| What To Expect: Home buyers sometimes
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| | water wells (water quality and quantity)
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| buy their home in on impulse. Home
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| | condition of underground and under slab
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| inspectors can help home buyers avoid
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| | piping.Electrical: to determine the
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| buyers remorse by reporting on home
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| | condition and necessary upgrades and
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| defects and problems before the home
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| | repairs to the electrical system,
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| buyer finds them after closing.
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| | telephone system wiring, intercom system,
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| Professional home inspectors assist home
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| | security systems, heat detectors, carbon
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| buying clients with the tools they need
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| | monoxide detectors, smoke detectors,
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| to make an educated choice regarding the
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| | provide circuit mapping, determine the
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| quality and condition of their potential
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| | electrical system capacity, adequacy of
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| new home. Home buyers must take care to
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| | ground bonding, perform voltage testing,
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| hire the most experienced home inspector
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| | to evaluate electro magnetic fields,
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| they can afford and make sure the person
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| | check voltage drops and circuit
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| they hire has their best interest solely
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| | impedance.Chimney sweep: check condition
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| in mind. Inspectors who rely on realtors
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| | of flue, safety of wood burning stoves
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| for referrals sometimes have moral
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| | and perform level II chimney flue
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| dilemmas.Buyers Benefits: A professional
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| | inspections as recommended by National
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| home inspection is the best way for
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| | Fire Protection Association.Appraisal:
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| potential home buyers to effectively
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| | determine the value of building and
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| evaluate the risks of a property
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| | suitability for intended use, check
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| purchase. A major concern of home buyers
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| | zoning ordinances and provide an opinion
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| is being suddenly confronted with major
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| | on the advisability of
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| and costly problems after they take
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| | purchase.Mechanical contractor: determine
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| possession of a property. A professional
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| | the adequacy of the heating and cooling
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| pre-purchase home inspection can reduce
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| | system size and provide efficiency
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| anxiety by screening for problems and
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| | measurement, provide an underground
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| itemizing them in a comprehensive report.
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| | storage tank evaluation, perform heat
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| This report may include approximations of
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| | exchanger leakage test, check the
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| repair costs and recommendations of
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| | condition of evaporator coils, determine
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| useful upgrades to the property systems.
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| | air flow velocity and balance
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| The general result of a professional home
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| | system.Appliance service person: test and
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| inspection is that property buyers make
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| | calibrate oven and range temperature,
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| significantly more informed
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| | test for microwave leakage, check to
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| purchases.Screening for Problems: All
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| | determine if appliances secured to floor
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| homes have strong and weak points, they
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| | as required.Roofing contractor: more
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| are not always what they seem. Gain the
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| | detailed evaluation of the roofing,
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| perspective and sound information you
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| | flashing, chimney, provide tall ladder
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| need to make better decisions with a home
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| | roof inspection and a detailed
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| inspection performed by an experienced
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| | evaluation of the life expectancy of the
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| professional home inspector. A good home
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| | roofing, feasibility of repair vs.
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| inspector works through a very long
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| | replacement.Home buyers are advised to
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| checklist of potential concerns to
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| | make sure they check all of the following
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| identify the major and minor deficiencies
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| | items carefully. If any of these problems
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| in the home. A good report will clearly
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| | after the purchase of the home the
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| describe the problems and illustrate them
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| | problems come with the home and they are
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| along with the what-to and how-to of
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| | now the YOURS (without costly
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| repairs.Provide Owners Benefits: Home
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| | litigation).GENERALWere all your
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| owners who are planning to make
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| | questions answered by the home
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| improvements to their homes in order to
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| | inspector?Were all your questions for the
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| increase its market value would be well
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| | home owner answered in writing?Have the
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| advised to have it inspected first. A
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| | previously agreed to repairs been
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| home inspectors can help prioritize home
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| | professionally completed?Have warranties
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| improvements and offer advice on the best
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| | and guarantees been provided for agreed
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| ways to approach repairs. More
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| | upon repairs?Were the home inspectors
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| importantly, an inspectors can help the
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| | recommendations to have all recommended
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| seller identify potential or undiscovered
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| | additional inspections and invasive
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| problems before those problems become
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| | inspections performed? If not open ended
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| material for contract contingencies. By
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| | risks may be more than most buyers
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| taking a pro-active approach one can
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| | budgets can bare?EXTERIORCheck the
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| avoid the frustrations many owners
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| | operation of the windows and screens?Has
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| encounter when they are asked to
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| | water been stopped from accumulating near
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| renegotiate their contracts because of
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| | the building?Check doors, decks, siding,
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| unanticipated problem areas.Credentials:
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| | windows & fences for damage /
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| Like any other professional, home
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| | deterioration?Are there any signs of
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| inspectors (even those with licenses)
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| | water infiltration from the roof, siding
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| have varied degrees of expertise. All
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| | or windows?Are there any signs of gutter
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| home inspectors should be carefully
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| | or downspout problems?
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| screened. Inspectors learn from
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| | Are the downspouts discharging water
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| experience. It takes a few thousand
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| | away from the foundation?Has the soil
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| inspections and a more than a few
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| | around the home been pitched away from
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| complaints for a home inspectors to LEARN
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| | the foundation?INTERIORHave all the areas
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| what it takes to satisfy clients.Recently
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| | listed in the home inspection report as
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| passed legislation allows New Jersey home
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| | inaccessible or not traversed been
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| inspectors to be licensed with as little
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| | accessed & professionally inspected to
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| as three weeks of class room training and
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| | determine if defects exist?Do the garage
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| just one week in actual homes. Licensing
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| | doors and their openers function?Was the
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| is a minimum qualification. Make sure you
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| | reversing devices for the garage door
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| ask for resume! Belive it or not the
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| | openers tested?Did you find out why any
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| standards in many states are LOWER!Many
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| | stains or cracks on any of the walls or
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| people without specific home inspection
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| | ceilings that have become larger or have
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| credentials offer home inspection
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| | appeared since the time of the home
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| services. Likewise, credentials are not
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| | inspection?Have all cracked windows or
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| always what they seem. Engineering and
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| | mirrors been repaired?Have all the
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| architectural credentials alone do not
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| | clouded double pane windows been
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| prepare anyone to competently inspect
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| | replaced?Are all the permanently
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| homes and communicate the findings. A
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| | installed fixtures or appliances been in
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| helping attitude, good communication
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| | place and in good condition?Are there any
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| skills, and mature judgment must
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| | signs of birds, rodents or animals?
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| supplement technical competence. Make
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| sure you work with a company employing a
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| | Has any damage to damage to the walls,
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| contract which specifies both what is
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| | floor or ceilings been
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| inspected and what limitations
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| | repaired?PLUMBINGDo the plumbing fixture
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| apply.Additional services like the ones
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| | faucets leak or drip?Are the plumbing
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| listed below are usually NOT included in
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| | fixtures chipped or damaged?Was water for
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| the standard home inspection are
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| | a time through all plumbing fixtures and
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| available for an additional fee. Code
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| | check for leakage?Was water for a time
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| compliance: to determine what changes and
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| | through all plumbing fixtures and check
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| upgrades are necessary for the home to
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| | for stoppage?ELECTRICALAre all the light
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| comply with modern (or when built)
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| | fixtures are all in place?Do the light
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| building, fire, plumbing, zoning,
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| | fixtures, switches and receptacles all
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| mechanical and electrical code and to
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| | function?Does the door bell work?HEATING
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| determine if the required permits and
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| | AND COOLINGDo the thermostat, heating and
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| inspection were obtained when changes
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| | cooling systems function?Is there
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| were made to the home.Engineering
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| | adequate air flow through the heating and
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| analysis: structural, heating, cooling,
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| | cooling registers?Did all the radiators
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| soils, electrical, geological, site,
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| | or convectors get warm in a reasonable
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| investigate for latent structural
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| | amount of time?KITCHENDo all the
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| defects or problems, evaluate the
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| | appliances function properly?Are the
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| condition of playground equipment,
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| | counter tops or cabinets damaged?Do the
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| determine if private waste disposal
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| | cabinets and drawers operate?Complete
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| systems are functional, determine if
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| | this check list during the walk through
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| cantilevers are safe, evaluate traffic
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| | and go over it with your attorney prior
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| density and noise, evaluate insulation
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| | to closing on the property Most
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| efficiency, perform flood plain review
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| | inspection companies accept no liability
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| and issue flood hazard certification,
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| | for changes and problems that occur after
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| evaluate easements and encroachments,
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| | the home inspection takes place. Please
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| determine the quantity and cost of wood
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| | take the time to carefully and completely
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| replacement made necessary by rot, age,
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| | perform your pre-settlement walk though.
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| water infiltration and insect
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| | Contact the home inspection company if
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| damage.Hazardous materials: to determine
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| | there are any questions.Michael Del Greco
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| the presence or absence of: asbestos,
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| | is President of Accurate Inspections,
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| lead paint, lead in water, formaldehyde,
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| | Inc. A New Jersey home inspection firm,
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| radon gas, lead paint, fungus, mold,
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| | has performed thousands of home
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| mildew, water and air quality, toxic or
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| | inspections in New Jersey since 1993,
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| allergenic substances, flammable
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| | taught the New Jersey Home Inspector
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| materials, underground oil or fuel tanks
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| | Licensing classes and New Jersey Home
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| and other environmental hazards.Pest
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| | Inspector CEU classes as well as
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| evaluation: to determine the presence of
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| | participated in developing questions for
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| animal, rodent, termite, pest or insect
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| | the National Home Inspector Exam. The
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| infestation and to provide an opinion as
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| | home inspector's resume may be viewed at
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| to the cost of repairing damage caused
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| | inspector Michael Del Greco is President
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| from these infestations.Pool and spa: to
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| | of Accurate Inspections, Inc., a New
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| evaluate the necessary changes and
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| | Jersey Home Inspection Firm He has
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| upgrades to pools, pool equipment, gates
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| | performed thousands of home inspections
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| and fences.Plumbing: to determine the
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| | in New Jersey. He has taught the New
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| condition and necessary upgrades and
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| | Jersey Home Inspector CEU & Licensing
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| repairs to the waste piping, main sewer
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| | classes and help in developing questions
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| pipe, supply piping, venting, shower pans
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| | for the National Home Inspector Exam.
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| and tub walls, lawn and fire sprinklers,
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