Balcony Inspection Checklist: A Complete SB 721 Compliance Guide for California Property Owners
A balcony can look flawless and still be failing inside. Here is the complete SB 721 balcony inspection checklist California owners need to catch…
Founder & Lead Inspector · CSLB #1060736
Igor Volkov is the founder and lead inspector at ABD Inspections, where he has spent over 15 years assessing and rebuilding the exterior elevated structures — balconies, decks, walkways, and stairways — that California's SB 721 and SB 326 laws are designed to keep safe. His background bridges hands-on construction and code-level compliance: before founding ABD, he worked across framing, structural repair, and waterproofing on multifamily and commercial buildings throughout Northern California, which is exactly why his inspections go beyond a checklist.
Igor's philosophy is simple — an inspection is only useful if it leads to the right decision. He has personally inspected or overseen the assessment of 1,000+ elevated structures, and he delivers every report in plain language, backed by photo documentation and defensible findings that hold up with property owners, HOAs, and city inspectors alike. Because ABD handles both inspection and repair, Igor stays accountable from the first walkthrough to the final waterproofing coat.
Written and reviewed by the author — 5 published.
SB 721 Compliance
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Guides
Two laws, two sets of rules. SB 721 and SB 326 explained in plain English so you know which California balcony and deck inspection…
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