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Electricity is an important element of every home. It provides lighting, heating and power for electric motors and electronics such as televisions and computers. Electricity is critical to our lives, if you have ever experienced a blackout you know how important it is for our comfort and safety. But with all the benefits it provides we must also respect it, electricity is dangerous. It has to be installed and used properly to be safe.

In the inspection we will check the following:

• Service entrance system;
• Main disconnects, main panel and sub panels, including interior components of main panel and sub panels;
• Service grounding;
• Wiring;
• Over-current protection devices (circuit breakers or fuses) and the compatibility of their ampacity with that of the connected wiring;
• Lighting fixtures, switches, and receptacles;
• Ground fault circuit interrupters.

The house plumbing system provides two critical purposes: supply freshwater and remove used water. On the supply side, the purpose is to get water for drinking, washing and cooking to the appropriate areas of the house. The waste side of the plumbing system gets rid of used liquid and solid waste. The majority of the piping in a home, both supply and waste, is concealed in walls, ceilings and underground.

Here are the key items we will be inspecting:

• Interior water supply and distribution systems including functional water flow and functional drainage;
• All interior fixtures and faucets;
• Drain, waste and vent systems;
• Domestic water heating systems;
• Combustion vent systems;
• Fuel distribution systems;
• Drainage sumps, sump pumps and related piping;

The basic purpose of a roof is to protect the building from rain, snow, sun and wind. Roofs also impact the appearance of a building. There are two main categories of roofing types: sloped and flat roofs. There are several types of materials used to cover roofs, from the very common asphalt shingle found in New Jersey to the less common Spanish style clay tiles. We inspect them all.

Here are the key categories of items we inspect:

Roofing Surface

Exterior of Chimneys

Skylights

Roof Drainage Systems

• Roofing surface;
  
• Roof drainage systems;
  
• Flashing;
  
• Skylights;
  
• Exterior of chimneys.

The exterior elements of a building work together to provide a watertight skin, if all the parts are doing their job. Water is the key element that will damage a home. Good exteriors are attractive, durable and require little maintenance. Exterior components are often the most neglected parts of a home.

Here are the key elements we will be inspecting:

• Exterior surfaces;
• Exterior doors;
• Windows;
• Attached or adjacent decks, balconies, stoops, steps, porches, and their railings;
• Vegetation, grading, drainage, and retaining walls as they effect the house;
• Attached or adjacent walkways, patios, and driveways;
• Garage doors including automatic door openers and entrapment protection
  mechanisms.

The structure of a home is its skeleton, which includes the foundations and footings as well as the floors, walls, and roof. Structures are judged by how well they are able to stand still. Successful structures do not move; unsuccessful ones do, sometimes dramatically.

Here are the key items we will inspect:

• Foundation;
• Floors;
  
• Walls;
  
• Ceilings;
  
• Roof.