| Home cleaning is a routine activity for many. | | | | of the house is most important when it comes |
| However, special effort has to be put in when | | | | to maintaining a clean and hygienic home. |
| preparing a place for a home inspector visit, | | | | |
| in order to make it as appealing as possible. | | | | The air conditioners and heaters need to be |
| All the efforts that you invest in | | | | serviced at regular intervals to keep them in |
| maintaining your home are rewarded when you | | | | proper working condition. They need to be |
| make it through the home inspector's | | | | checked and have their filters changed before |
| scrutiny. To get a positive response from the | | | | operation if they have been idle for a long |
| home inspector you need to run your own | | | | period of time. |
| examination first. You need to take care that | | | | |
| no mildew stains or odors are present in and | | | | Oil and tighten the hinges of all the doors |
| around your residence. The walls and floors | | | | and windows of the house to stop them from |
| are favorite targets for home inspectors and | | | | creaking every time you open or close them. |
| hence, you need to make sure that they are | | | | Well fitting doors and windows are not only |
| free of dampness or cracks which might | | | | more convenient and secure; they also help |
| shelter insects. | | | | insulate the house against drafts. |
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| Here is a list of the basic things that you | | | | In case you have an attic and you have turned |
| need to check before you present your house | | | | it into a dumping ground, then ensure that |
| for home inspection: | | | | you clean it up and check the insulation |
| | | | level. |
| Make sure the gutters around your house are | | | | |
| all tidy and in good working condition. Not | | | | Your garage door should open and shut |
| only should they be free from garbage but | | | | properly and the auto reverse should also |
| also be free from any leakage and have all | | | | function without you having to struggle with |
| cracks repaired. | | | | it. |
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| The branches of trees surrounding your home | | | | All the lighting fixtures need to be checked |
| are properly trimmed and none of them touch | | | | and replaced or repaired in case any of them |
| your roof. This will help give the exterior | | | | has burned out bulbs. The electrical panels |
| of the house a neat and clean look. | | | | and circuit breaker configurations should be |
| | | | in accordance with the house's lighting |
| Ensure that all downspouts have diverters | | | | needs. External receptacles, and those |
| beneath them. | | | | located in damp areas such as bathrooms, need |
| | | | to be wired to ground fault circuit |
| Keep your appliances spotless, especially the | | | | interrupter circuits (GFI). |
| oven and see to it that the stove top burners | | | | |
| work well. Vacuum cleaners, mixers, grinders, | | | | All smoke detectors need to be tested and |
| washing machines and other home appliances | | | | their batteries replaced if needed. |
| should be cleaned regularly to prevent them | | | | |
| from choking when you take them out for use. | | | | Cover any exposed soil in the basement with |
| | | | plastic sheets to keep the levels of moisture |
| Tighten all the kitchen cabinets, doors, | | | | in the house down. |
| handles and knobs. | | | | |
| | | | Ensure that the roof has no damaged shingles |
| Tighten the toilet fixtures as the sanitation | | | | and have no moist rudiments underneath them. |