Home Inspections by JML, INC.

WHAT WE INSPECT

EXTERIORS

  • The exterior wall-covering materials, flashing and trim
  • All exterior doors
  • Adjacent walkways and driveways
  • Stairs, steps, stoops, stairways, and ramps

  • VIEW ALL

    • Porches, patios, decks, balconies, and carports
    • Railings, guards, and handrails
    • The eaves, soffits, and fascia
    • Windows
    • Vegetation, surface drainage, retaining walls and grading of the property, where they may adversely affect the structure due to moisture intrusion

ROOFING

  • The roof-covering materials
  • The gutters
  • The downspouts
  • The vents, flashing, skylights, and other roof penetrations

  • VIEW ALL

    • Chimney
    • The general structure of the roof from the readily accessible panels, doors, or stairs
    • I’ll walk the roof if allowable and weather permitting

HEATING & COOLING

  • The heating system, using normal operating controls
  • The location of the thermostat for the heating system
  • The energy source
  • The heating method

  • VIEW ALL

    • The cooling system, using normal operating controls
    • The location of the thermostat for the cooling system

KITCHEN & APPLIANCES

  • Flooring
  • Cabinets & Countertops
  • Lighting
  • Sinks, faucets, plumbing

  • VIEW ALL

    • Electrical
    • All permanent appliances

PLUMBING

  • The main water supply shut-off valve
  • The water heating equipment
  • Interior water supply
  • All toilets

  • VIEW ALL

    • All sinks, tubs, and showers for functional
    • The drain, waste, and vent system
    • Drainage sump pumps with accessible floats.

ELECTRICAL

  • The Service drop
  • The overhead service conductors and attachment point
  • The service head, gooseneck and drip loops
  • The service mast, service conduit and raceway

  • VIEW ALL

    • The electric meter and base
    • Service-entrance conductors
    • The main service disconnect
    • Panelboards and over-current protection devices (circuit breakers and fuses)
    • Service grounding and bonding
    • All accessible switches, lighting fixtures and receptacles, including receptacles observed and deemed to be arc-fault circuit interrupter (AFCI)-protected using the AFCI test button, where possible
    • All accessible ground-fault circuit interrupter receptacles (GFCIs) using a GFCI tester

ATTIC, INSULATION & VENTILATION

  • Insulation in unfinished spaces
  • Ventilation of unfinished spaces
  • Mechanical exhaust systems in the kitchen, bathrooms, etc.
  • Including attics, crawlspaces and foundation areas

GARAGE

  • Door type & material
  • Door opener testing
  • Side/rear door condition
  • Walls, windows, ceilings, separation walls

DOORS, WINDOWS & INTERIOR

  • All accessible doors and windows by opening and closing them
  • Floors, walls, and ceilings
  • Stairs, landings, stairways, and ramps
  • Railings, guards, and handrails

FIREPLACE

  • Readily accessible and visible portions of the fireplaces
  • Lintels above the fireplace openings
  • Damper doors by opening and closing them
  • Clean-out doors and frames

VISUAL INSPECTION FOR EVIDENCE OF

  • Mold and Asbestos
  • Critters
  • Wood Destroying Organisms

  • VIEW ALL

    • Carpenter Ants
    • Carpenter Bees
    • Powder Post Beetles
    • Termites

MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION FOR YOUR FUTURE