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Answer: It is really in your best interest to have a comprehensive home and building inspection by a professional Home Inspector. He can discover hidden concerns with a property that an average layman would miss. This information can save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars prior to closing on the property.
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Answer: The answer to this question is quite simple! A seasoned and well qualified home inspector has inspected many homes prior to the one that you are about to purchase. He has in most cases, seen everything that can go wrong with a home before. By visiting the property you about to purchase he can spot defects and items of concern more readily than a novice. A licensed home inspector will also give you a written report, providing you with documentation concerning the defects or other concerns that were found which can be used by your attorney during negotiations.
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Answer: Since 2001 all Home Inspectors require a license to perform a Home Inspection in Connecticut. At your request they are to provide you with a copy of their license and are to display there license number on there written report. There are also Home Inspector Interns who are not licensed, but are given a registration number by the CT Department of Consumer Protection. Interns must be accompanied by a licensed home inspector during the inspection process and the licensed inspector must review there report prior to delivering it to the client. Intern registrations begin with the letters HOP.
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Answer: The best way to find a qualified and seasoned Home Inspector is to speak to your friends and relatives and to get referrals. Finding a well seasoned Home Inspector is beneficial both to you as the buyer as well as the seller of the home. A seasoned inspector will have been in business for at least 10 years and has a proven track record with his past clients. He will have E&O insurance to cover both you and the seller in case a major mistake is uncovered after the inspection, which was not discovered during the inspection process. You will also find that professional inspectors belong to local and national Home Inspection organizations in which continuous education along with a code of ethics is mandated as a prerequisite to maintaining membership.
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Answer: It is to your benefit to be present at the inspection. This is going to be the largest purchase of your life and on e which you will have to maintain during your owning the property. A qualified home inspector will take you through the home, discussing the inspection process as well as explaining the workings of the home or building. You should take notes and also ask questions if you do not understand how a specific item is constructed or its workings.
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Answer: New England Property Services, LLC has been providing narrative reports on all of there inspections for over 20 years. Our reports spell out the condition of the dwelling and all of its components in a concise report that a layman can understand. Illustrations are also included, if available, of components which may need repair or are found to be missing during the inspection process. This will be of value when explaining the report to the seller of the home.
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Answer: We will e-mail our report to you within 24 hours of the inspection and also to other interested parties with written permission from you as the client. The report is the personal property of our client and only with his/her permission will we release the information to another party.
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Answer: The roof of a home or building can be only be properly inspected by actually climbing a ladder and observing the roof matrix from this vantage point. We inspect 90% of the roofs by walking the roof. If they are too steep or conditions (wet, snow or ice covered) at the time of the inspection do not allow us to inspect them in this manner, we will then use other means of inspection.
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Answer: Some inspections bring about concerns with underlying conditions which may require opening of walls or mechanical equipment to properly evaluate the deterioration or other defects. We can only advise that these conditions possibly exist as neither you as the buyer or we as the inspection company do not have a right to dismantle another parties property. This is a legal matter between you as the buyer and the seller of the property.
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