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Inspection on Friday
First timer here!
Can anyone fill me on what will happen at inspection? Anything I need to do, personally?
Off to Google...
Re: Inspection on Friday
Inspection day is such a learning experience. Make sure you follow your inspector all around the house, even up into the attic, if possible. Ours have always started with an inspection of the outside, looking at issues with brick/siding, roofing, water drainage/grading around the home, deck boards, etc. They will note anuything unusual (good or bad), point out spots you may want to improve on, point out key features of your property, etc. then they move to the inside and go room by room through the entire house. Ours turned on every single faucet and water-based appliance at the same time to check on water flow and drainage. He checked the operation of all appliances, did a quick check to make sure that the big ones were securely installed, looked at wiring and the fuse box, looked at the HVAC system and tested it to make sure that it was functioning within normal ranges, tested every GFCI outlet to assure proper functioning, checked for drain leaks at each sink, got up in the attic to inspect the underside of the roof, insillation, etc. He also showed us where the main water cutoff valve was located, explained that we would need a specific type of toilet if we wanted to put a bathroom in our basement because of the way the basement flushout was designed, put us on notice that the house has polybutelene piping in the walls that will need to be replaced when we reno the kitchen and bathrooms, and figured out that our home was a modular construction (we were so surprised!). A good inspector is worth his/her weight in gold!
You don't really need to bring anything except your checkbook. Our inspector brought a camera to document any improper stuff and gave us a 20 page report that documented the condition of the house as well as his recommendations for major repairs, minor issues, suggested upgrades (e.g. painting the window sill endcaps to seal the wood better), and a routine home maintenance list.
You can bring your own camera to take more/better photos of the house for your own planning, bring a tape measurer and notebook to measure certain rooms, and that sort of thing if you want to. But only do those things before or after your inspection. You don't want to miss a thing that your inspector tells you because you were busy measuring a wall. KWIM?
Lovekiss described most of it. I found that printing out my own inspection checklist and doing my own before the inspector came was really helpful. Then I knew which areas I wanted to be sure to point out when he was there. (Not that I really needed to he was awesome, but it gave me peace of mind)