New Albany Home Inspector does a fantastic job!

From the time you took my order to the time you finished the inspection, my experience with your company was fantastic. Your staff was very friendly and knowledgeable and did a great job. Thank you for doing our inspection so late just to help us. I will definitely recommend Certainty Home Inspections to all my friends. ~ Rhonda Logsdon~ New Albany Indiana real estate buyer 47150

Animals In The Attic?

At this time of the year, before it becomes too hot outside, take the time to go into your attic to see what’s in it. Although you may have storage items in your attic, that may not be all there is. Recently, we were on a home inspection in New Albany when we found a huge nest in the attic. Nest in attic are  usually caused by either a squirrel or birds nesting in the attic that have found access to your attic. If you find a situation like the one in this picture, most likely you have something other than your family living in your home. While wearing rubber gloves, clean up the debris and be sure to look for any signs of entry and be sure to seal the point of entry with some wire to assure that this won’t happen again.

Nest in Attic:

This picture was taken during a New Albany home inspection

What Is A Home Inspection?

A home  inspection is essentially a “visual snapshot” of a home’s condition as it exists at the time of the inspection, and that condition is described in a comprehensive written report.

A home  inspection report consists of a non-invasive physical examination of a home’s systems, structures and components intended to identify material defects that exist at the time of the inspection.

The heating and cooling equipment is activated along with operating plumbing fixtures, testing accessible electrical outlets and fixtures, and operating a representative sampling of doors and windows. A visual inspection of the roof, crawl spaces, walls and drainage adjacent to the home are included.

An inspection is NOT any of the following:

A code inspection,
An FHA/VA inspection
An appraisal,
A pest control certification,
A warranty
An insurance policy

Simply put, we can only inspect what we can see! We, as home inspectors can’t pull back insulation, pull back carpeting or linoleum, walk two story or unsafe roof surfaces or clear a path to the receptacles in a room, remove ceiling tiles, move furniture or open windows that are blocked by furniture ,therefore, a home inspection is non-exhaustive and even though we are very detailed in what we do some components and systems of the home may be concealed.

We suggest that before you actually close on a home, you take a walk through of the home right before closing to make sure no situations have changed and we provide you a home inspection checklist to help you get the job done.

Certainty Home Inspection provides a quality home inspection service  that serves, Bedford, Seymour, Clarksville, Jeffersonville, New Albany, Sellersburg, Louisville, Paoli, Salem, Corydon, Madison.  At Certainty, it is our goal to provide you with a quality home inspection report.

Appliance Check

At Certainty Home Inspections, we are always dedicated to staying in front of our competition with what the home inspection industry has to offer our clients. We are now offering an appliance recall check for you Indiana real estate purchase. We take the model numbers off of all appliances in the home including the furnace, air conditioner, the hot water heater, stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and even the stove fan. We submit those to the manufacturer and within 48 hours, they will produce a report on your appliances showing you if any of them have been recalled due to part malfunction or a safety recall. They will provide you with a phone number that you can call to have the part replaced for free once you get moved in.  The cost is minimal and is well worth the money to give you peace of mind with your appliances. This service is available along with  any home inspection performed in our  Southern Indiana home inspection area.  So when looking at a home for sale in Indiana be sure to have a home inspection performed along with all other inspections that will make you comfortable with the buying of your new home and don’t forgot the appliance recall chek.