What is included with a Home-Inspection
 

Our home inspections include, but are not limited to, the following.

*A complete, non-invasive home-inspection of the property.
*A comprehensive, concise and easy to understand report listing any problems we
 discover and also what we feel may be potential problems.
*Photographs of the home including a photographic record of the problems we discover.
*Roof, vents, flashings and trim
*Gutters and downspouts
*Decks, stoops, porches, walkways and railings
*Eaves, soffit and facia
*Grading and drainage
*Basement, foundation and crawlspace
*Water penetration and foundation movement
*Heating, ventilation and cooling systems
*Main water shutoff valves
*Interior plumbing fixtures and faucets
*Drainage sump pumps with accessible floats
*Electrical service line and meter box
*Main disconnect and service amperage
*Electrical panels, breakers and fuses
*Grounding and bonding
*Fireplace: damper, door and hearth
*Built-in appliances
*Attic and ceiling crawlspaces
*Attic insulation and ventilation
*Interior windows and doors
*Alarms and smoke detectors

Note:  Not all houses are the same. Some don’t have basements or crawlspaces, some do not have attics. We make every effort to do the most comprehensive and complete inspection available at any price – and we do it for the lowest price available

Home-Inspections - We provide a visual inspection of the major mechanical and structural components of the home, from rooftop to foundation.  We inspect single family homes and apartments up to sixteen units.  The inspection includes:

• The property site, building exterior, a complete roof inspection, the attic, chimney, fireplace and building interior.  We inspect the plumbing, electrical, heating and air conditioning systems.  We go into the crawl space and check the foundation and the structural members. 

• We will disclose if there is additional construction to the building and verify if that construction is code compliant.

• The built-in appliances are tested for proper operation and we include several energy conservation and safety items.

If the home was built prior to 1960 our report will answer the nine seismic disclosure questions that the seller is required to provide the buyer.

Items in Need of Immediate Attention:

-- 1. Is the heater braced, strapped, or anchored to resist falling during an earthquake
-- 2. Is the house anchored or bolted to the foundation?
-- 3. If the house has cripple walls:
-- A. Are the cripple walls braced?
-- B. If the exterior the exterior foundation consist of unconnected concrete piers and, post 
        have they been strengthened?
-- 4. If the exterior foundation, or part of it, is made of unreinforced masonry, has it been
       strengthened?
-- 5. If the house is built on a hillside?
-- A. Are the exterior tall foundation walls braced?
-- B. Were the tall posts or columns either built to resist earthquakes, or have they been
        strengthened?
-- 6. If the exterior walls of the house, or part of them, are made of unreinforced masonry,
       have they been strengthened?
-- 7. If the house has a living area over the garage, was the wall around the garage door
       opening either built to resist earthquakes, or has it been strengthened?
-- 8. Is the house outside an Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zone (zones immediately
       surrounding known earthquakes faults?)
-- 9. Is the house outside a Seismic Hazard Zone (zone identified as a susceptible to
       liquefaction, or land sliding?)

We are looking for RED FLAGS, i.e. threats to health and safety, non code complying conditions, areas of deferred maintenance or functional obsolescence.

The items we specifically do NOT include are:

• Swimming pools, spas, wells or septic systems.

• Cosmetic conditions such as worn carpeting, torn wallpaper, broken or missing window screens.

• Our inspection does not include the examination or disclosure of the presence of any environmentally hazardous materials or the presence of Urea Formaldehyde, Asbestos, Radon or Lead Paint.

• Our inspection does not include the examination or disclosure of termites, pest infestation, fungus or mold.  

How long does an inspection take

Up to three hours allowed for every Property Inspection Consultant Standard home inspection. The industry average is approximately two hours.  The Standard Home-Inspection Consultant inspection averages approximately 2½ to 3 hours.

When Will I receive my home-inspection report

You can receive your home-inspection report the following business day, or delivered via fax, email, US Mail, or Immediate upon completion of the inspection depends on the report you choose

Here are the Limitations, Exceptions and Exclusions from  NACHI's Standards of Practice is too referenced of every home inspection report that Property Inspection Consultant  implements’. This version is from April 1, 2007

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