We want you to understand the ins and outs of your new home. We schedule time during and after our inspections to walk through the home with you so that we can discuss areas where you might have questions or concerns. Along with your home inspection report, we include recommended maintenance for your home. Even if you plan on hiring a handyman to maintain your home, it is important to know the maintenance schedules for your home as a system.
We are pleased to be one of the few “New Home Inspectors” in the state. Your new site built home may come with a one or two-year warranty, but the peace of mind you earned by purchasing a new home could last only as long as the warranty.
Closing on your home can sometimes take from 45 to 60 days. During the time between our home inspection and your closing, some damage or changes in condition may occur. For example, when the previous owners are moving out, walls and doors could be damaged, as well as some appliances, if utilities are cut off during this time. We recommend that you walk through the home with your real-estate agent to observe the condition before you close.
We inspect all the structural components of your home: the foundation, floors, walls, ceilings, and roof.
We inspect exterior components, such as wall cladding, flashing, trim, exterior doors, decks, steps, porches, railings, eaves, soffits, and fascia. We check for items that could pose adverse conditions, as vegetation, grading, surface drainage, and retaining walls.
Our roof inspection consists of inspecting the roofing materials, roof drainage systems, flashing, skylights, chimneys, and roof penetrations. We will identify roofing materials and describe the methods used to inspect the roofing.
Plumbing component inspections consist of the interior water supply and distribution systems to include: fixtures and faucets, interior drainage, waste, vent systems, water heating equipment and hot-water supply systems (including energy sources) and piping materials. The inspection also includes fuel storage and distribution systems, sewage ejectors, sump pumps, and related piping when present. We also report the location of main water and fuel shut-off valves.
Heating – We inspect installed heating equipment, vent systems, flues, chimneys, and distribution systems. We will identify energy sources and heating systems.
Cooling – We will inspect central and permanently installed cooling equipment and distribution systems. We will identify energy sources and cooling systems.
Insulation – We identify and inspect insulation or the absence of insulation and vapor retarders in unfinished spaces; ventilation of attics and foundation areas; kitchen, bathroom, laundry, clothes dryer, and similar exhaust systems.
We inspect walls ceilings, floors, steps, stairways, railings, installed cabinets, garage doors and garage door operators, installed ovens, ranges, surface cooking appliances, microwave ovens, dish washing machines, and food waste grinders by using normal operating controls to activate the primary function.
We inspect fuel-burning fireplaces, stoves, and fireplace inserts, fuel-burning accessories installed in fireplaces, and chimneys and vent systems.
Your Certified Home Inspection includes a Buy Back Guarantee provided by the International Association of Certified Home Inspectors. If RPM Construction Technologies misses anything, they will buy your home back. For details, visit nachi.org/buy.
