Category: Selling a Home

  • Pools & Spas

    Pools and spas are not part of a standard home inspection.  However, the pool and spa can be inspected for an additional fee.  A pool and/or spa inspection is a visual inspection, and includes the following components:

    • filter
    • pump
    • structure
    • above ground plumbing
    • above ground electrical
    • deck
  • Appliances

    During a standard home inspection, only built-in appliances are examined.  The appliances are operated and a visual inspection is performed.

  • Insulation & Ventilation

    During a standard home inspection, the following insulation and ventilation items are inspected:

    • insulation and vapor retarders in unfinished spaces
    • ventilation of attics and foundation areas
    • kitchen, bathroom, and laundry venting systems
  • Interior of the Home

    During a standard home inspection, the following interior items are inspected:

    • walls, ceiling and floors
    • steps, stairways, balconies and railings
    • counters and a representative number of cabinets
    • a representative number of doors and windows
    • separation walls, ceilings, and doors between a dwelling unit and an attached garage or another dwelling unit
    • sumps
  • Air Conditioning

    During a standard home inspection, the following parts of the air conditioning systems are inspected:

    1.  Central air conditioning including:

    • cooling and air handling equipment
    • normal operating controls

    2.  Distribution systems including:

    • fans, pumps, ducts and piping, with supports, dampers, insulation, air filters, registers, fan-coil units
    • the presence of an installed cooling source in each room
  • Heating System

    During a standard home inspection, the following parts of permanently installed heating systems are inspected:

    • heating equipment
    • normal operating controls
    • automatic safety controls
    • chimneys, flues and vents
    • solid fuel heating devices
    • heat distribution systems including fans, pumps, ducts and piping, with supports, dampers, insulation, air filters, registers, radiators, fan coil units, convectors
    • the presence of an installed heat source in each room
  • Electrical System

    During a standard home inspection, the following electrical items are inspected:

    • service entrance conductors
    • service equipment, grounding equipment, main overcurrent device, main and distribution panels
    • amperage and voltage ratings of the service
    • branch circuit conductors, their overcurrent devices, and the compatibility of their ampacities and voltages
    • the operation of a representative number of installed lighting fixtures, switches and receptacles located inside the house, garage, and on its exterior walls
    • the polarity and grounding of all receptacles within six feet of interior plumbing fixtures and all receptacles in the garage or carport, and on the exterior of inspected structures
    • the operation of ground fault circuit interrupters