecting Waterfront Protective Structures and Private Boat Docks", "date": "Current web standard checked July 27, 2026", "url": "https://www.nachi.org/sop-dock.htm", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S5": { "name": "American Concrete Institute, ACI PRC-224-01: Control of Cracking in Concrete Structures (Reapproved 2008)", "date": "Published 2002; reapproved 2008", "url": "https://www.concrete.org/store/productdetail.aspx?ItemID=22401", "faq_url": "https://www.concrete.org/frequentlyaskedquestions.aspx?faqid=906", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S6": { "name": "City of Cape Coral Land Development Code §5.4.8, Bulkheads, seawalls, and retaining walls", "date": "Ordinance 51-19 adopted November 18, 2019", "url": "https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/capecoral-fl/doc-viewer.aspx?secid=170", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S7": { "name": "City of Cape Coral, Notice to Industry — Seawalls", "date": "Effective November 15, 2023", "url": "https://www.capecoral.gov/Documents/Departments/Development%20Services/Notice%20to%20Industry/NOTICE%20TO%20INDUSTRY%20-%20Seawalls.pdf?t=202512051141000", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S8": { "name": "City of Cape Coral, Seawall Repair Guideline — Residential", "date": "Last revised June 29, 2023", "url": "https://www.capecoral.gov/Documents/Document%20Hub/Permit%20Document%20Center/Documents%20Required%20for%20Permits/Seawall%20New%20and%20Repair%20Includes%20Alternative/Seawall%20Repair%20Guidelines%20-%20Residential.pdf?t=202512031148490", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S9": { "name": "City of Cape Coral, Miscellaneous Permit Fee Schedule", "date": "Effective January 1, 2026", "url": "https://www.capecoral.gov/Documents/Document%20Hub/Open%20Government/Building%20Division%20JLAC%20Audit/City%20Response/Assertion%203.pdf?t=202512121723580", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S10": { "name": "Florida Legislature, Florida Statutes §713.135", "date": "2025 Florida Statutes, current official page checked July 27, 2026", "url": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0700-0799%2F0713%2FSections%2F0713.135.html", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S11": { "name": "City of Cape Coral, Permit Document Center", "date": "Live document index checked July 27, 2026", "url": "https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/development_services/permitting_services_division/permit_document_center.php", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S12": { "name": "City of Cape Coral, Notice to Industry — Draft City Engineering Design Standards 2026", "date": "Public-comment notice current July 27, 2026", "url": "https://www.capecoral.gov/Documents/Departments/Development%20Services/Notice%20to%20Industry/2026/CITY%20OF%20CAPE%20CORAL%20ENGINEERING%20DESIGN%20STANDARDS%20NTI.pdf?t=202607231407350", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S13": { "name": "City of Cape Coral, Draft Engineering Design Standards 2026", "date": "Draft dated June 19, 2026", "url": "https://www.capecoral.gov/Documents/Departments/Public%20Works/Engeneering%20Design%20Standards%20Public%20Works%20Draft_6-19-2026.pdf?t=202606231419010", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S14": { "name": "ASCE/COPRI, Waterfront Facilities Inspection and Assessment, MOP 130, Second Edition", "date": "2025", "url": "https://ascelibrary.org/doi/book/10.1061/9780784486160", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S15": { "name": "ASCE Civil Engineering Source, Engineers take a deep dive into inspecting waterfront infrastructure", "date": "May 1, 2025", "url": "https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/civil-engineering-magazine/issues/magazine-issue/article/2025/05/engineers-take-a-deep-dive-into-inspecting-waterfront-infrastructure", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S16": { "name": "ASCE Civil Engineering Source, New MOP brings waterfront facilities inspection and assessment practices into the modern era", "date": "July 25, 2025", "url": "https://www.asce.org/publications-and-news/civil-engineering-source/article/2025/07/25/new-mop-brings-waterfront-facilities-inspection-and-assessment-practices-into-the-modern-era", "checked": "2026-07-27" }, "S17": { "name": "City of Cape Coral, Engineering Design Standards: Public Works", "date": "Live page checked July 27, 2026", "url": "https://www.capecoral.gov/departments/public_works/capital_improvements/engineering_design_standards_public_works.php", "checked": "2026-07-27" } }, "evidence_log_fields": [ "inspection_id", "inspection_date", "property_or_asset_id", "segment_id", "item_id", "objective_observation", "photo_id", "dimension_or_change", "water_level_or_tide", "weather_or_recent_event", "prior_photo_comparison", "access_limitations", "follow_up_responsibility", "follow_up_date", "professional_report_reference" ], "version_history": [ { "version": "1.0.0", "date": "July 27, 2026", "change": "Initial 40-item provenance index, 11-item InterNACHI scope cross-reference, terminology comparison, evidence log, and Florida/Cape Coral official-reference layer.", "verification": "Initial release verification recorded the then-used fee, NOC, and draft-standards source treatment." }, { "version": "1.0.1", "date": "2026-07-27", "change": "Updated Notice of Commencement source treatment to include the current City permit-page instruction and distinguish it from Florida Statute § 713.135's direct-contract copy requirement.", "verification": "City Permit Document Center and Florida Statute § 713.135 rechecked July 27, 2026." } ] }