Inspection includes

A home inspection is a comprehensive visual inspection of the physical structure. Your inspector has been highly trained to identify defects, sub-standard construction and even missing structural components. He will inspect readily accessible areas, remove access panels such as on electrical service panels and furnaces. Upon a clients request we will not inspect areas, buildings or systems that they wish not to be inspected. We make note of and report systems in the home from top to bottom, inside to outside. We will typically evaluate over 400 separate items in the average home. Safe Inspection Agency will inspect the following:

FOUNDATION
• Concrete condition
• Soils
• Floor Framing
• Sub-floor
• Anchor Bolting
• Shear bracing
• Ventilation
• Sumps

ROOFING
• Roofing Materials
• Chimney
• Flashing
• Gutters
• Rain caps
• Spark screens
• Down spouts
• Vents
 
EXTERIOR
• Siding
• Trim
• Windows
• Doors
• Decks
• Porches
• Railings
• Stairs
• Eaves
• Soffits
• Drainage
• Driveways
• Walkways
• Sidewalks
• Patios
• Fences
• Gates
• Retaining walls

KITCHENS
• Countertops
• Cabinets
• Sinks
• Faucets
• Dishwashers
• Drains
• Outlets
• Exhaust fans
• Ovens
• Range tops
• Floors

INTERIOR
• Walls
• Ceilings
• Floors
• Stairs
• Windows
• Doors
• Glass
• Fireplaces
• Dampers

LAUNDRY 
• Plumbing
• Dryer venting
• Outlets
• Sinks

ATTICS
• Attics
• Framing
• Ventilation
• Insulation
 
HEATING
• Furnaces
• Boilers
• Ducting
• Piping
• Combustion air
• Venting
• Registers
• Blowers
• Radiators

BATHROOMS
• Showers
• Tubs
• Toilets
• Sinks
• Cabinets
• Windows
• Fans
• Countertops
• Floor
 
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 
• Service wiring
• Main panels
• Subpanels
• Wiring
• Outlets
• Switches
• Light fixtures

GARAGE
• Vehicle Doors
• Openers
• Door springs
• Fire walls
• Fire doors
• Framing 
 
WATER HEATERS
• Seismic Straps
• TPR valves
• Venting
• Combustion Air
 
PLUMBING
• Main valve
• Supply piping
• Waste piping
• Hose faucets
• Water Pressure
• Flow
• Traps
• Fixtures
• Gas meter
• Gas piping

Please Take Note:
A home inspection is not a guarantee or warranty that no defects exist. Areas to be inspected must be readily accessible free of personal property and debris. We will not inspect areas deemed to be hazardous or if the inspector believes damage may occur from the inspection. Your inspector will not do destructive testing nor will he disassemble systems' components. Your inspector cannot speculate what he thinks he might find. He must be able to actually observe the condition at the time of the inspection. Other exclusions are clearly stated in our contract and the American Society of Home Inspection Standards of Practice.

A home inspection is generalized in scope; it is not a substitute for specialized in-depth analysis of a specific trade, component or system. Your home inspector may (and probably does) have specialized training, education and experience in a number of construction related fields. State, federal and recognized professional trade organizations prohibit the home inspector from acting, for example, as a termite inspector. This is not to say that he cannot report his observations. For example he could write, "observed insect related damage" and that he "recommends further investigation by a licensed pest reporting company". The same is true for structural issues and observations. Your inspector may observe and report on visual observations of possible safety concerns and may recommend further evaluations by professional in that field.
 

SAFEinspections.com    
Dacula, Georgia
Email: Steve@SafeInspections.com

Phone: 770-377-5928