Home Inspection Report Information...
Introduction
There are over 30 different Home Inspection reporting systems available to the Home Inspector. Even though most of them follow the various published Standards of Practice, some may display vague format or verbiage and others are more content rich giving you a greater perspective.
Often times, most Home Inspectors will boast about using a computer generated report system instead of an onsite paper-type checklist format.
Statements such as this are deceptive, due to the fact that these computerized reports evolved directly from the paper format.
Many inexperienced Home Inspectors rely on computerized report systems to dazzle clients with numerous photos. However, photos clutter the reports by creating endless pages to review. You, the Home Buyer, have already observed these areas in question during the inspection.
If follow-up repairs are to be performed in correcting a defect, the tunnel-visioned focus of the photo may expressly limit repairs to that specific area and not correct related areas beyond.
The new generation of computerized reports has also created convenience for the novelist scholar-types. These Home Inspectors write endless narratives with up to 50 pages of print for reading.
In our busy lives of today, these Narrative reports are almost never reviewed by you the Home Buyer, Real Estate Agents, Attorneys, Sellers or Contractors. You will also find, that a good portion of these bloated-computerized reports presented to you,
will contain endless paragraphs of protectionist attempts by the Home Inspector to give reason for exclusions about why they could not do their job.
Computer-generated reports are rarely presented at the conclusion of your inspection. They are e-mailed or sent 1-2 days after the inspection, taking critical time away from decision-making. This is a convenient benefit for novice Home Inspectors,
giving them the veil of researching items they were unfamiliar with during your inspection or pondering aspects they may have missed.
I utilize an easy to navigate report system with useful information that is to the point, which benefits the Home Buyer by far! My inspection report is presented immediately at the end of your inspection due to my experience and confidence in doing so.
Purpose
The Home Inspection report presented to you at the end of the Home or Building Inspection is your tool. You are obligated to fully review this document and follow through with all recommendations. This typically involves a further evaluation by a licensed or qualified professional
to assess a major defect and provide estimates or repair the areas of concern. A good report can also assist the Home Buyer in creating
a helpful 'punchlist' for repairing minor concerns or performing preventive maintenance tasks.
Standards of Practice
Numerous Home Inspection Associations have established and published Home Inspection Standards of Practice. These are the minimum standards of what is required to be observed and reported or what is not required to be performed by the Home Inspector.
I belong to the National Association of Home Inspectors (NAHI). This link provides the NAHI Standards of Practice.
I have elected to use a report system that exceeds these minimum standards in certain areas for your benefit.
However, it shall not exceed to a technical degree due to industry or licensing constraints.
Ancillary Service Reports
Since Ancillary services are not part of a Basic Home Inspection, separate report forms are completed and issued along with your Home Inspection report.
Wood Destroying Insect Inspection - I complete a nationally recognized form published by the National Pest Management Association.
This form is known as NPMA-33.
Septic System Test - I prepare two report pages, designed by myself, which provide general information about system components and the process used to determine functional flow.
Water and Radon Testing reports will be provided after analysis by the respective laboratories
and are sent to you at a later date.
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