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Home Buyer Inspections in Newtown, CT
Home Buyer Inspections in Newtown, CT  Home inspections are an important part of purchasing a home.  Inspections are usually completed after you have an accepted offer and you typicaly have 7-10 days to complete them.  As the buyer, you either hire one company to complete all the inspections or you hire separate companies that specialize in the different components of the inspection.
So, what is checked during a typical home inspection?  Here's a list:
General Building Inspection - the inspector checks the foundation, the siding, the roof, the porch, the deck, the electrical panel, the appliances passing with the house, the plumbing, the doors, the windows, attic and basement. Septic Inspection - If the house is connected to the sewer system, this is not necessary.  If the house has a septic system, we recommend that you use a septic company to inspect the septic system.  Some companies will hire a septic company to do this - some will not.  Some inspection companies just flush a blue die down the toilet and then check the yard to see if they can see the die.  We recommend that the septic company open up the septic and check the components of the tank, check the ... more

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