Exterior (Home Systems)
The home’s weather envelope and outdoor-use surfaces. Covers structural protection (roof, siding, soffits/eaves, caulking at the perimeter), water management (gutters, grading, drainage), and owner-maintained outdoor spaces (deck/patio, fence, driveway, walkway, exterior paint). Failure here is the primary path for water intrusion into the building envelope and for gradual foundation/structural damage.
Component Index
| Component | Profile | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Roof | detached (S = common property) | roof (Home Systems) |
| Gutters & Drainage | detached (S = common property) | gutters-drainage (Home Systems) |
| Siding | detached (S = common property) | siding (Home Systems) |
| Soffits, Eaves & Fascia | detached (S = common property) | soffits-eaves-fascia (Home Systems) |
| Grading | detached | grading (Home Systems) |
| Deck & Patio | universal (S = limited common) | deck-patio (Home Systems) |
| Fence | detached (S = common) | fence (Home Systems) |
| Driveway & Walkway | detached (S = common) | driveway-walkway (Home Systems) |
| Exterior Paint | detached (S = common) | exterior-paint (Home Systems) |
Profile Notes
- Detached homes: all components are owner-responsibility.
- Strata/condo: roof, gutters, siding, soffits/eaves/fascia, grading, fence, driveway/walkway, and exterior paint are common property — the strata corporation maintains them; your contacts for these point to the strata manager, not a personal vendor. Deck/patio is limited common property (exclusive use, strata maintenance obligation varies by bylaw).
System Brief
→ Exterior — System Brief — the readable system-wide rollup: top tripwires, component-by-component table, recurring upkeep, biggest-cost decisions, and the strata-vs-detached split. The component notes remain the source of truth.