| Plano home buyers know it is best for them to | | | | grounding, exhaust fans, receptacles and light |
| have a professional home inspection prior to | | | | fixtures. |
| buying their home. Plano real estate agents | | | | - Roof and Attic. |
| advise buyers to always get a home inspection. | | | | Framing, ventilation, type of roof construction, |
| Many purchase contracts contain a couple of | | | | flashing and gutters. |
| pages that talk about the importance of getting a | | | | - Plumbing. |
| home inspection. A home buyer does not make | | | | Identification of pipe materials used for potable, |
| it to closing escrow without hearing about the | | | | drain, waste and vent pipes. including condition. |
| need for a home inspection. But what does a | | | | Toilets, showers, sinks, faucets and traps. |
| home inspection report disclose? Home buyers | | | | - Systems and Components. |
| are often clueless about home construction and | | | | Water heaters, furnaces, air conditioning, duct |
| its components, and have difficulty deciphering | | | | work, chimney, fireplace and sprinklers. |
| their home inspection report. They don't know | | | | - Appliances. |
| how to figure decide which defects are serious or | | | | Dishwasher, range and oven, built-in microwaves, |
| just simple deferred maintenance. To add even | | | | garbage disposal and smoke detectors. |
| more confusion all home inspections are different | | | | Your Checklist Items Needing Service |
| and can vary dramatically from state to state | | | | Home inspection reports do not describe the |
| and city to city. | | | | condition of every component if it's in excellent |
| List of Items Not Inspected | | | | shape, but should note every item that is |
| 1. In many states home inspectors are not | | | | defective or needing service. The serious |
| required to be licensed. Licensed or not, a | | | | problems are: |
| home inspector's standard practice typically does | | | | - Health and safety issues |
| not include the following, for which a specific | | | | - Moisture / drainage issues |
| license to inspect and identify is required: | | | | - Roofs with a short life expectancy |
| - Asbestos | | | | - Furnace / A/C malfunctions |
| - Radon | | | | - Foundation deficiencies |
| - Wood Destroying Infestations | | | | Checklist Items Sellers Should Fix |
| - Mold & Mildew | | | | Repair issues can be serious, a deal breaker for |
| - Rodents | | | | some buyers, causing them to back out of the |
| - Lead | | | | contract. But before considering backing out talk |
| Your General Home Inspection Checklist | | | | to your Plano Realtor, family, friends and call a |
| - Structural Elements. | | | | few contractors to discuss which types of |
| Construction of walls, ceilings, floors, roof and | | | | defects are minor and which should be of greater |
| foundation. | | | | concern. If you are considering buying a Plano |
| - Exterior Evaluation. | | | | Foreclosure these Home Inspecting rules still |
| Wall covering, landscaping, grading, elevation, | | | | apply. Don’t assume “the house needs |
| drainage, driveways, fences, sidewalks, fascia, | | | | everything” and thing you have priced in the |
| trim, doors, windows, lights and exterior | | | | repairs. You will l shocked as to what |
| receptacles. | | | | “everything entails and it’s cost. When |
| - Electrical. | | | | buying any Plano Real Estate always, always, |
| Main panel, circuit breakers, types of wiring, | | | | always get that home inspection done. |