Certified Home Inspector

What We Inspect                                                                                      

The property buying process doesn't need to be stressful and complicated. Choosing a certified, honest, and experienced real estate home inspector can give you the knowledge and confidence you need to make sound real estate purchasing decisions.

Your Full inspection reports includes, but not limited to the following:

Roof, vents, flashing, and trim Gutters and downspouts Skylight, chimney and other roof penetrations Decks, porches, walkways, and railings Eaves and fascia Grading and drainage Basement, foundation and crawlspace Water penetration and foundation movement  Heating systems  Cooling systems  Main water shut off valves  Water heating system  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  GFCIs and AFCIs  Fireplace damper door and hearth  Insulation and ventilation  Garage doors, safety sensors, and openers

What Really Matters                                                                                      

Buying a home, searching Real Estate Listing and hiring a Home Inspector. The process can be stressful. A home inspection is supposed to give you peace of mind, but often has the opposite effect. You will be asked to absorb a lot of information in a short time. This often includes a disclosure statement, inspection report, checklist, photographs, environmental reports, and what the inspector himself says during the inspection.  All this combined with the seller's disclosure and what you notice yourself makes the experience even more overwhelming.

What should you do? Relax. Most of your inspection will be maintenance recommendations, life expectancies and minor repairs. These are nice to know about. However, the issues that really matter will fall into four categories:

  1. Major defects - An example of this would be a costly structural failure.

  2. Things that lead to major defects - A small roof-flashing leak, for example.

  3. Things that may hinder your ability to finance, legally occupy, insure the home.

  4. Safety hazards - Such as an exposed, live buss bar at the electric panel.

Anything in these categories should be addressed. Often a serious problem can be corrected inexpensively to protect both life and property (especially in categories 2 and 4)

Most sellers are honest and are often surprised to learn of defects uncovered during an inspection. Realize that sellers are under no obligation to repair everything mentioned in the report. No home is perfect. Keep things in perspective. What really matters is that you don't kill your deal over things that don't matter. It is inappropriate to demand that a seller address deferred maintenance, conditions already listed on the seller's disclosure, or nit-picky items.

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