If you are having a maintenance or home health inspection of your home, here are some ways to make your home inspection go smoother.
- Ensure the inspector has access not only to the house but also to the furnace, water heater, and air-conditioning units (especially in closets, attics, and crawlspaces).
- Remove items blocking access to HVAC equipment, electric service, panels, water heaters, etc.
- Check that the garage is open and that any water heater, utility panel, shutoffs, and resets for ground-fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) within are accessible.
- Unlock areas the inspector must access, such as attic doors or hatches, electric service panels, closets, fence gates, and crawlspaces.
- Ensure that all utility services are on, with gas pilot lights burning.
- Make sure that pets won’t hinder the inspection. Ideally, they should be removed from the premises or secured outside.
- Replace burned-out bulbs to avoid a “light did not operate” report that may suggest an electrical problem.
- Remove stored items, debris, and wood from the foundation. These conditions are conducive to wood-destroying insects.
- Trim tree limbs to 10 feet from the roof and shrubs to 1 foot from the house to allow access.
Checking these areas before your home inspection will optimize the time we inspect your home.
