Outdoor lighting is good, I think that's something everyone can agree on.  It's great when you are trying to get the key into the lock at night, when you want the kids to play outside at night, to just sit and relax outside at night... any activity that you would like to do outside during night that requires sight.

So what happens when you come home late at night and the front porch light is not on?  How do you see what you're doing so you can open the door?  Isn't there some way to turn on the light?  Oh no, the light switch is inside the house on the other side of the wall!  Darn!

Well I've got the answer for you!  How about the great invention pictured below that I saw during a home inspection:

Isn't that great!  A light switch outside so you never have to worry about forgetting to put the light on and being stuck in the dark.  What a great invention!

Okay, okay, in case you couldn't tell that was all sarcastic.  The light switch at the exterior of the house is a nice way to get electrocuted in the rain.  A weatherproof cover would help, but practically, when it's rainng you will still be touching the light switch with a wet hand and thus still have an electrocution hazard.  It's one of those things that sounds good on paper, but...

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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