11 Month Home Maintenance
Make sure you exit your warranty coverage with confidence in the systems covered by your builders one-year warranty. If you’re enjoying your first year in a brand-new built home, remember that most builder warranties on major mechanical systems will expire in a year. Don’t get caught responsible for costs that could’ve been covered by your builder warranty. Contact Allinspected for a 11-Month Home Evaluation. Remember…when it’s safe to we climb on roofs, we remove electric panel face plates, and we use thermal imaging to go above and beyond the North Carolina Standards of Practice.
Allinspected Home Inspection Checklist
Allinspected home inspectors, when conditions are safe to, will climb on roofs, remove electric panel face plates, and will Always use thermal imaging within our inspections, consistently performing beyond the scope of North Carolina’s Standards of Practice.
Below are the areas of home inspection that are always included per North Carolina Standards of Practice. Within each of the categories listed, our home inspectors will have to Inspect, Describe, Probe, Operate, Open, Enter and Report on the following:
Inspect -Foundation, Floors, Walls, Columns/Piers, Ceilings, Roof
Describe– Foundation, Floor Structure, Wall Structure, Columns/Piers, Ceilings, Roof Structure
Probe- Where deterioration is suspected
Enter- Crawl Spaces, Basements, Attics
Inspect- Wall Cladding, Flashings, Trim, Entryway doors, Garage Door, Decks, Balconies, Stoops, Steps, Areaways, Porches, Railings, Eaves, Soffits, Fasciae, Driveways, Patios, Walkways, Retaining Walls, Vegetation, Grading and Drainage
Describe- Wall Cladding Material
Operate- All Entryway Doors, Garage Doors *testing automatic reverse function
Probe- Exterior wood components where deterioration is suspected
Inspect- Roof Coverings, Drainage Systems, Flashings, Chimneys, Penetrations
Describe- Roof Covering Type (Material)
Report- Methods used to inspect the roof
Inspect- Interior Water Supply, Distribution System to include: Piping Materials, Supports, Insulation, Fixtures/Faucets, Functional Flow, Leaks, Cross Connections, Drain, Waste and Venting, Hot Water Equipment, Normal Operating Controls, Automatic Safety Controls, Chimneys, Flues, Vents, Fuel Storage and Sump Pumps
Describe- Water Supply and Distribution Piping Materials, Drain-Waste-Vent Piping Materials, Water Heating Equipment, Fuel Source, Storage Capacity, Location of Main Water Shut-Off
Operate- All Plumbing Fixtures and All Exterior Faucets
Inspect- Service Conductors, Grounding Equipment, Main Overcurrent Device, Main & Distribution Panels, Amperage & Voltage Rating of Electrical Service, Branch Service Conductors, Ampacity Compatibility
Operate- Ceiling Fans, Lighting Fixtures, Switches/Receptacles, Polarity/Grounding of all Receptacles within 6 feet of Interior Plumbing Fixtures, all Exterior/Garage Receptacles, Smoke Detectors, Permanently Installed CO Alarms
Report- Any Single-Strand Aluminum Branch Circuit Wiring, Absence/Presence of Smoke Detectors and CO Alarms
Inspect- Heating Equipment, Normal Operating Controls, Chimneys, Flues, Vents, Solid Fuel Heating Devices, Heating Distribution Systems, Fans, Pumps, Ducts, Piping, Supports, Insulation, Air Filters, Registers, Radiators, Fan Coils, Convectors, Heat Source in Each Room, Energy Source, Distribution Type
Operate- Normal Operating Controls
Open- Readily Accessible Access Panel
Inspect- Central Air, Through-The-Wall Systems, Air Handling Equipment, Normal Operating Controls, Distribution Systems, Fans, Pumps, Duts, Piping, Supports, Dampers, Insulation, Air Filters, Registers, Fan Coil Units, Absence/Presence Installed Cooling Source for Each Habitable Space
Describe- Energy Sources, Cooling Equipment Type
Operate- Normal Operating Controls
Open- Readily Openable Access Panels
Inspect- Walls, Ceiling, Floors, Steps, Stairways, Balconies, Railings, Counters and Cabinets, Doors, Windows
Operate- Windows and Doors
Report- Signs of water penetration, harmful condensation
Inspect- Insulation and Vapor Retarder in Unfinished Spaces, Ventilation of Attics and Foundations, Kitchen, Laundry, Bathroom Venting Systems
Describe- Insulation in Unfinished Spaces, Absence of Insulation in Unfinished Spaces at Conditioned Surfaces
Operate- Readily Accessible Attic Ventilation Fan, Thermostatic Controls
Move- Insulation where evidence suggests, and at: earth-filled stoops, plumbing drain/waste pipe penetrations, porches and exterior doors.
Inspect/Operate- Dishwasher, Range, Microwave, Garbage Disposal, Ventilation Equipment
