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Seller's Inspection

Comprehensive inspections including:
walking roofs and crawling through attics and crawl spaces.

You have made the difficult decision to sell your home.  Imagine you finally get an interested buyer but the buyers inspection revealed an issue that needed to be addressed before closing, (or required escrow).  Now time is short, you may not be able to get the repair made in time so closing is postpone or cancelled. This may in-turn jeopardize the closing on the home you are buying.  All of this causes a great deal of stress and expense on everyone involved, as moving plans and other buying and selling plans are effected. 

Although you may not look forward to addressing your maintenance items, nearly every home sold has a buyers inspection prior to closing.  If there is an issue, it mostly certainly will be discovered.  This could potentially cost much more if it results in postponing or losing the sale.  Plan, prepare and know what you are facing in advance of a buyers inspection.  Put your mind at ease, get your home inspected with Homefax at or prior to listing it for sale.

We begin to gather information the minute we answer the phone.  First we will listen to you and answer any questions you may have.  We will then ask questions about your home, to determine if you have any specific areas of concern and describe the inspection process.  At that point, we are able to give you a price for the inspection and schedule a date and time, (usually within 48 hours of your call) for your inspection. 

The inspector will arrive at the home and spend about 2 hours going through the mechanical systems of the home. This allows the inspector the opportunity to cover the in-depth inspection of the plumbing, electrical and heating systems without distraction, which may cause items to be missed.  It also prevents the client from being required to spend 3-4 hours in the process.  The inspector will then complete the report with the client, doing a complete walk-through and review while addressing concerns that may have been found.

At the completion of the walk-through, the client will have a printed preliminary summary report (or emailed) covering hundreds points.  The final report will include details regarding each system of the home as well as written comments describing any deficiencies.

Payment can be made in advance or at the time of the inspection.  We accept cash, check, Visa, Mastercard, Discover and American Express.


What does our inspection include?

Roof
Exterior
Structure/foundation
Insulation/venting
Interior
Basement/Attic
Pluming
Electrical
Heating and Air Conditioning

Exterior

We will look at doors, windows, siding, intruding vegetation, entryways, driveways, decks and more.

Roof

Our inspection includes a thorough examination of your roof to determine its age, wear, proper installation including flashing and any potential damage. We look at the chimney, shingles, vents, trim and more.

Interior

We will look at indoor windows, stairs, shelving, appliances, smoke detectors, electrical outlets and more.
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Basement/Attic

A home inspector will also inspect basements and attics for structural damage, moisture, proper ventilation and more.

Plumbing

All pipes, faucet, fixtures in bathrooms, laundry and kitchens will be inspected.  We identify size and age of the water heater an inspect for proper function.
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Electrical

We test a representative number of outlets, test all GFCI outlets, assess adequacy of number of outlets, We open the electrical panel and report on size, type, and sufficiency of service as well as identify any deficiencies visible.

Heating and Air Conditioning

We identify type, size, age and condition of the furnace and air conditioning.  These are run and evaluated for performance.  (These systems may not be run if temperature is out of safe range of fuel is shut off.

Report

We will compile the information into our computer and have a preliminary report of deficiencies available by print or email immediately.  We will then have a complete detailed report available for viewing, downloading and/or printing from our secure web site within 5 hours.  A printed and bound report will be mailed at no charge if requested.