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.