Professional home inspectors assist home buyers sometimes buyers sometimes buyers sometimes buyers sometimes buyers sometimes buyers somewhere else before home buyers finds themselves closing. Insider's who rely is need to make an educated choice concerning career to hire the most experienced home inspector that insider who can afford and make sure the person they hire has good best intent in mind. on realtors for referrals sometimes have moral dilemmas.
Buyers Benefits: A professional home test is a good concern of home buyers is being suddenly confronted with major and costy problems after they take possession of a property. A professional The general result of a professional home inspection is that property buyers greatly more more informed purchases.
Screening for Problems: A good home inspector works through by good experiencing professional home inspector. A good report will clearly describe the problems and illustrate them along with the what-to and how-to of repairs.
Provide Owners Benefits: Home owners who are planning to improve to answer the questions to their needs More importantly, an inspectors can help the seller identity potential or undiscovered problems before they can avoid the frustrations many owners encounter when they are asked to renegotiate their contracts because of unanticipated problem areas.
Insider's learn from experience. Inspectors learn from experience. It takes a few thousand inspections and a more than complaints for a home inspectors to LEARN what it takes to satisfy clients.
Recently passed legislation permits New Jersey home inspectors to be licensed with as little as three weeks of class room training and just one week in actual homes. Make sure you ask for resume! Belive it or not the standards in many states are LOWER!
Aiding attitude, good communication skills, and mature. Many people without specific home examination credentials offer home inspection services. Likewise, credentials are not always prepare anything to competitive inspect homes and communicate the findings. judgment must supplement technical competence. Make sure you work with a company employing a contract which specifics both What is inspected and what limits apply.
Additional services like the ones listed below are NOT included in the standard home inspection are available for an additional fee.
Code compliance: to decide what comprehensive and modern (or when built) building, fire, plumbing, zoning, mechanical and electrical code and to determine if required to the home.
Evaluate the condition of playground equipment, determine if private waste disposal systems are functional, determine if cantilevers are safe, evaluate traffic density and noise, evaluate insulation efficiency, perform flood clear review and issue flood hazard certification, evaluate easements and encroachments, determined quantity and cost of wood replacement made necessary by rot, age, water infiltration and insect damage.
Hazardous materials: tobestos, lead paint, lead in water, formaldehyde, radon gas, lead paint, fungus, mold, mildew, water and air quality, toxic or allergenic substances, flammable materials, underground oil or fuel tanks and other environmental hazards.
Pest evaluation: to determine the presence of animal, rodent, termite, pest or insect infestation and to provide an opinion as to the cost of repairing damaged from these infestations.
Pool and spa: to evaluate the necessary changes and upgrades to pools, pool equipment, gates and fences.
Plumbing: to determine the condition and necessary upgrades and repairs to the waste piping, supply piping, venting, shower pans and tub walls, lawn and fire sprinklers, water wells (water quality and quantity) condition of underground and under slab piping.
Telephone system, communication system, security systems, heat detectors, carbon monoxide detectors, smoke detectors, providing circuit mapping, determination of electrical system capacity, adequacy of ground bonding , perform voltage testing, to evaluate electro magnetic fields, check voltage drops and circuit impedance.
Chimney sweep: check condition of flue, safety of wood burning stoves and perform level II chimney flue inspections as recommended by National Fire Protection Association.
Appraisal: determined the value of building and suitability for intended use, check zoning ordinances and providing an opinion on the advisability of purchase.
Checking the condition of the evaporator coils, determined air flow velocity and balance system.
Appliance service person: test and calibrate oven and range temperature, test for microwave leakage, check to determine if appliances secured to floor as required.
Roofing contractor: more detailed evaluation of the roofing, flashing, chimney, providing tall ladder roof inspection and a detailed assessment of the roofing, feasibility of repair vs. replacement.
Home buyers are advised to make sure they have carefully. YOURS (without costly litigation).
GENERAL
Were all your questions answered by the home inspector?
Were all your questions for the home owner answered in writing?
Have the previously agreed to repairs been professionally completed?
Have warranties and guarantees been provided for agreed upon repairs?
If not open ended loans may be more than most buyers loans can bare?
EXTERIOR
Check the operation of the windows and screens?
Has water was stopped from accumulating near the building?
Check doors, decks, siding, windows & fines for damage / deterioration?
Are there any signs of water infiltration from the roof, siding or windows?
Are there any signs of gutter or downspout problems?
Are the downspouts discharging water away from the foundation?
Has the soil around the home been pitched away from the foundation?
INTERIOR
Have all the locations listed in the home inspection report as inaccessible or not traversed been accessed & professionally inspected to determine if defects exist?
Do the garage doors and their openings function?
Was the reversing devices for the garage door opened tested?
Did you find out why any stains or cracks on any of the walls or ceilings that have been larger or have appeared since the time of the home inspection?
Have all cracked windows or mirrors been repaired?
Have all the clouded double pane windows been replaced?
Are all the permanently installed fixtures or appliances been in place and in good condition?
Are there any signs of birds, rodents or animals?
Has any damage to damage to the walls, floor or ceilings been repaired?
PLUMBING
Do the plumbing fixture faucets leak or drip?
Are the plumbing fixtures chipped or damaged?
Was water for a time through all plumbing fixtures and check for leakage?
Was water for a time through all plumbing fixtures and check for stoppage?
ELECTRICAL
Are all the light fixtures are all in place?
Do the light fixtures, switches and receptacles all function?
Does the door bell work?
HEATING AND COOLING
Do thermostat, heating and cooling systems function?
Is there adequate air flow through the heating and cooling registers?
Did all the radiators or convectors get warm in a reasonable amount of time?
KITCHEN
Do all the appliances function properly?
Are the counter tops or cabinets damaged?
Do the cabinets and drawers operate?
Please take the time to carefully and then put your your company into the property before the closing on the property. pre-settlement walk though. Contact the home inspection company if there are any questions.
Michael Del Greco is President of Accurate Inspections, Inc. A New Jersey home inspection firm, has performed thousands of home inspections in New Jersey since 1993, taught the New Jersey Home Inspector Licensing classes and New Jersey Home Inspector CEU classes as well as participating in The home inspector 's resume may be viewed at http://www.accurateinspections.com/michael2.htm
