{"id":180975,"date":"2010-01-14T17:02:23","date_gmt":"2010-01-14T22:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/ten-things-a-home-inspector-should-check\/"},"modified":"2010-01-14T17:02:23","modified_gmt":"2010-01-14T22:02:23","slug":"ten-things-a-home-inspector-should-check","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/180975","title":{"rendered":"Ten Things a Home Inspector Should Check"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, you\u2019ve found it! Your dream home. You made an offer before you left the building and now you need to get ready for settlement. But is the house as good a deal as it seems it is? Are any surprises lurking behind the walls? Time to call a home inspector. A good home inspector can help you figure out all the problem areas with the house you are planning to buy so you can make an informed decision. Here are ten things your inspector should check:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/01\/homeinspections.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border-right: 0px;border-top: 0px;margin-left: 0px;border-left: 0px;margin-right: 0px;border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"164\" alt=\"home inspections\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/files\/2010\/01\/homeinspections_thumb.jpg\" width=\"244\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The roof \u2013 If he doesn\u2019t at least whip out binoculars to check the roofline, your inspector hasn\u2019t done his job. You can\u2019t really tell the condition of a roof 20 feet above you by staring at it without binoculars.<\/li>\n<li>The attic \u2013 Attics that are improperly insulated can be a problem and you can also check the roof again from the inside.<\/li>\n<li>The exposed pipes \u2013 Seeing a pipe that has a drip or noticing that they are wrapped in asbestos is pretty easy when they\u2019re not in the walls.<\/li>\n<li>All electrical outlets \u2013 An outlet that doesn\u2019t work can be a sign that someone who isn\u2019t a licensed electrician did some creative wiring or it can mean that there is a more serious problem. <\/li>\n<li>The breaker box or fuse box \u2013 If there\u2019s a problem with wiring or fuses, your house can burn down. As someone who has experienced the joy of an exploding fuse box in the house I had prior to this one, I absolutely recommend making sure your inspector checks yours thoroughly. <\/li>\n<li>The furnace \u2013 CO2 problems, cold, cold nights and more. The inspector should take a good look at yours and let you know if you should plan on replacing it soon.<\/li>\n<li>The water heater \u2013 Same thing, except it is cold, cold showers instead of cold, cold nights!<\/li>\n<li>Water pressure\/hidden plumbing issues \u2013 You so don\u2019t want to buy a house with broken pipes leaking away in your walls.<\/li>\n<li>House foundation \u2013 Since biblical times, we\u2019ve known a strong foundation is important. Your inspector should get down into crawl spaces if that is the only way to check the house\u2019s supporting structure. You want to know that the foundation is sound. <\/li>\n<li>Signs of water damage or mold \u2013 Sometimes it is really easy to see or smell this problem. \u201cSee that fuzzy stuff growing all over? Mold.\u201d <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Is there something you wish a home inspector would have checked into when you were buying your house?<\/p>\n<p>Photo: SXC<\/p>\n<p>Post from: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\">Blisstree<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/articles\/ten-things-a-home-inspector-should-check\/\">Ten Things a Home Inspector Should Check<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oh, you\u2019ve found it! Your dream home. You made an offer before you left the building and now you need to get ready for settlement. But is the house as good a deal as it seems it is? Are any surprises lurking behind the walls? Time to call a home inspector. A good home inspector [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":138,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/138"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=180975"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/180975\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=180975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=180975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=180975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}