What's Inspected

The best way to understand what's included in Your metro Charlotte home inspection is the look at the sample report.  Your metro Charlotte home inspection is a 400 to 500 point inspection. 
There are quite a few systems inspected in your home: electrical, plumbing, roofing, exterior, interior, garage, structural components, heating and air conditioning, insulation and venilation and built-in kitchen appliances. You'll learn about the condition of the roof coverings, flashings, skylights, chimneys, roof penetrations and drainage systems of the roofing system.  You'll learn the styles and materials of the exterior of your home, the status of the driveway, appearance, types of entry doors, and siding styles.  You'll learn the condition of the exterior wall cladding, flashing and trim, doors, windows, decks, balconies, stoops, steps, areaways, porches, patio /covers and applicable railings.  You'll also learn about the exterior vegetation, grading, drainage, driveways, patio floor, walkways, and retaining walls(with their respect to the condition of the building), eaves, soffits, and facias.  You'll learn about the condition of your garage ceiling, flooring, garage doors, doors from garage into the house, and garage door openers.  You will also learn the condition of the walls, ceiling, and floors, steps, stairways, balconies, and railings, counters and a representative number of installed cabinets and a representative number of doors and windows of the interior of your home. Your Charlotte home inspector will open a representative number of windows and interior doors and report signs of abnormal or harmful water penetration into the building or signs of abnormal or harmful condensation on building components. Your Charlotte home inspector is not required to observe: Paint, wallpaper, and other finish treatments on the interior walls, ceilings, and floors; Carpeting; or Draperies, blinds, or other window treatments. These are considered to cosmetic items.  The function and safety of your home is being inspected.  Cosmetics issues most homeowners can handle without a home inspection.  Your main interest will be in the function and safety of the home so that is your Charlotte home inspector's is looking at.
This is just the beginning.  We still have the structural components, plumbing system, electrical system, heating and air conditioning, insulation and venilation and built-in kitchen appliances. It takes about three hours or more to inspect a home.   Maybe you can now understand why.  Take a look at the sample report.  Look at the fine print near the beginning of each component heading.  It details the way the inspection is done.