A professional home inspection is your best tool when it comes to making the most of your home investment.  Whether you are buying or selling, an objective professional inspection will provide you with important information that you can use.

If you're buying, you want to know that the home you're considering is safe and sound.  You want to avoid unwelcome and costly surprises.  If you're selling your home, you will need to make full disclosure of any deficiencies.  You'll want to know what, if any, repairs to make so you can market your home most effectively.  Whichever side of the "For Sale" sign you're on, a quality home inspection is essential.

Buyers and Sellers Benefit from a Quality Home Inspection:

Realtors recommend that buyers and sellers obtain professional home inspections for their own protection.  Home inspection has become a "must have" for the home buyer and a valuable marketing tool for sellers.

Here's why.  An independent home inspector is completely objective.

Buyers want to know that a home is safe, structurally sound, and free of health risks.  Our home inspector's visual evaluation will provide a solid foundation of knowledge about the home, its components and systems.  In addition to reporting any deficiencies or potential failures, our home inspector will include maintenance tips and other information to help protect your investment.

For the seller, our home inspector will conduct a comprehensive visual inspection - inside and out.  The inspector's report will identify deficiencies that must be disclosed to potential buyers.  It will include recommendations for repairs that may enhance the marketability of your home.  A professional home inspection can help you sell your home faster at the highest possible price.  A pre-sale inspection is a valuable marketing tool.

Our comprehensive home inspection includes visual inspection of over 1,000 different items that affect the safety, condition

and value of a home.

What to expect:

Depending on the size and condition of the home, a thorough home inspection will take two to four hours to complete, typically you should plan on three hours, depending on size, issues and questions pertaining to the home. You may elect to accompany your inspector during the consultation, so that you will have visual reinforcement of your written report but it is not required, as we inspect every home in the very same manner whether you're present or not.

We take our inspection reports seriously.  Every inspection is a complete and thorough analysis of all the major systems and components in the home. The report includes a clear description of what we've found with any problem areas noted, so you can easily identify them.  We also provide a free telephone consultation after your inspection should you have any additional questions.

A thorough home inspection will include the following:

 

	~ Roof (shingles, flashings, chimneys, vents, trim and gutters, drip edges, skylights, downspouts, and other visible roof related items)		~ Attics (insulation, ventilation, rafters, joists and collar ties, trusses, wiring attachments, and other visible related items)
	~ Plumbing and Fixtures (water pressure, water distribution system, hose bibs, sinks and faucets, bath/showers and toilets, sanitary system, and other plumbing system components)		~ Interior (floors and ceilings, walls, stairs (if applicable) and banisters, finishes, sinks, cabinets, shelving, built-in appliances, smoke detectors and safety-related items, and other visible interior-related components)
	~ Heating and Cooling Systems (furnace, air cleaning parts, ductwork, electronic monoxide testing, electric gas sniffer testing, air conditioner and lines, and other visible related HVAC components)		~ Electrical Systems (service entry and clearances, service panel, switches and outlets, visible wiring and junction boxes, grounding system, and other related electrical components)
	~ Basements, Crawl Spaces, and Foundation (insulation, ventilation, posts, vapor barriers, utility attachment, structural items, floors and walls, and columns)		~ Exterior (siding materials, attachments, windows, doors, sashes and lintels, vents, entryways, and other visible exterior related components)