RICK JACQUEMARD, Flatirons Home Inspections
BOULDER – A professional home inspection will reveal a lot about your future home. Besides learning about the mechanical operations of your home the inspection will reveal any obvious defects. A recent national survey of home inspectors revealed what are the eight top home inspection problems.
1) Improper surface grading and drainage. This was by far the most frequently found problem.
2) Improper and undersized electrical wiring. Many inspectors, about 20 percent, found this to be the most common home inspection problem.
3) Older and damaged roofs. About 9 percent of inspectors cited this as the most-common home inspection problem.
4) Deficient and older heating systems. Problems include broken or malfunctioning controls, blocked chimneys, unsafe exhaust flues and cracked heat exchangers.
5) Poor Overall Maintenance including cracked, peeling or dirty painted surfaces, crumbling masonry, make-shift wiring or plumbing.
6) Damage to structural components such as foundation walls, floor joists, rafters or window and door headers.
7) Plumbing defects including the existence of old or incompatible piping materials, faulty fixtures and waste lines and improperly strapped hot water heaters.
8) Exteriors items such as doors and wall surfaces, inadequate caulking and/or poor weather stripping.
Be sure your inspector has thoroughly covered these areas in their report. It is recommended you have a list of questions
for the inspector.
For more information on home inspections contact Rick Jacquemard at 720.280.3544, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.flatironshi.com.
