What I Do
I find the problems before they find you.
Because what you don't know can hurt you.
Here's What I'm Looking At
Following are some of the systems and components ("items") that I inspect and report on during the course of my inspection. These items are examined for material defects that would significantly affect the value, desirability, or safety of the home:
STRUCTURE — including but not limited to: foundations; floor structures; wall structures; ceiling structures; roof structures.
EXTERIOR — including but not limited to: Wall coverings (siding), flashing, and trim; exterior doors including basement and crawlspace accesses, and windows; attached and adjacent stoops, steps, ramps, porches, and their associated guards and handrails, eaves, soffits, and fascias where accessible from the ground level; eaves, soffits, and fascias where accessible from the ground level; vegetation, grading, surface drainage, and retaining walls that are likely to adversely affect the residential building; walkways, patios, and driveways.
DECK AND BALCONY — including but not limited to: framing including ledger boards, joists, and beams; supporting members; footings and piers; walking surface; guards and handrails; stairs and landings.
ROOFING — including but not limited to: roofing materials; roof drainage systems; flashing; skylights, chimneys, and other roof penetrations.
PLUMBING — including but not limited to: interior water service and predominant distribution systems including fixtures and faucets; predominant interior drain, waste and vent systems including fixtures; water heating equipment and hot water supply systems; vent systems, flues, and chimneys; above ground fuel storage and fuel distribution systems; sewage ejectors, sump pumps and related piping; functional flow and functional drainage of interior fixtures.
ELECTRICAL — including but not limited to: service drop; service entrance conductors, cables, and raceways; service equipment and main disconnects; service bonding and grounding; interior components of load centers (service panels and subpanels); conductors; overcurrent protection devices (fuses and circuit breakers); representative number of installed lighting fixtures, switches and receptacles, ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCIs) and arc fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) when possible.
HEATING, VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) — including but not limited to: permanently installed heating and cooling systems; vent systems, flues, and chimneys; distribution systems; whole house fans.
INTERIOR — including but not limited to: walls, ceilings and floors; ramps, steps, stairways, landings, guards and handrails; countertops and a representative number of installed cabinets; a representative number of doors and windows; walls, ceilings and floors; permanently installed household appliances (i.e. ovens, ranges, surface cooking appliances, microwave ovens, dishwashing machines and food waste disposers) by using normal operating controls to activate the primary function.
INSULATION — including but not limited to: insulation and vapor retarders in crawl spaces, foundation areas and unfinished attic spaces.
VENTING SYSTEMS — including but not limited to: ventilation in crawl spaces, foundation areas and unfinished attic spaces; mechanical or similar exhaust systems for the kitchen(s), bathroom(s) and laundry areas; clothes dryer exhaust systems.
FIREPLACES AND FUEL-BURNING APPLIANCES — including but not limited to: fuel-burning fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts; fuel-burning accessories installed in fireplaces; chimneys and vent systems; permanently installed electric fireplaces; mantle, hearth, and fireplace surround.
GARAGE AND CARPORT — including but not limited to: systems and components specified in the applicable sections of this Standard where they exist, such as Structure, Exterior, Roofing, Plumbing, Electrical, HVAC, Interior, Insulation, Venting Systems, etc.; garage vehicle doors including automatic door openers and entrapment protection mechanisms, excluding remote control devices.
For more detailed information about what it is we inspect (and do not inspect), you can download a copy of the ASHI Standards of Practice at the link provided below.
The American Society of Home Inspectors®, Inc. (ASHI®) is a nationally recognized, not‐for‐profit professional society established in 1976.
Once we've completed the inspection, the home inspection report will follow soon afterwards, usually within 24 hours. Our detailed narrative report, which includes photos, takes the guess work out of reading an inspection report, making it easier for you to better understand the condition of the home and assist you in your purchase decision. We speed up the delivery process by sending you the report via email. Or, if you prefer, we can send you a link so that you can download it directly from our website.
We urge you to compare our inspection report with inspection reports issued by the other inspection companies in the area. You may be surprised to discover that many companies are still issuing their customers reports commonly referred to as "checklists". Checklist reports are considered obsolete, and do not provide you with the level of information you need to make a fully informed purchase decision.
To view a sample Inspection Report issued by Camelot Home Inspection Services, or to review a copy of the Real Estate Inspection Agreement used by Camelot Home Inspection Services, please click on the links below.
A sample home inspection report. This is the home inspection agreement used by Camelot Home Inspection Services.
