Don't get me wrong, I do like football, I'm even getting ready for the draft in my fantasy football league, but I regret to inform you that this home inspection blog is not about football.

Today we will talk about jetted bathtubs... well, sort of.  We will use jetted bathtubs as an example of the extra steps we take to provide you with a superior home iinspection report.  Below is an example of a picture we include with all of our home inspections that have a jetted tub.

Wow, doesn't that make you just want to go in and soak in the tub!

We take pictures of these type of items because of all the foreclosures we have here in Southern California, but in reality, for any type of sale.  The pictures proves that the jetted tubs were operating at the time of the home inspection.  Therefore, if you do your final walk-through and notice the tub is damaged or the jets don't operate anymore, you can ask the seller to repair the item since it was previously operational.  This is especially good for difficult short sale sellers who may decide to do some damages before they leave, or for vacant foreclosures that get broken into or vandalized (unfortunately not too uncommon around here in some areas).  Otherwise I can almost guarantee you'll here these words, "The inoperable jetted tub was a pre-existing condition, therefore we won't cover it!"

We also take pictures of A/C condensers, furnaces, kitchen appliances, water heaters and other high-cost items since they are sometimes stolen from vacant houses.  We have modified the way we perform home inspections and our report to change with the changing housing market.

I hope this gives you a little more information about a professional home inspection and its value.  Be safe out there.

Posted by Joseph Lang of Pillar To Post Professional Home Inspection

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Pillar To Post is your local franchise providing home inspections for clients and real estate professionals located in Rancho Cucamonga, Upland, Montclair, Chino, Chino Hills, La Verne, Claremont, San Dimas, Glendora, Azusa, Diamond Bar, Brea, Fullerton, Placentia, Fontana, Rialto, Corona, Norco and surronding areas.