Pre-purchase inspection

A pre-purchase inspection can be performed to determine whether proceeding with the purchase of an existing home is prudent. Home purchase contracts often contain a provision for a home inspection and certain stipulations concerning the condition of various home systems and components.  >brochure download

On the surface a home may appear to be in good shape, but our inspection experience tells us that, in addition to typical minor deficiencies, significant structural deficiencies, defects, and safety concerns affect many homes. Also, major maintenance and repair costs, such as replacement of the roof or air conditioning equipment, may be a near term or immediate concern.

Our comprehensive home inspection covers the Structure - Electrical service and equipment - Roof covering and flashings - Attic spaces - Foundation - Crawlspaces (additional fee) - Central Heating and Air Conditioning - Plumbing - Swimming Pool, including standard equipment - Lawn sprinkler systems - Built-in kitchen appliances, and more.  Click here for more>

New home inspection

New home inspections are just as important, and often more so, than inspection of an existing older property. Significant structural deficiencies and safety concerns, along with many less significant but important and potentially costly deficiencies, are often found during new home inspections.

Our comprehensive new home inspection covers the Structure - Electrical service and equipment - Roof covering and flashings - Attic spaces - Foundation - Central Heating and Air Conditioning - Plumbing - Swimming Pool, including standard equipment - Lawn sprinkler systems - Built-in kitchen appliances, and more.

A final inspection of your new home should take place after an occupancy permit has been issued and electrical power, water supply, gas supply, etc., and equipment is activated.  This is typically around the time that builders perform a "final walk-thru" evaluation with the homebuyer.

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One-Year Warranty Inspection

Often home builders "warranty" a house for a period of one year (sometimes longer): Therefore it is prudent to have a comprehensive home inspection performed shortly before the "warranty" expires so that covered defects and deficiencies can be brought to the attention of the builder for remedy, rather than be a future expense for you, the homeowner.

Even if a new home final inspection was performed a 1-Year Warranty Inspection should not be skipped. Although many deficiencies may be found during a new home final inspection, additional problems and new or previously latent issues are often reveled during the 1-Year Warranty Inspection. A 1-Year Warranty Inspection is particularly important to find and correct problems before they get out of hand.  >brochure download

Our comprehensive One-Year Warranty Inspection covers the Structure - Electrical service and equipment - Roof covering and flashings - Attic spaces - Foundation - Central Heating and Air Conditioning - Plumbing - Swimming Pool, including standard equipment - Lawn sprinkler systems - Built-in kitchen appliances, and more.

Thermal Imaging Infrared Inspection

Infrared inspection services are performed by a qualified Building Science Thermographer. A Thermographer is specifically trained in the use of infrared cameras and professional interpretation of the rendered data.

Infrared inspection (thermography) can be defined as the detection and measurement of emitted thermal energy (heat). This is enabled by the use of an infrared camera which translates the invisible infrared spectrum into a visual format, or thermal image.  This thermal image can then be interpreted to provide a noninvasive and nondestructive method of identifying building defects and deficiencies.

For example, excess moisture within building materials cools when energy is transferred during the evaporation process; therefore, a wet (“cooler”) spot on a ceiling below a leaking roof will stand out from the surrounding dry (“warmer”) surface. Thermal imaging can also detect building insulation deficiencies (such as deficient or missing attic insulation), points of air infiltration and leakage (such as air conditioning duct leakage), and many other building defects and deficiencies due to appreciable temperature differences which become apparent within the thermal image rendered by an infrared camera.

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A Four-Point Inspection (4-point insurance inspection) is typically performed for a homeowner when requested by their insurance company; often a requirement when a homeowner is obtaining a new insurance policy or renewing an existing policy.
 

A Four-Point Insurance Inspection is not standard "Home Inspection” in scope and depth. The Inspection includes a limited scope evaluation of the roof surface covering, electrical system, central air conditioning - heating system, and plumbing system.
 

Insurance companies are typically concerned that the systems are currently in satisfactory functional condition and are not "antiquated" (at or past their expected useful service life).
 

The Insurance company will typically require that the inspections be performed by suitably qualified persons.  A State of Florida licensed and ICC (International Code Council) Certified Residential Building, Electrical, Plumbing and Mechanical Code Inspector performs all inspections, therefore we are able to provide the various insurance related inspections that are required.

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Insurance inspections

Inspection requirements for Homeowner insurance may not include all the systems of a Four-Point Inspection; sometimes all that is required is the evaluation of a specific system of the house, such as the roof covering, or a specific issue.  Partial inspection services are available to fit your specific needs.