Inspect Before You Buy: Insider Secrets You Need to Know About Home Inspection

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This book is for prospective home buyers, real estate investors, and those interested in starting their own home inspection business. Home inspections are an important step in the home-buying process. Everyone agrees that you should use a home inspection service before buying a home. Home inspectors conduct a thorough examination of your home to detect any problems before you purchase.

A detailed home inspection usually takes a few hours, and you get a written report. But there are two problems: first the cost a good home inspection can cost several hundred dollars depending on the size of the house. And who has extra money when you are trying to afford a new home? Second, they are not flawless mistakes are made. It is difficult to test everything in a house in just a couple of hours. No one will examine a house like the prospective owner.

Now you can be armed with the right information and save a lot of money and time. Through explanations, the experiences of others, and dozens of forms and checklists you will learn all about:

• Foundations: floors, walls, paint, windows, decks, garage doors, roofing, flashings, chimneys.
• Plumbing: piping, fixtures, faucets, water heating and fuel storage systems, pools and equipment.
• Wiring: main service panels, conductors, switches, receptacles, heating, air conditioning and heat pumps, ceilings.
• Floors: railings, doors and windows, attics, walls, foundations, kitchens, and bathrooms.

In addition you will gain valuable information about: septic systems, wells, water quality testing, mold, radon testing, asbestos, termites, carbon monoxide testing, and lead testing.

Table of Contents

• Foreword.
• Introduction.
• Chapter 1: Serious Concerns.
• Chapter 2: Inspecting the Inside of the Home.
• Chapter 3: The Kitchen.
• Chapter 4: The Bathroom.
• Chapter 5: The Basement / Crawl Space.
• Chapter 6: Electrical Wiring.
• Chapter 7: Plumbing & Septic.
• Chapter 8: The Attic.
• Chapter 9: Heating & Cooling.
• Chapter 10: Appliances / Utility Room.
• Chapter 11: Exterior Door & Windows.
• Chapter 12: Siding.
• Chapter 13: Foundation & Decks.
• Chapter 14: The Garage.
• Chapter 15: The Roof.
• Chapter 16: The Surrounding Area.
• Appendix A.
• Appendix B.
• Appendix C.
• Appendix D.
• Author Biography & Dedication.
• Glossary.
• Index.