| No matter how enthusiastic you are about buying a | | | | inside the house, in the garage and around the |
| new house, the tension and stress of dealing with all | | | | house's exterior walls will be observed as to how well |
| its accompanying unknowns and uncertainties can get | | | | they operate. Electrical switches and outlets will also |
| you down. You can't help but worry and wonder | | | | be checked. The last thing you need is a fire in your |
| how you and your family will all get along in this place, | | | | new home due to faulty electrical wiring. |
| or if the place will get along with you and the way | | | | The presence or absence of smoke detectors and |
| you live. You need a positive, energizing experience | | | | fire sprinklers will be noted and included in your |
| like a home inspection that will perk you up and help | | | | report. If possible, they too will be tested. |
| you get to know your house a little better. | | | | The inspection report you receive will also include a |
| Buying a family house is really an endless series of | | | | description of the service amperage and voltage |
| important, life-changing decisions from its location to | | | | ratings of your house. Polarity and grounding of all |
| its size to its actual condition. Finding a good home | | | | receptacles within 6 feet of any plumbing fixture and |
| inspector to educate you truthfully and objectively | | | | all receptacles in the garage and exterior walls will be |
| about the condition of your new home will put your | | | | tested, along with the operation of ground fault |
| mind in proper perspective. | | | | circuit interrupters. |
| In report form, a complete home inspection will walk | | | | For your peace of mind, no house passes of fails a |
| you through every section of your home from the | | | | home inspection. It is simply an objective assessment |
| roofs to the floors, from the walls to the fences, | | | | and evaluation of the current condition of your home. |
| from the plumbing to the electrical works, and | | | | All of these are still subject to change, to major and |
| everything else you need to know. | | | | minor repairs and replacements as you adjust and |
| The entire electrical system composed of service | | | | cope with your new living space. It is also not a |
| entrance conductors, service equipment, grounding | | | | formal appraisal of its current market value. The |
| equipment, main over current device, and main and | | | | home inspection only puts the house in a better |
| distribution panels will all be evaluated during your | | | | condition for buying or selling when the right time |
| home inspection. These will be located and checked | | | | comes. |
| for proper wiring and circuit breakers. Covers of both | | | | Whether you are the one buying or selling a house, |
| panels will be removed, but no other electrical device | | | | you will never regret the decision to go for a home |
| will be dismantled. | | | | inspection. It is a mature, well-grounded decision with |
| A representative number of permanently installed | | | | no setbacks. |
| ceiling fans, lighting fixtures, switches and receptacles | | | | |