What to Expect From Your Home Inspection
Neering Inspections Provides
- A thorough evaluation of the property by a home inspector with over 35yrs experience in residential building construction
- Professional, prompt & reliable service
- An inspection report that is comprehensive, easy to understand and includes digital photos
- Continued support after the inspection for as long as you own your home
Our Home Inspections are Performed to the Industries Benchmark Standards of Practice
As an ASHI member & Inspector I inspect your home to the highest standards in the home inspection industry “The ASHI Standards of Practice” as put forth by the American Society of Home Inspectors
A home inspection is
- Primarily a visual examination
- A field evaluation and professional opinion of the performance of the readily accessible installed systems in a home
- Intended to identify components that are significantly deficient, unsafe or near the end of their service life
What We Inspect For
- First & foremost we inspect for the safety and proper operation of each system within the home. Does the system or item being inspected pose a safety concern either directly or indirectly to the inhabitants?
- Is the system, item or component operating as the manufacturer intended? Is it in good condition?
- Is the item or component being inspected at or near the end of it’s serviceable life?
What is Inspected
Interior
- Walls, ceilings & floors
- Steps, stairways & railings
- Counter tops & cabinets
- Doors & windows
- Garage doors & operators
- Permanently installed appliances
Exterior
- Wall coverings, flashings & trim
- Windows & exterior doors
- Decks, balconies, stoops, steps, porches & railings
- Eaves, soffits & fascia
- Landscaping, lot grading , drainage & connected retaining walls that may have an effect on the building
- Garages & carports
- Walkways, patios & driveways
- Gutters & downspouts
- Roof materials, roof vents, flashings, chimneys, skylights & other roof penetrations
Structural
- Foundation & floor structures
- Wall, ceiling & roof structures
Electrical
- Service drops
- Service entrance conductors, cables & raceways
- Service equipment & disconnects
- Service grounding
- Interior components of service panels & subpanels
- Overcurrent protection devices including GFCI protected circuits
- Switches & receptacles
- Lighting
HVAC Systems (Heating & Cooling)
- Access panels that can be readily opened
- Installed heating & cooling equipment (furnaces/boilers & air conditioners)
- Fuel burning fireplaces & stoves
- Ventilation systems, exhaust systems, flues & chimneys
- Insulation & vapor retarders in unfinished spaces
- Distribution systems (ducting etc.)
Insulation & Ventilation
- Insulation & vapor retarders in unfinished spaces
- Ventilation of attics and foundation areas
- Kitchen, bathroom, laundry & similar exhaust systems
- Clothes dryer exhaust systems
Plumbing
- Interior water supply and distribution systems including fixtures and faucets
- Interior drain, waste, and vent systems including fixtures
- Water heating equipment and hot water supply systems
- Vent systems, flues, and chimneys
- Fuel storage and fuel distribution systems
- Sewage ejectors, sump pumps, and related piping
For a complete list of what is included in your home inspection please see the ASHI Standards of Practice and Code of Ethics
Our Service Area
Neering Inspections LLC. Provides Home Inspections, radon testing, water testing, well & septic inspections in Southeastern Michigan including the cities of : Ann Arbor, Beverly Hills, Bloomfield, Bloomfield Hills, Brighton, Canton, Chelsea, Commerce, Dexter, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Fowlerville, Hamburg, Hartland, Highland, Howell, Jackson, Lathrup Village, Linden, Livonia, Milford, New Hudson, Northville, Novi, Oak Park, Orchard Lake, Kego Harbor, Pinckney, Plymouth, Redford, Royal Oak, Southfield, Southgate, South Lyon, Waterford, Westland, Wixom, White Lake, Whitmore Lake, Ypsilanti