Your Home Inspection
STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS: Foundation, floors, walls, columns/piers, ceilings, roofs
EXTERIOR: Wall cladding, flashings and trim, entryway doors and a representative number of windows, garage door operators, decks, balconies, stoops, steps, areaways, porches and applicable railings, eaves, soffits and fascias, vegetation, grading, drainage, driveways, patios, walkways and retaining walls with respect to their effect on the condition of the building
ROOFING: Roof coverings, roof drainage systems, flashings, skylights, chimneys and roof penetrations, signs of leaks or abnormal condensation on building components
PLUMBING:interior water supply and distribution system including: piping materials, including supports and insulation, fixtures and faucets, functional flow, leaks, cross connections, interior drain, waste and vent system, including: traps; drain, waste, and vent piping; piping supports and pipe insulation, leaks, functional drainage, hot water systems including: water heating equipment, normal operating controls, automatic safety controls, chimneys, flues, and vents, fuel storage and distribution systems including:interior fuel storage equipment, supply piping, venting, and supports, leaks, sump pump
ELECTRICAL: 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 ceiling fans, lighting fixtures, switches and receptacles located inside the house, garage, and on the dwelling's 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, Smoke detectors
HEATING: heating equipment, normal operating controls, automatic safety controls, chimneys, flues, and vents, where readily visible, solid fuel heating devices, heat distribution systems including fans, pumps, ducts and piping, with supports, insulation, air filters, registers, radiators, fan coil units, convectors, the presence of an installed heat source in each room
CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING: cooling and air handling equipment, normal operating controls, fans, pumps, ducts and piping, with associated supports, dampers, insulation, air filters, registers, fan-coil units, the presence of an installed cooling source in each room
INTERIORS: walls, ceiling, and floors, steps, stairways, balconies, and railings, counters and a representative number of cabinets, a representative number of doors and windows
INSULATION & VENTILATION: insulation and vapor retarders in unfinished spaces, ventilation of attics and foundation areas, kitchen, bathroom, and laundry venting systems, the operation of any readily accessible attic ventilation fan, and, when temperature permits, the operation of any readily accessible thermostatic control
BUILT-IN KITCHEN APPLIANCES: permanently installed dishwasher, through its normal cycle, range, cook top, and permanently installed oven, trash compactor, garbage disposer, ventilation equipment or range hood, permanently installed microwave oven
*Refer to link below for more NC standards and Ethics for Home Inspectors *
EXTERIOR: Wall cladding, flashings and trim, entryway doors and a representative number of windows, garage door operators, decks, balconies, stoops, steps, areaways, porches and applicable railings, eaves, soffits and fascias, vegetation, grading, drainage, driveways, patios, walkways and retaining walls with respect to their effect on the condition of the building
ROOFING: Roof coverings, roof drainage systems, flashings, skylights, chimneys and roof penetrations, signs of leaks or abnormal condensation on building components
PLUMBING:interior water supply and distribution system including: piping materials, including supports and insulation, fixtures and faucets, functional flow, leaks, cross connections, interior drain, waste and vent system, including: traps; drain, waste, and vent piping; piping supports and pipe insulation, leaks, functional drainage, hot water systems including: water heating equipment, normal operating controls, automatic safety controls, chimneys, flues, and vents, fuel storage and distribution systems including:interior fuel storage equipment, supply piping, venting, and supports, leaks, sump pump
ELECTRICAL: 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 ceiling fans, lighting fixtures, switches and receptacles located inside the house, garage, and on the dwelling's 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, Smoke detectors
HEATING: heating equipment, normal operating controls, automatic safety controls, chimneys, flues, and vents, where readily visible, solid fuel heating devices, heat distribution systems including fans, pumps, ducts and piping, with supports, insulation, air filters, registers, radiators, fan coil units, convectors, the presence of an installed heat source in each room
CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING: cooling and air handling equipment, normal operating controls, fans, pumps, ducts and piping, with associated supports, dampers, insulation, air filters, registers, fan-coil units, the presence of an installed cooling source in each room
INTERIORS: walls, ceiling, and floors, steps, stairways, balconies, and railings, counters and a representative number of cabinets, a representative number of doors and windows
INSULATION & VENTILATION: insulation and vapor retarders in unfinished spaces, ventilation of attics and foundation areas, kitchen, bathroom, and laundry venting systems, the operation of any readily accessible attic ventilation fan, and, when temperature permits, the operation of any readily accessible thermostatic control
BUILT-IN KITCHEN APPLIANCES: permanently installed dishwasher, through its normal cycle, range, cook top, and permanently installed oven, trash compactor, garbage disposer, ventilation equipment or range hood, permanently installed microwave oven
*Refer to link below for more NC standards and Ethics for Home Inspectors *
How We Will Go Above and beyond
We will document appliances make/model/serial number when available. We will run recall checks through CPSC and document. *This however does not provide any warranty and there is no guarantee all recalls can be found.*.
We will check all doors, windows, and electrical receptacles that can be accessed.
We will check all doors, windows, and electrical receptacles that can be accessed.
Helpful Information
Information on Well Water Testing
www.groundwater.org/get-informed/basics/testing.html
www.groundwater.org/get-informed/basics/testing.html
