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"Ensuring
Confidence in
your real estate purchase"
These few simple items will help the
Home Inspector, Seller, Buyer, and Realtors.
- Confirm that the
gas, water and electricity are turned on and that the gas
pilot lights are burning.
- Ensure all pets won't
hinder the inspection and inform everyone about pets to be
kept inside.
- Replace all burned out
light bulbs.
- Test all smoke and carbon
monoxide detectors. Replace the batteries if necessary.
- Clean or replace dirty
HVAC air filters and verify that the filters fit properly
and are secured in place.
- Move wood, stored items or
debris away from the foundation walls.
- Unlock or remove locks
from any items the inspector must access such as fence
gates, attic access hatches or doors, electric service
panels, special closets, crawl
space access for pier-and-beam homes.
- Confirm areas and
components are accessible by removing items blocking access
to electric service panels, sinks and bathtubs, ovens and
cook tops, dishwasher, heating and air-conditioning
equipment, water heaters, ground fault (GFCI) receptacles,
attic access ladders or hatches, crawl space access for pier
and-beam-construction.
- Trim tree limbs back from
the roof and shrubs away from the house.
- Repair or replace broken,
damaged or missing items such as door knobs, locks and
latches, window locks and broken glass, window screens,
anti-siphon devices on exterior faucets, rain gutters and
downspouts (clean if necessary), chimney flue caps.
- Remove autos from the
garage and driveway.
- Clean ashes from the
fireplace and remove items from the fireplace hearth area.
Following this
checklist will result in a “cleaner” inspection report. (back to top)
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