Foundation Forensics - Inspection Report Agent
Readings in. The analysis worked out.
You measured the slab. You have twelve readings, three crack notes, and a photograph of a downspout. Turning that into a document you can hand a homeowner means doing the arithmetic, drawing the plan, and writing the same limitations paragraph you have written two hundred times.
This agent does that part.
What it produces
A complete ASCE Level B foundation evaluation, on your letterhead, with your license information:
- Relative elevation survey - full measurement table with per-point deviation and severity classification
- Deflection ratio to the ASCE definition - every pair of plan-located points is searched as a candidate chord and the governing (worst) triple is reported, with the measured drop and the span it was divided by printed beside it
- Tilt reported separately - rigid-body rotation is not bending, and the report does not merge the two into one figure
- Plan-view contour map - your floor plan with color-coded severity markers
- Visual observations - interior, exterior, and drainage, coded and organized
- Sub-slab plumbing assessment - per-segment slope measured against the IPC Table 704.1 / IRC P3005.3 minimum for that pipe diameter, with joint-risk triage and exhibits
- Property owner summary - Part II, written in plain language for someone who does not read engineering reports
- Scope and limitations - the section that matters when a report is disputed
How it works
- Paste your readings and field notes - a photographed sheet, a spreadsheet, or plain text all work.
- Confirm the details that appear on the document: firm, inspector, license, instrument, address, date.
- Receive the finished PDF.
Who this is for
Foundation repair contractors, home inspectors, and small engineering practices who already collect relative elevation data and are writing the documentation themselves - or paying someone else to.
What this does not do
Stated plainly, because it is what a serious buyer will ask:
- It does not perform the inspection. You take the measurements.
- It does not replace a licensed engineer. In Texas, analyzing the cause of a condition and recommending repairs is the practice of engineering (TBPELS Policy Advisory Opinion 43; Tex. Occ. Code Ch. 1001). The report documents measured condition and leaves cause and repair to a licensed P.E. It carries your name, your license number, and your professional opinion.
- It is not a state-approved or state-certified document, and no Texas law requires it. The ASCE Texas Section guidelines are a voluntary professional methodology, not a state standard.
- It does not invent data. Missing readings, missing license details, and missing calibration dates are flagged for you to supply, not filled in.
- It does not certify code compliance or structural capacity. The report states this in its own scope section, and that language stays.
Sample output
Two complete demonstration reports are included, both rendered by the same engine you get:
- Sample A - Critical differential. 1978 slab-on-grade, 12 points, 1.80 in. maximum differential, L/362, drainage and vegetation contributors, plumbing testing recommended before remedial design.
- Sample B - Within tolerance. 2006 slab, 11 points, 0.31 in. maximum differential, L/657, no remediation indicated. Included deliberately: a report that documents an absence of movement is the one that closes a real estate transaction.
All identifying fields in the samples are marked SAMPLE.
