The home inspcetion report is a must before the buyers can close the buy the agreement. It is and should be treated as the most important final last step , as it is here you can uncover issues and problems which can come to haunt you later if you do not have the home inspection done.
A home inspections report should contain the following information and you as a home buyer should ask for a home inspection checklist before you agree to the home inspection or settle for a particular home inspector.
A good home inspection report software usually has a checklist of items that have to be inspected.
In general a home inspection should beĀ carried out for
Structural elements like wall, ceilings etc.
Home exterior elements like wall covering, grdaing, elevation, driveways and fences.
Roof and attic elements like type of roof construction, flushing and gutters.
The main component and source of several concerns plumbing elements like pipe material used, toilets, sinks,showers, faucets etc.
Other elements to be inspected are air conditioning, water heaters, furnaces, ducts, sprinklers etc.
Electrical elements like the main panel and the circuit breakers.
Some of the major applinaces covered are dishwasher, range and oven, garbage disposal, smoke detectors etc.
Garage elements like slab, vents, entry, exterior, windows and roof etc.
A home inspection report should mention the health and safety concerns , foundation anomalies, moisture and drainage issues if any. Remember they do not cover the roof condition and do not give a roof certification.
With such a detailed inspection to be done, a good home inspector armed with a good home inspection report software would be able to do the job satisfactorily. In the light of the above elements, buyers who are thinking of not doing the home inspection should cross the fence to the other side and get a home inspection done or at least get a good home inspection report software to do the home inspcetion by themselves.
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Thanx for the offer. I’ve posted your link on our website. As an ex-Realtor, I understnd and appreciate the value of a competent home inspection
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