Services include ...
New Construction or Phase Construction Inspections
Pre-listing Home Inspection
Warranty Inspections
Homeowner Maintenance or Pre-Listing Inspection
Radon Testing

New Construction or Phase Construction Inspections
(including foundation, rough in framing and final inspection)

Building a new home is a complicated project as well as a major investment of money, effort and energy. There are literally thousands of elements involved when constructing a new home from materials and trade work to overseers and inspectors. While there is usually only one or two people overseeing the project, the builder superintendent is most likely overseeing several other homes under construction as well. A county municipal code inspector can provide some insight but most likely has quite a number of houses to inspect on the same day. In some counties, a county municipal code inspector may have 50 or more buildings to inspect in the same day. With each new step in development and management, there is a higher possibility for things to be overlooked or missed. Hiring your own qualified, building code certified, private inspector may be the best decision and investment you could make during this process.

Pre-listing Home Inspection

Why is a pre-listing Home Inspection a good idea?

• Address issues before they become an issue from the buyers home inspection report.
• Make any needed repairs or replace defective items and control the price of those repairs by having the time to shop best prices and repair quotes.
• Reduce the amount of last minute negotiation.
• Makes the sales transaction smoother and faster.
• Gives the seller's house a more competitive edge over other houses in the same market.
• To repair or replace items that might become a deal breaker or to be ready to negotiate that item.
• Help with seller disclosure to alleviate possible future litigation from the buyer.
• To help keep the sales price intact. (Get top $$)
• Pre-inspected homes sell faster, in addition 80% of pre-inspected homes are not re-inspected by the buyer says Mike Crow in Communicator Magazine, Fall 2006 issue.
• Reduces the potential list of items that the buyer's inspector may report, which can raise red flags to buyers.

Warranty Inspections

When you purchase a newly constructed home, the builder provides a one year warranty. Within that first year, your builder is responsible for repairing any reported defects within the warranty. Some of these items could cost hundreds or thousands of dollars. Even if you don't think there are any problems with your home, hiring an inspector before your warranty runs out might save you a considerable amount of money in the long run. Defects caught before your warranty runs out will become the responsibility of your builder saving you time and money. Do not hesitate to call us today for a quote.

Homeowner Maintenance or Pre-Listing Inspection

Home inspections are not only a wise decision for a home buyer but are also imperative to home owners. A good home inspector knows where to look for problems in a house and where most failures occur. These problems only get worse with time and cost more if not caught early.

For a person preparing their house to put on the market, if defects are found and corrected early, a seller can request top dollar as well as keep the transaction from stalling. A home buyer's inspection will not turn up anything you are not prepared for.
 
For the person who simply wants to keep their house in top shape, an inspection can help them decide if they need to budget for an upcoming repair or go ahead with their remodeling plans. So give us a call today for your house check-up.  An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.