Buying a new home can be a stressful process full of many steps. You go through so much narrowing down of your options and now it is time for the home inspection on what could potentially be your dream house. But what might happen on such an inspection and what is the home inspector looking for?
First things first, here’s a basic list of the four categories that they will be looking for:
1. Serious defects such as structural issues.
2. Issues that could lead up to more serious problems, like a leak for instance.
3. Anything that would prevent you from purchasing, insuring, or inhabiting the home.
4. Safety hazards.
Just looking at the categories above it’s easy to see why a home inspection is so important.
The major building components are inspected with these categories in mind. This would include components such as the roof, exterior, cooling system, heating, garage (if applicable), electrical, attic, insulation, ventilation, bathrooms, doors, windows, interior, kitchen, laundry, basement, foundation, crawlspace, and plumbing. Again, looking at this list it’s easy to see why a home inspection is so important. You certainly do not want your dream home turning into a nightmare, or if you’re looking for a fixer upper it’s at least nice to go in with as much information as possible. To see what our inspection reports look like, please, click here for a sample report.
We hope that this will, at least, take some of the guesswork out of what a home inspection involves. If you are in the process of buying a home why not contact us and see how we can help you on your journey to homeownership. At Bear Creek Home Inspections we offer professional inspections along with a quick turnaround time to make your life just that little bit easier.
Happy House Hunting!
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