One would be suprised how frequently I come across a broken or cracked window or window pane during a home inspection. As a home inspector you have the chance to see many things wrong with a home, and cracked windows are just one item on a list of many that home inspectors keep their eyes out for. I recently performed a home inspection for a very nice client looking at purchasing a twinhome in the Mankato area that was built just a few years ago. The home was in relatively good condition and the potential buyer thought everything would be just fine. My hopes were the same, but as I am very familiar with even new-construction homes or homes that are relatively new can also contain problems both major and minor.
While a cracked window pane can sometimes be a minor repair a shattered window is typically a different story. So, as the home inspection was concluding and I performed my exterior and roof walk I looked over some of the exterior windows that were difficcult to assess from the interior and lo and behold a window just below the eave was shattered. The buyer was extremely happy for what I found as he had been in the home 3 times already and looked it over well and didn't notice the window. This is just one more situation that shows how important inspections can be for a home even if is relatively new or newly built and can potentially save home buyers hundreds if not thousands of dollars.
Randy King, Progressive Home Services. Greater Mankato, New Ulm, and St. Peter Home Inspections.
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