What to expect from your home inspection

Home Sweet Home Inspection Company follows or exceeds the American Society of Home Inspectors Standards of Practice (for full document click here) for home inspections. This includes the inspection of readily accessible, visually observable, installed systems and components listed below.

Structural Components:
  • Foundation and framing
Exterior:
  • Siding, flashing and trim
  • Exterior doors
  • Attached or adjacent decks, balconies, stoops, steps, porches, and their associated railings
  • Eaves, soffits, and fascias where accessible from the ground level
  • Vegetation, grading, surface drainage, and retaining walls that are likely to adversely affect the building
  • Adjacent or entryway walkways, patios, and driveways
Roofing:
  • Roofing materials
  • Roof drainage systems
  • Flashing
  • Skylights, chimneys and roof penetrations
Plumbing:
  • Interior water supply and distribution systems including all fixtures and faucets
  • Drain, waste, and vent systems including all fixtures
  • Water heating equipment and hot water supply system
  • Vent systems, flues, and chimneys
  • Fuel storage and fuel distribution systems
  • Drainage sumps, sump pumps, and related piping
Electrical:
  • Service drop
  • Service entrance conductors, cables, and raceways
  • Service equipment and main disconnects
  • Service grounding
  • Interior components of service panels and sub panels
  • Conductors
  • Overcurrent protection devices
  • A representative number of installed lighting fixtures, switches, and receptacles
  • Ground fault circuit interrupters
Heating:
  • Open readily openable access panels
  • Inspect installed heating equipment, vent systems, flues, and chimneys
Air Conditioning:
  • Open readily openable access panels
  • Inspect central and through-wall equipment and distribution systems
Interior:
  • Walls, ceilings, and floors
  • Steps, stairways, and railings
  • Countertops and a representative number of installed cabinets
  • A representative number of doors and windows
  • Garage doors and garage door operators
Insulation and Ventilation:
  • Insulation and vapor retarders in unfinished spaces
  • Ventilation of attics and foundation areas
  • Mechanical ventilation systems
Fireplaces and Solid Fuel Burning Appliances:
  • System components
  • Chimney and vents