HOME INSPECTION

A home inspector is someone who has a vast knowledge about homes and all the systems within but is not an expert on anything specific. Equate a home inspector to a primary care physician. I look everything over meticulously, searching for problems, safety issues, and issues that may need repair. When I find an issue I will describe what I found and recommend further evaluation by an expert in that field. 

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I encourage you to attend the inspection. This is the easiest way to understand my findings and learn about the house. When the inspection is complete, I write and deliver a detailed narrative report that includes many pictures, outlines defects, and makes recommendations

on how to proceed.  You will have all the information you need to make one of the biggest purchases of your life!

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Sample Home Inspection Report

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The State of New Jersey has outlined what home inspectors are and aren't required to do in what is called the Standards of Practice. For your convenience, I have a copy of the

Standards of Practice here or you can read them on the NJ Department of Consumer Affairs website at  N.J.A.C. 13:40-15:16 (page 20)

 

COMPONENTS

Inspectors are required to inspect the following systems and

components in residential buildings and other related

residential housing components:

• Structural components

• Exterior components

• Roofing system components

• Plumbing system components

• Electrical system components

• Heating system; components

• Cooling system components

• Interior components

• Insulation components and ventilation system

• Fireplaces and solid fuel burning appliances

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STRUCTURE

• Foundation

• Floors

• Walls

• Ceilings

• Roof

• Describe materials and construction type and

       how we inspected it

 

EXTERIOR

• All surfaces

• Doors

• Windows

• Decks, Balconies, Porches, Steps, Stoops Walks

• Driveways

• Garages and door openers

 

ROOF

• Roof Surface

• Flashing

• Drainage (gutters & leaders)

• Chimney (exterior)

• Skylights

• How the roof was inspected

 

PLUMBING

• Water supply

• All fixtures

• Drain, Waste & Venting Systems

• Hot Water System

• Combustion Vents

• Fuel Distribution Systems

• Drainage systems

 

ELECTRICAL

• Service Entrance

• Main Disconnects

• All Panels (main & subs)

• Grounding

• Wiring

• Over Current Protection

• Amperage & Voltage

 

HEAT

• All Installed Heating systems

• Combustion Vent & Chimney

• Storage Tanks

 

COOLING

• Central Systems

• Through-The-Wall Systems

• Only when temperature is above 65 degrees for 48 hours

 

INTERIOR

• Walls, Ceilings & Floors

• Steps, Stairs & Railings

• All Cabinets

• Doors & Windows

• Kitchen Appliances

 

INSULATION & VENTILATION

• All Insulation including unfinished spaces – (crawl spaces and attics)

• Mechanical Ventilation Devices (fans in kitchen & bath)

• Describe type of insulation and how ventilation is terminated (attic, exterior)

 

FIREPLACES

• Inspect All Solid Fuel Burning Appliances

• All Related Chimneys and Vents

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