Most experts recommend having a home inspection, whether it is a new or older home. A helpful factor is determining whether
or not you want a home inspection, requires that you understand exactly what a home inspection is
(and what it is not):
A home inspection is:
...a reasonable effort to disclose the condition of the readily accessible areas that exist on the day of the inspection.
A home inspection is not:
...a compliance inspection for past or present governmental codes or regulations of any kind. A home inspection will
not reveal information on the concealed areas or any items not inspected.
Understanding the above, most people hire a home inspector to check the general interior and exterior elements of their
home as well as it's major systems. Click here to see our
"Home Inspection Checklist" for a more detailed explanation of those items of your home that are checked in a routine home inspection.
Viscomi Inspection Services finds just as many safety violations and items needing correction or repair in newly built
homes, as we do in older existing homes. The builder subcontracts to the lowest bidders, and doesn't have enough time to watch
all of the crews. These crews subsequently are interested in getting done fast so they can get paid fast. Sometimes
they take shorcuts that will compromise quality - or perform the work in an "unworkmanlike manner". Viscomi Inspections
Services records any "unworkmanlike" or "quality:" conditions in our report(s) as a defect, and we
report it to you and to your builder.
As new home inspections increase in popularity and necessity, many builders are learning to appreciate the impartial
home inspector as a means to ensure "Quality" from his sub-contractors.
In existing homes, the same is thing is true of many contractor remodelers. Believe it or not, many times the "handy
homeowners" who do their own repairs - are the worst at following any codes, practices or safety rules simply because
they are unaware of them, or for cost avoidance reasons.
Many homeowners are also under the misperception that the City or Municipal building inspections they receive are similar
to the home inspection services offered by the Home Inspector. The truth is that Municipal or City inspectors are
not there to judge quality, only completion of work to meet the minimum code requirements.
In the end, whether you have a newly built home or an existing home, remember that there is no pass or fail
in a home inspection. Quite frankly,
all homes have some problems. The question is "What and how serious are they"? Answering this question, and lessening
the homebuyer's risk and liability in such a major investment, is exactly what our home inspection service is all
about.
