In order to feel comfortable hiring a home inspector in Brooklyn, it is important to understand what to expect from an inspector and what your rights are as a client. Many home inspectors, both legitimate and illegitimate, will prey upon clients who do not know what a proper inspection would consist of. By doing cheap and careless inspections, it is possible to carry out a great many "inspections" and turn a larger profit. You can guard yourself, your family and your investment by being acquainted with the home inspection process before the actual inspection is carried out.
A home inspection is not a walk-through and a verbal assurance that all is sound in the structure with, perhaps, a few comments about loose base boards or creaky hinges. A home inspection should include, but is not limited to, the heating system, the plumbing work, the electrical system, the hot water tank, the structural integrity, the roof, the doors and windows, the exterior landscape and the drainage systems. Moreover, a home inspector is not an engineer. He or she is there to make visual observations and record them for the inspection report.
The post-inspection report is the article you are buying when you hire a home inspector in Brooklyn. The report should be provided to you, the client, within five business days of the inspection. It should consist, essentially, of a list of observations about the home and its amenities as they rate to present and future living conditions in the residence. More specifically, the report should outline which systems and components of the residence were observed and what the condition of those systems and components appeared to be in at the time of the inspection. It should be noted, that a home inspection will not include ancillary services, such as air testing for mold spores or assessing radon gas concentrations.
Before you have a home inspection conducted, it would be prudent to clearly define and outline with the inspector what exactly will be included in the inspection so there are no surprises when the report is produced. Most professional home inspectors will protect themselves by going over with the client what their service will include. However, as we have seen, some individuals and firms will prey on clients who have little knowledge of the process and what to expect from a home inspection in Brooklyn.
The post-inspection report is confidential. The client must pre-approve of any disclosure of the report to any other party, interested or otherwise. If the home inspector you hire does not seem concerned about these sorts of details, he likely isn't all that ethical and you should probably look for a more professional inspector to hire.
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