South Florida Home Inspection Association encompasses a team of trained and qualified home inspectors who provide home inspection services for the homeowner, home buyer to the seller and real property manager. Our basic overall home inspection consists of checking every nook and corner for flaws, leaks, emissions, molds and cracks to ensure that your house is a safe place to live.

1. Home – A secure place to dream in peace

2. Home Inspection

3. Areas covered in Home Inspection
•Grounds
•Structure
•Exterior Surfaces
•Windows, Doors and Wood Trim
•Roof
•Attic
•Interior Rooms
•Kitchen
•Bathrooms
•Basement
•Plumbing
•Electrical
•Heating and Cooling System

4. Landscaping, yard, trees and walkways
in good condition

5. Roofing : Flashing around roof penetrations
No evidence of excess roofing no decay, no stains

6. Proper grading drainage away from
house

7. Exterior structures in
good condition, no
evidence of termite
damage or rotted wood.
Adequate clearance
between ground and
wood siding materials ,
normally 6" minimum
No cracking, curling,
loose, rot or decay in
siding and no stains on
exterior surfaces.

8. Use Storm Windows or Thermal Glass :
Drip caps installed over windows

9. Wood frames and trim pieces are
secure, no cracks, rot or decay

10. Structure Specification

11. Structure
Sides of Home appear straight,
not bowed or sagging.
Ridge and fascia board lines
appear straight and level.
Window and doorframes
appear square.

12. Railings on stairs and decks are adequate and
secure

13. Gutters: no decay or rust, joints sealed, attached securely to
structure, no bending or sagging, no sections of gutter or
downspout missing, gutters clean, no mud deposits

14. Chimneys:
straight,
properly
flashed, no
evidence of
damaged bricks
or cracked
joints,
mortar/cement
cap in good
condition

15. Water Heater:
no signs of rust,
vented properly,
sized to produce
adequate quantities
of hot water for the
number of bedrooms
in the house.

16. Flat roofs: no obvious patches, no cracks or splits, minimal blisters and
wrinkles, no silt deposits or sealed tar at flashings

17. The Kitchen should have Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter Protection
for electrical outlets within 6 feet of the sink. There should have a
working exhaust fan that is vented to the exterior of the building

18. Bathroom : Working exhaust fan that doesn't terminate in the attic space
Adequate flow and pressure at all fixtures
Sink, tub and shower drain properly.
Tub or shower tiles secure, wall surface solid
No stains or evidence of past leaking around base of bath or shower.

19. Plumbing : The arrangements of pipes should be visible : no damage, no
evidence of leaks, no signs of stains on materials near pipes; drain pipes slope
slightly down towards outlet to septic/sewage system

20. Heating /Cooling System Specification
Appears to operate well throughout
(good air flow on forced hot air
systems) . Do not have any rust
around cooling unit. Air filters must
be clean, Duct work must be in
good condition. Should not have
any combustion gas odor.

21. Heating or Cooling System

22. Water Pump does not short cycle

23. Electrical Specification
Electrical Wiring should be visible and in good
conditions, should not using “knob-and-
tube”wiring, cable should be secured and
protected. Service Panel should have adequate
capacity and all cables are attached panel with
cable connectors and should not overheat fuses
or breakers; avoid alumininum cables for
branch circuits.

24. Electrical

25. Home
Inspection
is
necessary
Why?

26. Purchasing a new house may be the
greatest investment you will ever make.
While the home you chose may have all
the earmarks of being exactly what you're
searching for, in what manner would you
be able to make certain that there aren't
conceivably serious unknown defects
which can make your investment in your
future an expensive one.

27. Home Inspection Services

28. S. Florida Home Inspection Assoc.
P.O. Box 32592,
Palm Beach Gardens, Fl 33420
Phone: 561-818-5593,
Fax: 772-325-0204
E-mail: sfloridahome@gmail.com
http://www.sfloridahomeinspection.com/