What is a Home Inspection?
A home inspection is a physical inspection of all accessible major systems, both inside and out.
This includes:
- Electrical: grounding, panel & subpanels,service entrance, branch circuits, outlets, switches, receptacles, circuit integrity.
- Exterior: doors & windows and trim,gutters and down spouts, soffits & facia,grading, sidewalks & driveways, walls coverings, patios & decks, retaining walls.
- Heating and A/C: description of systems,combustion system, A/C components, supply & discharge lines, venting, ductwork & registers, controls and thermostats.
- Insulation: attic, walls, crawlspace, floors,lines, ductwork, air & vapor barriers.
- Interior: walls, ceilings, windows, floors,doors, stairs, fireplaces, smoke detectors.
- Plumbing: main supply line, distribution lines, fixtures, vents & traps & drains, functional flow.
- Roofing: structure, covering, flashings,skylights, vent & stacks.
- Structure: foundation, crawlspace, footings & columns, floors, walls, chimneys.
- Safety Devices: smoke detectors, carbon monoxide detectors.