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The Inspection

A Learning Experience

This is your opportunity to gather information about one of the most important and expensive financial decisions you will make during your lifetime. The time spent at your Inspection is an invaluable learning experience.

This is your only opportunity to learn about the house that will be your home. You may have viewed it once or twice with your Realtor, but chances are that you did not have the time or the expertise to determine and comprehend the true condition of the property.

Inpsection

Everything you learn about the house through your Home Inspection is knowledge that can be used by and to your advantage, and will aid you in successfully negotiating the purchase. Our Home Inspection is designed to give you immediate, current information about the property so that you are a well-informed home buyer.

The Detail Makes Us Different

You will appreciate the detailed yet simple to follow electronic report, complete with pictures, emailed to you at the end of your Inspection. There is no waiting for the report to arrive a day later. Your house will be Inspected thoroughly from top to bottom, inside and out, one room at a time.

You may be surprised at just how much we inspect, not to mention the detail.

Take our “walk through” Inspection further down this page.

The following components will all be inspected:

  • Air Conditioning system and its components
  • Attic, insulation, ventilation
  • Built in kitchen appliances, counter tops and cabinets
  • Heating systems and its components
  • Safety items, stairs, smoke detectors, railings
  • Driveway, Garage
  • Electrical system and it’s components
  • Exterior siding, windows and doors
  • Fireplace, smoke chamber and chimney
  • Foundation, Basement, Crawl space
  • Grading
  • Porch, Patio, Deck
  • Roof, Flashing, Gutters, down spouts
  • Walls, Floors, Ceilings, Doors, Closets

Some Home Inspectors believe that random testing of receptacles, windows etc is adequate (it meets the national Home Inspection standards). We do not think this good enough for you. If it is at all possible for us to inspect it or test it we will. We are detailed and feel that random testing can all too easily miss a major problem and that will not be in your best interest.

To find out more, take our “Walk Through” Home Inspection.

Start the “Walk Through” Inspection

Inspection Report

Tools of The Trade

We arrive fully equipped to do the best possible Inspection for you. Along with the “extend-able ladder and flashlight” our tool bag has numerous other tools. Voltage testers, circuit testers, wiring analyzer, receptacle tester, pressure and flow meters, carbon monoxide and gas detectors, leak detector “soap”, invasive and non invasive moisture meters, smoke alarm tester, water softener test kit, hoses, water and gas keys, high power binoculars, coveralls and hard hat!

(Note: not all these tools will necessarily be used during every inspection)

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Standard for Inspecting

We strive to meet or exceed the Inspection standards set by the American Society of Home Inspectors (ASHI) and their standards of practice in an effort to give you the most detailed report.

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Inspectors’ Recent Posts


Gas Line Dirt Legs

March 28, 2025 By David Roche

Gas and particularly natural gas piping may have traces of sediment or particulates in it, especially if work has been done to the underground piping under the street. To trap any contaminates before they flow into the appliance, blocking the burner and creating problems for the home owner a series of dirt legs are installed. […]Read More about Gas Line Dirt Legs

Thermostat Placement Is Crucial

March 13, 2025 By David Roche

A badly placed thermostat plays havoc with the heating and cooling of a house. In this case the wall light creates a warm zone beside the thermostat causing it to register hotter than the rest of the house. This means that it reaches what it registers as the set temperature shutting the furnace down before […]Read More about Thermostat Placement Is Crucial

Bath Overflow Loose

January 25, 2025 By David Roche

All too often the overflow on the bathtub is loose or worse yet loose and the gasket damaged. If the bath is filled up to the overflow and it is loose the water will go down behind the tub which if it’s on the second floor could damage the ceiling. The water can also create […]Read More about Bath Overflow Loose

Bonding Gas Piping

January 8, 2025 By David Roche

A bonding wire is often mistaken for a ground wire, it does not go to ground but back to the electric panel. When it is connected to black iron *(steel)* piping the paint under the clamp must be removed with a rasp or sandpaper to make a good contact, paint reduces the contact rendering the […]Read More about Bonding Gas Piping

High Efficiency Furnaces In Attic

December 31, 2024 By David Roche

High efficiency furnaces recognisable by the white PVC flue pipe, installed in an unheated attic is not your best choice of location, it may be the only place to put it which does not change the fact that it is not ideal. Yes, many builders and furnace installers are installing them in the attic without […]Read More about High Efficiency Furnaces In Attic

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Xenia, OH 45385

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Dayton, OH 45402

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